Apple Tablet Design Circa 1987
We’re all waiting around for the shoe or rather the tablet to drop from Apple later this month. But would you believe Apple was toying with the idea as early as 1987? Back then it was called a Knowledge Navigator.
The device opened like a book, with the “spine” lifting the face to an easy reading angle, and acting as a carrying handle when closed. It also sported a video camera similar to a modern webcam with a slot in the upper right for a memory card, and the grills on either side of the screen are speakers. Check out this video showing the Navigator in action:
Read More...Apple Will Save Publishing and Redefine eBooks
Interesting article by Carly Z over at GearDiary in regards to the Apple Tablet as an ebook reader, which at this point is all but assumed. This piece is asking the question, Apple as a Bookstore: Savior of Reading or Doomsday Scenario?
Personally I have a feeling that it will be much more the former. That Apple will not only make huge strides toward saving traditional publishing but will also school all existing ebook efforts as to how its done. But first here are some of GearDiary’s points:
Apple Event Not Music Focused
Well it sorta makes sense as the music and later telco industries have been the intensive focus of iPod and iPhone related Apple events respectively for years. This morning All Things Digital reported some rumors on who would be part of the upcoming Apple tablet event. Of note is that music industry types would be low on the radar next to publishers, newspapers, magazines and books- in that order of preference.
Read More...HarperCollins in Talks With Apple for Enhanced Ebooks
According to the Wall Street Journal, leading publisher HarperCollins is in talks with Apple over enhanced ebooks for its tablet.
HarperCollins Publishers is negotiating with Apple Inc. to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posing a challenge to Amazon.com Inc.
HarperCollins is expected to set the prices of the e-books, which would have added features, with Apple taking a percentage of sales. Details haven’t been ironed out. More after the jump.
Read More...Apple Gets Official with January 27th Event
Believe it or not, all of the reporting we’ve been doing about Apple’s January 27th press event in San Francisco to purportedly unveil the tablet device has been based on rumor. That’s changed today as Apple has now officially confirmed the event at the Yerba Buena center to “come see our latest creation.” As first reported by Apple Insider’s tablet invitation, it looks like this:
Apple Readying Touchscreen iMacs
PCWorld brings this report of the highly successful multitouch technology coming to more than the iPhone, iTouch and tablet. So perhaps the Tablet won’t be the only cool thing unveiled in San Francisco on January 27th. Could this be Steve’s “one more thing?”
If you’re tired of hearing about the mythical Apple tablet, then you’ll be happy to hear a new rumor has popped up claiming Apple will launch a 22-inch touchscreen iMac later this year. The computer will be produced by Taiwan-based manufacturer Quanta, with the screens being produced by Sintek Photronic, according to DigiTimes based on an account from the Chinese language newspaper China Times.
Apple: Reach Out and Touch Me
A touchscreen iMac wouldn’t be terribly surprising, since touch-based features and devices are becoming an increasing part of Apple’s product lineup. The company has had a runaway success with the iPhoneand iPod Touch, multitouch trackpads in MacBookswere introduced in 2008, and Apple recently brought out the touch-based Magic Mouse. If the rumors are correct, Apple may also be introducing a 10-inchtouchscreen multimedia device at the end of this month.
For more details and some analysis of what a touchscreen iMac might look like, head over to the rest of the story at PCWorld.
Read More...New York Times Website Goes Pay-Per-View
The Inquisitr reports that the New York Times is about to switch their free website to a pay per view service. While this has been tried before with varying degrees of success, what’s notable for us is the changeover is meant to occur right around Apple’s impending rumored tablet announcement. Check this link for the full story: New York Times goes Pay Per View – Apple Tablet-related?
Read More...Video of Apple Tablet in Action
This a simulation of how the Apple Talbet might work. But it looks pretty cool and I wouldn’t doubt it if at least some of this were close to the real deal functionality. Well maybe not the two-handed pinch zooms- that seems like it would be one handed. Anyways- have a look after the jump:
Read More...CNET- Apple Tablet in Full Production
Electronista and iSlate point out the following report: CNET: Apple Tablet in Full Production:
An analyst at AVI Securities said Friday morning that the Apple tablet is “in full production” and a research note stated that Apple “NAND” flash chip requirements may be increasing because of the tablet.
The Apple tablet information comes from “a maker of components going into the Apple tablet,” according to analyst Matt Thornton. “It’s been in the supply chain for a while and entered full production this month. A couple of suppliers actually had weaker Decembers than they would have expected because production was pushed back a little bit,” he said in an interview.
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New Patent Points to Stylus for Tablet
MacRumors points out a new patent recently filed by Apple regarding the use of a stylus for input on a touch screen.
Given Steve Jobs’ distaste for styluses, it comes as a surprise that Apple has recently applied for a patent application exploring the use of a stylus for the capacitive touch sensors found on the iPhone. Unlike the recently revived Newton patent, this new patent was actually filed with today’s technology in mind.
We had our an engineer friend look this over and it’s kind of an interesting peek into what might be a feature of the upcoming Apple Tablet. What this patent essentially covers is the use of a special stylus tip that would permit highly accurate input on a screen primarily designed for touch use.
Read More...It’s the Value Added Content – Stupid
The AP via MacNewsWorld ponders the viability of the Apple tablet. They point out a lot of the previous attempts to bring a tablet to market have failed, most notably:
Read More...Bill Gates, cofounder of Apple nemesis Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), predicted repeatedly during the 2000s that tablets were about to take off. He was wrong because those tablets required people to use a pen-shaped stylus to tap buttons or write on the screen, which was attractive in workplaces where employees needed to check boxes or fill out forms. For most people, though, using a stylus for regular computer tasks such as editing a spreadsheet was more cumbersome than using a mouse and keyboard.
Valleywag Receives Cease and Desist – Continues Acting Like Total Dicks
As you might have heard, Gawker’s Valleywag has offered a $100,000 bounty for anyone who can produce the Apple tablet or verifiable images of it. Obviously this particular blog is all about rumors and speculation but personally I think this goes way over the line and here’s why:
Read More...No Camera Not a Deal Breaker
Apple’s tablet has been rumored to not sport a built-in webcam (or is it still an iSight). This at least according to John Gruber at Daring Fireball, who seems to have an inside source. But this is hardly a deal breaker and here’s why:
Read More...Apple Tablet iPhone On Steroids
Boy Genius Report gives out a few tidbits, calling the Apple Tablet an iPhone on Steroids:
- The tablet’s multi-touch gestures are “out of control.”
- It’s powered by an incredibly fast ARM CPU
- It runs on the iPhone kernel.
- The internal model number is K48AP.
- There hasn’t been an updated iPhone OS build because there’s too much tablet-related code/references in the OS and Apple obviously didn’t want that to leak. Oops.
- The tablet is basically an “iPhone on steroids.”
Apple Tablet a Boon for Ex-Pats and Travelers
Apple’s tablet is expected to help resuscitate the publishing world by offering downloadable e-book versions of popular printed magazines, periodicals and newspapers through the iTunes Store. Perhaps this doesn’t seem all that exciting to the average American, but it could be a boon to travelers and ex-pats living abroad.
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