Mac Tablet Rumors

[Dodgesrtx]

Originally Posted by jamesmb

I have one of them. I call it the Microsoft Coaster. I put my drinks on it and it saves the table surface. I used to call it a Windows Laptop!

Lol. I think I might do that with my old Dell I have laying around.

[Toadii]

hey hey hey

[Dazabrit]

I have been drooling over this rumor for a LONG time but i am not sure what market this would be shooting for. Big enough and powerful enough for mobile Photoshop or smaller and less powerful with a focus on personal media consumption and education?

I personally would like to see both:
2Ghz Custom Core2Duo Chip
2Gb RAM
32Gb Flash
9" Screen
MultiTouch & Wacom Pressure Sensitivity for Photoshop
iSight
Mac OS X Leopard with Advanced Gestures

£899

1.8Ghz Atom Processor
1Gb RAM
16Gb Flash
6" Screen
MultiTouch
iSight
OS X Mobile so to speak

£499

PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY APPLE!!

[Sam DaCool]

wow that looks like a REALLY big iPod Touch. haha jk but yeah it looks pretty cool. nice design, easy to use(probably), and just looks catchy,

Im pretty sure that ill save my money though. looks like it would be a magnet for finger prints also.

[webwise]

Artists, yes. Everyone else? I just don't know if handwriting recognition software has evolved enough yet for it to be [highly] error-free, responsive, and most of all, truly usable. Until then, it would be an expensive iphone...

The usability difference that I see between the iPhone and a notebook computer are these:
1) the ability to enter alot of data
2) pixel precision computing with a mouse

So unless a tablet (without a keyboard and mouse) can reconcile this gap effectively, I can't see it being successful.

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple were doing alot of R&D on a tablet, but I don't think we'll see one soon (within the next year).

Sorry if I've busted anyone's bubble!

[chadaw]

Originally Posted by webwise

Artists, yes. Everyone else? I just don't know if handwriting recognition software has evolved enough yet for it to be [highly] error-free, responsive, and most of all, truly usable. Until then, it would be an expensive iphone...

The usability difference that I see between the iPhone and a notebook computer are these:
1) the ability to enter alot of data
2) pixel precision computing with a mouse

So unless a tablet (without a keyboard and mouse) can reconcile this gap effectively, I can't see it being successful.

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple were doing alot of R&D on a tablet, but I don't think we'll see one soon (within the next year).

Sorry if I've busted anyone's bubble!

Actually as towards pixel perfection look at the Cintiq tablet. Artist use it all the time. And as towards handwriting recognition, if you go and look at the video for the iPhone 3G you will see it will have the capability of recognizing I believe it was Japanese writing.If they can recognize all the little dots and stuff in Japanese, it shouldn't be that difficult for English.

[Benny and the Jets]

id like an itablet!!

[alex.stef]

Originally Posted by Benny and the Jets

id like an itablet!!

hmm... Me too. But I don't think I'd put it to a good use. Maybe for having fun

[chadaw]

I would definately put it too great use, the cintiq, everyday.

[jamesmb]

i heard that it's coming... and it can fly!

or maybe not.

jamesmb

ps if that doesn't guarantee an itablet announcement in the next 7 days, nothing will!