blessingx Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Announcing Valleywag's Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt: Win Up to $100,000! - apple tablet - Gawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 vs Apple Indirectly Confirms Tablet Existence with Cease and Desist Letter to Gawker - apple tablet - Gizmodo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 My response to that would be: Dear Apple: Kindly go fuck yourself. Regards, Gawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Apple to Show Off Its ‘Latest Creation’ Next Week - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is this an Oops? Artamata, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 really how gullible can you be, it's pretty much the same rendition we've seen before. No third party vendors, particularly what appears to be a minor player would get access early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 "lets anyone paint like a Picasso." What's a Picasso? This is a little scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 really how gullible can you be, it's pretty much the same rendition we've seen before. No third party vendors, particularly what appears to be a minor player would get access early. I simply asked if this was an Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This - apple tablet - Gizmodo Interesting article from Gizmodo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This - apple tablet - Gizmodo Interesting article from Gizmodo. I find it hard to argue their logic and it parallels with what I've been hearing through various tech podcasts like Macbreak Weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Heh. I'm listening to that episode right now on the commute home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's got some side effects. The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : The tablet is freaking us all out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloaudio Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This - apple tablet - Gizmodo Interesting article from Gizmodo. Damn good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Damn good read. x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvlgato Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This - apple tablet - Gizmodo Interesting article from Gizmodo. Great article! I'm very interested to see what this device will be like. I am still using an old Palm TX for scheduling, contacts, notes, and medical programs. Its screen is getting old and less responsive, and the battery starting to die, but I don't want to buy an expensive new Palm TX or pay $299 to get it fixed since it is a dying (or already dead) OS. I lust after an iTouch, but I MUST be able to use a physical keyboard because I routinely enter quick sentences here and there as I update patient info while I'm on the phone or after a patient encounter (I touch type very quickly, but thumb type horribly). I also work at two offices, and sometimes enter info from home or on the road, so need it to be very portable. I still write paper notes in the office, but in the future will likely switch to electronic health records kept in the cloud. I have a colleague who as of a year ago still carried around a Newton, he loved it so much! Most of the med students carry an iPhone/iTouch, but they don't need to type on a keyboard like I do. Nothing that I know of quite fits the bill, but I am hoping this will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I wouldn't hold your breath for a physical keyboard on the device itself. I do hope that you will be able to use a physical keyboard either wirelessly via Bluetooth or wired via a dock of some kind. But it wouldn't surprise me if even that wasn't an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Apple already makes a perfectly nice Bluetooth keyboard that I'm typing on right now. Seems crazy that they wouldn't just let the Tablet pair with that if you want to. But, as Thrice says, they go their own way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloaudio Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 If the ~$1000 price point is correct it better be able to pair with a damn keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) agreed on a less serious note: Edited January 22, 2010 by thrice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Even though my hopes are low, I'd really hope for a modified OS X rather than something based on the iPhone OS. I love to have a certain feel of control with my computers and I think OS X is the perfect blend of control, simplicity and real-world usability. I wouldn't really care for a full-size iPhone. (I say this now, watch me with my tablet in two months ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 If they price it for $1,000 I'd be worried it could fail like Windows Tablet PC where the tablets were more expensive than a full laptop with the same performance. At $1,000 many people would take a $999 white Macbook instead. I'd like to see a $699 price point, or less, but $799 may not be unreasonable unless it's not much more useful than an over sized Touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Ok, let's say I'd prefer a modified version of the real OS X rather than a stupid-people-proof version of OS X then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I think Apple is due for a FAIL, and the form factor here presents a bunch of challenges. I like Apple and use its products, but Monkey say iTabletJesus is false prophet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 sweet zombies, then i can put this on: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 The tablet can function as a cricket bat? Yeah! or Fuck Yeah! Essential Gear to Survive a Zombie Attack | Cool Material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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