Comments on: Rumor: The Billion Dollar Tablet

By: rickdude

rickdude — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:54:18 +0000

I seriously hope there’s no data plan, or that at least it’s optional. I’d be happy connecting only when I have wi-fi, and using it as an e-book reader/iPod the rest of the time. One thing that concerns me is how difficult it will be to port existing iPhone/iPod touch apps.

By: Skelly Rocker

Skelly Rocker — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:05:21 +0000

OK – laying down my bet – it’s going to be the new iMac – or iMac Portable – or iMac Air.

Big enough screen to use as a desktop – probabaly 12″ / 13″ – proabably OLED
Control directly through the screen – with USB for optional keyboard and mouse
Full featured OSX with iPhone mode to allow using iPhone apps
Technology based on the MacBook Air – so it won’t have a super drive and only limited connectivity (2 USB, headphone, mic, maybe a miniDVI out)
Solid State 32 or 64 GB harddrive
Maybe additional two handed gestures for navigation
Comes with a stand to use as a monitor or slide down into a typing pad

TSK

By: Richard Overall

Richard Overall — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:52:01 +0000

I think the big use of this will actually be in the home. As a front end to a media centre it will be brilliant as a remote to control videos players, PLEX etc, and then another customised screen with keyboard and touchpad to surf on safari.

By: wade

wade — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:56:37 +0000

What’s the name going to be?

iTouchpad

iPad

etc.?

By: Angus Dei

Angus Dei — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:43:40 +0000

I can’t wait for this device. My iPhone’s screen is too small for me – I find surfing on the thing a miserable experience – as is the keyboard – I hit wrong letters more than right ones. I worry about the screen size being too large though. My old Newton 110 and 120 were the perfect size.

Oh, and I hope you can use a stylus with it. If so, every aspiring artist and designer would HAVE to have it. I took notes on my Newtons in graduate school, and it was wonderful. I’d hook it up to my laser printer when I got home and print the notes out. Just the four-step process – writing, proofing, printing, re-reading – made me retain a lot more of the lectures. If you could do that with this new tablet, it would be… um… re-evolutionary.

By: James

James — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:37:11 +0000

Imagine the grease and grime on the screen…eewww

By: TheApe

TheApe — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:54:15 +0000

Next Apple moves will be Books and Games…
http://spidouz.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/next-apple-moves-will-be-books-and-games

iNetbook rerendered
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoboer/3226244527

HERE IS AN ORDER OF THOUSANDS FOR OUR UNIVERSITY!

By: Will

Will — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:59:37 +0000

There’s no need for iTouch to have a physical keyboard. If people can type as fast as they do on the iPhone, how fast do you think they could type on a full-size touch keyboard? Fast.

Instant-on access to the internet through a touch-based OS on a large screen. Finally.

By: mech

mech — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:35:56 +0000

sorry, I should’ve clarified: useless to ME. I wouldn’t have the time of day to use it! My main rig, my netbook and my iPhone fill all my current needs: horsepower, portability, and music player/phone/pc-thingy.

I’m sure others will find uses for it, but for many (myself included) this will not bring anything of use.

I can probably vouch for many netbook owners (of whom there are plenty, check the sales records: biggest sales of netbooks this year, which Apple missed out on). Most current netbook owners will not find use for another semi-similar sized gadget.

If it starts being a Kindle-killer, there may be some people jumping the Kindle ship. But it would have to be similarly priced…

I’m willing to be proven wrong, but that’s my current opinion.

mech

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By: James Dempsey

James Dempsey — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:06:52 +0000

“a useless product”

I remember when the iPod came out… “experts” said the same thing about it (myself included).

There will be a HUGE use for it. The question is, what will the monthly fee be, and what type of apps will be available for it. That’s what will determine how useful (and what the sales figures are) it is.

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:14:06 +0000

The potential pros?
- no mouse, moving things around with your index finger, like we do with the iphone
- full-screen magazine and newspaper covers, with page-turning abilities like the hugely growing popular digital magazines. Imagine having a whole bunch of magazines at your finger tips, wirelessly downloaded, and with the page-turning affects and sounds……not to mention how cool it’d be to turn a page and have a video launch right there. Tre-cool.
- ginormous movie screen — yes, be great with a DVD, but if not, it’ll force you to turn your DVDs into digital format stored on your tablet, and/or download from iTunes.
- typing will be cool. I think that even without the “touch” and feel that Schell mentions above, you’d be surprised how easy it’d be and how fast you can type without pushing every key. If any of you have the newer keyboards that are low-to-the-desk, you already have noticed how easier it is on the wrists
- games, etc….the rest of the pros and the “fun” are too long to mention

The cons?
- It’s got to be raised on some kind of angle at the back to make typing and reading that way easy (even if it’s a mini-3″-4″stand, it’d help)
- has to be light in weight

That’s it. I’m not a laptop user at all — but if I thought of enough benefits of using this, I would buy one.

By: Phil Poccia

Phil Poccia — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:47:11 +0000

I hope I could use my current iPhone data plan with this. I know it’s wishful thinking, but I am not going to pay for a iPhone and tablet data plan.

By: mech

mech — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:47:02 +0000

get a netbook and hackint0sh it. I’ve been enjoying my dell mini 9 for about 6 months now and love it. I got this instead of a macbook or the Air for the reason of portability (I bike) and not worrying about losing $1000 dollars if it goes missing or is broken (only cost me $400).

It does require one to be willing to “fiddle” with hardware and software, so probably not a good option for a fanboy/regular mac user that’s used to getting everything prechewed.

If you have ever put a computer together and installed your own OS, then this project is the best for getting a 9-10 inch netbook.

If the speculations are true and the tablet will only have iPhone OS on it, then it’s a useless product. I guess it makes sense though if Apple doesn’t want to cannibalize their laptop sales…

By: James

James — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:30 +0000

Multimedia. Larger screen to utilize programs (like a proper word processor).

But since nobody knows anything yet, media speculation calling it a giant iPod Touch because that’s what’s easiest to mock up is ridiculously premature.