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Looks pretty real to me, although the picture is from 2006. I expect (if a tablet is introduced), it to look a lot like that.
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Source: www.tuaw.com
Looks pretty real to me, although the picture is from 2006. I expect (if a tablet is introduced), it to look a lot like that.
Nah, it'd have a small black border around the screen, be widescreen, and possibly have a chrome trim a-la-iPhone.
The basic design there is good, however. It does need a built-in iSight.
The basic design there is good, however. It does need a built-in iSight.
This will be interesting to see if a product like this is released.
I'd like an iPod Touch, but I am going to wait for till after the 2.0 software release. I want an Ipod Touch, as it is like a pocket PC, with the Safari web browser, email etc. I wonder if Apple will release an updated Touch in September, as they normally release new iPods around the Sep/Oct time.
I'd like an iPod Touch, but I am going to wait for till after the 2.0 software release. I want an Ipod Touch, as it is like a pocket PC, with the Safari web browser, email etc. I wonder if Apple will release an updated Touch in September, as they normally release new iPods around the Sep/Oct time.
Interesting but I'm not sure how well it would sell..
Knowing Apple though, I'm sure they'd cover all the options before releasing something like this out into the wild..
Knowing Apple though, I'm sure they'd cover all the options before releasing something like this out into the wild..
You might want to Google Osirix for medical imaging - and figure out how you could use that on a touch or tablet.
The challenge in medicine is obviously software. I use an autopap and can only download data via Parallels, Win 3000 and a USB-Serial adapter. Ugly.
On the positive side, open source like Osirix is fantastic and I even read about med students cutting the time to learn heart sounds by two thirds through using an iPod instead of a stethoscope.
By the way, congrats on your medical studies and all the best in your future work. It's a grand achievement.
The new iTablet wil have a flip cover...
a. when on the go, the flip is closed, and you have multi-touch on both sides of the iTablet.
b. when opened, the flip cover becomes a multi-touch keyboard and/or multitouch pad
c. the iTablet has to be small enough to fit on a medical doctor's and factory floor worker oversized pockets to be practical. (Have you been to the doc lately? every one has a laptop nowadays, even the dentists).
d. has to be easily carried by students and proffs. Academia all the way from 1st grade to PhD will use this thing.
What do you think?
a. when on the go, the flip is closed, and you have multi-touch on both sides of the iTablet.
b. when opened, the flip cover becomes a multi-touch keyboard and/or multitouch pad
c. the iTablet has to be small enough to fit on a medical doctor's and factory floor worker oversized pockets to be practical. (Have you been to the doc lately? every one has a laptop nowadays, even the dentists).
d. has to be easily carried by students and proffs. Academia all the way from 1st grade to PhD will use this thing.
What do you think?
I have to disagree
Just because you don't need one... I imagine that this would be just like a macbook. I don't think you realize how useful this would be for creative applications like graphic design, audio recording, modeling, etc.
The tablet form factor has recently seen it's killer app come close to fruition: multitouch.
Just because you don't need one... I imagine that this would be just like a macbook. I don't think you realize how useful this would be for creative applications like graphic design, audio recording, modeling, etc.
The tablet form factor has recently seen it's killer app come close to fruition: multitouch.
If they do release a tablet, I really doubt there will be any kind of superdrive in it. It will use that MacBook Air technology and "borrow" the drive. I'm sure Apple assumes it will not be someone's ONLY computer (as they do with the Air).
Captain obvious, there is nothing in this rumor that the average mac fan couldn't speculate about already. I am pretty sure the submitter meant Core 2 Duo, as the Core Duo would be a step backwards. More likely is just a tablet version of the MBA. Same chip size and using SSD or 1.8" HD. I would rather Apple focus on engineering the MacBook and MacBook Pro to be slimmer. Clearly the keyboard from the MBA will be seen in the next MBP revision. While I am sure that Apple has learned lots from the iPhone already, a touch screen Mac just seems a little too much for this year, seeing as Apple already released the MBA this year. At the earliest, I would think the next MacWorld would be a slightly more realistic time frame. Apple is better off investing in developing the current MacBook and MacBook Pro, then to invest in a small niche market that doesn't have mass appeal. I mean look at the iPod HiFi, that is a perfect example of what not to do. Apple would be better off trying to merge current product lines before creating new ones. How about axing the iPod nano and classic. There should just be a shuffle, small touch, and regular touch. The MacBook should have an entry model price of under $1000, like how the iBook used to be. Unless Apple has a secret killer touch screen App up its sleeve, I doubt we will see a Mac tablet in 2008. With the economy in recession, Apple should focus on more practical products that people wont question whether they need/want.
Agree.
Having a HD in a tablet form doesn't make sense to me. The added weight and size would be counter to the idea of a lightweight tablet device.
Right it would be completely impractical to put a HD into the new tablet (granted that its been done for years). Imagine carrying the PC around while working on it... I'm sure the HD will love the content change in axis. Solid state Hard Drives are the way to go for this product, IMO.
Yup, the POS mockup that I expected would come has finally arrived!
If there will be a tablet, hopefully it won't look like this. This is terrible design and typical of a PC company regurgitating their unused parts. It's nice photoshop skills though.
Honestly, I don't think Apple will make a tablet at all. That market has been sucking for a lot longer than the cell phone market was and Apple went that route first... and it would have been easier to start with the tablet market than the mobile phone one... but I am sure a very verbose poster will call me an idiot, flame me, and take up 6 pages worth of space with their speculation and opinions doing it.
I'd rather see a more powerful iPhone with a 4" screen and attachable keyboard.
A few ramblings:
1. Both the iPhone and iPod touch are tablets - even if they have smaller displays than we are talking about.
2. With 200,000 downloads of the SDK for the iPhone/touch we should be seeing a lot of software hitting the market over the next year, defining the limits that an iPhone/touch (or tablet) can realistically do.
3. I believe that these new apps are first going to push the need for memory, which is one reason why I am holding off on an iPhone.
4. For me, in order for a Mac tablet to be successful there will need to be apps that drive sales. The work done by Apple and also the SDK will for most consumers be a critical driving factor.
5. Areas, like the medical field, offer promise for a tablet. My wife's oncologist office bought a dozen of them and used them to have patients respond to various questions, like "How do you feel today?" Didn't last long as they found it more informative to have a live person ask the question so they could ask follow-up questions.
In the hospital there are many uses, but right now the core patient chart is still paper based. The doctors study these charts before seeing the patient for a few minutes - and they spend more time working the chart than they do with the patient.
Tablets in medicine are going to need a lot more thought than what we see today. Areas like imaging can provide additional support (Like Osirix) and things like analysis in changes in blood results over time would be useful. As a side comment, every time I have an x-ray, CT Scan, PET/CT scan I always get a CD with the imagery data to load onto my MacBook (and, yes, I use Osirix) so other doctors have access to the images on the spot.
Basically, look for Apple (and iPhone/touch SDK developers) to deliver software to make a tablet something that people will lust after. That will be the time that the tablet will be released.
1. Both the iPhone and iPod touch are tablets - even if they have smaller displays than we are talking about.
2. With 200,000 downloads of the SDK for the iPhone/touch we should be seeing a lot of software hitting the market over the next year, defining the limits that an iPhone/touch (or tablet) can realistically do.
3. I believe that these new apps are first going to push the need for memory, which is one reason why I am holding off on an iPhone.
4. For me, in order for a Mac tablet to be successful there will need to be apps that drive sales. The work done by Apple and also the SDK will for most consumers be a critical driving factor.
5. Areas, like the medical field, offer promise for a tablet. My wife's oncologist office bought a dozen of them and used them to have patients respond to various questions, like "How do you feel today?" Didn't last long as they found it more informative to have a live person ask the question so they could ask follow-up questions.
In the hospital there are many uses, but right now the core patient chart is still paper based. The doctors study these charts before seeing the patient for a few minutes - and they spend more time working the chart than they do with the patient.
Tablets in medicine are going to need a lot more thought than what we see today. Areas like imaging can provide additional support (Like Osirix) and things like analysis in changes in blood results over time would be useful. As a side comment, every time I have an x-ray, CT Scan, PET/CT scan I always get a CD with the imagery data to load onto my MacBook (and, yes, I use Osirix) so other doctors have access to the images on the spot.
Basically, look for Apple (and iPhone/touch SDK developers) to deliver software to make a tablet something that people will lust after. That will be the time that the tablet will be released.
I also meant to say, I doubt we will see a Superdrive either.
Both the SD and HD add weight, and decrease portability, which are counterproductive to the "lightweight" tablet concept.
While many on this board would like to see something bigger, I believe that something larger than the iPhone/Touch, say up to two times bigger screen area wise, is probably what we will see.
Regardless, I don't expect to see a full sized tablet computer from Apple.
Hahaha..rumors of an apple tablet again? I don't know. For me, I'll believe it when I see it. Haha. Earlier, the mac tablet is being rumored to be released in the upcoming WWDC...and now...during the Q3 period..haha...
I really want a mac tablet but I'll only believe it when its realllly confirmed and released..
cheers amigos!
I really want a mac tablet but I'll only believe it when its realllly confirmed and released..
cheers amigos!
Cause the Macbook Air stiiiiinks. LOL, sorry. .
I like the bright screen, backlit keyboard and the big multitouch trackpad. Performance wise it sucks for the price but it's nnice and small.
Mac Tablet
Does anyone think that it is possible for mac to be coming out with a slick new reader that goes toe to toe with Kindle from AMZN?
I believe AAPL already has in place iTunes, why not incorporate iRead.
Just think about it. With with OS X a touch screen would be perfect real feel of turning pages and dog ear the iRead for another time. What do you think?
Jason O'Grady revives rumors of a tablet Mac in his 'The Apple Core' blog today with claims that the long-rumored Mac Tablet would finally be arriving later this year.
Specifically, he believes that Apple will announce a 12" or 13" tablet "in the fall" of this year. The Mac Tablet will reportedly run full Mac OS X, a slot loading Superdrive, 'iPhone-type' GPS chip and an Intel Core Duo processor.
O'Grady believes September or October as the most likely months for the launch of the device and claims that his source "has been reliable in the past". While this rumor may overlap with earlier rumors of an Apple PDA, they appear to detail different features. The earlier PDA rumors suggested more of a larger iPhone rather than a tablet-ized Mac as O'Grady suggests.
Images from an Apple Patent from 2005
Rumors of a tablet Mac always spark a debate about practicality of the tablet form factor. Regardless, it's clear that Apple has been working on a tablet Mac over the years with numerous patents depicting such a device.
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Does anyone think that it is possible for mac to be coming out with a slick new reader that goes toe to toe with Kindle from AMZN?
I believe AAPL already has in place iTunes, why not incorporate iRead.
Just think about it. With with OS X a touch screen would be perfect real feel of turning pages and dog ear the iRead for another time. What do you think?