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No Mini-Tablet at Macworld?

Sunday January 13, 2008 9:14 pm PST by Arnold Kim
Appleinsider reports that the rumored Newton-successor is not ready for launch at Macworld San Francisco this week.

Rumors of the return of the larger-than-iPhone tablet were revived back in September 2007 by Appleinsider. The new device is said to be powered by the same touch OS X which currently powers the iPhone, though with a more advanced implementation of multi-touch. The current iPhone allows up to 2 points of contact and use is limited to zooming. Apple's patent applications have detailed research into a number of advanced gestures.
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mrkramer
53 months ago
I don't think Apple is really even planning a tablet right now, the market is so small, that the modbook, and anyone else who wants to try the same idea will cover it nicely. Really, if you are going to carry around something to big to fit in your pocket you will want a full computer, not just an enlarger iPod touch.
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nagromme
53 months ago
I agree. Unless it's something like 25% larger but still pocketable. But if it's subnotebook-sized... give me a real subnotebook with keyboard. It could be convertible, but I don't the bulk and complexity of that is worth it: non-keyboard mode just isn't that important to most users.
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thegman1234
53 months ago

I don't think Apple is really even planning a tablet right now, the market is so small, that the modbook, and anyone else who wants to try the same idea will cover it nicely. Really, if you are going to carry around something to big to fit in your pocket you will want a full computer, not just an enlarger iPod touch.


I agree, which is why I'm not a fan of tablet PC's. Although, I remember early last year, in a press conference with Gates, Jobs had stated that Apple was working on something big that he couldn't talk about. I don't think it was the new iPods, I wonder what it is.
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syklee26
53 months ago
i don't see the market for something that's about 7-8 inches big either. I think it might just be some convertible tablet, not the straight up keyboard-less tablet.
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jnc
53 months ago
This whole giant iPhone/macbook touch pipedream was a load of BS anyway. What a silly notion to think Apple would bring such a product to market months after introducing the iPhone!
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Ha ze
53 months ago
Perhaps not ready yet, but i could have it own demo, much like the iPhone last year?
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NAG
53 months ago
I'd rather they just morph the iphone/touch into a tablet slowly over time (like how the ipod was morphed into much more than just an mp3 player).
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Rogzilla
53 months ago
Yeah, that is what I am expecting, Ha ze. It will be the one more thing.

"Oh, one last thing. This isn't ready for shipping, but here is something we have been developing and we think you will really love it!"

And we will. Why? Because Steve Jobs said so!
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Doctor Q
53 months ago
"Newton-successor" is definitely not the way Apple would or will describe it. The Newton was ahead of its time, great as a "proof of concept," but not a commercial success. That's not the way Apple wants to enter that territory again. Apple now knows how to "get it right," and I look forward to the release of their tablet whenever they decide it's ready.
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ecoons
53 months ago

i don't see the market for something that's about 7-8 inches big either.


That's what she said... ;)
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