No surprise here – Apple is in the process of developing a new gadget, and Steve Jobs’ lips are sealed. But that has never stopped the rumors from flowing on tech sites across the web. This time, it’s for the supposed Apple Tablet.
Rumors about Apple possibly releasing a tablet computer (Apple’s response to the recent Netbook craze) have been circulating for months, but CNN Money recently published a report on the proposed device and some of it’s alleged features.
The tablet is quickly becoming referred to as the device to end all devices – it’s going to be part iPhone, part e-reader, and part Macbook. Really? Haven’t we heard this before? I recall an advertisement for the first generation iPhone that praised the iPhone for easing the load of gadgets one must carry around. The iPhone is here…no longer must you carry around that digital camera, old cell phone, and laptop! We’re all saved!
I’m not as cynical as I seem, guys. I’m an iPhone carrying, MacBook using, certified Apple dork. I have no doubts that the tablet will be revolutionary. For on-the-go computing, it will certainly out perform the iPhone and be more convenient than using a laptop. But is likely to be a supplement to these technologies for the technology-obsessed, and not a replacement.
What are your thoughts on the tablet? Estimating at between a $600-$1,000 price tag at launch, will it be the device to end all devices for you? Or will it just be too expensive?
The Device To End All Devices?
Rumors about Apple possibly releasing a tablet computer (Apple’s response to the recent Netbook craze) have been circulating for months, but CNN Money recently published a report on the proposed device and some of it’s alleged features.
The tablet is quickly becoming referred to as the device to end all devices – it’s going to be part iPhone, part e-reader, and part Macbook. Really? Haven’t we heard this before? I recall an advertisement for the first generation iPhone that praised the iPhone for easing the load of gadgets one must carry around. The iPhone is here…no longer must you carry around that digital camera, old cell phone, and laptop! We’re all saved!
I’m not as cynical as I seem, guys. I’m an iPhone carrying, MacBook using, certified Apple dork. I have no doubts that the tablet will be revolutionary. For on-the-go computing, it will certainly out perform the iPhone and be more convenient than using a laptop. But is likely to be a supplement to these technologies for the technology-obsessed, and not a replacement.
What are your thoughts on the tablet? Estimating at between a $600-$1,000 price tag at launch, will it be the device to end all devices for you? Or will it just be too expensive?
And, if you feel like joining in on the rumor mill even more, Mashable has an excellent compilation of design prototypes.