Apple iTable Coming in 2010
Not an actual Apple iTablet
OK Apple fans. The long awaited debut of the Apple Tablet is upon you.
According to the Financial Times, Apple has rented the stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in late January. While both Apple has made no comment about the event, sources familiar with the event say that Apple plans to make a significant product announcement early next year.
The device is expected to be announced in January, where it will then go into mass production and be sold a later in the year. Very little is known about the device itself, but it is expected to have either a 7 or 10 inch screen. It is also expected to look like a blown up iPhone. It’s been reported as well that the tablet has been developed under the close eye of Steve Jobs himself.
Read more: Techvibes
Rumor: Apple Tablet to Counter Netbooks, out in Q1/Q2, 2010
Several times did Apple has denied rumors on them making their own netbook. Apple COO once said all the things he could say to describe how they hate netbooks, despite the fact that netbooks play a big role on saving the PC market.
Now there’s another ‘rumor’ that Apple is still on to counter netbooks. An analyst at Piper Jaffray suggests that Apple is going to counter the fame of netbooks by their own unique product which is a touch-screen tablet that will cost somewhere between $500 and $700.
Piper Jaffray predicts that the device is going to have a 7 to 10 inch touchscreen display. It will also use an in-house designed microprocessor. Apple might also combine the power of Mac OS and iPhone OS to power the device. The device could also probably be out in the market as early as Q1 or Q2 of next year. Plus Apple might also negotiate and work on partnering with third party wireless providers for integrated internet access right away.
If this device idea materializes, it could probably be actually the netbook killer, but it has to be more competitive in pricing. They can work on subsidizing the price a little bit more, and probably be the gadget-of-choice of everyone. It could be an all-in-one gadget where you can call, send sms, surf the net wherever you are, or subscribe to daily papers and blogs. Oooops, is that a function of a Kindle?
Still, these are just informations that we can take with a grain of salt. One of these days, Apple will again come out either confirming or denying it.
Via AppleInsider
The Mac Wind – Video
I have not seen the Mac OS to work on the MSI Wind personally, but this video from Sascha convinces me enough that I now like to have a hacked MSI Wind with Mac OS. The OS itself is pretty cool, and what’s best is that everything works on the MSI Wind. The MSI Wind might be a low-powered netbook but I’m pretty sure that it can do anything you expect a netbook should do.
There’s a rumor around that Apple is building their own netbook, and currently working with Wintek for the touchscreen panel, and Quanta for the production. There’s still no leaked photos of the actual netbook but however it would look, I can’t imagine it coming just like ordinary netbooks. I’m sure, because it’s apple, it will sport very unique properties than the rest. At least physically.
