Apple Tablet Coming?

I would definetly buy one.

It should feature an internal hard-disk, though, not some kind of Flash-memory.

Connecting it to a television set to view movies would also be cool. Let's not forget an internal camera.

With the 8,4" display, it's almost an iPD.. aaarrrrgh!

I dunno... i was reading that, and it seems ok, but SpyMac has turned into more of a photoshop paradise (surprise?) than anything. I haven't seen a real rumor, let alone a reliable one, come out of there in a while.

FIrst?

Another tablet rumor....sounds more like wishful thinking rather than substantiated rumors.

Why do we keep coming back to an apple tablet?

the market as a whole is unstable at the moment, and the pda market is quite simply FULL of competition.

It would be economic folly to release one at this time....

Full technical specifications are not available at this time, though battery life is said to be targeted for up to five hours and the unit is operated via touchscreen and displayed keyboard. A docking station, which will include an external keyboard and mouse, will be available for an additional charge.

Current prototypes are wrapped in a dull black casing and feature an Infra-Red port, though such capability is said to be for internal use and will most likely not make it to production. More information on this development as it becomes available.

Infra-Red? Give me a break... hope that it doesn't make it into the final product.

"Dull black casign"... well, I guess it'll be some kind of brushed metal-thing. Or crystal.

But a docking station? If this is "the year of the notebook", it should really not have a docking station (this tabled combined with the docking station would steal sales from other Apple notebooks).

Even if this weren't a colossally bad idea, what with current economic conditions and all, I just don't get it. Why? Why do we need a tablet? I know, I know. Apple always gives us stuff we have to have that we never knew we needed. Still, wouldn't we all be a bit happier with new PowerBooks, iBooks, and iPods? That's what I thought. Priorities!

This seems somewhat dubious... Are PC tablets even selling that well?

Who wants a 5lb tablet that only lasts for 3 hours, when you can use a PDA, or even just a legal pad?

If it is around $600 I will get one. But it has to have the power to play DIVX movies at 640x480 without dropping frames. It would need to be at least a 700Mhz G3 or 600Mhz G4.

This sounds like a good idea at first glance, but I've been kicking around the idea all weekend and now that the techno-lust has worn off, I'm really thinking this is a bad idea. I honestly can't think of a good use for this. The screen is too small, input (inkwell or not) would be too difficult, and unless it can completely replace my ibook, then the size is going to be too big to make it truly portable outside the house. The battery estimates are at 5 hours, I believe...this won't do either. If Apple is designing this as a companion device that you carry with you at all times, 5 hours won't do. Not to mention that this product will be dropping Apple into a market that has already been proven to be a failure. I know, I know, "What about mp3 players, huh?" The iPod was great, but there's an honest use for it...everyone likes to listen to music.

I dunno, maybe if Apple can put their customary spin on it, it might work...but I really think that they're spreading themselves too thin with this one.

Whatever this "thing" turns out to be, it had better be wicked cool, or it's going to be called the Newton II.