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Apple Working on 10-, 13-, and 15-Inch Tablets?

I/O devices too

Every single touch device that Apple creates has the potential as an input/output device for desktop/laptop hardware and apps such as FCP and Logic Pro, or even more mundane apps such as iphoto and iworks. Ad hoc networks and multiplayer games will be trivial to create.

This is the hook that will set apart Apple's tablets from the competition, and only Apple will succeed because they control everything.

BTW, Apple needs a mobile base station in its product lineup, with a cell link.
 
I think the tablet may be the new revolutionary idea and may replace the current laptops. I have to ask an important question though:

Won't it be very inconvenient to operate a tablet? Think about it. The screen would lay flat on a table pointing up towards the ceiling. Even if it has a virtual keyboard you will be constantly straining your neck viewing it.

Of course it could have something that stands it up but then the virtual keyboard now becomes inconvenient.

Yes one can get external keyboards, etc....but Apple is not going to sell a tablet that needs something like that. It needs to be self contained replacement for a laptop or netbook.

I'm not getting this....

Kan-O-Z
 
You are spot on, here is my drawing...

The laptop form factor is ergonomically a nightmare, making natural right brain creativity a struggle. The tablet with mechanical (not horrible touch screen) fold/swivel/bluetooth keyboard is the way forward, and it won't be long before there's a 17" inch too. Here's my less ambitious idea for something to cater for the eBook / creative crowd:

http://visionaforethought.wordpress...nt-launch-a-tablet-equal-or-better-than-this/
 
corinhorn said:
I was referring to a computer replacement. No one thinks of the iPhone as a replacement for a laptop or desktop, but rather as a companion. Without a physical keyboard this rumored tablet can never replace a computer. A physical keyboard with tactile feedback does not require you to look at it while you type. The same cannot be said about touchscreen keyboards
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Well then the same thing was said about the Macbook Air regarding the lack of removable battery and 3G wireless. The Macbook Air line was obviously bought because it hasn't been axed like the cube.

The point here is that you're making an overly broad generalization (serious computer users) regarding an unreleased product that we know nothing about (the tablet could even be a giant hoax, we don't know).
 
Kan-O-Z said:
I think the tablet may be the new revolutionary idea and may replace the current laptops. I have to ask an important question though:

Won't it be very inconvenient to operate a tablet? Think about it. The screen would lay flat on a table pointing up towards the ceiling. Even if it has a virtual keyboard you will be constantly straining your neck viewing it.

Of course it could have something that stands it up but then the virtual keyboard now becomes inconvenient.

I'm not getting this....


Kan-O-Z
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Look, it depends on your style of work, and everyone's is different. First of all, Apple is not going to terminate its incredibly successful line of laptops. This is going to be in addition, not instead of, and people who are primarily writers and need the keyboard all the time will use those.

I definitely could see this working for me. At my desk, it goes on the stand and synchs with my mouse and keyboard, basically becoming an iMac. I want to watch a movie or listen to music while at a cafe or on the treadmill, it becomes a media center with an onscreen keyboard, which will certainly suffice for entering URLs and song titles, etc. In fact, I would dare say one could do some light writing with it. I retire to bed and want to do some reading, it becomes my e-book. I think if the tablet is real, it could rock!
 
I love the idea of a tablet. Will you be able to sync it to your desktop/laptop/itunes like the iphone? This would be the deal breaker for me if you could not do this. Sorry if this is an ignorant question.
 
wonderkid said:
The laptop form factor is ergonomically a nightmare, making natural right brain creativity a struggle. The tablet with mechanical (not horrible touch screen) fold/swivel/bluetooth keyboard is the way forward, and it won't be long before there's a 17" inch too. Here's my less ambitious idea for something to cater for the eBook / creative crowd:

http://visionaforethought.wordpress...nt-launch-a-tablet-equal-or-better-than-this/
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I've been thinking magnets on the back too, but I don't think they'll be able to put the magsafe there. you couldn't lay it down flat with it plugged in. But just being able to stick it to a whiteboard or something in a cubical would be great (with a BT or USB keyboard of course)
 
corinhorn said:
I was referring to a computer replacement. No one thinks of the iPhone as a replacement for a laptop or desktop, but rather as a companion. Without a physical keyboard this rumored tablet can never replace a computer. A physical keyboard with tactile feedback does not require you to look at it while you type. The same cannot be said about touchscreen keyboards
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Think about what your saying though. You are basically stating the same old argument that was around before the iPhone came out. Everyone said it's stupid and you can't do anything with that and how the people waiting on line for the first gen iPhone were dumb. When they realized they needed to save face, because the iPhone was actually a beautiful little device, they started saying things like, "oh I'm waiting till all the bugs are fixed, I hear iPhones have problems" I was laughing, like what bugs lol. All I'm saying is have some valid points cause the iPhone is pretty much a netbook already lol.
 
NAG said:
Well then the same thing was said about the Macbook Air regarding the lack of removable battery and 3G wireless.
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True, but i was talking about the virtue of a touchscreen keyboard compared to a physical keyboard.
 
Lesser Evets said:
The physical keyboard is faster because you don't get lost and wander into other keys. Those lil' bumps on F & J help center the typist without having to look at the keyboard. I think I remember a rumor where Apple was trying to get screens to morph or shape to accommodate shapes on the monitors for serious typists.
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I would agree that "The [traditional] physical keyboard is faster because you don't get lost and wander into other keys."

But, consider this:

-- A touch-sensitive keyboard on which you rest the fingers, thumbs and (maybe) palms of both hands.
-- The act of "typing a character" could be one of momentarily lifting (slightly) one or more fingers.
-- the hands could "wander" wherever they wanted, the home row would move with the position of the hand.

This would be a little odd, at first, as the motion of lifting up is opposite to pressing down... but I think you would pick it up quickly!

If the surface were both touch and pressure sensitive, you wouldn't even need to lift a finger-- just press lightly or wiggle it.

Of course, Apple will need to coin some new mottos and acronyms to describe the kb. For starters, how about:

"Home [row] is where the hand is"

and

WYSIWYGGLE

:D
 
Where's the market?

When Apple released the iPod and iPhone there was already a consumer market for such products. Apple did them better. With the tablet there is only a niche market among professionals. There is no consumer market for Apple to take over.
 
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I think it had to run a full version of OS X. I hope this is true.
 
Stately said:
Think about what your saying though. You are basically stating the same old argument that was around before the iPhone came out. Everyone said it's stupid and you can't do anything with that and how the people waiting on line for the first gen iPhone were dumb. When they realized they needed to save face, because the iPhone was actually a beautiful little device, they started saying things like, "oh I'm waiting till all the bugs are fixed, I hear iPhones have problems" I was laughing, like what bugs lol. All I'm saying is have some valid points cause the iPhone is pretty much a netbook already lol.
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Boy, you really are hung up on the iPhone. You keep changing the argument back to the iPhone. No one is disputing the value of the iPhone. I am disputing the idea of a tablet replacing a laptop. When the iPhone was announced, no one claimed it would be replacing laptops, so stereotyping me in with all the others who doubted the iPhone lends no credence to your statements.
 
Mac OS X inside is a must (not the crippled and limited OS X of the iPhone and iPod touch).

To run full-blown videopresentations from NATIVE Keynote (.key) and PowerPoint (.ppt) files, using video-out and USB2 ports for the wireless remote control.

And most importantly, as light as possible (400 g would be great). Because the MacBook Air is too heavy, too large and too port-crippled.

Here is an order of thousands for our University.
 
Tallest Skil said:
I can't. Some people still need a physical keyboard.
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Here is my bet.. The tablet will have an optional stand that can be used as a monitor. Via Bluetooth you can hook up a keyboard and use it like a desktop.

To me that setup would be the dogs bollocks.
 
TO: Apple community
FROM: Rest of the world

Subject: Pay attention!

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Hey guys.. these products already exist from other computer companies. They have for a long time. If tablets were going to replace laptops, they already would have. If you think Apple's particular tablet is going to be revolutionary, you're kidding yourself. The iPhone isn't revolutionary either. The last revolutionary thing Apple made was the original iPod.

Hell, you can already get a Mac tablet. Modbook!
 
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