My guess is a combination of multi-touch and voice-recognition software.
Just one question! I have both an iPhone and a MacBook Pro! Do I need an iTablet too? I am thinkink to buy one just because is... Apple, but in my conditionsdo I really use it?
Multi-voice recognition for that special touch.
I knowis fond of this voice control thing these days and I'm glad it exists, but that'll be mad annoying in a library or yes, even coffee shop (locally-own with fair trade beans, of course).
On my iphone the darn voice recognition never gets my commands right :-(
Multi-voice recognition for that special touch.
I knowis fond of this voice control thing these days and I'm glad it exists, but that'll be mad annoying in a library or yes, even coffee shop (locally-own with fair trade beans, of course).
No virtual keyboard, you'll be able to write directly in text fields with your finger.
"You will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet."
Absolutely not. No more distractions in vehicles please. Cell phones already cause too many accidents.Like Microsoft SYNC, this tablet should be the foundation for an in dash system. The iphone interface is great for in a car. Apple could hook up with Honda or Toyota and sell a ton of them.
Furthermore, another source told Bilton, "You will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet."
Nah, I wasn't thinking about a camera. More like a near field electromagnetic sensor under the touch screen. No front facing camera on a flat panel would have the wide enough field of view to provide accurate tracking, plus you couldn't use the device in a very dark room.I'd bet you're right. No more screen smudges. Maybe it uses the camera to triangulate your actions, be great for sign language. Heck, it could even incorporate Pixel Qi's screen and Amimon's just announced WHDI technology to send uncompressed 1080 to your TV.
http://www.amimon.com/
I think Apple will revolutionize the netbook and TV market.
My predictions:
iTablet or iBook
It will be like a 10 inch iPod touch with a hybrid screen (i think they patented this a few months ago), it will have Mac OSX with apps designed for it. No virtual keyboard, you'll be able to write directly in text fields with your finger. The iTunes LP framework will be the base for a CMS for digital magazines.
TV
A new Apple TV device with iTunes media subscription, it will offer a real competition for TV without any channels, just content providers. You'll be able to subscribe to your favorite shows and iTunes will make a personal channel for you, the other time slots will be filled with shows you might like using Genius. You will be able to see your channel in your Mac, iPod or "iTablet".
What do you think?
It will have a virtual keyboard and needs a pen. Your finger is still way too big, no just yours mine too.
Some of us would rather have new notebooks instead.
"You will be very surprised how you interact with the new tablet."
No keyboard of any kind. None.
Your fingers and a pen.
And before the bashing starts do your "rumor" homework.![]()
About three years ago Apple filed for a patent with "thousands of cameras behind the screen".Nah, I wasn't thinking about a camera. More like a near field electromagnetic sensor under the touch screen. No front facing camera on a flat panel would have the wide enough field of view to provide accurate tracking, plus you couldn't use the device in a very dark room.
Do you think it will be bigger than when the iPhone came out? Or in terms of how it changed the industry, with the app store?This will be big. Very big.
I think this is dead-on. The problem with tablets or touchscreen laptops is the arm strain of having to reach out and point all day.
There already are proximity sensors in iPhones. With a front facing camera, the tablet could combine data from the camera and prox sensor to see where you are pointing at (rather than actually touching) and this would be a much easier input mechanism. For instance, just point at the screen and a mouse arrow or cursor follows your finger.
This is "cool" enough for Steve, and could help justify the premium price somewhat, that you know Apple will charge.