I dont know if you havent seen it, i just stumbled on it myself,
Yeah, haven't seen that one.
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Yeah, haven't seen that one.
People don't seem to realize how business relationships work. First, I'm sure McGraw-Hill's CEO was in talks with Apple before he even agreed to this interview to see what he could, and could not say. Second, this did nothing but confirm what the majority of people already knew, yes there will be a tablet and yes there will be some form of ebook material available on it.
"It's all part of the plan." - the Joker
"It's all part of the plan." - the Joker
Kinda.
http://besttabletreview.com/everything-screen-a-switchable-lcd-e-ink-screen-from-pixel-qi/
The screen can "switch between traditional E-Ink mode and emmisive LCD mode with a flick of the switch."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XCJdD_gR8M
LOL, the only relevant comment here.
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If this not a so-called 'controlled leak' then McGraw would have most likely contravened a confidentiality agreement between the publisher and Apple.
I say blackban all McGraw-Hill content from the tablet.
I say blackban all McGraw-Hill content from the tablet.
Boy, this whole tablet thing sure has blown away the "apple is horribly secretive" thing. This is the least well-kept secret in the history of tech.
Apple needs McGraw-Hill more than McGraw-Hill needs Apple. Even if this weren't an Apple sanctioned leak there's nothing Apple can do about it. Nobody will buy this thing if it lacks major publishers, and considering college students have little to no choice over what kind of textbooks they need the publisher will sell books with or without the tablet.
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No longer disappointed.
The iPhone OS is OS X with a new UI.
Making it run Snow Leopard with a few tweaks is a guaranteed failure and a "no buy" for me. I already have a MBP that I don't use so why would I want a tablet PC that runs the same OS?
Well...
I hear Axiotron makes one.
Okay. I'm just teasing you. I had hoped for a trimmed down OS X, but that is just not it for highly mobile devices. The hardware has been limited by the size of the operating system. Now that Apple has escaped that scenario, we get to find out how limited the software is on the hardware. For all we know, Apple has had to limit the iPhone OS for that smaller format. They have admitted to intentionally limiting applications from running in the background. That may have been intended to improve the iPhone's performance (especially battery life and speed of apps). With this larger format, I believe they will be able to deliver better performance and allow multiple apps to run simultaneously. At least, I hope that is the case. That is the one limitation of the iPhone OS that I would find unappealing on a tablet. For the iPhone, it is occasionally frustrating to have to jump from one app to another, but with a tablet, it would seriously effect work flow. Imagine being able to swipe across the screen between apps. Have them flow back and forth like the app library pages on your iPhone. Not a bad way to browse through a document. I think Steve used the iPhone to train us on this new tablet. He created the knowledge base before he created the product. Genius.
I hear Axiotron makes one.
Okay. I'm just teasing you. I had hoped for a trimmed down OS X, but that is just not it for highly mobile devices. The hardware has been limited by the size of the operating system. Now that Apple has escaped that scenario, we get to find out how limited the software is on the hardware. For all we know, Apple has had to limit the iPhone OS for that smaller format. They have admitted to intentionally limiting applications from running in the background. That may have been intended to improve the iPhone's performance (especially battery life and speed of apps). With this larger format, I believe they will be able to deliver better performance and allow multiple apps to run simultaneously. At least, I hope that is the case. That is the one limitation of the iPhone OS that I would find unappealing on a tablet. For the iPhone, it is occasionally frustrating to have to jump from one app to another, but with a tablet, it would seriously effect work flow. Imagine being able to swipe across the screen between apps. Have them flow back and forth like the app library pages on your iPhone. Not a bad way to browse through a document. I think Steve used the iPhone to train us on this new tablet. He created the knowledge base before he created the product. Genius.
Of course this was a leak -- why else would Erin's last question be "So... Apple..." He obviously said "Ask me about Apple" before they went live -- it was ever so planned.
How is that true? Nobody knows what it looks like, will cost or how we will interact with it. Given that everybody knows apple has been looking to build a tablet since 1983 i would say this is among the best kept tech secrets.
quick question. If we have the iPhone already and this would be running iphone OS, what would really be the point of having this? wouldn't it be better to have a more powerful macbook/macbook pro and the iphone combination???
quick question. If we have the iPhone already and this would be running iphone OS, what would really be the point of having this? wouldn't it be better to have a more powerful macbook/macbook pro and the iphone combination???
No. Next question!
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My final prediction:
This slate is called a Macbook and it has a detachable physical keyboard. It replaces the white plain ol laptop. If it's true that Jobs likes this thing that much, he might just call it Mac.
Has decent video recording camera for the built in iMovie X and touch screen is awsome for the new GarageBand.
All applications will run in a os like the iPhone one but big surprise is you can install snow leopard full on it if you want. Touch os will end up being overall os because an os should basically launching stuff.
You can bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Might stand on it's own.
Apple might want to put all your media up in the cloud so you have room for apps from iStore.
Pretty much a smaller MacBook air with detachable keyboard running a hotter ui version of iPhone os for it's touch screen.
Lots of media partners.
casing allows for 3rd party straps for carrying.
My final prediction:
This slate is called a Macbook and it has a detachable physical keyboard. It replaces the white plain ol laptop. If it's true that Jobs likes this thing that much, he might just call it Mac.
Has decent video recording camera for the built in iMovie X and touch screen is awsome for the new GarageBand.
All applications will run in a os like the iPhone one but big surprise is you can install snow leopard full on it if you want. Touch os will end up being overall os because an os should basically launching stuff.
You can bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Might stand on it's own.
Apple might want to put all your media up in the cloud so you have room for apps from iStore.
Pretty much a smaller MacBook air with detachable keyboard running a hotter ui version of iPhone os for it's touch screen.
Lots of media partners.
casing allows for 3rd party straps for carrying.
quick question. If we have the iPhone already and this would be running iphone OS, what would really be the point of having this? wouldn't it be better to have a more powerful macbook/macbook pro and the iphone combination???
Of course because everyone wants to talk on the phone of a 10" screen.
Its all OSX with different UI's. This will also have a different UI. This is about the UI and the touch interface.
There is a device that does all of that. It's called a laptop and Apple makes them right now. How would a tablet that is just like windows tablets but running OS X with a few tweaks be revolutionary? You are not thinking outside of the box. In order for this to fit the hype surrounding it with the supposed quotes from Jobs, it has to be neither an OS X laptop without a keyboard or a large iPod touch. This device has to be running a hybrid of desktop OS and iPhone with a lot of the UI borrowed for the iPhone and more sophisticated services from the desktop UI.
Seriously, if you are doing mainly "Sys Admin" work, you are better off with a laptop with a keyboard. That's not to say that it cannot do that sort of work but you are likely to see a new type of UI for running multiple programs similar to the card system on the Palm rather than the traditional WIMP GUI. The close, minimize and zoom buttons in traditional OS X are way too small to be used with your fingers.
@AppleFreak89: If you want an phone, consider an iPhone. If you want a laptop, get a Macbook or MBP. The tablet will be something completely different.
quick question. If we have the iPhone already and this would be running iphone OS, what would really be the point of having this? wouldn't it be better to have a more powerful macbook/macbook pro and the iphone combination???
We don't know yet. This that is.
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My final prediction:
This slate is called a Macbook and it has a detachable physical keyboard. It replaces the white plain ol laptop. If it's true that Jobs likes this thing that much, he might just call it Mac.
Has decent video recording camera for the built in iMovie X and touch screen is awsome for the new GarageBand.
All applications will run in a os like the iPhone one but big surprise is you can install snow leopard full on it if you want. Touch os will end up being overall os because an os should basically launching stuff.
You can bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Might stand on it's own.
Apple might want to put all your media up in the cloud so you have room for apps from iStore.
Pretty much a smaller MacBook air with detachable keyboard running a hotter ui version of iPhone os for it's touch screen.
Lots of media partners.
casing allows for 3rd party straps for carrying.
My final prediction:
This slate is called a Macbook and it has a detachable physical keyboard. It replaces the white plain ol laptop. If it's true that Jobs likes this thing that much, he might just call it Mac.
Has decent video recording camera for the built in iMovie X and touch screen is awsome for the new GarageBand.
All applications will run in a os like the iPhone one but big surprise is you can install snow leopard full on it if you want. Touch os will end up being overall os because an os should basically launching stuff.
You can bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Might stand on it's own.
Apple might want to put all your media up in the cloud so you have room for apps from iStore.
Pretty much a smaller MacBook air with detachable keyboard running a hotter ui version of iPhone os for it's touch screen.
Lots of media partners.
casing allows for 3rd party straps for carrying.