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Apple Purchased iSlate.com in 2007. Apple's New Tablet Called iSlate?

Mjmar said:
Whatever the name is we will eventually get used to it... Remember how dumb MacBook Air sounded at first? Well now it just seems normal. I'm more concerned about the devices functionality.
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After Googling more slate images, the name is childish.

With the MBA, it was different 'cause we've all learned to associate the Air suffix with cool hip products (i.e., Nike Air trainers, Air Jordan, even airliners). A writing slate today is just a cheesy prop used in elementary school portraits.

I wonder if they're also gonna add a worm to the Apple logo to go with the iSlate. :p
 
My ass is the 'i' prefix is dead/getting old. Like it or not, it's gold for Apple. It's instant brand recognition and the 'i' prefix alone is worth tons to Apple. There's a reason why they still use it after over a decade.

And to whomever said the 'e' came first, no the iMac came first, then the onslaught of 'e' websites (alongside some 'i' websites), Apple pretty much being the only one to remain using the convention - as far as mainstream culture goes it went from being cool to overused back to cool again with Apple's dominant success in the MP3 player and phone markets. The brand recognition alone conveys something akin to "iAmcoolerthanyourproduct", or "iAmcuttingedge", or "iAmafashionsymbol,buyme"
 
already predicted it

I already knew this in November and used in my previous post (that was a thread about OLED screens).

Source: This post in Whirlpool (Aussie site) that just came out of nowhere and was basically ignored in the thread. When I read that I knew it was true. October 27.
 
iSlate is an appalling name !

Apart from "is late" there is also "I slate" which in UK English can mean to criticise or slag off or to punish.

Apple should go for something more friendly... maybe MacPad or iPad ?
 
Lesser Evets said:
iSlate....

How appropriate: IS LATE.
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Andronicus said:
It's not iSlate (eye-slate) but it's pronounced "is-late"....
That's all I've got...
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Yep. That's why I said on pg 1 it will never happen. The funny thing is if you go to itouch.com it takes you to the Apple iPod touch page so its possible that it coulf be an iPod slate or just Slate and they reserved the name for all the people that will call it an iSlate.
 
It will not be called iSlate

iSlate. No. For reasons others have mentioned: it evokes the stone age, etc. It also sounds a bit like "isolate" and "iSlut".

Maybe I'm drawing a long bow but I believe that's the kind of thing marketing types talk about.
 
There's One More Thing

Recently there were news stories of schools testing iPhones and iPod Touch to deliver education content this past year...
The form factor is a bit small, but I think it is more likely an Apple funded test-bed for delivery and result driven testing of these kinds of devices...
Students were provided free devices pre-loaded with educational content for reading, listening and viewing video...
These trials were done globally.
 
I dislike islate.

But I think that registering certain domains that one might use who might not be aware of the actual name of the end product is a good move. So this is an all probability is not the actual name.

I would go for ibook for sure, it fits into apple's history, it's intuitive, it makes sense wrt the uses of the tablet, it's elegant and classic, like air or touch or for that matter phone is, common words emitting an air of originality in their use.

I would bank on it that it's called the ibook, but I could be wrong because there are so many variables.

Anyway, you heard it here first.
 
iJesus said:
I don't know about you guys; but, the only names that make asthetic sense to me are "MacBook Slate" and "MacBook Tablet."
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Wow, are you guys seriously still thinking that this device will have anything remotely "Mac" about it? Man there are gonna be some serious tears when this is announced.

Apple is not bringing out a general purpose computer (ie. a Mac) in a tablet form. The tablet will most likely have an iPhone based OS. Even if it is a new version of the OS that is closer to OSX than iPhone, general purpose computing will not be allowed (you'll have to jailbreak). That's pretty much certain. The "apps" and "App Store" concept is here to stay with Apple.
 
bedifferent said:
EXCELLENT POINT. I completely missed that one. Apple revamped .Mac to MobileMe for that very same purpose, making it platform neutral.

Although with more and more individuals "switching" to Apple systems, utilizing "Mac" would be smart in marketing the Apple brand.
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I'm thinking Apple is more apt to push the Apple name than the Mac brand. This product will be entirely new. I've always found it funny how Apple and Mac are used synonymously. What would happen if some day Apple were to end the Mac brand but still continue with a large line of products? Apple as a company being so tied to the Mac brand is a dangerous thing. It would be comparable to a car company only selling one model of car but with varying engines and other features. They need to spread out the product line. It is no longer just desktops and laptops because as more power comes to smaller platforms we will no longer use laptops or desktops. The Mac brand will die off naturally and unless Apple has something else to prop it up we can forget about Apple as a company.
 
applesupergeek said:
I dislike islate.

But I think that registering certain domains that one might use who might not be aware of the actual name of the end product is a good move. So this is an all probability is not the actual name.

I would go for ibook for sure, it fits into apple's history, it's intuitive, it makes sense wrt the uses of the tablet, it's elegant and classic, like air or touch or for that matter phone is, common words emitting an air of originality in their use.

I would bank on it that it's called the ibook, but I could be wrong because there are so many variables.

Anyway, you heard it here first.
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why would we name it iBook, when the tablet computer is not a notebook shape at all: it does not close or open in anyway
 
I think iPod Slate makes the most sense.

"2 a flat piece of slate used for writing on, typically framed in wood, formerly used in schools.
• a list of candidates for election to a post or office, typically a group sharing a set of political views : another slate of candidates will be picked for the state convention.
• a range of something offered : the company has revealed details of a $60 million slate of film productions.
• a board showing the identifying details of a take of a motion picture, which is held in front of the camera at its beginning and end."

Apple, with its established infrastructures of the iTunes and App stores, as well as the rumored subscription services to TV shows and periodicals, will now have a great new device on which users can experience all this material.

There's nothing wrong with the word "Slate". It's still in use in the movie industry as a device to identify shots. It's still at least historically significant for its use in schools a century ago. That all makes it both appropriate for being "resurrected" to name this innovative new device.

The old school slates were practical in that they were affordable devices with reusable surfaces on which to write and draw. They were used widely in schools and other activities which needed such functionality.

Same with the iPod Slate. Apple will be bringing similar but new functionality to millions with its new gadget. Slate is an old sedimentary mineral, but now the name will get a new run with Apple. That's really "cool" in my mind.



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TechWhore said:
Although the name of this site is MacRumors, I am always pleased with the amount of actual investigative reporting, and quoting of sources on this site.

I personally come here daily and 9to5mac.com, because of superb reporting. Thank you and keep it up.

Ps there were previous reports referring to it as the slate, can't remember where I saw it, I believe this news adds more credence to it.
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It was the director from the NYT who at a "closed door event" stated, "with Apple's Slate product coming..."

Things are lining up...
 
You're NOT the first one to think of iBook. I mentioned it before you in another posting and a few others brought it up as well.

Yes, iBook makes a lot more sense because of the publishing content to read on with plus other features that will be revealed. If I'm not mistaken and this thing has two screens (I heard of one asian company, Korean(?) that developed a double screened laptop/tablet.

Remember, Apple does'nt invent ideas, they take them and merge them into their own. And this is why iBook is a proper name for it.

applesupergeek said:
I dislike islate.

But I think that registering certain domains that one might use who might not be aware of the actual name of the end product is a good move. So this is an all probability is not the actual name.

I would go for ibook for sure, it fits into apple's history, it's intuitive, it makes sense wrt the uses of the tablet, it's elegant and classic, like air or touch or for that matter phone is, common words emitting an air of originality in their use.

I would bank on it that it's called the ibook, but I could be wrong because there are so many variables.

Anyway, you heard it here first.
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Barbie said:
why would we name it iBook, when the tablet computer is not a notebook shape at all: it does not close or open in anyway
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That's a good point. But no name is simiologicaly perfect. It does function as a book reader though and has the same size as an average book, and similar depth.

Pilgrim1099 said:
You're NOT the first one to think of iBook. I mentioned it before you in another posting and a few others brought it up as well.

Yes, iBook makes a lot more sense because of the publishing content to read on with plus other features that will be revealed. If I'm not mistaken and this thing has two screens (I heard of one asian company, Korean(?) that developed a double screened laptop/tablet.

Remember, Apple does'nt invent ideas, they take them and merge them into their own. And this is why iBook is a proper name for it.
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I agree of course, but I don't think there is a chance that it will be dual screen, that would bring the cost up very high besides other things. Of course apple can and usually do surprise us.
 
A 'book' styled tablet/laptop does exist in the market. It was developed in the Asian market and I believe it was from South Korea. I can't recall the name of the brand but it's out there. So, I would'nt put it past Apple to USE that idea.

Think of it as a interactive digital book. I believe this will be a major step above the Nook and Kindle in function. I expect it to do a bit more than just that. Obviously, it will also play music which I suspect would be the ultimate iPod of iPods.

Barbie said:
why would we name it iBook, when the tablet computer is not a notebook shape at all: it does not close or open in anyway
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There's a possibility that Apple found a way to use the uni-body design for each screen and hinge it together like a book. Take a look at Nintendo's dual-screen (DS). I have one and it works beautifully, and cheap to boot.

If Nintendo can pull this off, Apple can. It's not new technology but rather a engineering puzzle that needs to be solved and overcome to perfect how we interact with a dual-screened tablet or laptop.

applesupergeek said:
I agree of course, but I don't think there is a chance that it will be dual screen, that would bring the cost up very high besides other things. Of course apple can and usually do surprise us.
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Come on now everybody, I like the "iPad" best so far

We could even have a high end model of the "iPad" called the:

"Maxi Pad"
 
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