*sigh* please don't be white... please be brushed alum. Although plastic would be better for connectivity.

It does look white but I think it may be the lighting and is aluminum.

How come Stephen Fry gets in early? Damn poms stick together.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

I hate Apple (and myself a little bit) for making me excited about this stupid press conference.

Also, which live feed are you guys "watching'?

The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte

And away we go...

140,000 apps in the app store now, woah

Soo lame that he gets a standing ovation. For what?

Jobs: "The problem is, netbooks aren't better at anything"

Tablet is official. It's called the iPad and it looks like a big iphone, dock and all.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/apple-creation-0096-rm-eng.jpg

iPad it is.

iPad, ugh.

Ok, like 10min in and he's offered zero specifics about the device. No mention of display size, storage, etc. WTF?

He's milking it, that's for sure.

So far, meh.

That keyboard is iFail.

So far, meh.

Yeah, they'll still sell 10mil of them in the first year.

1/2"

1.5lbs

9.7" IPS display?

multi-touch (shocker)

1Ghz Apple processor - all in one

16/32/64GB Flash Storage

10hrs battery life (one month standby)

Wifi N

Bluetooth

Will run all existing iPhone apps either blackboxed or pixel doubled

Edited January 27, 201016 yr by n_maher

So it's just a big iTouch isn't it?

So it's basically just a bigger Touch w/ same storage space.

LOL we've thought the same

There's got to be at least a smidgen of unicorn jizz pixie dust in reserve...

Giant iPod = Fail in my book.

There is nothing new or revolutionary about this.

No 3G... really? Unless they allow people to wirelessly tether this to an iPhone or other device this thing is all but worthless for most people... especially any business person that travels or anyone that is on the road for the matter.

LOL we've thought the same

Yes, but with the caveat of having a ton more horsepower.