What Will be the Killer Feature of an Apple Tablet?

[diehldun]

Without a keyboard, how great can it be for taking notes? I type many times faster than I can write. If I needed to illustrate things to go with it, a tablet PC still would be king (pressure sensitive stylus)

Likewise as a student, I am hoping this device will have some revolutionary touch-screen keyboard (sort of like on iPhone, but more rapid touch-friendly) that will make this perfect for note taking. And hopefully Word will work on this.

One can hope.

 

[dagomike]

I can't visualize how you would type on such a device. Put it on your lap or desk and hunch over? That's no good. Thumbs like an iPhone? Yeah, if it weights 6 ounces, but I highly doubt it.

 

[macfem]

I remember seeing awhile back this pen that could project a keyboard onto a flat surface...then pick up the typing off that surface. I guess they could do something like that. Or offer an external keyboard. But I think this might defeat the purpose.

 

[cumanzor]

I remember seeing awhile back this pen that could project a keyboard onto a flat surface...then pick up the typing off that surface. I guess they could do something like that. Or offer an external keyboard. But I think this might defeat the purpose.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6145878759197555760#

this puppy. been around for a while, I've never used one though. It would be cool if the table had kind of integrated stand, and also a keyboard of this kind.

There is also a new technology that projects a full color multi touch screen on any surface. It was presented in last week's CES.

 

[mark34]

the super iPhone!?

Problem with tablet is that most things larger than an iPhone or iPod would require a bag, and personally if I were carrying a bag I would be carrying my 17" MBP (which I do almost every day).

wow! thats a big load to carry around so frequently Love the 17" but yikes its huge

 

[coolchris101]

Wireless Charging!
...I like the kickstand too

 

[lurch09]

The Killer Features

To preface, I am a college student who owns both an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. The iPhone is good for walking around with, listening to music, quickly checking (sending is kind of pain for anything but quick replies) emails, and, well, being a phone. The MacBook is used for power and travel. I move around a lot and it's nice to take power with you. I need things like photoshop and Xcode on a day-to-day basis. But, the MacBook is annoying to take into normal classes as the 15" model demands most of my desk space and can get tedious to keep up on notes with. iPhones are generally frowned upon in class and the keyboard is to small to take a lot of notes on anyway.

The gap that Apple could really bridge here, for both students and businessmen, is a device that could download books, manuals, references, ect. and have decent enough tracking to actually write, not type, notes and applications on. If I could remove 30 lb of notes and text books from my book bag and replace them with a single device, that would be gorgeous. I would absolutely have no problem paying up to $1,000 for such a device, especially when physical textbooks already run well over $300 a semester. Oh, and no more lost/damaged papers!

Obviously this is all speculation based on MacRumors postings and wishful thinking; but, hopefully Apple will agree with me, at least on this function.

 

[Sydde]

The more I think about it, the more sense the painter's-palette thumb loop makes. All you need is a carabiner through the loop and a belt or belt loop. 10" really is fairly compact.

 

[RobotSteveJobs]

Well for one I know from 'sources' that it's how steve jobs has been controlling his robot minion slaves for months now.

 

[Invincibilizer]

I think we can all agree that the app store has made the iPad in to what it is now.

An ipad 3 retina display may be the ultimate "killer" feature.