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| Author | Hugo Jobling |
| Published | 27th Jul 2009 |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersWe've heard more than a few Apple Mac tablet PC rumours over the years, so it's hard to lend any much credence. Nonetheless, the Financial Times reckons to have sourced confirmation that a tablet PC will be forthcoming from Apple this September.
According to the FT's sources, "The new touch-sensitive device Apple is working on will have a screen that may be up to 10 inches diagonally." That the purported tablet will have Internet access isn't hard to believe, but the suggestion that there will be "access to Apple's online stores" is more interesting.
Although the reference could simply be to downloads from the iTunes Store, in iTunes, it's possible to think the tablet might not come with OS X, but instead with a custom interface as seen in the iPhone. The tablet being more an over-sized iPod touch, rather than an extra-portable, touchscreen MacBook, in that case. Unlikely, perhaps, but still possible.
It's hard to imagine a portable device form Apple not being multimedia friendly. According to 'one entertainment executive,' "it's going to be fabulous for watching movies." Likewise, the FT says book publishers are hoping to offer eBooks on an Apple tablet device, potentially offering a rival to Amazon's Kindle.
I'm still sceptical, but if Apple wants to prove me wrong, so much the better.
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ChaosDefinesOrder said on 27th July 2009
davef said on 27th July 2009
Well if other reports are anything to go by, Apple are looking to re-invent the CD booklet. In addition to this being a media player/viewer, I can see this as being a companion to ... more
xbrumster said on 27th July 2009
I would expect this iTablet to be capable of utilizing 4G network as rumours saying Verizon is planning on improving its infustructure to possibly facilitate this. Digital cd bookl... more
Peter said on 27th July 2009
I'm curious as to what this will turn out to be like. It would be sweet if one side of the tablet had a e-ink display and the other side a touchscreen OLED / LCD. Which would ... more
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Here's my expectations:
1) It'll cost twice as mush as the current most expensive netbook
2) only 1 USB port and no ethernet port (like the Macbook ... more