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Apple Tablet Design Reportedly Akin to Flattened First-Generation iPhone
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The iPod & iPhone were design concepts at some stage in their development process...
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I wanna see some crazyass new rubber type material around the edges. Roughbook but with apples asthetic touch..
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I wanna see some crazyass new rubber type material around the edges. Roughbook but with apples asthetic touch..
If it does turn out to be flattened version of the iPhone, I'll be sorely disappointed. They had a chance to make something totally new and they copy the design of another product?
In a perfect world, the device would have only one button: On/Off, and a power port if needed - preferably wireless charging akin to the WildCharge system.
In a perfect world, the device would have only one button: On/Off, and a power port if needed - preferably wireless charging akin to the WildCharge system.
agreed
I'm growing impatient, although it will have to be really great for me to buy.
(my MBP is only a couple of months old)
If its like the leaked Images
Seriously, if the Design is in fact a blown up iphone like in the BGR Fotos, i will puke!! Still i think the Design will differ from that, since there is totaly NO need for an earspeaker.
It is Apple, leaders in industrial design of consumer electronics. If they really screw this thing up design wise its going to harm them brutaly -> so they WILL NOT SCREW IT UP
I can´t wait no more. I will now think about not going online for the next 6 days up until when the event is beeing livecomented.
Seriously, if the Design is in fact a blown up iphone like in the BGR Fotos, i will puke!! Still i think the Design will differ from that, since there is totaly NO need for an earspeaker.
It is Apple, leaders in industrial design of consumer electronics. If they really screw this thing up design wise its going to harm them brutaly -> so they WILL NOT SCREW IT UP
I can´t wait no more. I will now think about not going online for the next 6 days up until when the event is beeing livecomented.
I love how the rumors are now the reality. Only 6 days to go and everyone starkly certain is running on water. It's funny how people are already convinced this thing doesn't function or have a goal market.
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VOIP is already somewhat there (there's several VOIP apps already). But if the revolution you seek involves a significant drop in costs to make 3G-like calls via a 3G connection, I wouldn't hold my breath. That's exactly what AT&T, Verizon, etc do NOT want, which is why this Tablet is not going to end up with some kind of 3G special plan priced well below current 3G plans. They are not going to want this Tablet to end up being the best deal in the U.S. for making fully mobile (3G) calls- VOIP or otherwise.
I can imagine a Tethering deal for existing iPhone people, but I could also see that becoming hack-city, meaning it would quickly be hacked for all devices (laptops, etc) tethered use. More likely, I imagine a dedicated SIM with either:
- a one-time setup fee for iPhone people to link the Tablet to their iPhone contract deal (use one or use the other but not both at the same time), or
- a modest extra monthly fee to add this to your existing iPhone contract (comparable to adding a second phone to a cell phone contract)
But I see no possibilities for consumers to score a big win via 3G VOIP at the expense of the monopoly Goliaths of AT&T, Verizon, etc. They know very clearly where their bread is buttered.
Couple things:
This is simply a mockup someone made in 3DSMAX. It's fodder for the masses.
I sure hope this includes a USB port. Leaving one out would be anticompetitive for those of us who would prefer to use 4G at this stage. I don't want to have be a customer of both ATT and Verizon, especially for slow internet and a machine that will be intended to operate in the cloud.
One would think this would be a good time for an aTV refresh given all the games and apps that could be scaled to work on aTV (using ipod touches or iPhones as controllers - or something). Seems like a no brainer. aTV to aTablet to iPhone to iPod.
This is simply a mockup someone made in 3DSMAX. It's fodder for the masses.
I sure hope this includes a USB port. Leaving one out would be anticompetitive for those of us who would prefer to use 4G at this stage. I don't want to have be a customer of both ATT and Verizon, especially for slow internet and a machine that will be intended to operate in the cloud.
One would think this would be a good time for an aTV refresh given all the games and apps that could be scaled to work on aTV (using ipod touches or iPhones as controllers - or something). Seems like a no brainer. aTV to aTablet to iPhone to iPod.
This was a pretty bad attempt at an analogy to prove a bad point.
The Wii is extremely successful. You might not play it a lot, but the point is, you BOUGHT it. And so have millions of other people. Remember the first few Christmases that the Wii came out? You couldn't find them anywhere. They were flying off the shelves. If this tablet is sold at even half the rate of the Wii, it'll be considered very successful and Apple's stock with continue to rise.
A lot of people seem to be throwing out this notion that there's gonna be "no use" for such a device. That a laptop can do everything this is gonna do. But think about the iPhone. Couldn't you just have a basic cell phone AND a laptop for games and internet access?? Of course you can. But millions of people don't do that. They get the iPhone anyways, even if they have laptops and other cell phones already.
Even though people don't need, doesn't mean they don't want. So if this has enough of the "cool factor" (which is what I think will be the selling point in the end), and serves a distinct purpose (ie. e-reader, multimedia, games), then this tablet should be pretty successful.
Like many others have said, if it requires any kind of mobile network contract I would lose interest immediately. However, if there was an option to buy airtime as required, perhaps on a month by month basis, through Itunes and on a network of your own choosing, then for me that would be perfect.
Well, there's two ways I see this:
1. It could be fake... because it's running a full-blown version of OS X and it only has a dock connector and a headphone jack.
2. The dock connector could be used to connect it to a dock of some kind (which, knowing Apple, would probably have one USB port and a power connector, and maybe they would use the iPod component video cable for video out.).
I just can't see Apple releasing something like this, running a full version of OS X, and having no connectivity. That would be plain stupid.
1. It could be fake... because it's running a full-blown version of OS X and it only has a dock connector and a headphone jack.
2. The dock connector could be used to connect it to a dock of some kind (which, knowing Apple, would probably have one USB port and a power connector, and maybe they would use the iPod component video cable for video out.).
I just can't see Apple releasing something like this, running a full version of OS X, and having no connectivity. That would be plain stupid.
Dude! It is a mockup!
And i think there is NO way it is running anythin other than Touch OS 4.0.
(like u can see in my signature if u do not belve it;-)
You are not understanding the concept of the kindle or possibly the Apple tablet "free 3G" connectivity.
The 3G service is not incorporated into the price of the device, it is incorporated into the content. So every download from the app store, music store, movie store, etc will have a small transmission fee payment sent to the service provider that Apple partners with.
The Kindle has Whispernet which is provided by Sprint. Sprint gets a payment every time someone purchases an ebook.
The Apple tablet will be a content device, the price of 3G connectivity will be built into the content price. If you download a movie via the tablet 3G then part of the purchase price will go to Apple and part of the purchase price will go to Verizon.
Most likely this type of connectivity will be limited. To have full connectivity you will need to access the internet via WiFi or tethering to a 3G phone.
This would be a really cool way for the consumers! I would love it that way but with all them Smartphones out there killing the Networks anyway just imagine a million or so iPads floating arround downloading MOVIES!! Like that is going to work.
Boy I don't see a Grand ($1,000) in this! Sure hope Apple supplies some better ear buds then these pieces of crap! They are long over due for a change. Cmon Apple come out with some decent ear buds that everyone can use that actually fit different size ears and are comfortable.
Lastly, I hope that wi-fi is standard
and other wireless connections optional.
Well, pretty soon we all shall know!--))
You know what Apple's solution will be for the ear bud problems? Simply stop including them with ipods, iphones, etc. To Apple, most people probably use their own preferred headphones anyway, so why loose profit share by including better/more expensive headphones? Those who really want Apple branded headphones that are of decent quality can spend 80 bucks on the Apple in-ear phones.
Obviously I am with you - I do think Apple should be including better quality headsets, but from a cost/benefit perspective, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple completely drops the headphones in future consumer devices.
I would like one. These laptops can be so damn heavy at times. Tablet is much easier to read in bed. Plus the bed sheets wont over heat. And it's much more discreet to have a tablet. The MacBook would be so bulky in a restaurant, and I wouldn't need a magnify glass while browsing the web on the iphone.
So overall, I think Apple will reinvent the tablet. You'll just need to get used to holding it, like a phone. I know my girlfriend could slip this in her purse too. Although she's on vacation now and I'll be slipping something in her when she's back anyway.
Go tablet!
So overall, I think Apple will reinvent the tablet. You'll just need to get used to holding it, like a phone. I know my girlfriend could slip this in her purse too. Although she's on vacation now and I'll be slipping something in her when she's back anyway.
Go tablet!
That is probably why the rumor is that Verizon would be the provider who partners with Apple. Verizon has the largest 3g network, is currently rolling out 4g, and has a lot more bandwidth capacity than any other carrier.
One of the advantages of CDMA is that it has a larger bandwidth capacity per cell tower. One CDMA tower also covers twice the radius over a GSM tower. This allows Verizon to cover a much larger area with more bandwidth and fewer towers.
True, but Apple kept them secret until they were ready to go into production - which they then did.
Microsoft has a long history of launching "vaporware" to create FUD in the marketplace, then never actually bringing it to market once it performed it's purpose of killing off whatever threat they felt needed squashing.
Anyway, I'm going to wait and see what happens and judge it on it's actual merits, not the pre-release speculation and hype.
If true then it's exactly what many people have been predicting. And in my opinion, utterly undesirable.