Tablet Hype and Rumors: Jobs and Cook, Carriers, and iPhone Apps

[MacRumors]

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As Apple's media event quickly approaches, the flurry of rumors continue to pour in. First off, both Steve Jobs and Tim Cook of Apple have been building the hype for their product announcement on Wednesday. In Apple's PR release, Steve Jobs describes the release of a "major new product that that we're really excited about."

During the Q&A session of today's financial results conference call, Tim Cook teased that he "wouldn't want to take away your joy and surprise on Wednesday" when questioned about their upcoming products.

One analyst now claims (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-25/apple-may-release-iphone-to-all-u-s-carriers-oppenheimer-says.html) that Apple may allow all U.S. Carriers to sell the iPhone:T-Mobile USA Inc. will get the phone this summer, followed by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. in the fall, and Clearwire Corp. in 2011, Horan wrote in a note yesterday. AT&T Inc. has been the exclusive carrier since the iPhone debuted in June 2007.This report leads to one possible interpretation of the Apple invitation with colors lining up with the brands of major carriers:

http://images.macrumors.com/article/2010/01/25/232555-create.jpg

We think it's likely to be a simple coincidence, but makes for an eye catching possibility.

Finally, the NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/technology/26apple.html?src=twt&twt=nytimesbusiness) now reports that the new Tablet will run current iPhone and iPod Touch Apps. It will run all the applications of the iPhone and iPod Touch, have a persistent wireless connection over 3G cellphone networks and Wi-Fi, and will be built with a 10-inch color display, allowing newspapers, magazines and book publishers to deliver their products with an eye to the design that had grabbed readers in print.If true, this would consistent with a report (apple-tablet-devices-detected-in-mobile-analytics) from analytics company Flurry which claimed they detected up to 50 presumed-to-be tablet devices running their iPhone apps.

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[bokdol]

why is the blue not at&t?

[LloydBraun89]

My gosh I cant take it anymore! someone freeze me and then wake me up when the tablet is here. I really hope the multi-carrier rumor is true. I don't want to have to change carries to get the iPhone.

[Macman1993]

Man after all the hype apples putting into this if they don't have something amazing to show us appl is gunna be hurting.

[Peace]

If the tablet requires a cell phone carrier I won't be buying one. Lets hope Apple doesn't do that.

[puppyflightclub]

My gosh I cant take it anymore! someone freeze me and then wake me up when the tablet is here. I really hope the multi-carrier rumor is true. I don't want to have to change carries to get the iPhone.

im hoping att allows iphone users to have free data on the itablet.

this is ridiculous to have an itablet plan x iphone data plan

[queshy]

My gosh I cant take it anymore! someone freeze me and then wake me up when the tablet is here. I really hope the multi-carrier rumor is true. I don't want to have to change carries to get the iPhone.

Haha, remember the south park episode where cartman freezes himself so he can wake up when the nintendo Wii is finally released?

[macfan881]

I really Hope Verizon iPhone for the Summer My Contract is up in march and i can probally hold off for a month or two if its any later i may nab up on the Eris or switch to att.

[RoboCop001]

Haha, remember the south park episode where cartman freezes himself so he can wake up when the nintendo Wii is finally released?

That episode was a bag of lulz delivered in a crate of rofls!

[CylonGlitch]

im hoping att allows iphone users to have free data on the itablet.

this is ridiculous to have an itablet plan x iphone data plan

That is my hope as well! I hope AT&T is scared enough to say, heck, we'll allow tethering (which is what the tablet will need) for the data plan already in place. If not, there is little reason for people to stick with them if other carriers have it as well and offer it up. But this may be the next bit war for the carriers, who can give the best bang for the iPhone community. I sure hope so, typically the consumer wins when this happens. :D

[boss1]

the colors would make sense if we could figure out what the baby blue carrier is.

maybe it's part of at&t's colors?


Edit: the image was edited as I was posting!

[puckhead193]

Cool, now where are the laptop/mac pro update rumors...

[arn]

the colors would make sense if we could figure out what the baby blue carrier is.

maybe it's part of at&t's colors?

AT&T is blue + orange. so take your pick.

arn

[Peace]

the colors would make sense if we could figure out what the baby blue carrier is.

maybe it's part of at&t's colors?


Who represents the grey and dark blue ?

[floatingspirit]

Please Please Please bring the iPhone to other carriers!!!!!

T-Mobile!

[christall109]

That image and colors are amazing. They match up so perfect.

Coincidence, probably yes, but possible it is hidden message. So cool.

I already want an iSlate and not even out yet.

"I will by anything if its shiny and made by Apple."

[Casiotone]

Meh...

Carriers which are competitor have a natural tendency of choosing different colors for their logos, to differentiate themselves from one another. That leads to the usage of primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green etc.) in corporate logos, and I really feel it's simply a coincidence that Apple used primary colors in their invitation.

This event will be about the tablet, not cellphone carriers.

I'm not ruling out some announcement about the end of exclusivity of AT&T in the US, but I'm pretty sure that the colors were not planned to give us any hint about this secondary announcement.

[nateharr]

Ok, that's just freaky how all the colors match up EXACTLY. I'd expect some of them to be off, but it looks like they were all copied with the dropper tool. I wondered why all the colors didn't quite go well together. They all seem bleak and dull. I figured there'd have to be some clue in them because they didn't look very "Apple."

Anyone have a clue as to what the purple might represent?

That also explains the dominant orange and blue coloring. (AT&T) I bet new carriers are announced, but not released until later depending on how well their colors are represented on the invitation.


Then again this could all be a pipe dream and I could be crazy.

[The Samurai]

Good guessing - the colours do point out to the colours which the carriers use.

[herbalizer]

I'm buying the iTablet no matter how much it costs.

[Intense]

imagine it's a larger iphone and ends being named the iphone pad or pro ... :apple: :D

[MCIowaRulz]

Ok, that's just freaky how all the colors match up EXACTLY. I'd expect some of them to be off, but it looks like they were all copied with the dropper tool. I wondered why all the colors didn't quite go well together. They all seem bleak and dull. I figured there'd have to be some clue in them because they didn't look very "Apple."

Anyone have a clue as to what the purple might represent?

That also explains the dominant orange and blue coloring. (AT&T) I bet new carriers are announced, but not released until later depending on how well their colors are represented on the invitation.


Then again this could all be a pipe dream and I could be crazy.


What about US cellular?
that's who I have

[SeattleMoose]

Friend works in local Apple Store and was able to get some us some new product brochures out of the back room.

So yea, I saw the scoop on the iPad and am disappointed. It is more like a big iPhone than a laptop and the worst part is, it won't run Logic and has no FW ports.

Reality distortion field?....getting a reading of zero here.

Bummer.....
;)

[mathcolo]

This is truly amazing... The Apple community is exploding! I doubt the colors in the invite have anything to do with major cell phone carriers though...

[boss1]

Good guessing - the colours do point out to the colours which the carriers use.


I think it's a bit of a stretch of the imagination. However, if true then the good people at Apple must be cringing that the code has been revealed!

[FloWithIt]

Sprint and Verizon will be great carriers for the iphone.The 3g that i get from verizon and sprint is amazing at&t just plain sucks,could not even get service past my window

[Casiotone]

Ok, that's just freaky how all the colors match up EXACTLY.

They're primary colors (RGB & CMY). Corporate logos using primary colors? What a crazy idea!

[DrMatatan]

Purple might stand for Metro Pcs

[puppyflightclub]

Friend works in local Apple Store and was able to get some us some new product brochures out of the back room.

So yea, I saw the scoop on the iPad and am disappointed. It is more like a big iPhone than a laptop and the worst part is, it won't run Logic and has no FW ports.

Reality distortion field?....getting a reading of zero here.

Bummer.....
;)

pics or

http://jonwye.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ducktales.jpg

[strangeday]

Why didn't I think of this??! The color theory makes perfect sense! :eek: Wow!

Could this just be a coincidence?? I mean, look at the colors. They could have easily used colors that compliment each other much better. But instead they chose the SAME pink T-Mobile uses, the SAME orange for AT&T, the SAMME etc...(I'll have another look to compare the colors again, but so far they seem to have the same values!)

Me, being a graphics designer, I quickly notice composition, colors and layout, and when I first saw this banner, it just looked odd. It wasn't as minimalistic as other apple banners or any apple ads. It looks sort of ugly and non apple-like. Doesn't make sense why apple would do this for any other reason than creating a "unifying" theme of all mobile carriers. Seemed as though they sacrificed some aesthetics to create the idea.

The other colors (blue, gray and purple), they could have just thrown in to make it less obvious.

What do you guys think?? I mean, does this banner look "appley" to you? Or is there a reason for the weird color combination?

[mosx]

This thing absolutely better not require a monthly data plan.

[lifeinhd]

It seems to me that the blue, green, and yellow colors don't quite match up. Still an interesting possibility though.

[puppyflightclub]

is their ANY phone that has been publicly released on ALL carriers? officially?

[shrimpdesign]

This just in: many logos are color, and colors are present in the Apple invite.

[dagomike]

Either way, we're basically looking at a device that needs at least $30/mo, whether as another device on our mobile accounts or tethering upgrade.

I really hope hope the unlocked-no contract model isn't as much or nearly as much as a MacBook.

[mathcolo]

This thing absolutely better not require a monthly data plan.

If it has required 3G, then it probably will require a monthly plan. :rolleyes:

[Psychmike]

Friend works in local Apple Store and was able to get some us some new product brochures out of the back room.

So yea, I saw the scoop on the iPad and am disappointed. It is more like a big iPhone than a laptop and the worst part is, it won't run Logic and has no FW ports.

Reality distortion field?....getting a reading of zero here.

Bummer.....
;)


Photos or it didn't happen ;)

I am getting disappointed. I'm sure it'll sell very well but I was hoping for something that could replace my Macbook Unibody Alu. I would love to have a note writing / OCR / word processing application to jot down notes in a meeting. Typing is faster but the screen just seems to separate people. 13" would be great but it looks like the rumors are converging on a 10" media device. Ah well, perhaps someone will write a beaut of an app. Unless they offer tethering, I won't be using its 3G abilities. I'm already paying for a cell voice / data plan, internet, cable, and home phone. I'm not adding another monthly expense!

[FallibleClover]

The colours could represent the carriers that'll have the Tablet, with the iPhone to follow in the Summer. 3's logo in the UK is purple, so is Metro PCS in the States, probably a bit of a long shot though - there has been no mention of 3 getting the iPhone in the UK.

[cmaier]

I'm guessing the AT&T smoochyfest on the earnings call had something to do with AT&T agreeing to offer $10 data for tablets if you have an iphone, or something.

[orangeillini14]

My guess... the tablet will be something like cloud-computing...

[kockgunner]

He tablet is coming too fast. I missed the days where it was still a myth and every rumor added exponentially to the hype. Now that it's coming pretty much in a day, there will be no more hopes and dreams :p

[theneweyes]

apple's plan for world domination continues...

[MikhailT]

Guys, there'll be two models: one is a wifi model and the other is 3g model, just like the iPhone/iPod Touch.

As for free data plan....never going to happen. The tablet will use more data than the iPhone itself, AT&T can't handle iPhone data and you think they'll let you have free access for tablet as well? At most, the data plan for the tablet is going to be an extra 30-60$ a month easy.

[LloydBraun89]

Haha, remember the south park episode where cartman freezes himself so he can wake up when the nintendo Wii is finally released?

Congrats! You got my reference! kudos to you, sir

[shrimpdesign]

Further proof!

[strangeday]

They're primary colors (RGB & CMY). Corporate logos using primary colors? What a crazy idea!
:D
No! Wrong, sir (with all due respect). RGB and CMYK are not colors, silly :p They are not even color palletes. They are modes in which colors are displayed. RGB are lights, and CMYK = ink (cyan, magenta, yellow, black). The only primary color in a printing press is yellow.

The ATT orange is something like c = 0, y = 100, M = 35, K = 0. This combination is not "primary" It was made from 4 different values or "channels" and they happen to match up almost perfectly! Same with the others!! Awesome! lol

Ok, not trying to be a wise-@ss. Just saying this theory could be true. If not, man what a coincidence! :)

[Rocketman]

Regarding iPhone inventory during the quarter, Apple could have sold "a lot more" but chose to manage inventory tightly instead.

It appears the 4G iPhone will be released sooner not later. Why else would they self restrain iPhones. This is what they do with Macs right before a rev.

The orange portion of the logo is front and center.

http://www.wireless.att.com/images/Wireless/Promotions/Callouts/clo_PAYGO_228x123ttl_AA000CSJ.jpg

Rocketman

random fragment:

"What is the difference between 3GPP and 3GPP2?

3GPP, defined by a group of telecommunications standards bodies called the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), was created for use on Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) networks, the most popular type of 3G network across the globe. 3GPP2 was defined by a different group of telecommunications bodies called 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) for use on the second most predominate type of 3G network, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000. The 3GPP and 3GPP2 formats are very similar, as both are based on the QuickTime file format and contain MPEG-4 and H.263 video, AAC and AMR audio, and 3G Text. 3GPP2 adds the option to use QCELP audio and Movie Fragments, a technology that allows multimedia content to be delivered incrementally over standard TCP wireless networks, providing a more immediate viewing experience for the end user."

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/3gpp/faq.html

[Peace]

Further Proof

You sir. Deserve a prize for that.:D

[RazHyena]

This thing absolutely better not require a monthly data plan.

Probably.

Can't wait for this tablet stuff to blow over. No use for it.

Still waiting on that midrange headless mac. ;)

[drumrobot]

...so how are apps made for a 3" screen supposed to run on a 10" screen? Super-low-quality graphics? That would fail. Not to mention that playing an accelerometer-based game wouldn't quite work when you're essentially holding a large book and waving it around (concussion city). Besides, who would want to use something that large when they're walking around? You don't see people walking around carrying netbooks in NYC...
:apple::apple:

[Stately]

Haha, wow guys / gals. I know the majority of us really really want this day to come . . but man lol. Matching colors in an Apple add with phone carriers lol. Apple definitely needs to give us a couple of clues from now on, because you guys sound like panting thirsty dogs lol. Just kiddin' but for real, this is beyond speculation. So was the purple just added for effect, or is Metro PCS joining the party? Lol, c'mon guys. :o

[arkmannj]

Oh the fun it would be to be one of those Apple employees in the know and to see the rumors/speculation flying; and watching everyone try to make a clue of everything. (Be even funner if you were the person making the clues, and see how many get it right and how many go on wild goose chases)

[MikhailT]

...so how are apps made for a 3" screen supposed to run on a 10" screen? Super-low-quality graphics? That would fail. Not to mention that playing an accelerometer-based game wouldn't quite work when you're essentially holding a large book and waving it around (concussion city). Besides, who would want to use something that large when they're walking around? You don't see people walking around carrying netbooks in NYC...
:apple::apple:

You heard of dashboard right? We all have 3" apps running in the background. Nobody is going to walk with a tablet, that's not what its intended for. That's what the iPhone is for. Devs will update the apps to fit the tablets if needs to.

[NAG]

I'm leaning toward seeing a pattern where none exists. But it would be clever if true.

[mathcolo]

...so how are apps made for a 3" screen supposed to run on a 10" screen? Super-low-quality graphics? That would fail. Not to mention that playing an accelerometer-based game wouldn't quite work when you're essentially holding a large book and waving it around (concussion city). Besides, who would want to use something that large when they're walking around? You don't see people walking around carrying netbooks in NYC...
:apple::apple:

Maybe it doesn't have a 10" screen. Or Apple has created a phenomenal way for this all to work out. I pick the latter :)

[cmaier]

...so how are apps made for a 3" screen supposed to run on a 10" screen? Super-low-quality graphics? That would fail. Not to mention that playing an accelerometer-based game wouldn't quite work when you're essentially holding a large book and waving it around (concussion city). Besides, who would want to use something that large when they're walking around? You don't see people walking around carrying netbooks in NYC...
:apple::apple:

In a window. Apps will work, they just won't be optimized. Over time developers will release updates. Many will be ready when the device actually ships.

[drumrobot]

is their ANY phone that has been publicly released on ALL carriers? officially?

The Nexus One, in a way...

[LagunaSol]

Uh oh, looks like the Microsoft Store will also be partnering with mobile carriers:

http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000008541/NewsImage/Microsoft_Store_Logo.jpg

Sorry T-Mobile.

[Casiotone]

Even further proof that Disney is involved in this...
http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/ducktales.jpg

And let's be "serious" for a moment: I found in the iPhone simulator from the SDK references to "Purple Hardware". Notice how purple is "hidden" behind all colors in the invitation?

[Stately]

He tablet is coming too fast. I missed the days where it was still a myth and every rumor added exponentially to the hype. Now that it's coming pretty much in a day, there will be no more hopes and dreams :p

Believe me, the software possibilities and firmware etc. . along with more innovation of hardware that's already in place over time, will keep us on our toes for years to come. ;)

[cmaier]

Uh oh, looks like the Microsoft Store will also be partnering with mobile carriers:

http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000008541/NewsImage/Microsoft_Store_Logo.jpg


Leprechauns, too, based on the last rainbow I saw.

[puppyflightclub]

...so how are apps made for a 3" screen supposed to run on a 10" screen? Super-low-quality graphics? That would fail. Not to mention that playing an accelerometer-based game wouldn't quite work when you're essentially holding a large book and waving it around (concussion city). Besides, who would want to use something that large when they're walking around? You don't see people walking around carrying netbooks in NYC...
:apple::apple:

youre reaching, nobody ever said the tablet is technically the exact same as an iPhone + more...

[leomac08]

I think if the iphone goes to diffrent carriers.......the iphone will lose it's value.......

the iphone won't be an exclusive phone.......:eek:

instead it will become an everyday phone.

I wont' be surprised if at&t starts giving free iphone 3G's for 2 year contracts....now..:rolleyes:

[mosx]

If it has required 3G, then it probably will require a monthly plan. :rolleyes:

Theres no reason they can't make a version without a cellular antenna. Theres no reason it would need a required 24/7 data connection.

iPhone already proves it works just fine without 24/7 data connection thanks to AT&T's coverage.

Make the tablet WiFi only and another version with a cellular antenna.

Whats the point of cellular in a tablet anyway?

[Rot'nApple]

Well, whatever will be, we will know in around 37 hours... this is almost like being a five year old on Christmas Eve, waiting for the BIG day to finally arrive! Starting to get yancy!

C'monnnnnnn Wednesday! :D :apple:

[chuckiej]

Further proof!

Nicely done! Point taken. Probably coincidence.

[mathcolo]

Theres no reason they can't make a version without a cellular antenna. Theres no reason it would need a required 24/7 data connection.

iPhone already proves it works just fine without 24/7 data connection thanks to AT&T's coverage.

Make the tablet WiFi only and another version with a cellular antenna.

Whats the point of cellular in a tablet anyway?

I agree, cellular in a tablet could seem strange, but think about being on a train and reading the newspaper off your tablet. Wouldn't that be amazing?

And also, the iPhone was out 3 months before the iPod touch. This new tablet device maybe require 3G right off the bat, and then move to a Wi-Fi only version later on.

[LloydBraun89]

Even further proof that Disney is involved in this...
http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/ducktales.jpg

And let's be "serious" for a moment: I found in the iPhone simulator from the SDK references to "Purple Hardware". Notice how purple is "hidden" behind all colors in the invitation?

Oh man. this is much lulz. I cant stop laughing for some reason. Matching colors to carries. This is a new low.

[MacPhilosopher]

That carrier tie in to the colors of the ad forgets one important thing: The tag line. What is the connection between "our newest creation" and opening the iPhone up to other carriers? Nada. Zero. Try again. If that were all they had to offer, I recommend sleeping in on wednesday.

[marksman]

This just in: many logos are color, and colors are present in the Apple invite.

There are symbols and maybe words too. So perhaps we need to narrow it down to companies who use colors, symbols and/or words in their logos.

I first heard of clear like a month ago when they sent me a mailer. They are a major carrier now? Where can I go to find out who is financing them that makes them a major carrier?

I am considering their service.

[MikhailT]

I agree, cellular in a tablet could seem strange, but think about being on a train and reading the newspaper off your tablet. Wouldn't that be amazing?

And also, the iPhone was out 3 months before the iPod touch. This new tablet device maybe require 3G right off the bat, and then move to a Wi-Fi only version later on.

Most people would be wise to download the newspaper before getting on the subways. :P

[strangeday]

Uh oh, looks like the Microsoft Store will also be partnering with mobile carriers:

http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000008541/NewsImage/Microsoft_Store_Logo.jpg

Sorry T-Mobile.

LOL! Nice one :D

Well, the difference would be that those are the typical Microsoft colors ALREADY used. Apple has never used this ugly color combination before, so that does seem a bit mysterious to me! :o

I think the invite banner/thing is ugly. Maybe it is this way for a reason! :eek:

[mathcolo]

I think the invite banner/thing is ugly. Maybe it is this way for a reason! :eek:

Does anyone know if the banner at the Yerba Buena Center has any carrier resemblance? It's different from the email invite.

[puppyflightclub]

im suprised people werent on craigslist or ebay scalpling tickets to the event.

[alexlovesmacs]

I really hope the tablet will run Mac OS X I hope so!

[Kenner]

I don't think this is plausible. Apple is a global company. Yes, the US market is important to Apple, but a major announcement would not solely focus on the US market and what additional carriers might get the iPhone.

It's much bigger than that. Also, the fact that Steve and Tim are speaking publicly about it in advance tells you it's major. Otherwise, they could be seen to be leading the market and manipulating the stock price with what they are saying.

It's real, the tablet's coming and it's gonna blow our socks off.

[Rot'nApple]

Uh oh, looks like the Microsoft Store will also be partnering with mobile carriers:

http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000008541/NewsImage/Microsoft_Store_Logo.jpg

Sorry T-Mobile.


Don't you mean "Congratulations, T-Mobile!"? :rolleyes:

[azsprty]

I think if the iphone goes to diffrent carriers.......the iphone will lose it's value.......

the iphone won't be an exclusive phone.......:eek:

instead it will become an everyday phone.

I wont' be surprised if at&t starts giving free iphone 3G's for 2 year contracts....now..:rolleyes:


My thoughts exactly. I am planning on buying a 3Gs on Wed/thurs and selling it when the 4g comes out..I wont get anything for it now, unlocked, JB or otherwise

[Casiotone]

Does anyone know if the banner at the Yerba Buena Center has any carrier resemblance? It's different from the email invite.

http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/ybc1.jpg

Source: http://techland.com/2010/01/25/yerba-buena-center-gets-dolled-up-for-apple/

[mosx]

I agree, cellular in a tablet could seem strange, but think about being on a train and reading the newspaper off your tablet. Wouldn't that be amazing?

And also, the iPhone was out 3 months before the iPod touch. This new tablet device maybe require 3G right off the bat, and then move to a Wi-Fi only version later on.

Why would I read a newspaper when one of countless websites will give me the news?

Same with magazines. Why even bother with magazines any more when websites offer so much more?

Thanks to being an iPhone/AT&T customer for the last couple of years, I've gotten more than used to making sure I have all of the content I want on my device before I go anywhere.

WiFi or no purchase. 3G makes no sense in this kind of product. Neither does making it a glorified eReader with iPhone OS.

[marksman]

It seems to me that the future of all this technology, at least short term is going to be some sort of mi-fi solution where you create your own gateway for your wireless device, and every device you own doesn't need a cellular connection to move data outside of hotspots.

I know this contradicts the idea of carrying less items around, but it seems to make more sense than having 5 devices all with unique cellular data plans.

[Pachang]

Further proof!

I'd just like to point out to those who seem to have missed it, that this guy totally owned all theories pertaining to the significance of the colors in the banner. You are making yourself look really, really dumb by continuing.

[Small White Car]

OMG you guys!

Oh, wow! How could you get it so wrong? Look, here is the real answer!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpg

[tys]

I'm guessing the AT&T smoochyfest on the earnings call had something to do with AT&T agreeing to offer $10 data for tablets if you have an iphone, or something.

If that's true, I'm in! Even $15/month would be OK, but I don't think I'd be willing to pay an additional $30/month on top of my iphone's plan.
To me the data cost is a much bigger deal than the one-time purchase price of the device itself.

[macduke]

This makes sense. I mean, Apple has been doing this in other countries lately. AT&T's contract was REALLY long and now it's everyone else's turn in the U.S.

Despite what many people say, I've been a pretty happy AT&T customer for the most part. My biggest annoyances over the past few years:

1.) Price of texting. I don't text a lot, but I text more than 200. 1500 is way too much for me, yet I only get to choose between $5 and $15 plans? I wish I could at least get a $10 800-ish option. Right now I'm just limiting myself to 200 when AT&T could be making an extra $5 but they won't take my money.

2.) Price of data plan going up from $20 to $30. $20 is plenty for my moderate use of 500-1000mb a month. Though it's usually on the lower end around 500mb looking back through my bills.

3.) No tethering. Before it got locked down I did the carrier strings hack to get tethering. Before that I used Netshare. I don't use it very often, but it's nice to have, especially if I'm in a lecture hall with spotty wifi. I'd like a 1gb plan for around $10/mo. Like I said above, if combined with a $20 plan to make it the $30 it is now, then I'd be a bit happier. Should be included.

4.) No MMS until recently. Though since I was missing it for so long I don't use it as much, but I use it much more than the 0 times a week I was before.

5.) Wish EDGE was a little faster in the country. It usually hovers between 200-300kbps, while I've heard Verizon is 400-500kbps on their "3g" in the country.

I usually average 2.5-3mbps on 3g in the city. Since I'm usually in the city, I think I'll stick with AT&T for now, unless (maybe) Verizon lowers their prices below AT&T. I've heard Verizon's 3g is something like 700kbps to 1.5mbps in the city, so a little on the slow side. I also find my wife calling me frequently needing directions or wanting to catch a movie and being able to put her on speakerphone and look up things online is a nice perk of using AT&T. Verizon doesn't offer that. Though I'm all for people leaving AT&T where they don't get the service they expect. AT&T needs to feel a little sting in their wallet for where they've failed. Hopefully this will spark a price wars in the U.S. It seems like it's already starting with the new lower unlimited talk plans on AT&T and VZW.

Does anyone know if Sprint offers 3g and talk at the same time? Or is their technology the same as Verizon? I know they both use CDMA but I thought there were some small variations in their implementation.

[Eidorian]

OMG you guys!

Oh, wow! How could you get it so wrong? Look, here is the real answer!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpgThis is even better than the elevator. :D

[D 5]

Oh my_ :eek:

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=212232&stc=1&d=1264482664

[Eso]

Ok, that's just freaky how all the colors match up EXACTLY. I'd expect some of them to be off, but it looks like they were all copied with the dropper tool. I wondered why all the colors didn't quite go well together. They all seem bleak and dull. I figured there'd have to be some clue in them because they didn't look very "Apple."

Really, they don't look very "Apple"?

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Red, green, pink, orange, light blue. Oh yeah, the light gray and purple nanos match too - so much for carriers, eh?

Who is coming up with these stupid hidden meanings to the artwork on the invite? Do you visit fortune-tellers and read your horoscopes too? Each one is more ridiculous than the last (remember that one guy saying that if you mixed up all the outside colors you would get the orange in the middle, symbolizing the industry missing the mark on a tablet whereas apple gets the bullseye?). Give it up already.

It's an ad, nothing more. The executives went to the graphics department and said "give us something that conveys creation or being creative". The artists went to work, submitted a handful of ideas, and the executives said, "The paint splatter one looks best, let's use that". End of story.

[Casiotone]

I'd just like to point out to those who seem to have missed it, that this guy totally owned all theories pertaining to the significance of the colors in the banner. You are making yourself look really, really dumb by continuing.

If anything, the rainbow colored Apple logo might be the real motivation behind the colors in the invitation (Apple going back to its roots, reinventing Personal Computing?) and the carriers logos have nothing to do with this.

[Slayerboym88]

im hoping att allows iphone users to have free data on the itablet.

this is ridiculous to have an itablet plan x iphone data plan

Amen. As much as I am holding out for this tablet to buy a new computer, I have a sinking feeling that it's going to come with some whopper of a data package (which to me, right now, is anything more than the cost of the tablet itself). I'm preparing myself for envy and disappointment at the same time. :(

[cmaier]

I really hope the tablet will run Mac OS X I hope so!

yeah. not going to happen.

[rth231]

OMG you guys!

Oh, wow! How could you get it so wrong? Look, here is the real answer!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpg

Their latest creation... Apple Juice!

[kockgunner]

He tablet is coming too fast. I missed the days where it was still a myth and every rumor added exponentially to the hype. Now that it's coming pretty much in a day, there will be no more hopes and dreams :p

[puppyflightclub]

If anything, the rainbow colored Apple logo might be the real motivation behind the colors in the invitation (Apple going back to its roots, reinventing Personal Computing?) and the carriers logos have nothing to do with this.

not that serious. jokability x have a bit of laughs

to pass time by till Wednesday.

[Small White Car]

It's an ad, nothing more. The executives went to the graphics department and said "give us something that conveys creation or being creative". The artists went to work, submitted a handful of ideas, and the executives said, "The paint splatter one looks best, let's use that". End of story.

Yeah, that's clever, but I reject any non-Fanta explanation. Try again!

[geofly]

I like the color theory. Makes me wonder if Apple could convince all the cell carriers into a combined FREE (to consumers) data service for the Tablet (like Amazon's "whispernet" for Kindle)??
Carriers that now want a part of the iPhone action once the AT&T monopoly dissolves, would need to agree to support the Tablet too.

There’s no way Apple will again expose themselves and their customers to the frustration and sales limitations that went with restricting a device to one carrier. Besides, I dont see the Tablet having a removable “SIM card” or something that binds it to one particular carrier. Apple likes simplicity, and they can use the iPhone’s leverage to bend carriers to a happy arrangement regarding the new tablet.

If not, then at the very least, people with an iPhone could share the data contract with their Tablet, either through tethering, or more likely through a separate connection to the same subscription.

Apple has the clout to push something like this through.

[dagomike]

Really, they don't look very "Apple"?

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The tablet could come in the paint colors. Everyone just assumes it will be metallic/black.

[Aranince]

If anything, the rainbow colored Apple logo might be the real motivation behind the colors in the invitation (Apple going back to its roots, reinventing Personal Computing?) and the carriers logos have nothing to do with this.

This is the best explanation so far.

I am hoping for a content creating along side media consumption. Think of it like a clip board. That is what I want.

[DrMatatan]

Maybe the colors indicate the introductions of colored iphones and or colored tablets.

[cmaier]

Maybe the colors indicate the introductions of colored iphones and or colored tablets.

Or maybe a black and white invitation would look stupid

[dagomike]

http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/ybc1.jpg

Source: http://techland.com/2010/01/25/yerba-buena-center-gets-dolled-up-for-apple/

That's not even the same design as the invite!

OK, the colors mean nothing.

[nefster]

Personally I think this is the best, most hilarious thread ever on MacRumors. This one should go in the thread hall of fame. Wow.

Both the real similarity between the colors and logos and the war of words over whether it is a coincidence or not, mixed in with the anxious expectation make this a classic. I am doubled over in laughter.

[twoodcc]

i really hope and think that the tablet will run iphone apps. now i hope it ships soon!

[MrCruiser]

The only message I get from the invitation is :apple: ready to show there masterpiece they have created.

[comradesnarky]

...really? The Apple community has gone absurd enough that we're trying to bring logic to a splatter of colors? Jeeesus Christ. Now, I love Apple and their products, but, wow.

[azsprty]

...really? The Apple community has gone absurd enough that we're trying to bring logic to a splatter of colors? Jeeesus Christ. Now, I love Apple and their products, but, wow.



exactly. I wonder how many of them have lost it and blown loads all over their keyboards, phones, itouch's etc

[puppyflightclub]

hope geohotz aint dyin anytime soon.

[DrMatatan]

Maybe the colors indicate the introductions of colored iphones and or colored tablets.

Or maybe a black and white invitation would look stupid

No, it would be racist.

[Mr. Gates]

yeah. not going to happen.

Then its a total JOKE . Would rather throw my money at a stripper than get a bigger iPhone .

[puppyflightclub]

No, it would be racist.

along with plain and boring

[strangeday]

Really, they don't look very "Apple"?

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Yes, the colors are the same. You're right, but the design and composition is not very "Apple".

I'm not saying the colors mean anything, the more I think about it, the less it seems possible, BUT I still agree with the other poster that this does look different - The composition, the negative space, the mood. It is much busier.

BUT, you could be right, even if it does not look as pretty, some exec could have chosen this version and went ahead with the print job.

[cmaier]

Then its a total JOKE . Would rather throw my money at a stripper than get a bigger iPhone .

Ok. Then promise us all you will never buy one.

[jBmx]

Think of the graphics as an artists pallet. its an expression of creativity which would go well with "Come see our latest Creation".

Occam's razor. its just a graphic.

[puppyflightclub]

anyone else remember when it was noted,

the tablet screen was so sensitive it could detect each bristle on a paintbrush.

[pika2000]

All I want is Apple to sell the iPhone unlocked in the US, and have the next iPhone update to unlock all existing iPhones. I mean how hard can this be?

[Virtuon]

Does the red in the Pizza Hut logo mean we'll get free pizzas with our Verizon contract?

[strangeday]

After reviewing older nano ads, I realize apple has already used this color scheme several times. I don't see any coincidence anymore, and now I just think this thread is hilarious! :D

BUT I still think the invite/banner thing is ugly :o

[Virtuon]

All I want is Apple to sell the iPhone unlocked in the US.

Picky picky picky!

[Casiotone]

I think I found the secret in the invite by assembling mirror images of the paint!

http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/splotch.jpg

It's some kind of flying blue creature looking at us...

[iSee]

OMG you guys!

Oh, wow! How could you get it so wrong? Look, here is the real answer!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpg

You Bastage, I desperately need a grape soda now but it's almost 1 in the morning...

[jaykk]

Look at another pic


techland (http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/ybc4.jpg)
We are reading too much into just a splash of colors.

[gibbz]

I guess it isn't beyond apple to plant meanings in their invitations.

I can't wait for Wednesday.

[sam10685]

i'm with T-mobile and i came very close to getting a Google G1 a few weeks ago-- i like the keyboard and it's not small. (my hands are very fidgety...) An iPhone would also be very good. Gonna see if it's true and what the pricing is. Otherwise a G1 still looks appealing to me.

[Peace]

I think I found the secret in the invite by assembling mirror images of the paint!

http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/splotch.jpg

It's some kind of flying blue creature looking at us...

This whole thread and that image prove Hermann Rorschach's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test) test work.
:D

[Yavanna]

The colors of the invite are exactly the same as the iPod Nano.

[LagunaSol]

He tablet is coming too fast. I missed the days where it was still a myth and every rumor added exponentially to the hype. Now that it's coming pretty much in a day, there will be no more hopes and dreams :p

Agreed - Thursday is going to be like the day after Christmas. What the 'ell are we supposed to theorize about next? New iPod socks?

*sniff*

[Ugg]

Why didn't I think of this??! The color theory makes perfect sense! :eek: Wow!

What do you guys think?? I mean, does this banner look "appley" to you? Or is there a reason for the weird color combination?

That was my first thought as well. It seems so obvious now.

When I first saw it, I thought "Apples and Oranges" because the Orange blob was very round and right behind the Apple logo. But it makes even more sense with the Orange circle being ATT and all the other bloblets being the new carriers.

We'll find out on Wednesday...

[puppyflightclub]

i'm with T-mobile and i came very close to getting a Google G1 a few weeks ago-- i like the keyboard and it's not small. (my hands are very fidgety...) An iPhone would also be very good. Gonna see if it's true and what the pricing is. Otherwise a G1 still looks appealing to me.

YUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!

[LagunaSol]

i'm with T-mobile and i came very close to getting a Google G1 a few weeks ago-- i like the keyboard and it's not small. (my hands are very fidgety...) An iPhone would also be very good. Gonna see if it's true and what the pricing is. Otherwise a G1 still looks appealing to me.

G1??? They're still selling that brick?

[mtnDewFTW]

I'm REALLY hoping that this happens.
ATT has ****** coverage in most places. Even though I live in the Bay Area, it's still crap. That's why I don't have it.
But if all these careers get the iPhone, I'm definitely going for it.

Apple is about to be LOADED with money if they pull this off.

[puppyflightclub]

I'm REALLY hoping that this happens.
ATT has ****** coverage in most places. Even though I live in the Bay Area, it's still crap. That's why I don't have it.
But if all these careers get the iPhone, I'm definitely going for it.

Apple is about to be LOADED with money if they pull this off.

random question. but im 21, looking for career ideas. what do you do in the bay area?

[pipep]

i bet the big announcement will be something like:

"after 7 years of developing we finally made it!"

(7 second silence)

I present u da new PowerBook g5 available TODAY! and on 7 different colors.

haha :apple:

seriously, i must admit i can't sleep with this wait.

[sam10685]

G1??? They're still selling that brick?

Did you guys not read my whole thread? Obviously I want a smaller device but due to physical limitations, that would not me a wise choice for me. The mytouch is too small. even with a case. the iphone is not. I've used both. one can only hope this wednesday though.

[bretm]

I don't think this is plausible. Apple is a global company. Yes, the US market is important to Apple, but a major announcement would not solely focus on the US market and what additional carriers might get the iPhone.

It's much bigger than that. Also, the fact that Steve and Tim are speaking publicly about it in advance tells you it's major. Otherwise, they could be seen to be leading the market and manipulating the stock price with what they are saying.

It's real, the tablet's coming and it's gonna blow our socks off.

Oh yeah? Exactly what was it that Steve and Tim said publicly? I seem to have missed those comments.

The original iphone announcement was US Only and ATT. And they made quite a big deal about that.

[Graceflanger]

im hoping att allows iphone users to have free data on the itablet.

this is ridiculous to have an itablet plan x iphone data plan

LOL, ATT will never be that nice, and if the multicarrier thing is true..I'm ditching ATT in July. It pisses me off so bad that I cant get signal on my iPhone where everyone else can.

[DonSqueak]

I think I found the secret in the invite by assembling mirror images of the paint!

http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/splotch.jpg

It's some kind of flying blue creature looking at us...

Oh, that was wonderful!

[bretm]

Why would I read a newspaper when one of countless websites will give me the news?

Same with magazines. Why even bother with magazines any more when websites offer so much more?

Thanks to being an iPhone/AT&T customer for the last couple of years, I've gotten more than used to making sure I have all of the content I want on my device before I go anywhere.

WiFi or no purchase. 3G makes no sense in this kind of product. Neither does making it a glorified eReader with iPhone OS.

I don't understand you. Why the heck wouldn't you want the internet on your tablet/laptop? Perhaps you'd like to use the INTERNET to browse those websites you speak of while on the train, in a parking lot, in your house, in the park, at your office (where wifi may be monitored and censored), on a plane, here or there, anywhere and any other of the 99% of the world that isn't covered by free wifi or isn't a starbucks.

I get 2.2MB/sec here on ATT 3G. That's DSL speed. I'd rather pay a few dollars to have that (and have it work everywhere) than have $50 month cable with a wireless router to buy and setup. Clear is that concept but wimax which is what, 4g?

[fabsgwu]

That's good to hear that Clear is in line for the iPhone, that means 4G baby! That also means that Clearwire is going to step into the cellular (phone) arena, what does that mean for their partner and investor Sprint?

[*LTD*]

Oh, that was wonderful!

It's ManBearPig.

[doktaru]

I wonder if iTunes will eventually be replaced or rebranded? Given that it is one of the few 32-bit applications on Snow Leopard, and that the name "iTunes" would become more of a misnomer as additional non-music features are added, it seems that launching a device such as the tablet would be a good time to update/replace/rebrand iTunes as well.

[Sarcasmo]

is their ANY phone that has been publicly released on ALL carriers? officially?

Yes. The Blackberry Curve.

It's made by a little-known company named RIM, which despite its inability to make a decent touch screen phone, still kind of has an itty-bitty tiny piece of market share... and also makes a phone that works CDMA or GSM (but how?!) called the Tour (or the 8830).

Yes, Appleheads, there is a phone that you can update Facebook on that works on all carriers.

Signed,
A Mac lover with a Blackberry because AT&T sucks.

[Surely]

It's ManBearPig.

Half man.... half bear..... and half pig.


Fox 11 News (local Los Angeles) just ran a story on the 10 o'clock news, and they are calling the rumored tablet: "The iTablet eReader"

[Sarcasmo]

Look at another pic


techland (http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/ybc4.jpg)
We are reading too much into just a splash of colors.

Agreed. I wonder how often Apple marketing people read these boards and just howl with laughter.

"Hey Frank! Let's put a duck on the next one so they think it'll be called an iQuack! HA!"

[Macdicted]

AT&T does suck !

Cant wait for the Verizon iphone .

[asears08]

Yes. The Blackberry Curve.

It's made by a little-known company named RIM, which despite its inability to make a decent touch screen phone, still kind of has an itty-bitty tiny piece of market share... and also makes a phone that works CDMA or GSM (but how?!) called the Tour (or the 8830).

Yes, Appleheads, there is a phone that you can update Facebook on that works on all carriers.

Signed,
A Mac lover with a Blackberry because AT&T sucks.

HTC releases a good number of its devices across all carriers as well.

Ive really got my fingers crossed that this is true, I have sprint because ATT has terrible coverage here, but Ive always wanted an iphone.

The Tour is the 9630, btw. Which is what I currently have. Good phone.

[dopipod]

I'm more interested in how the poster/invite was created. It's not a stretch of imagination to believe it was created within a "brushes" type iPad app. I can see that a drawing/painting app could be a major selling point of a touch device. Is it possible that those beautiful splots of colour were rendered using more than touching the screen? My imagination leads me to think that just maybe a proximity sensor could allow you to "throw" paint at the screen? The wider implications are a control system for viewing video etc which does not obscure the screen with your fingers. This is consistent with the promised innovative control system. So, more analysis of that poster image, please, just to kill time, you understand :)

[Sarcasmo]

HTC releases a good number of its devices across all carriers as well.

Ive really got my fingers crossed that this is true, I have sprint because ATT has terrible coverage here, but Ive always wanted an iphone.

The Tour is the 9630, btw. Which is what I currently have. Good phone.

Sorry for the ambiguity, i meant the 8830 AND the Tour can work on GSM and CDMA (though the tour much more seamlessly from the sounds of it)

If the iPhone doesn't come to Verizon, the Tour is my next one.

[P99]

...and one more thing

[railstop]

Agreed. I wonder how often Apple marketing people read these boards and just howl with laughter.

"Hey Frank! Let's put a duck on the next one so they think it'll be called an iQuack! HA!"

Can't remember the last time i laughed like that!! I'm always wondering if they read these and laugh at the crazy things we all come up with.

By the way. i'm really hoping for a sprint iPhone. love my plans, love my HTC Hero, would love an iPhone even more.

[muskratboy]

Still waiting on that midrange headless mac. ;)

me too.

and we'll both be waiting forever. and ever.

or possibly until steve dies. oh how he hates the headless mac! :mad:

[bjones521]

I live in Michigan and I think that this announcement will be correct and all major us carriers will get the iphone. I remember being jealous about 4months ago because my GF got the iphone(she lives in canada) and I was thinking how unfair it was that a US company gave all of the major Canadian companies(rogers, telus, bell) the iphone.

[railstop]

I really hope all the news anchors claiming the tablet has never taken hold and never will are silenced by the technology and beauty of the new Apple creation.

[iSkank]

Would I be asking too much if I expect the iSlate to have a penis-steamer on it?

[strangeday]

I'm more interested in how the poster/invite was created. It's not a stretch of imagination to believe it was created within a "brushes" type iPad app. I can see that a drawing/painting app could be a major selling point of a touch device. Is it possible that those beautiful splots of colour were rendered using more than touching the screen? My imagination leads me to think that just maybe a proximity sensor could allow you to "throw" paint at the screen? The wider implications are a control system for viewing video etc which does not obscure the screen with your fingers. This is consistent with the promised innovative control system. So, more analysis of that poster image, please, just to kill time, you understand :)
Hey dopipod! That would be really neat that a screen senses your "throws", your motions, from a proximity distanced out enough to create splatters based on speed, distance, direction, etc. This seems possible with a Wii type device in the hand, but I doubt any screen would sense this type of motion from that distance without a separate remote device. Cool idea you imagined.

As for the splatters, you might already know this so excuse my post if you do, but it's really easy to create these effects with Adobe (or similar) software. But again, you might have already known that :o

[chazwatson]

This is about the time Apple announces the new iLife and iWork suites. Why does a new product have to be hardware? What if it's just a new drawing application?

[al256]

This is about the time Apple announces the new iLife and iWork suites. Why does a new product have to be hardware? What if it's just a new drawing application?

Would you like to bet on that? Also, what about January 2007? That was when the original iPhone was announced. http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone/

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook read the news. They know what everyone is saying. They would not shoot their company in the foot by announcing an application after adding fuel to the fire today. If they did, that go down in business school as part of CEO failures.

"... a major new product that we're really excited about." -Steve Jobs
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/25/apple-reports-record-3-38-billion-profit-for-q1-2010-on-highest-revenue-in-history/

"... wouldn't want to take away your joy and surprise on Wednesday" -Tim Cook
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/25/tablet-hype-and-rumors-jobs-and-cook-carriers-and-iphone-apps/

[mosx]

I don't understand you. Why the heck wouldn't you want the internet on your tablet/laptop? Perhaps you'd like to use the INTERNET to browse those websites you speak of while on the train, in a parking lot, in your house, in the park, at your office (where wifi may be monitored and censored), on a plane, here or there, anywhere and any other of the 99% of the world that isn't covered by free wifi or isn't a starbucks.

I get 2.2MB/sec here on ATT 3G. That's DSL speed. I'd rather pay a few dollars to have that (and have it work everywhere) than have $50 month cable with a wireless router to buy and setup. Clear is that concept but wimax which is what, 4g?

Well, as I said before, I've been an AT&T customer since the beginning of the iPhone. Their coverage is the worst of any carrier I have ever used. So I definitely would NOT want to use anything on their service that I don't have to. I've only held out with the iPhone for so long because I'm hoping to see it on Verizon.

But, I have cable and WiFi at home. For $35 a month I'm getting 30Mbps down (and that price is guaranteed for the next year and a half, still cheaper than any mobile service afterwards). Thats faster than any mobile connection. And with AT&T's crappy coverage, it's faster for me to go home and look something up than it is to try and do it on my iPhone somewhere else.

But, the most important thing is that I don't want to have to pay a monthly fee to use this device. Why should I? I want the device without the monthly fee. I know I'm not the only one, considering that every poll so far has shown that the overwhelming majority of people polled will not buy the product if it has some sort of required monthly data plan.

[JoelHodder]

AT&T's orange colour is still the largest and is also directly beneath the Apple logo... It's blue is also present elsewhere. Could this mean that AT&T are the still most important carrier, perhaps still have exclusivity to certain features/functions?

[chazwatson]

Would you like to bet on that? Also, what about January 2007? That was when the original iPhone was announced. http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone/

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook read the news. They know what everyone is saying. They would not shoot their company in the foot by announcing an application after adding fuel to the fire today. If they did, that go down in business school as part of CEO failures.

"... a major new product that we're really excited about." -Steve Jobs
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/25/apple-reports-record-3-38-billion-profit-for-q1-2010-on-highest-revenue-in-history/

"... wouldn't want to take away your joy and surprise on Wednesday" -Tim Cook
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/25/tablet-hype-and-rumors-jobs-and-cook-carriers-and-iphone-apps/

Sorry, I'm speculating as to the meaning of the color splashes. I'm in no way implying a tablet isn't coming out so chill. I think a cool multi-touch drawing application would be fantastic on a tablet.

[deputylove8]

When it comes to internet connectivity, i think it will be via the same
modes that current netbooks are utilising.:p

[Yr Blues]

I predict he will make a plea for Haiti donations. I guarantee it! At least I hope he'll do it. :D

I hope there's iPhones on all carriers and more iPod socks.

[jabingla2810]

Im looking forward to this presentation, it should be interesting.

Although I wouldnt buy a tablet device as they are known now, they are awkward, and useless out and about to be honest..... but anyhow, its Steve Jobs' job to sell it to me and make me feel like I need one...

But as much as im looking forward to that, Im looking forward to seeing people moaning on here more..... I think a lot of the people need to come down to earth a bit with their expectations, because the way some people are acting, if Apples new device isnt like something out of Avatar, they are going to be dissapointed....

And even if it was a thin, clear glass panel with an amazing user interface, 2 cameras and free 3G for everyone, people will still say, "oh my god, finger print magnet!!! Apple are a joke!!! Bet the battery wont last!!!"

[freddiecable]

this for sure means cell phone functionality. maybe it is the iphone nano? ;)

this tablet must be an extension of the iphone brand and functionality scope.

[SirHaakon]

Whats the point of cellular in a tablet anyway?
Because there isn't WiFi coverage everywhere?

[SirHaakon]

It's real, the tablet's coming and it's gonna blow our socks off.
Two out of three aint bad...

[al256]

Sorry, I'm speculating as to the meaning of the color splashes. I'm in no way implying a tablet isn't coming out so chill. I think a cool multi-touch drawing application would be fantastic on a tablet.

Sorry. The guy upstairs woke me up while playing his guitar. :| I agree it would be cool to finally have something like MS paint, but better, for this tablet.

[TurboSC]

I'm going to squeal like a little girl come Wednesday morning.

[whiteboytrash]

I'm going to squeal like a little girl come Wednesday morning.

Just to keep you going until Wednesday. Some entertainment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En7cdBhlrGU

[OllyW]

I think if the iphone goes to diffrent carriers.......the iphone will lose it's value.......

the iphone won't be an exclusive phone.......:eek:

instead it will become an everyday phone.

I wont' be surprised if at&t starts giving free iphone 3G's for 2 year contracts....now..:rolleyes:

Don't worry, it's available on multiple networks in other countries and the world hasn't ended. :rolleyes:

In the UK it's sold on 3 major networks and one supermarket virtual network. It's available on PAYG without a contract and on 12 month, 18 month and 24 month contracts.

And even the 32 3GS is free on the most expensive contracts. :D

And guess what, the iPhone is still selling like hotcakes (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=852372).

[alexknibb]

OMG you guys!

Oh, wow! How could you get it so wrong? Look, here is the real answer!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpg

Ooh. Soda-powered phone. Looks like they've stolen a march on Nokia then. :)

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/sugar-powered-phone-concept-robs-us-of-perfectly-good-coke/

http://www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nokiaphone21.jpg

[MattInOz]

Ooh. Soda-powered phone. Looks like they've stolen a march on Nokia then. :)

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/sugar-powered-phone-concept-robs-us-of-perfectly-good-coke/

http://www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nokiaphone21.jpg

You could change the colour of your phone by your choice of fuzz.
Does it work with sparkling wine or beer for a mature market?

[AppleMojo]

im hoping att allows iphone users to have free data on the itablet.

this is ridiculous to have an itablet plan x iphone data plan

Man, that would be brutal. 2 iPhone and 2 iTablet ATT plans... eek!

[agkm800]

Just one more day of this nonsense.

[iPhilPHX]

...then begins the nonsense of what this thing is missing / should have / why it isn't available NOW

[ipadlove]

The creation part makes me think a user will be able to convincingly draw or paint on the iPad (now with wings!). The killer app i think would be able to do these with a paintbrush or pencil AND be able to apply meaningful pressure (for differences in brushstroke etc.)

Honestly if its a media browser (now with books!), or a giant iphone, i will be underwhelmed.

Since i can't advertise my blog, please google macprotouch if you are interested in some other ideas.

[Belly-laughs]

Just to keep you going until Wednesday. Some entertainment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En7cdBhlrGU

and walt mossbergs take on it: http://www.youtube.com/v/M_Fi9V_ot4I

[iOrlando]

att is not blue...its color is orange (i do recall those pains called monthly att bills) haha.

and what is clear? never heard of them

[KnightWRX]

I think if the iphone goes to diffrent carriers.......the iphone will lose it's value.......

the iphone won't be an exclusive phone.......:eek:

instead it will become an everyday phone.

I wont' be surprised if at&t starts giving free iphone 3G's for 2 year contracts....now..:rolleyes:

Oh please, the iPhone already isn't an exclusive phone, it's an everyday phone. You want exclusive and flashy, you get this :

http://www.gagogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vertu-ascent-ti-ferrari-mobile-phone.jpg

Of course, you can't afford it, so you're always going to be one of the sheep with a cheap 199$ cellphone (and I can't afford it either. Accept it and move on, you are not part of a select club).

[RobMoss]

Oh please, the iPhone already isn't an exclusive phone, it's an everyday phone. You want exclusive and flashy, you get this :

http://www.gagogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vertu-ascent-ti-ferrari-mobile-phone.jpg

Of course, you can't afford it, so you're always going to be one of the sheep with a cheap 199$ cellphone (and I can't afford it either. Accept it and move on, you are not part of a select club).

Ugh! What are those..? :eek:

And more importantly, why on earth would I want one..?

[Dagless]

If you look closely you can see satan in there too, le gosh!

[KnightWRX]

Ugh! What are those..? :eek:

And more importantly, why on earth would I want one..?

Don't worry, if you don't know about those phones, you aren't part of the club. It doesn't matter how ugly they are, it only matters that you have one if you can afford it.

They're not so much phones as much as a social status symbol. You know, what goofs like leomac08 think the iPhone is.

Notice the horse on there ? That's to match the car you're driving.

[jerome65]

"major new product that that we're really excited about."
Just hope it isn't an Apple branded Segway! :eek:

[dernhelm]

Good God this is getting out of control.

But wait a minute - I think I see the belt of Orion in there....
http://www.orionmobilephone.com/

:rolleyes:

[OllyW]

Don't worry, if you don't know about those phones, you aren't part of the club. It doesn't matter how ugly they are, it only matters that you have one if you can afford it.

They're not so much phones as much as a social status symbol. You know, what goofs like leomac08 think the iPhone is.

Notice the horse on there ? That's to match the car you're driving.

You also get the Concierge button for when you need a little extra help to spend your millions. :)

[robvs]

has anyone considered that the iphone may remain exclusive to at&t while the iPad allows multiple carriers? with all of the rumors flying around, it would be easy for someone to hear about apple working with multiple carriers and assume that it applies to the iphone when it actually only applies to the tablet.

[jayducharme]

Doonesbury has been running a series about the keynote:

http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2010/db100126.gif

[Half Glass]

Apple is way too global for this to correspond with US only carriers.

--HG

[thecartoonguy]

Cool, now where are the laptop/mac pro update rumors...

If history repeats itself, it will not be until October.

[smeagol]

im hoping att allows iphone users to have free data on the itablet.

this is ridiculous to have an itablet plan x iphone data plan


The tablet will be more akin to a computer so I think it will be available without being tied to a carrier though we will have to pay more out the gate (which is fine by me). And with talk from AT&T and others of capping the unlimited data model, it will be a cold day in hell if said tablet shared a data plan with an iPhone :rolleyes:

[Jamik]

I'm not sure if someone mentioned this already but the colors are just the colors of the apple logos. Remember the rainbow apple? yeah that's where all those colors come from. It's just people looking for meaning where there is none in the image that are associating the colors to carriers.

[thecartoonguy]

That's not even the same design as the invite!

OK, the colors mean nothing.

I think the design was changed/modified to fit the window scheme. But still there may be something to the colors.......I think.

[cleric]

The speculation is getting out of hand, every week I hear the iPhone is losing its exclusivity.

[thecartoonguy]

Ugh! What are those..? :eek:

And more importantly, why on earth would I want one..?

For a mere 8,500 you can get-
This Vertu Ascent T.I. Ferrari is Original phone and its made by Nokia. This is a quadband phone meaning that it will work with any GSM network in the world. It includes a high-performance 20mm hands-free loudspeaker. It also has a built-in Advanced Yamaha polyphonic hardware. These Vertu phones are one of the best hand manufactured phones in the world.

Package Content:

1 Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari Quadband Phone
1 Standand Battery
1 Charger
1 User Manual
1 Original Vertu ascent T.I. Ferrari box

Phone Specs:

Network Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Size Dimensions 115.5 x 49 x 15 mm
Net Weight 160g
Display Type N/A
Display size High-resolution dynamic display
Camera Resolution 3MP
Video No
Flashlight Yes
Connectivity GPRS No
HSDPA No
EDGE No
3G No
WiFi No
Bluetooth Yes
A2DP No
USB Yes
Memory Card Slot Internal
Internal Memory 4GB

[ethan028]

These are the kind of things that make me tear eyed :)

<3 Apple.

iPhone BETTER STAY ON AT&T i'm not switching services again!

Edit: I also want the iPad so stay on AT&T Apple it's honestly not that bad!

[thecartoonguy]

OMG you guys!

Oh, wow! How could you get it so wrong? Look, here is the real answer!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpg

LMAO That was awesome!

[synergy]

att is not blue...its color is orange (i do recall those pains called monthly att bills) haha.

and what is clear? never heard of them

The AT&T globe logo is blue. The bill color is orange, probably a throwback from when they were cingular. But the AT&T logo is blue, go check out www.att.com

[thecartoonguy]

att is not blue...its color is orange (i do recall those pains called monthly att bills) haha.

and what is clear? never heard of them

Clear is the new internet service being offered in a few cities. We have it here in Atlanta and I have to say it is FAR better than AT&T and Comcast. They used a mobile technology. Oh it's cheaper and faster too :)

[sticky.chicken]

I'm buying the iTablet no matter how much it costs.

I'm sorry, but I can't understand why you would. Unless there's something that's fundamentally new about this thing, I'm unsure why there's such a hype over it.

[rwilliams]

I think if the iphone goes to diffrent carriers.......the iphone will lose it's value.......

the iphone won't be an exclusive phone.......:eek:

instead it will become an everyday phone.


Exactly what the hell is it supposed to be now? The hyperbole on this site is just ridiculous.

[rwilliams]

Ive really got my fingers crossed that this is true, I have sprint because ATT has terrible coverage here, but Ive always wanted an iphone.

Same here. If it doesn't come to Sprint, then my next phone will be the next update of the HTC Hero. I'd love an iPhone, but early termination fees and all new phones for everyone on my plan would be too expensive.

[tgildred]

I think it's representative of throwing a bunch of #### at the wall and seeing what sticks.

Either that or the tablet will be available in multiple colors.

:rolleyes:



Really, they don't look very "Apple"?

212234

212231

Red, green, pink, orange, light blue. Oh yeah, the light gray and purple nanos match too - so much for carriers, eh?

Who is coming up with these stupid hidden meanings to the artwork on the invite? Do you visit fortune-tellers and read your horoscopes too? Each one is more ridiculous than the last (remember that one guy saying that if you mixed up all the outside colors you would get the orange in the middle, symbolizing the industry missing the mark on a tablet whereas apple gets the bullseye?). Give it up already.

It's an ad, nothing more. The executives went to the graphics department and said "give us something that conveys creation or being creative". The artists went to work, submitted a handful of ideas, and the executives said, "The paint splatter one looks best, let's use that". End of story.

[Evangelist4Him]

Greetings!

As the most persistent rumors have indicated that the new Apple iPad (tablet) will run the iPhone OS, I am wondering if this means that the iPad will NOT HAVE FLASH??? Would not this be a truly limiting feature on a computer designed specifically for media and surfing the Internet? Any thoughts?

[Jamik]

Greetings!

As the most persistent rumors have indicated that the new Apple iPad (tablet) will run the iPhone OS, I am wondering if this means that the iPad will NOT HAVE FLASH??? Would not this be a truly limiting feature on a computer designed specifically for media and surfing the Internet? Any thoughts?

oh noes!!!! you mean i wouldn't be able to see those crappy flash ads or worthless auto-play videos when I visit sites?!

not having flash on the iPhone hasn't been a hindrance and it won't be a hindrance if flash isn't on the iPad(tablet). Flash (and silverlight) is a proprietary application that causes more problems than it solves. Plus with HTML 5 and Javascript web developers can do more things natively than having to rely on 3rd party applications.

also if you've built your site in such a way that your content can't be gotten any other way than through a flash player then your site has already failed.

[malolans]

Friend works in local Apple Store and was able to get some us some new product brochures out of the back room.

So yea, I saw the scoop on the iPad and am disappointed. It is more like a big iPhone than a laptop and the worst part is, it won't run Logic and has no FW ports.

Reality distortion field?....getting a reading of zero here.

Bummer.....
;)

Will safari be snappier?

[tecnocato]

http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif (http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/25/tablet-hype-and-rumors-jobs-and-cook-carriers-and-iphone-apps/)

We think it's likely to be a simple coincidence, but makes for an eye catching possibility.


"Eye ctaching possibility."??? C'mon!
Can't anybody see those are the iPOD NANO colors? Go look... See?

(celular providers?!? pffff!)

[QCassidy352]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_1_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/528.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile/7D11 Safari/528.16)

Haha, we've gone from rumors to "wild-ass-guessing." it's like reading tea leaves. That said, I love it. ;)

[biggrim]

If they did want to go down the route of including 3G in the tablet, all of the content would have to weigh in at under 10Mb or else you couldn't download it over the cellular network, no?

Imagine how frustrating it's be if you were on a long journey and fancied downloading a magazine only to be told you can't because it's over the 10Mb limit. Highly unlikely I know, but you'd have to imagine it's been thought about by Apple. Unless they lift the restriction which I think would be even more unlikely.

I think this device will be wifi only with an option to tether if you wish, with you subscribing to magazines/papers/content (like podcasts) that will download every morning/week/month via wifi and be sitting on the device waiting for you when you get up.

I can't wait to find out what gets released and it will be an even longer wait here in the uk to find out because of the time difference.

[cmaier]

there's no filesize limit on aircards or netbooks. There won't be on this, either. It will be a monthly cap, just like an other aircard.

If they did want to go down the route of including 3G in the tablet, all of the content would have to weigh in at under 10Mb or else you couldn't download it over the cellular network, no?

Imagine how frustrating it's be if you were on a long journey and fancied downloading a magazine only to be told you can't because it's over the 10Mb limit. Highly unlikely I know, but you'd have to imagine it's been thought about by Apple. Unless they lift the restriction which I think would be even more unlikely.

I think this device will be wifi only with an option to tether if you wish, with you subscribing to magazines/papers/content (like podcasts) that will download every morning/week/month via wifi and be sitting on the device waiting for you when you get up.

I can't wait to find out what gets released and it will be an even longer wait here in the uk to find out because of the time difference.

[castlema]

Agreed - Thursday is going to be like the day after Christmas. What the 'ell are we supposed to theorize about next? New iPod socks?

*sniff*

In the words of Deep Thought...

I speak of a computer that is to come, a computer so advanced that organic life will be part of the data matrix. As it shall be called The Earth.

This is getting needlessly messianic

[Rocketman]

What are the chances of a device having two SIM slots since the carriers are too stubborn to allow data roaming?

I figure under 10%, even though it would be trivial in cost to add the feature.

Rocketman

[dblock28]

I have listened to and read literally hours of opinions from some of the most respected names in Tech, and I have come to only one conclusion. No one knows anything. Everything that has been reported has been pure conjecture. The lid had be kept so tight, that no one can even say for certain that a tablet exists. I say let's just wait and see what happens. On a related note check out Penny-Arcades take on the issue. http://bit.ly/8DdPpW

[limesmoothie]

I have listened to and read literally hours of opinions from some of the most respected names in Tech, and I have come to only one conclusion. No one knows anything. http://bit.ly/8DdPpW

Situation normal then :o

[cmaier]

What are the chances of a device having two SIM slots since the carriers are too stubborn to allow data roaming?

I figure under 10%, even though it would be trivial in cost to add the feature.

Rocketman

Zero is under 10%, so yeah.

[slabwax]

OMG you guys!


https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1589713/soda.jpg

You forgot TAB for the T-MO pink :D:D

[aaronsullivan]

Must admit, I gave it a second thought. The colors looked horrendous to me and dated. Thought it was odd. So, when this out-there theory came along, I had to consider it.

In the end though, I'm betting the garish nature of the colors is just for getting attention. "LOOK HERE! Apple logo, lots of creativity in action." That's a good message.

There's a 100% chance of a new hardware product resembling a tablet design, as far as I'm concerned. As others have said, the quotes from yesterday would never go out during the hype atmosphere on the web, unless it was there.

Never mind that these rumor sites end up painting a decent picture for every Apple secret even if it's just because Apple is carefully using them to leak key information. If I were to find out Apple hasn't been carefully leaking info to create hype for years and years, I'd lose a lot of confidence in Apple. lol.

It's tempting to imagine the new tech, and fun, but I hope some of you reign in your expectations a bit. The hardware itself on the initial release is likely to be boring: flat, 10" multi-touch screen, minimal ports. It's likely the software that takes advantage of this form factor will make people drool.

I'd love to be proven wrong on the hardware with a surface that could have parts of it raised programatically. That's my pipe dream that I imagine won't come for a couple years out.

My big focus point during the reveal will be: Did they solve (at least partially) the issue of inputting words?

Thanks for the humor though, everyone. Intentional and otherwise. :)

[chstr]

I reported on the bloomberg article first here... http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=853753

[Aranince]

As I was having a hard time falling asleep lastnight due to being on the Apply Hype Train Express, I thought about the invitation to the event where Apple introduced the Macbook Air. The invite said "Something's in the air" So what if the Tablet will also be used as a content creation device?

I honestly don't think it would be very hard for Apple to position this device as a possible laptop replacement, instead of a whole new line of product.

[plex]

Actually, the purple and grey splashes could make sense:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Leap_top_bar_logo.png

[nateharr]

As I was having a hard time falling asleep lastnight due to being on the Apply Hype Train Express, I thought about the invitation to the event where Apple introduced the Macbook Air. The invite said "Something's in the air" So what if the Tablet will also be used as a content creation device?

I honestly don't think it would be very hard for Apple to position this device as a possible laptop replacement, instead of a whole new line of product.

But they say, "Come see 'our' latest creation."

Does that mean we'll create too?

[Perrumpo]

Blue, green, yellow, orange, red, purple, pink: your basic colors. Apple has always used these colors in iPod ads, and this is a media event, after all. What else are they suppose to use? Brown?

[*LTD*]

Half man.... half bear..... and half pig.


Fox 11 News (local Los Angeles) just ran a story on the 10 o'clock news, and they are calling the rumored tablet: "The iTablet eReader"

Ahahaha three halves.

Ah man, South Park has its moments. :D

[jay4190]

I'm glad that a few people have pointed out the similarity to the iPod colors. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the invite. Since all indications point to this event being about the tablet, using colors to represent cell carries seems like wishful thinking more than anything else. I do think that color is going to play into this product somehow. I'm thinking color options on the tablet since Apple's teasers are usually connected to the product in some way (same when they launched the new color palettes for the iPod).

While I'd love an end to AT&T exclusivity, I don't think it's going to happen tomorrow. I think they may talk about a new iPhone OS, but I think that is all we are going to get that is iPhone related.

Just my two cents....

[ntrigue]

Seems reasonable. Apple has ZERO accountability to AT&T on any product but the iPhone. I feel like the companies that require only a SIM will be available sooner and be more popular.

[BRLawyer]

If the tablet requires a cell phone carrier I won't be buying one. Lets hope Apple doesn't do that.

Same here...I don't feel like having another carrier contract just to use the tablet.

[ct2k7]

I hope AT&T keep the exclusivity deal.

[deconstruct60]

oh noes!!!! you mean i wouldn't be able to see those crappy flash ads or worthless auto-play videos when I visit sites?!


For better or worse those crappy ads pay for the sites you are most likely looking at. Not sure what is worse ... ads built into applications where your privacy info is "phoned home" to remote site or flash embedded into website which try to do the same. The latter you can possibly stop if concerned. The former is much more insidious.



not having flash on the iPhone hasn't been a hindrance and it won't be a hindrance if flash isn't on the iPad(tablet). Flash (and silverlight) is a proprietary application that causes more problems than it solves. Plus with HTML 5 and Javascript web developers can do more things natively than having to rely on 3rd party applications.


For better or worse some sites require flash to look at content. Often these are sites which as concerned with folks downloading their content without permission, but sometimes sites that just want more disco in their presentations. or just games.

Asking all of them to flip over to bleeding edge HTML5/Javascript isn't very pragmatic. It is like asking folks to dump all that IE5/6 specific crap in their websites. For example, Oracle just flipped the major portion of their support site into being Flash based. ( dubious or not it is in motion now.)

As far as crashes go.... yeah it is a problem but that is why browsers have taken to doing more to sandbox the plug-ins so that when they crap out it is just the browser (or minor subwindow of browser) that dies.

The major blocker to Flash on the iPhone was that it needed too much horsepower ( CPU and battery). Whether that is fixed on the tablet/slate/pad is open to question. Certainly could have bigger battery and should have substantially faster CPU. However, those resources may be thrown at other software or issues.

However, flash would be a differentiator between iPhone/Touch. It is on track to show up on Android later this year. Think WebOS too. If Apple steps past better have a good story to go along with it.



also if you've built your site in such a way that your content can't be gotten any other way than through a flash player then your site has already failed.

Many "for pay" sites would disagree. You can block all of the "script kiddie" simple mechanisms for remote cloning a site by going to a flash setup. With generic HTML mechanisms utlilites like wget and curl can clone a website with simple flick of command line construct.

[cmaier]

I hope AT&T keep the exclusivity deal.

Because choice scares you?

[SkippyThorson]

...Apple has never used this ugly color combination before...

Really? ;)

[C. Alan]

Once again, the Apple secrecy machine has done its job, and apple fan boys have gone so far as to speculate what the colors mean on the logo. My guess is that they were just some graphic artist inspiration, nothing more.

However, tomorrow should be interesting. I find the tablet concept intriguing, but I'm not ready to put some money down on it yet, and if it will require the purchase of a data plan, then the deal will be completely dead for me. Where I live no one has 3g coverage, and I can find enough WiFi hot spots to keep me happy without it. This is the main reason I still have my 1st gen Iphone, because all the phone upgrades in the world mean nothing to me without a network that will support it.

That said, I really hope they are cutting the Iphone loose from AT&T.

[deconstruct60]

Exactly what the hell is it supposed to be now? The hyperbole on this site is just ridiculous.

Actually there are a small fraction of people who do buy Apple products just because they precieve them to be status symbols. It is bling-bling they flash at folks to present the notion that they are hip/wealthy/whatever.

Same folks were up in arms about iPod shuffle and any price decreases.

Same folks Apple pimped out when they released the original iPhone only to issue a feigned mea cupla several later that the price was way too high.

More folks buy Apple stuff being it is a good tool. It does what you want it to do and is made of quality components.

The said thing is that the "cult" and "bling" folks seems to be growing as percentage over time. There are also a number of folks permanently scared from the years when it was fashionable to drown "Apple is dead" over and over again. They are so wrapped up in zealot reactionism has lost touch with reality. And yes are most likely way overrepresented on this site.

[Stately]

Agreed - Thursday is going to be like the day after Christmas. What the 'ell are we supposed to theorize about next? New iPod socks?

*sniff*

I agree with you, but something tells me that the tablet is the tip of the iceberg. ;)

[jayducharme]

Does that mean we'll create too?

If you're not an amateur. They only allow for pro creation.

[nateharr]

If you're not an amateur. They only allow for pro creation.

It just seems that most people expect the Tablet to be a media consumption product.

I would love Apple to create a product that is intended for fun and creativity. Think of the possiblities. But Apple is a business, and I don't think there is much of a market for a productthat focuses on creativity. Corporations want us to marvel at their creativity, not the other way around.

It would be a cool aspect however. I saw a video of the supposed Microsoft Courier that showed someone editing pictures and creating magazine-like photo albums. It looked really fun.

I would only buy this thing if it worked like an iPod, Kindle, magazine reader, and Wacom Tablet/ Webcam iChat hub. Developers could have a lot of fun creating apps for artists.

[captain kaos]

Just to add something else to this theory, in the UK Orange mobile is orange (obviously), red is vodaphone, green is 3 and blue is O2.........just a thought!

[jtablet]

Sorry, if someone spotted this already, but I love the fact that AT&T and Verizon are on opposite sides. Just sayin...

[cmaier]

Sorry, if someone spotted this already, but I love the fact that AT&T and Verizon are on opposite sides. Just sayin...

You mean you love the fact that imaginary representations of AT&T and Verizon that aren't really there are on opposite sides.

[quantman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_l4tmNnHh0

[cmaier]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_l4tmNnHh0

Another obvious fake. It won't have a kickstand. It won't have an articulated camera. It won't run Mac OS X.

[Drag'nGT]

I'm looking forward to all the news. I just hope that it's more than iPhone and Tablet news. I wanna see a new iLife and MacBook Pros as well.

Oh, and no dumb name like iPad or something.

[Gerg65]

Two things about this that make me think that both the subject and many of the replies are just silly.

1. The colour blobs are not the same as those now adorning on the Yerba Buena Centre.

2. Apple is a company with vast sales in countries outside the US and would be stupid to base an international sales campaign on changes to US phone carriers and plans. Most of the world does not suffer the same restrictions as the US and does not care about AT&T et al... whoever they are.

[iMacoo7]

Whatever the case maybe... I think either way it goes we all will be somewhat satisfied with the outcome..

[mj1108]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/is-this-the-apple-tablet/

Pictures:
http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/#2653751
http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/#2653752

[olternaut]

I agree with you, but something tells me that the tablet is the tip of the iceberg. ;)

Yup!!!!!!!! Remember what Tim said in Monday from the quarterly report about Wednesday's announcements...

".......Joy and Surprise.."

Joy and Surprise ladies and gentlemen. Joy and Surprise!! :D

[gibbz]

Yup!!!!!!!! Remember what Tim said in Monday from the quarterly report about Wednesday's announcements...

".......Joy and Surprise.."

Joy and Surprise ladies and gentlemen. Joy and Surprise!! :D

Let's hope those weren't overstated :)