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iPhone Started as 'Safari Pad'?

Apple still have the Inkwell technology, which they haven't really utilised themselves. Or at least not yet.
 
Am I reading the same article as everyone else? That short couple of sentences say to me that whatever tablet-style PDA/browser thing which was in design, became the iPhone instead. But some people seem to be saying this is a sign that the long-awaited Apple tablet is on its way.

Have I missed something?
 
ascender said:
Am I reading the same article as everyone else? That short couple of sentences say to me that whatever tablet-style PDA/browser thing which was in design, became the iPhone instead. But some people seem to be saying this is a sign that the long-awaited Apple tablet is on its way.

Have I missed something?
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No, you haven't. It's everybody else who has.

Apple can definitely use the multitouch tech for some totally new device we haven't seen yet. Doesn't mean they will, though. This latest "rumor" doesn't make it seem more or less likely that a totally new device is on its way. People are just reading into it too much.
 
So they took people of OSX to work on the iPhone and people off my iTable to work on the iPhone, ok lets get those people back in the iTablet or whatever you want to call it.

Yea yea it will be smaller and not really intended to just be a tablet, fine, lets see this baby and lets see how it finds its own customer base.
 
Remember a Stevenote froma while back-- i think the one with Eminem's commercial debut? Steve mentioned a 10" iPod as a joke. I bet this is what he was referring to.
 
The Mockup from Stuff

Here it is:

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bmk said:
And you seem to have technology comprehension problems. I'm with Neven on this as you seem to know little of what you're talking about. The Newton failed because essentially it didn't work. The technology wasn't good enough to meet the desire. The same is true of voice interactive technology, it still just isn't good enough. If Apple or anyone could bring a computer or 'platform' to market which could be reliably and simply interacted with either through natural voice communication or through some kind of 'multitouch' input, they would do it. The reason they don't, is not because of some dark secret plot to keep cool technology out of our hands but because what we want can't be done yet. If you knew a bit more about what is involved in creating such technologically advanced pieces of equipment maybe you wouldn't have such unrealistic expectations.
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I thought it didn't do well (mainly) due to it's price (well and size). Yeah the hadnwriting tech wasn't super accurate but it did get better over time (oh how i miss my Newton). I thought what killed it was Palm (with their Graffiti). Text input was faster, it did almost everything the Newton did, it was smaller, and it was cheaper.

Anyhow, it would be interesting to see if Apple actually starts using the Inkwell tech in a Newton-like revival.
 
Someone pointed out (in another thread) that we may have:

1. iphone nano
2. iphone
3. ipnone 3G or iphone-Tablet (always on)

The first one may come out this year. The last one next January.

:)
 
This would be very impressive. Especially if the price point were only $600-700. At that price, to me, Apple would have been able to breach a large consumer price point that I thought UMPCs were suppose to have. However, in most cases there they started out around $900 and went up in price. So far, I haven't seen any reputable versions for anything cheaper, that also have more than capable processing power.
 
Kar98 said:
*hands over box of q-tips*
Meanwhile we saw Palm and Handspring come and go, the rise of Windows Mobile, the invasion of the Blackberry, the Nokia Communicator.
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The key phrase here is "come and go". If there was an insatiable market for these devices, Palm never would have gone. That's the point - isn't it? Apple knows this, that the right device could go a long way, but the right device aimed at the wrong market just ends up costing the company lots of money - and in the case of Palm can just about sink you.

I get that YOU are really interested in such a device - heck I am too - but there really aren't that many of us around. Apple needs to be wary of introducing a tablet - unless the device touches on something that resonates with a wide variety of people, it could end up being a albatross.

i.mac said:
Someone pointed out (in another thread) that we may have:

1. iphone nano
2. iphone
3. ipnone 3G or iphone-Tablet (always on)

The first one may come out this year. The last one next January.

:)
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A phone that doesn't fit in your pocket is the perfect example of a really cool technology aimed at the wrong market. What percentage of people want a phone that doesn't fit in your pocket?
 
Here we go again! Fire up the rumor mills, it's time for more iTablet rumor mongerring. It's been what, 2 months?

New material guys. New material.
 
I hope that the mobile device not only pushes the SDK for the iPhone and other Touch devices, but also pushes Apple's desire to market the iPhone to larger and faster networks than AT&T, and fix the small issues that many users still have with the iPhone.

Hopefully Apple will take advantage of the possibilities that this device and future tech can offer.

Delicious-Apple said:
Here it is:

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One of the better mockups I have seen, but I really doubt there will be a DVD drive in there since there isn't one in the MBA and that thing is even smaller.

Put a media card reader in there (for SDHC, CF, and Sony at least) and now your talking.

Also.... make the keyboard bigger.... hopefully Apple adopts a touch keyboard with options for XT9 and full sized like the HTC Touch. I found it much easier to type on that and it actually has a smaller screen than the iPhone.
 
Gherkin said:
Maybe all the recent rumors about an Apple Tablet coming out are just referring to this now defunct R&D project that evolved into the iPhone?
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that's my guess, at least for a year or more. i just don't think a tablet computer is in the works any time soon. apple's got their hands in so many different areas, i'd rather them work on improving their current product line right now vs. adding another radically different device into the foray.
 
Right then, if the device is 50% larger than the iPhone, I predict:

- same thickness (as iPod Touch if no 3G capability)
- 720x480 5.5" display (maybe 640x400)
- based upon the iPhone chipset (probably the next generation iPhone's chipset, which will just be a faster version of the current one) running at full speed (624 MHz instead of the 412MHz the iPhone does, or even faster)
- Increased size (2x area) used for more storage, still flash based
- Double sized battery (because there will be the space for it)
- Based upon the iPhone's OS entirely - resolution independence will mean that apps made for iPhone's 480x320 display will run nicely on 720x480.
- No Intel Atom

This product's existence is only lended creedence because of the comments regarding the SDK creating a wide platform, etc, implying further classes of device.
 
ascender said:
Am I reading the same article as everyone else? That short couple of sentences say to me that whatever tablet-style PDA/browser thing which was in design, became the iPhone instead. But some people seem to be saying this is a sign that the long-awaited Apple tablet is on its way.

Have I missed something?
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this isn't a zero sum game. they can make both.....
 
tuneman07 said:
IDK about all this tablet talk, but when I first saw the Iphone I thought it would have been cool if it was a bit bigger. I know everyone is obsessed with small but as a guy who wears baggy pants quite a bit the Iphone could easily probably be 2 times as big and still be just as portable. I just want a bigger screen- maybe a fold out Iphone??? that would be cool.
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You must be massive to want an iphone that's two times larger. Hold that up to your face? I don't think so.
I don't wear tight jeans, but c'mon, it's big enough already!
 
i.mac said:
Someone pointed out (in another thread) that we may have:

1. iphone nano
2. iphone
3. ipnone 3G or iphone-Tablet (always on)

The first one may come out this year. The last one next January.

:)
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I'd buy a iPhone Nano in a hearbeat. I love my Touch, would like the iPhone but i think it's a bit too big. Get an iPhone Nano or wait til they make a thinner iPhone? The mock up in the above posting of a tablet is very cool. Having something like that would make me want to switch up my set up. iMac and iTablet.
 
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