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Apple May Be Working With Quanta Computer on Larger iPad
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That only makes sense if they ship it with a touch-centric OS.
Are you thinking something Air-like but with a variant of iOS?
My guess is that in 2014, we may see a larger iPad somewhere in the 12" (diagonal) screen size.
This--plus a new, larger-screen iPhone--is only possible because the next major revision of iOS (likely 8.0) may finally allow for true resolution independence on the iOS device.
This--plus a new, larger-screen iPhone--is only possible because the next major revision of iOS (likely 8.0) may finally allow for true resolution independence on the iOS device.
Brilliant! No, wait, that's not right. What's the word for when you're on the same wavelength as Steve Ballmer on mobile devices?
Science and Engineering would die for something like this. In the meantime, they will continue to suffer at the hands of the Microsoft Surface and xbap web development.
This rumor completely reeks of e-peen competition; that is, to create it just to be at the lead of the tablet-size curve rather than something truly functional.
At most, I can see it used as a wallboard display due to wifi and (assumably) decent graphics hardware.
At most, I can see it used as a wallboard display due to wifi and (assumably) decent graphics hardware.
Interesting, although the hardware Apple puts into it would be extremely important... Comparing it to tablets of that size, like the Surface which are a bit more powerful. They couldn't get away with 1GB ram and an A7 at 1.X GHz.
I think that it'd be awesome as well, if they made this larger iPad, to have a separate version of iOS for it. Something for more Oomph, like a half way between OSX capability and iOS touch capability.
Just a thought.
I think that it'd be awesome as well, if they made this larger iPad, to have a separate version of iOS for it. Something for more Oomph, like a half way between OSX capability and iOS touch capability.
Just a thought.
NO NO NO...
That will never happen. My theory... The real reason for the 64 Bit A7 is a high performance iPad. So true pro apps can come to iOS from the likes of Adobe, Autodesk etc. etc.
Imagine a true full version of Photoshop on a iPad, even better on a 13" iPad.
Just my thinking.
I've wondered whether a "clamshell" laptop with 2 multi-touch areas - the screen and the keyboard/trackpad - would be practical. The multitouch keyboard side could change depending on the application with a multitouch display. Traditional laptop use with the ability to fully open the laptop to create a flat multitouch display the display and keyboard side into a large multitouch display.
Apple filed a patent regarding tactile feedback on multitouch screens. IIRC, the surface would slightly raise to mimic traditional keyboards with tactile feedback.
The multitouch keyboard by itself for Mac's would be genius if done well.
Apple filed a patent regarding tactile feedback on multitouch screens. IIRC, the surface would slightly raise to mimic traditional keyboards with tactile feedback.
The multitouch keyboard by itself for Mac's would be genius if done well.
Yeah right! The reason they would choose Quanta over Foxconn and Pegatron is obviously because the device has more in common with a MBA than it does an iPad. Apple put these events into motion a long time ago with the introduction of the iPhone, then the iPad, and then the MBA. Now that iOS is 64-bit, with all the features that have made its way from iOS to OS X, its only time before a whole new product emerges from these two.
Tell that to LCD manufacturers when a few reviews said a 60" LCD TV was too big.
My take is this larger iPad is exactly 8.5" x 11" matching the most common size of printer paper. That will be a massive hit since it's a size many are used to using.
Taking the frame border into consideration, that would put the screen diagonal right around 13" as been rumored. Make it a retina display, and you have nearly same size printer paper replacement.
Thus, you can fit this iPad in every 8.5" x 11" notepad holder already on the market. Outfits like Rhodia, Peil, Custom Executive, Nappa and a ton of others will go crazy marketing a "iPad Max ready" case.
Market? Attorneys, paralegals and other high priced white collar workers will love this. I'm sure the enviable super rugged cases will come out for the factor supervisor, field inspector.
In fact, this may be the original size Steve Jobs wanted for the "paper replacement" computer he's been envisioning since his famous visit to Xerox PARC that sparc'ed the Lisa and Mac.
For Musicians This Would Be Great
For musicians I can see a larger sized iPad replacing sheet music or large music notebook on a stand. The current size of the iPad is too small for this type of use. I would welcome a larger size.
For musicians I can see a larger sized iPad replacing sheet music or large music notebook on a stand. The current size of the iPad is too small for this type of use. I would welcome a larger size.
Folks, this is classic Apple PsyOps, to misguide Samsung copy machines. Let the copycats waste R&D (if there's such a thing in Samesung) time and resources in something no one's going to buy!
Don't fall for it. The only Maxi pads are ones available in Costco.
Don't fall for it. The only Maxi pads are ones available in Costco.
I think both the WSJ and United Daily News got it completely mixed up.
This isn't the iPad 13", this is the retina Airs. That's why Quanta is the partner, they're the one building Aris.
Sure they can, they just don't want to at the moment. They probably have this somewhere on their roadmap next year or 3 years from now. The S was never going to have a case change, only in the non-S upgrades.
This isn't the iPad 13", this is the retina Airs. That's why Quanta is the partner, they're the one building Aris.
Sure they can, they just don't want to at the moment. They probably have this somewhere on their roadmap next year or 3 years from now. The S was never going to have a case change, only in the non-S upgrades.
A 11.6" laptop with a touchscreen is not bad. I think anything larger and it becomes far too awkward, 13" may be okay. Desktops are a huge no as it would get tiresome in minutes.
I suggest you look up the classic double-fake psy-op that has taken out many an insurgency. The posts screaming that is it so ridiculous is the op to discourage any competition when it is actually being done. That was part of Project Javelin in the lore that is Apple.
You guys who are suggesting OS X on a tablet don't get it.
A tablet (or any post PC device) and a PC are indeed 2 different animals with 2 different purposes. This is probably the #1 reason why the Surface is failing. Here's a good article that goes into a little detail on the subject:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t...ce_pro_2_tablets_for_people_who_hate_fun.html
This is where Microsoft made (and continues to make) it's mistake. Ballmer said that "Slates" were simply a computer in a different form factor. I don't believe that is true. A good tablet (or smartphone for that matter) should be simple to use. The OS should be simple and transparent to the user, and allow the user to pick it up for the 1st time and run the applications that they want to use.
I will always want a nice big Mac with a 24" + monitor, with lots of RAM, a big solid state drive, and MS Office Suite, Primavera and MS Project Management Software, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, a good editor and a compiler loaded. But I suspect I am a small part of the overall population (who will always want a full blown computer in addition to other devices) , a part that is shrinking everyday.
MS (and Steve Ballmer in particular) absolutely doesn't "get it". They are trying to build a full blown computer into a tablet - with a desktop operating system and desktop applications. They don't understand the market, and if they don't get a grasp on it the day will come when they only own a very small sliver of the OS market and become just another maker of good application software...
Anyone suggesting OS X on a tablet is making the same mistake..
A tablet (or any post PC device) and a PC are indeed 2 different animals with 2 different purposes. This is probably the #1 reason why the Surface is failing. Here's a good article that goes into a little detail on the subject:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t...ce_pro_2_tablets_for_people_who_hate_fun.html
This is where Microsoft made (and continues to make) it's mistake. Ballmer said that "Slates" were simply a computer in a different form factor. I don't believe that is true. A good tablet (or smartphone for that matter) should be simple to use. The OS should be simple and transparent to the user, and allow the user to pick it up for the 1st time and run the applications that they want to use.
I will always want a nice big Mac with a 24" + monitor, with lots of RAM, a big solid state drive, and MS Office Suite, Primavera and MS Project Management Software, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, a good editor and a compiler loaded. But I suspect I am a small part of the overall population (who will always want a full blown computer in addition to other devices) , a part that is shrinking everyday.
MS (and Steve Ballmer in particular) absolutely doesn't "get it". They are trying to build a full blown computer into a tablet - with a desktop operating system and desktop applications. They don't understand the market, and if they don't get a grasp on it the day will come when they only own a very small sliver of the OS market and become just another maker of good application software...
Anyone suggesting OS X on a tablet is making the same mistake..
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