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Apple 'iSlate' Trademark and What is a 'Magic Slate'?
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As much as iDespise the "i" moniker (note the sig 
), putting "magic" in the name makes it sound like something Disney would come up with.
), putting "magic" in the name makes it sound like something Disney would come up with.
Doubtful. Imagine how ingenious someone would have to be to plant all this evidence that was unlikely ever to be found.
On the hardware front:
iPod: Classic | Shuffle | Nano | Touch
iPhone
Apple Cinema Display
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse not sure why it is not called the Apple Mouse
MacMini
MacPro
iMac
MacBook
MacBook Pro
This thing will be called "i" Something or even as suggested Slate. Not sure why the Mouse is called Magic it should have been named Apple Mouse to fit into the Keyboard and Cinema Display. Odd naming convention regarding the Mouse, unless Apple plans on relating it to some "MagicSlate."
Lets play the waiting game, its less than a month away.
iPod: Classic | Shuffle | Nano | Touch
iPhone
Apple Cinema Display
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
not sure why it is not called the Apple MouseMacMini
MacPro
iMac
MacBook
MacBook Pro
This thing will be called "i" Something or even as suggested Slate. Not sure why the Mouse is called Magic it should have been named Apple Mouse to fit into the Keyboard and Cinema Display. Odd naming convention regarding the Mouse, unless Apple plans on relating it to some "MagicSlate."
Lets play the waiting game, its less than a month away.
On the hardware front:
iPod: Classic | Shuffle | Nano | Touch
iPhone
Apple Cinema Display
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
MacMini
MacPro
iMac
MacBook
MacBook Pro
This thing will be called "i" Something or even as suggested Slate. Not sure why the Mouse is called Magic it should have been named Apple Mouse to fit into the Keyboard and Cinema Display. Odd naming convention regarding the Mouse, unless Apple plans on relating it to some "MagicSlate."
Lets play the waiting game, its less than a month away.
The Mighty Mouse has been re-branded as "Apple Mouse".
Well, I for one can't imagine it being called the "Magic Slate."
Way too corny (and unimaginative and juvenile) for Apple. It sounds too much like a fancy Etch-a-Sketch.
Unless, of course, we're going to see something beyond eye-popping. Uber. Epic. Something about which hasn't even been speculated. And yes, I've seen the posts about the posited tactile feedback and back sensitivity. They wouldn't qualify, in my opinion.
As others have stated, I also am very weary of iThis and iThat.
Something simple like "Slate" would be quite welcome.
I'm not even sold it's going to be called Slate. A long time has passed since the necessaries were acquired. Anything could happen.
No one ever would have guessed an mp3 player would be called an iPod.
But if we're going to stick with i-something ... I like iFree or iRoam. Or iDesk. iMobile. iTap. iMedia. Or iBook, ipad, as others have speculated.
Unless, of course, the term Magic becomes a core branding strategy and not just a one-off mouse name.
It seems too presumptuous to call something Magic. Even for Apple. Especially 4 or 5 years from now, when it no longer seems quite so ... magic.
Frankly, if they called it Mac Freedom or Mac Free -- well I think that would be quite cool.
"I'd like to buy a Mac Free."
Enough brainstorming, sorry for the long post.
Way too corny (and unimaginative and juvenile) for Apple. It sounds too much like a fancy Etch-a-Sketch.
Unless, of course, we're going to see something beyond eye-popping. Uber. Epic. Something about which hasn't even been speculated. And yes, I've seen the posts about the posited tactile feedback and back sensitivity. They wouldn't qualify, in my opinion.
As others have stated, I also am very weary of iThis and iThat.
Something simple like "Slate" would be quite welcome.
I'm not even sold it's going to be called Slate. A long time has passed since the necessaries were acquired. Anything could happen.
No one ever would have guessed an mp3 player would be called an iPod.
But if we're going to stick with i-something ... I like iFree or iRoam. Or iDesk. iMobile. iTap. iMedia. Or iBook, ipad, as others have speculated.
Unless, of course, the term Magic becomes a core branding strategy and not just a one-off mouse name.
It seems too presumptuous to call something Magic. Even for Apple. Especially 4 or 5 years from now, when it no longer seems quite so ... magic.
Frankly, if they called it Mac Freedom or Mac Free -- well I think that would be quite cool.
"I'd like to buy a Mac Free."
Enough brainstorming, sorry for the long post.
On the hardware front:
iPod: Classic | Shuffle | Nano | Touch
iPhone
Apple Cinema Display
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
MacMini
MacPro
iMac
MacBook
MacBook Pro
iSlate makes sense for the name of the device, and Magic Slate also makes sense for a peripheral device for the iSlate.
Here's an interesting pattern:
Looking at the list above, all of the devices that use OSX have the word "Mac" in them (bolded).
All of the devices that do not use OSX do not have the word "Mac" in them.
If the name of the tablet is 'iSlate', perhaps that means that it won't be using Mac OSX (or a version of it).
I think that this "iSlate" will use a version of the iPhone OS.
EDIT: looks like Shot22 beat me to posting this idea (I was composing my comment when he posted). Great minds.....
Did you mean re-branded to "MagicMouse."
http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/
Unless its called the "AppleMouse" depending on country.
The mouse that used to be called "mighty mouse" is now called "apple mouse" and is still for sale.
The new mouse with multitouch is called "magic mouse."
its really not that serious.
2nd
So if its on iPhone OS, then it wouldnt be replacing the MacBook Air.
slate is kinda generic. can they really get a patent for the word Slate?
i mean why are they naming something so revolutionary, somethin so pre-historic anyways?
As much as iDespise the "i" moniker (note the sig
Apple will buy Disney soon.
To revolutionize history. A device that may recognize handwriting as it was meant for the digital age. First slate, then paper, then digital slate. I think it may be brilliant.