Posts Tagged "tablet"

Apple Gets Official with January 27th Event

Posted by Editor on Jan 18, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

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:

Asus Brings Tasty eBook Reader to Market

Posted by Editor on Jan 18, 2010 in Tablets

Engadget points out this compact, WiMax-enabled e-book charmer from Asus:

ASUS is suddenly all chatty with its plans to enter the e-reader market in 2010. Just yesterday we got word of a 6-inch color (claimed to be OLED by InGear) e-reader from ASUS by the name of DR-570 headed to retail before the year is through. Now we’ve got details of a second ASUS e-reader, dubbed the DR-950 that should arrive sooner. This time we’re looking at a 9-inch Sipix panel with 1,024 x 768 pixel resolution pushing 16-levels of gray just like the Jinke reader unveiled at CES. The touchscreen DR-950 features text-to-speech (based on Svox engine supporting 26 languages), a web browser that works in portrait or landscape modes, a virtual keyboard and handwriting input, a RSS reader, and dictionary (with expandable database) with real-time translation.

Spec-wise, the 222 x 161 x 9-mm / 370-gram reader packs WiFi and HSPA (WiMax is optional) data radios, 3.5-mm headphone jack and stereo speakers, with 4GB of internal memory and SD Card expansion. Supported formats include PDF, TXT, Audible, MP3, and unprotected ePub. Not bad ASUS, not bad. Now let’s see some content partners, eh?

Head over to Engadget for more pictures.

New York Times Website Goes Pay-Per-View

Posted by Editor on Jan 17, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

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?

Video of Apple Tablet in Action

Posted by Editor on Jan 16, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

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:

CNET- Apple Tablet in Full Production

Posted by Editor on Jan 16, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

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.

Analyst: Apple tablet ‘in full production’ (Brooke Crothers/CNET News) (techmeme.com)
Report: Apple Tablet Slated For Aluminum Casing and Q2 Launch [AppleTablet] (gizmodo.com)
Apple reportedly hoarding all 10″ screens for rumored tablet (arstechnica.com)
The iSlate is coming (vator.tv)

No Camera Not a Deal Breaker

Posted by Editor on Jan 13, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

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:

Apple Tablet a Boon for Ex-Pats and Travelers

Posted by Editor on Jan 12, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

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.

Apple Tablet Will Live or Die by Its Screen

Posted by Editor on Jan 12, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

Apple’s upcoming tablet has been often pitched as an ebook reader, which has led some analysts to speculate whether the device will feature an e-ink display like the Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook. Others think it will use the same LCD technology the iPhone and iPod Touch employ. Or perhaps it will feature an OLED screen like the Microsoft Zune HD and Google Nexus One. Speculation has been fueled by rumors that developers cannot get supplies due to Apple’s cornering of the market for 10.1-inch LCD and OLED displays in Asia. Whatever display technology Apple chooses will make a massive difference to the tablet’s success. Let’s take a look at the various display possibilities.

Aluminum-clad Apple Tablet Aimed at Pro Users?

Posted by Editor on Jan 11, 2010 in Apple, iPhone, Tablets

Reuters has an unsourced story purporting to be from Taiwanese suppliers who claim to be involved in shipping components for Apple’s inevitable tablet. This is of particular interest:

Suppliers for Apple Inc’s new tablet computer have begun shipping touchscreen panels and will start delivering aluminum casings for it next month, sources said, implying a second-quarter product launch.

French Executive Admits then Retracts Confirmation of Apple Tablet

Posted by Editor on Jan 11, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

UPDATE- now the word is that it was a mistranslation, the ‘oui’s’ were simple French politeness. Take it as you will. You don’t exactly see Cupertino vehemently denying the whole thing. We know it’s coming…

Bit of old news now, but this comes from The Unofficial Apple Weblog:

This morning Stéphane Richard, VP of France Telecom, was interviewed by Europe 1′s Jean Pierre Elkabbach today. During the interview, Elkabbach made a comment to Richard: “According to the weekly Le Point, (in) a few days your partner Apple will launch a Tablet with a webcam.”