I'm really interested in seeing how Apple furthers their multi-touch technologies, not just in the possible Slate device, but in the notebook line and iPhone/iPod Touch.
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Fingerworks.com Content Pulled Ahead of Apple Tablet Announcement
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I bet all my salary that it will be SO A DISAPPOINTMENT that everyone of you will start a thread bashing and crying about why Apple waste it's time in such a limited device. Rumors always hurt Apple presentations. We expect so much and then Apple brings something as a video nano for example.
Remember the interview with both Jobs and Gates, the way each one describe the future?? Gates was FOS but Jobs was secure with his predictions and I quote: "The future of computing will be small gadgets that will work for independent tasks, each gadget for each need."
that's was going to happen in the next tow weeks. and you can tell Apple it's working hard to achieved that goal.
music, games and basic apps = iPod Touch
Music = iPod Classic
Music + video to go = iPod Nano
music for exercise = Shuffle
work to go = MacBook Air
desktop to go = MacBook Pro
school needs = Macbook white
smartphone + apps = iPhone
professional task high end machine for work = Mac Pro
budget like professional more or less task machine for work = iMac
netbook needs = Apple don't believe in netbooks.
a College smart device for not so high productive tasks but good enough for see, touch, listen and write with social integration for today lifestyle?
that's is the Tablet.... OR an iPod Touch Pro... OR an Open iPhone without restrictions (not yet).
At the end it will be a device so simple and controlled that you will hate it at first and after two weeks you will buy it no questions ask.
Remember the interview with both Jobs and Gates, the way each one describe the future?? Gates was FOS but Jobs was secure with his predictions and I quote: "The future of computing will be small gadgets that will work for independent tasks, each gadget for each need."
that's was going to happen in the next tow weeks. and you can tell Apple it's working hard to achieved that goal.
music, games and basic apps = iPod Touch
Music = iPod Classic
Music + video to go = iPod Nano
music for exercise = Shuffle
work to go = MacBook Air
desktop to go = MacBook Pro
school needs = Macbook white
smartphone + apps = iPhone
professional task high end machine for work = Mac Pro
budget like professional more or less task machine for work = iMac
netbook needs = Apple don't believe in netbooks.
a College smart device for not so high productive tasks but good enough for see, touch, listen and write with social integration for today lifestyle?
that's is the Tablet.... OR an iPod Touch Pro... OR an Open iPhone without restrictions (not yet).
At the end it will be a device so simple and controlled that you will hate it at first and after two weeks you will buy it no questions ask.
Except you've arbitrarily assigned things. In reality:
music, games and basic apps = iPod Touch or iPod Classic
Music = iPod Classic or iPod Touch or iPod nano or iPod shuffle
Music + video to go = iPod Nano or iPod touch or...
music for exercise = Shuffle or iPod nano or iPod touch
work to go = MacBook Air or MacBook or Macbook pro
desktop to go = MacBook Pro or Macbook
school needs = Macbook white or macbook pro
smartphone + apps = iPhone
professional task high end machine for work = Mac Pro
budget like professional more or less task machine for work = iMac or Mac Mini
netbook needs = Apple don't believe in netbooks. That doesn't mean they don't believe in netbook NEEDS.
Tablet/slate designed to replace Newsprint?
Printed news media is dying on it's arse, maybe this product could save it with a subscription based newspaper service.
If the Daily Sport has a sub model I'll get one.
So, what's it gonna be called?
I reckon (though I have had a drink) Apple may bring back the iBook name, using iSlate as the TM name for the interface/applications.
So there we have it.
Printed news media is dying on it's arse, maybe this product could save it with a subscription based newspaper service.
If the Daily Sport has a sub model I'll get one.
So, what's it gonna be called?
I reckon (though I have had a drink) Apple may bring back the iBook name, using iSlate as the TM name for the interface/applications.
So there we have it.
Ya, this could turn into a big mess very quickly. I talked about this on here several times back when Apple started implementing multi-touch on the MacBook Pro. Now it looks like it is going to get even more intense!
I really hope they don't do anything too crazy. Too much adaptation required will kill this product for the masses.
I think Fingerworks was cool, but they implemented some things very poorly. A lot of their gestures don't make any logical sense and would just need to be memorized. If Apple throws gesture typing ontop of that, even I don't know if I will be happy about that!
i believe and hope this will be the case. if the tablet/slate has todays ny times sent to it automatically so while on the train i have something to read.
sorry, but those multi touch gestures don't impress me that much. they actually confuse me once they use more than two fingers. i also think that apple bought fingerworks not because of their invented technology but to remove a competitor and get their patents. I am sure that apple could "programm" al the gestures even without buying fingerworks.
ok, ok whatever... the question is: Did you get my point? I didn't want to be more specific because as we can see now, gets complicated... very un-Apple
That is because Apple has really only ever cared about the higher-end segment. They have never said their goal was to dominate the commodity computer market. If you think that Apple will ever hold 80-90% of the market then you are dreaming.
I think what people are missing is that this isn't just going to be for the tablet because your tablet itself will also double as an input device replacing your current keyboard and mouse. This is why people will be motivated to embrace gestures. And also, they will give people the alternative. If you don't want to use gestures you can use the old way of doing things as well but from what I have read about FingerWorks the people who have actually used it RAVE about it. They say it makes them so much more efficient.
http://www.ergoblog.com/2004/07/fingerworks_tou.html
Now keep in mind.. the reason this person didn't like the FingerWorks keyboard is because it didn't have any tactile feedback when typing. if Apple has solved this problem it would likely perfect this interface method.
http://www.ergoblog.com/2004/07/fingerworks_tou.html
Now keep in mind.. the reason this person didn't like the FingerWorks keyboard is because it didn't have any tactile feedback when typing. if Apple has solved this problem it would likely perfect this interface method.
This kind of nonsense never ceases to crack me up. Apple finally starts chipping away a little at Microsoft's dominance and people start talking about how they are now near death. MS still controls 90% of the worlds PCs, but Apple is definitely beginning to get their attention, but they are not going anywhere.
I'm a recent Mac convert and I love my Mac Pro and MacBook Pro, you'd have to pry them out of my cold dead fingers to wrestle them away from me. But I also have Windows PCs and Laptops to support at the office and home. I hate using them, but the vast majority of people are going to buy PCs and that is going to continue for a long long time.
Also, although I love my iPhone and Macs, I don't subscribe to the notion that Apple can do no wrong. They have come out with several products that were complete disasters. I'll admit, they have a pretty good string of winners going right now, but every company screws up occasionally. If this mystery tablet actually exists, and I have serious doubts that it does, it could either be great, mediocre or a complete disaster.
The form factor will make or break the thing.
If "gestures" are the killer function..... short-sell your AAPL now.
Just to shut it down and put it out of its misery, that's all...
waste of time conversing with your waste-of-time-response.
I would agree that Apple needs to implement something that differentiates this from all other failed tablets.
The killer function is the touch interface... gestures is just the means of using the touch interface. The touch interface and the slickness of it is what made the iPhone so successful. Many people can't conceive of this without seeing it just like many people couldn't understand the value of Apple doing a phone in the first place. They have completely redefined the market there though and they will do the same for computer interfaces in general.
Mark my words.. this is the death of the keyboard and mouse as we know them.
Or not.
Mark my words.. this is the death of the keyboard and mouse as we know them.
Or not.
Makes me a little nervous.
If Apple really is going to have a new input method with a steep learning curve, I fear the slate may be in some trouble. It will be hard to get anyone but the most Apple faithful to use it. Many people will not see the value in what we might feel is a better product (most people DON'T use Macs) and many people who have feature lists as their top priority might see other manufacturers' offerings as superior, regardless of interface, industrial design, or overall polish. With everyone expecting a hit, even a game-changing slate might be deemed a failure if people have to learn a new touch language to operate it.
On another note, some people have really got to stop bashing Microsoft and hoping for their death. PLEASE. It really makes us look petty (and wrong) when people are calling MS dead. Microsoft is an awesome competitor (especially with Win 7) to Apple. We're actually lucky to have them. They really don't have to lose in order for Apple to win. Microsoft may always be the big guys and even if Google takes their place, we should be bigger people about all this. MS is on most of the world's computers and there's nothing wrong with that. I prefer the Mac, but it doesn't make you stupid if you don't.
If Apple really is going to have a new input method with a steep learning curve, I fear the slate may be in some trouble. It will be hard to get anyone but the most Apple faithful to use it. Many people will not see the value in what we might feel is a better product (most people DON'T use Macs) and many people who have feature lists as their top priority might see other manufacturers' offerings as superior, regardless of interface, industrial design, or overall polish. With everyone expecting a hit, even a game-changing slate might be deemed a failure if people have to learn a new touch language to operate it.
On another note, some people have really got to stop bashing Microsoft and hoping for their death. PLEASE. It really makes us look petty (and wrong) when people are calling MS dead. Microsoft is an awesome competitor (especially with Win 7) to Apple. We're actually lucky to have them. They really don't have to lose in order for Apple to win. Microsoft may always be the big guys and even if Google takes their place, we should be bigger people about all this. MS is on most of the world's computers and there's nothing wrong with that. I prefer the Mac, but it doesn't make you stupid if you don't.
Just wondering if anyone knows....
"Fingerworks.com content pulled ahead of tablet"... I wonder if Steve Jobs medical chart has been pulled and checked over to see how he's doing regarding his transplant?
"Tablet to be encased in Aluminum"... I wonder if Steve will be encased with a nicely filled out black turtleneck sweater or will he be gaunt, skin and bones and start all those health issue rumors again...
Anyone know of or heard of how Steve is doing? We kind of get caught up in the hype and miss out on the more important things.
Health and Happiness for the New Year Steve... Health and Happiness!!!
"Fingerworks.com content pulled ahead of tablet"... I wonder if Steve Jobs medical chart has been pulled and checked over to see how he's doing regarding his transplant?
"Tablet to be encased in Aluminum"... I wonder if Steve will be encased with a nicely filled out black turtleneck sweater or will he be gaunt, skin and bones and start all those health issue rumors again...
Anyone know of or heard of how Steve is doing? We kind of get caught up in the hype and miss out on the more important things.
Health and Happiness for the New Year Steve... Health and Happiness!!!
INTERNAL APPLE MARKETING MEETING
Apple Middle Management Marketing Guy (aka AMMMG): So this week we'll maintain the hype by getting them to check out the Fingerworks website and get excited about all the multi touch possibilities. We'll do this with the multi step plan I've ....
The Steve: Shut down the website.
AMMMG: ...?, that's the opposite of what ...
The Steve: Shut it down, someone will notice, someone else will write about it, someone else will link to cached version, everyone else will see it and get excited about all the multi touch possibilities. Next.
Apple Middle Management Marketing Guy (aka AMMMG): So this week we'll maintain the hype by getting them to check out the Fingerworks website and get excited about all the multi touch possibilities. We'll do this with the multi step plan I've ....
The Steve: Shut down the website.
AMMMG: ...?, that's the opposite of what ...
The Steve: Shut it down, someone will notice, someone else will write about it, someone else will link to cached version, everyone else will see it and get excited about all the multi touch possibilities. Next.