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Apple Tablet Launch to Coincide With iTunes Digital Album Enhancements in September?
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Very interesting indeed...That was very interesting lol!Now you know why VISION is so important to a company and Steve sure has it!
"All that hype for an MP3 player? Break-thru digital device? The Reality Distiortion Field is starting to warp Steve's mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off."
I've only got one thing to say.
Start encoding those Movies/Music Videos/TV shows in 720P 29.97 FPS.
Start encoding those Movies/Music Videos/TV shows in 720P 29.97 FPS.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if they time it right. I suppose it's best to release products when they are ready, and not a day before, but too often Apple has released products that missed the back-to-school or holiday shopping seasons.
iPod Touch HD?I've only got one thing to say.
Start encoding those Movies/Music Videos/TV shows in 720P 29.97 FPS.
ION makes it cake on a netbook sporting it. GN40 is passable.
What about video?
I don't know how it would functionally work, but the 10" seems about the right size to be able to do video conferencing really well. Better than a front facing camera on an iPhone IMO.
I don't know how it would functionally work, but the 10" seems about the right size to be able to do video conferencing really well. Better than a front facing camera on an iPhone IMO.
The healthcare industry should look into a device that will help them replace their clipboards and constant folders of paper. But healthcare is like the government....sllllllooooooowwwwww to act and adopt...not to mention healthcare has a bazillion legal obligations surrounding privacy, paper documentation, patient rights, etc.
That's why I'm saying healthcare needs to address the business PROCESS problems first, then adopt technologies like handheld computer thingies to help them do X,Y, and Z better for patient care.
The problem with Tablets is that consumers have been hearing about them since the 80s...yet nothing is here after quite a few failed attempts. Part of the PROBLEM/CAUSE of no tablet is that there has been no shining usecase that will make the masses adopt it. Star Trek's McCoy's medical device is about the only thing anyone can think of for a truly handheld tablet.
Are oscilloscopes sold often in America? You bet...but they are not a CONSUMER product. Ditto for EKG machines. Apple sells consumer stuff.
The Tablet needs a few real killer usecases to get people to buy it.
Now, Apple may turn the world upside down with whatever it releases in the future and/or whatever they call it and/or whatever market they label it as. If they are aiming for the business market (healthcare example) it will fail because Apple a)does not target the business market for ANYTHING and b)no business is going to buy Apple stuff. I'm not slamming Apple, but it's the truth.
I'd love to see Apple invent something that sells as much and is as welcomed as the iPod...that was truly innovative (for usability) after watching numerous other vendors fail at a music player.
I'm with several of the earlier posters here: I just don't see when I would use this thing.
At home? Hardly - I've already got a Mac & a TV.
On the road? It's no match for an iPhone for portability, so that's not what it's for. Unless it has a 3G data plan it will only work when I stop somewhere with WiFi. How is it better than a netbook in these situations? If it has a 3G data plan, how is it better than a netbook with one?
Perhaps some of the tablet fans can explain it to me. What exactly can such a device do better than what I already have?
At home? Hardly - I've already got a Mac & a TV.
On the road? It's no match for an iPhone for portability, so that's not what it's for. Unless it has a 3G data plan it will only work when I stop somewhere with WiFi. How is it better than a netbook in these situations? If it has a 3G data plan, how is it better than a netbook with one?
Perhaps some of the tablet fans can explain it to me. What exactly can such a device do better than what I already have?
That is just great. Based on this thread alone, we can probably auto-generate new product discussions threads from now on -- just think of the bandwidth saved!
eReader
I said these things in another thread about the tablet, but heres what I see.
Apple has content deals with not only BOOK publishers but also magazine publishers and Newspapers. I see this even more now, since I've been reading a few articles linked to by John Gruber about how the newspapers are struggling to work out how they can turn healthy profits again in the age of digital. We'll call these the "iTunes Bookshop" and "iTunes Newsagency"... hehe.
One possibility I imagined was the amazing interactivity that digital could afford here - you have a standard newspaper layout (people still like to read the paper) but you can touch a photo to get a slideshow of photos on a story instead. Or a design magazine where touching a design shows you a collection of the designers work... etc.
Apple won't release this unless they see a market for it that is untapped. I feel the eReader is that market, and of course they have a wildly popular digital store to sell content. I also think that there's a lot of credence to this rumor about album art being tied to this device.
Another thing I'd LOVE this tablet to be able to do is to act as an Application Pad for some of the complex apps we use every day on our Macs. For me, I'm thinking a TextMate command pad, or Photoshop toolbox. So the tablet becomes a sophisticated input device for your computer as well (probably via bluetooth).
If it does this stuff, I'll buy it
I said these things in another thread about the tablet, but heres what I see.
Apple has content deals with not only BOOK publishers but also magazine publishers and Newspapers. I see this even more now, since I've been reading a few articles linked to by John Gruber about how the newspapers are struggling to work out how they can turn healthy profits again in the age of digital. We'll call these the "iTunes Bookshop" and "iTunes Newsagency"... hehe.
One possibility I imagined was the amazing interactivity that digital could afford here - you have a standard newspaper layout (people still like to read the paper) but you can touch a photo to get a slideshow of photos on a story instead. Or a design magazine where touching a design shows you a collection of the designers work... etc.
Apple won't release this unless they see a market for it that is untapped. I feel the eReader is that market, and of course they have a wildly popular digital store to sell content. I also think that there's a lot of credence to this rumor about album art being tied to this device.
Another thing I'd LOVE this tablet to be able to do is to act as an Application Pad for some of the complex apps we use every day on our Macs. For me, I'm thinking a TextMate command pad, or Photoshop toolbox. So the tablet becomes a sophisticated input device for your computer as well (probably via bluetooth).
If it does this stuff, I'll buy it
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hi, first of all, im NEW here. so hello!! and go easy on me. u lot are very fast to have a go at someone
Only two things come to mind when ever I hear about this upcoming 'tablet'
1. With the success of iPhone and what not, especially recently, its software driven, so if we get a 10" touch device, anything is possible on it, mail, office, iLife things. imagine the possibilities of everything a laptop does and an iPhone
2. Cloud computing
hi, first of all, im NEW here. so hello!! and go easy on me. u lot are very fast to have a go at someone
Only two things come to mind when ever I hear about this upcoming 'tablet'
1. With the success of iPhone and what not, especially recently, its software driven, so if we get a 10" touch device, anything is possible on it, mail, office, iLife things. imagine the possibilities of everything a laptop does and an iPhone
2. Cloud computing
That's exactly what I've been thinking. A lot of people are trying to envision something based on an iPod Touch or a Macbook or some cheap netbook. My guess is that just like the iPod was, the tablet will be something groundbreaking.
I thought hospitals, clinics and medical offices had always used tablets...
Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
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I KNOW WHAT IT CAN BE USED FOR!
I didn't read al the responses, but I realized something! My mom has over 10,000 digital photos, and there's no way shes going to print them all. ITS A DIGITAL PHOTO ALBUM!!!
Its a genius idea! I had this idea about a year ago, idk if I posted it somewhere, but I hope my dream comes true (my mom makes me print all her pictures for her, since she is technologically challenged).
You can show your photos albums to your friends without bringing all kinds of big books! People who are technologically challenged would be afraid to use a computer, so they call it a tablet!
This will bring housewives into the world of Apple!!!
(this was my idea by the way lol, credit to me)
I didn't read al the responses, but I realized something! My mom has over 10,000 digital photos, and there's no way shes going to print them all. ITS A DIGITAL PHOTO ALBUM!!!
Its a genius idea! I had this idea about a year ago, idk if I posted it somewhere, but I hope my dream comes true (my mom makes me print all her pictures for her, since she is technologically challenged).
You can show your photos albums to your friends without bringing all kinds of big books! People who are technologically challenged would be afraid to use a computer, so they call it a tablet!
This will bring housewives into the world of Apple!!!
(this was my idea by the way lol, credit to me)
A tablet is a totally cool idea, but what practical use? All down to OS... if OSX then great idea but who would actually use it? You'd need to type with it flat so would be really awkward. If iPhone OS then why not just get an iPod touch?ok bigger screen but the touch would be a lot more portable...
Having said that I'd love to see them release one just to see what they do with it...
Having said that I'd love to see them release one just to see what they do with it...
I would hope Apple will do something radical with the tablet and confidentially tell the top 50 or so game developers, in advance, what the resolution will be.
And drop another $500m advance on memory and displays.
Rocketman
ATNN about to arrive after all these years . . . . .
And drop another $500m advance on memory and displays.
Rocketman
ATNN about to arrive after all these years . . . . .
I really hope this thing has a mostly OS X feel and not an iPhone OS feel. I could possibly see use for something like this if it's an ultraportable computer.
This thing also needs a flip-out keyboard. Yeah, touch screens are nice, but to get anything done quickly, an actual keyboard is a must. I don't want to learn some new typing scheme for a new device.
If it's using an ARM processor instead of Intel, I'm guessing that means it wouldn't be able to do something like sync up applications with a Mac, like using Photoshop on the go. I think this would be a neat device, but the price matters a lot as does the usability. I'm hoping that Apple and Amazon can work a deal to have a Kindle application on this. Yes, Amazon sells the Kindle hardware, but they also sell a lot of eBooks. I've bought 4 eBooks (a few more freebies) from Amazon, and I'd love some sort of portable reader aside from my iPhone. But $300 is still too rich for me for a single-purpose device.
This thing also needs a flip-out keyboard. Yeah, touch screens are nice, but to get anything done quickly, an actual keyboard is a must. I don't want to learn some new typing scheme for a new device.
If it's using an ARM processor instead of Intel, I'm guessing that means it wouldn't be able to do something like sync up applications with a Mac, like using Photoshop on the go. I think this would be a neat device, but the price matters a lot as does the usability. I'm hoping that Apple and Amazon can work a deal to have a Kindle application on this. Yes, Amazon sells the Kindle hardware, but they also sell a lot of eBooks. I've bought 4 eBooks (a few more freebies) from Amazon, and I'd love some sort of portable reader aside from my iPhone. But $300 is still too rich for me for a single-purpose device.
All these Apple Tablet rumors are flustering me! I feel like a larger iPod Touch is just awkward to use, so I'm anxious to see how Apple pulls this off. That being said, I feel like Apple really needs to release a "Wow" product right now instead of minor upgrades to current ones, and this could be it. If they pull it off and it has some amazing features, it may join my 
fleet!
fleet!Another use for a 10" tablet...
That no one has mentioned yet is for pilots. I can see great use for a 10" tablet in the cockpit. Download and store all your VFR/IFR charts, have a flight computer, download METAR weather data all without leaving the cockpit. It could come in pretty handy. I can see a lot of uses for that device in various fields. Wether any of them are big enough to justify the r&d is debatable.
That no one has mentioned yet is for pilots. I can see great use for a 10" tablet in the cockpit. Download and store all your VFR/IFR charts, have a flight computer, download METAR weather data all without leaving the cockpit. It could come in pretty handy. I can see a lot of uses for that device in various fields. Wether any of them are big enough to justify the r&d is debatable.
it's 9", not 10"
If you do the math for a 720p screen (1280 x 720) at the same resolution as the iPhone (163dpi), then the screen comes out to be 9.01 inches and not 10 inches.
If this device is going to be compatible with today's App Store, then it has to use the same CPU as the iPhone/iPod touch and have the same dpi. In saying that, I would believe that it being compatible with today's app store is not that important as it will probably have it's own app store, however, both would be nice.
If you do the math for a 720p screen (1280 x 720) at the same resolution as the iPhone (163dpi), then the screen comes out to be 9.01 inches and not 10 inches.
If this device is going to be compatible with today's App Store, then it has to use the same CPU as the iPhone/iPod touch and have the same dpi. In saying that, I would believe that it being compatible with today's app store is not that important as it will probably have it's own app store, however, both would be nice.
I'm curious to know who the 3G service provider might be. Seems like I read somewhere that Verizon will be the lucky carrier to get this tablet first. Since I'm currently with AT&T and don't have any complaints with them I would like it to be available to them first.
But, I do currently have a laptop connect card with AT&T so if this tablet device actually has a USB port and will work with my laptop connect card I'll buy it regardless which carrier gets it.
But, I do currently have a laptop connect card with AT&T so if this tablet device actually has a USB port and will work with my laptop connect card I'll buy it regardless which carrier gets it.
If it's announced in Sept, then chances are it's part of the iPod family rather than the MacBook family. I think the only way Apple can pull this off, is with a great software lineup to backup the hardware which I'm sure will be good. iWork/ iLife Lite would be a start.