Apple Tablet Design Reportedly Akin to Flattened First-Generation iPhone

[nicholasfukuoka]

So theoretically we can say that the final product will most probably look at least this good with a similar ui, no?

 

[DeuceDeuce]

So theoretically we can say that the final product will most probably look at least this good with a similar ui, no?

Who knows, not much more time to wait though!

 

[kdarling]

Um, not sure where to post this but I'm wondering if and why these two videos have been counted out of being real.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIGd4aBzhTU&feature=channel

Many people say they're videos superimposed on cardboard green screens, because of the highly suspicious shadow of the left hand in the first video.

I believe (they are mockups) because having the border areas on the longitudinal sides like the iPhone allows someone to hold the tablet in one hand like the iPhone. The design in the video would not allow that.

True, the sides next to the screen look too thin to hold comfortably.

 

[Friscohoya]

Um, not sure where to post this but I'm wondering if and why these two videos have been counted out of being real.

Spoilers, I guess, if this is authentic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIGd4aBzhTU&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghPkhnCJYw4&feature=channel

This is just not an Apple design. Proportions are wrong. At best a discarded prototype.

 

[houdinize]

Aha.

I've solved it! The problem I cannot get past is that it will lay flat and no one will want to hold this thing up and type with one hand. It has to be slightly angled, like the way the Air keyboard is but more dramatic. That way it has a halfway decent viewing/typing angle while laying on a desk. Just a thought.

Found this concept. Seems to make more sense than the flattened iPod theory.

 

[sweetie81]

Who needs a tablet in times where smartphones become more powerful and nearly everyone has got a notebook or netbook?

No DVD drive etc. In my opinion a table is as useful as a spot on your arse.