Bites from the Apple: Something Tablet-ey This Way Comes
Most assuredly, there will be oohs and ahhs and gasps of delight on the day of the reveal, followed by the traditional gadgetosphere kvetching that Apple tripped over itself by not including a coveted feature. But we'll ultimately be left hanging wondering what impact the iSlate/iPad/iBook/iSlab will really have on us everyday technology users and, on a macro level, the tech/publishing/entertainment industry.
It will take some time to decipher whether the world (and in particular tech consumers with pinched wallets) is ready to splash the cash for a new gadget paradigm. And the answer to that will also stem from how willing consumers are to embrace pixels over paper, as it's looking like Steve Jobs and Apple are working in overdrive to do deals with trade and educational book publishers as well as newspapers--an arena that Amazon has owned up till now with its Kindle.
Will you be one of the "tens of millions" forecasted to purchase a tablet device (or NetTab) in 2010, and in particular an Apple tablet? Do you see it providing a tech niche that you've been hankering for? Let us know what you think in the comments. We'll continue on some more tablet-related news for the week, and check back later in the weekend as we'll have another edition of Bites that will be (mostly) tablet-free.
- It was revealed this week that Apple has applied for a trademark for the name iPad, though it's got a fight on its hands with Fujitsu, the original holder of that trademark (which brings back memories of the falderal over the name of the iPhone, since it was already used by Linksys for a VoIP phone). And iPad has become the new frontrunner for Apple's new device--though I'm saddened the iCan't believe it's not a newspaper monicker isn't getting better traction (via 9to5Mac).
- AppleInsider reports that this Flickr fanboi concept image (seen above) is said by unnamed insiders to be the closest to what the final Apple tablet will look like--or as AI says, "largely redolent of a first-generation iPhone that's met its match with a rolling pin."
- The Register muses that the heart of Apple's new book/newspaper/music/TV "consumption device" will reside in Apple's new data center in Catawba County, North Carolina, slated to be finished by the end of the year.
(Apple) wants you to continue to buy (or rent via subscription services) tunes, videos, apps, games, and other content from its ludicrously successful iTunes Store [...]. And it wants to serve ads to you while you're blissfully enjoying your iPad entertainment. Witness Wednesday's rumor that Apple is in talks with Microsoft about a deal to ditch Google and go Bing--a search engine with a graphic-heavy style that's a natural for the iPad.
- While it will be the centerpiece of the January 27 event, the iPad probably won't get into your hands until June due to "minor issues" of battery life and durability (which, really, don't sound that minor).
- The Boy Genius Report notes that AT&T is said to be prepping its network " compensate for unannounced devices and also future devices that will use 'heavy data.'" And Fox News (via Electronista) has reported that Verizon is also in final discussions to carry and service the Apple tablet.
- 9to5Mac reports that the iPad looks to be using Apple's homegrown battery technology--the same kind used in its most recent crop of MacBook/MacBook Pro lineup.
- iLounge dug up some interesting tidbits, including the fact that the tablet will have dual dock connectors (enabling both portrait and landscape charging) as well as having enough room to fit in a faster Wireless-N (802.11n) Wi-Fi antenna.
- And finally... a look at what how proposed Apple tablet with 10.1-inch screen stacks up in size against the iPhone and the Newton MessagePad 2000 from Gizmodo's Jesus Diaz. Also be sure to check out Jesus' mini history of the tablet computer and what he feels Apple needs to do to make its tablet a broader success where previous Windows-based tablets became a niche.
--Agen G.N. Schmitz
cahya on January 22, 2010 at 08:10 PM
WOW.
I imagine my dream will be come true to get it.
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I m dying to see this tablet' new features and functions!Its simply awesome! Ilove this tablet.Ne ways i will keep looking around.
Chris on January 23, 2010 at 12:18 PM
eBay is about to be inundated with used Kindles.
dan on January 23, 2010 at 12:27 PM
I actually had hoped this device would interface with a desktop to extend the functionality of software apps. Tablet / screen touch controls that can be customized for photoshop, illustrator, Music Digital Audio workstations would be the bomb.
I hope this isn't a glorified i phone.
Everyman on January 23, 2010 at 01:21 PM
iTab, if you ask me. Along with the development of the netbook - smaller, more portable, a bit of an under-performer - this device seems likely to take a big step toward transfering the cornucopia of the Web from the desktop, and even the lap, to the couch or the easy chair in the living room.
Man in the Middle on January 23, 2010 at 02:37 PM
I've been sure we want one of these ever since first hearing of it. It seemed a much better idea than just buying a second iPod Touch like the 8GB one I was given for Father's Day last year, now that the Middlewife has taken that over. However, the closer the day comes, the less sure I am that we'll actually need another such device. Our Eee PC 1000 works fine with Windows 7 for our computing needs. Our Kindle2 also works fine for our reading needs. That leaves always-on 3G or 4G Internet access as a desired feature, but we are a "Pay-as-you-go" cell phone family, and it will take a lot to convince me to again spend $50-100 bucks (don't forget the taxes!) each per month on a multi-year contract with an outrageous early termination fee, especially if the new device can be easily damaged. (We went to PAYGO after dropping one Centro in a urinal, and sending a second through the wash.) So far as I know, no one with a 3G product wants our PAYGO business yet, so we might not even be able to use Apple's new tablet anywhere other than where we can already use our iPod Touch.
Hucbald on January 23, 2010 at 04:03 PM
Let's see, I switched from PC to Mac because of my Newton 110 and 120 (gave the 110 away, but I still have the 120, and it works perfectly), I bought the original 5GB iPod (Died after numerous drops over three years and replaced with a 30GB Video iPod), I bought the original 8GB iPhone (Just died after 2.5 years of abuse and replaced with a 32GB 3GS), so will I buy the iPad?
HA! Of course. The trick for me will be to keep from dropping it (I really do wish it was small enough to palm, like the Newton, though).
Vassilis on January 24, 2010 at 06:21 AM
Dear Agen, I believe that everyone that reads your column will buy one as soon as he finds the (big) money for it! I certainly will, because I was already looking towards the MB Air before the tablet rumors got serious. I need a more portable device than the MB Pro I now have and let's face it, iPhone isn't for everything and certainly not for reading long documents. That's what I do most and that's why I eagerly await Steve to appear again.
And now, if you'll excuse me, I will start my 5-day free-of-Apple-tablet-rumors period, so I can read about the final product with less... disappointment!
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WOW,it's so cool.I wanna give one.
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