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Apple tablet "iSlate" - summary of speculation

Jan Zdarsa
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Recently, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding the expected Apple tablet, which could be called the iSlate. I decided to sum up these speculations in some way so that you can get a clear idea of ​​what the Apple tablet could look like and what you can expect on January 26 during Steve Jobs' keynote.

Product name
Recently, there has been speculation mainly about the name iSlate. Several pieces of evidence emerged that Apple had secretly registered this name a long time ago (be it a domain, a trademark, or the company Slate Computing itself). Everything was arranged by Apple's trademark specialist. A NYT editor referred to the tablet as an "Apple Slate" in one speech (before the name was even speculated), adding even more weight to the speculation.

There is also a registration of the name Magic Slate, which could be used for some accessories, for example. Another registered mark is the term iGuide, which in turn could be used for example for some service for this tablet - for example for content management for the tablet.

What will it be used for?
The Apple tablet will probably not be the classic tablet that many people would like. It will be more of a multimedia device. We can also expect the use of the new iTunes LP format, but above all Apple could make a minor revolution in terms of books, newspapers and magazines. There have already been some great concepts of how magazines could look like in the new digital content on a tablet.

In addition to smaller applications, we would, for example, play music or video on it, surf the Internet (a version with or without 3G could appear), run applications similar to those on the iPhone, but thanks to the higher resolution they could be more sophisticated), play games (there are plenty of them on the Appstore) and the tablet would also of course serve as an ebook reader.

Appearance
No revolution is expected, rather it should resemble an enlarged iPhone in appearance. Apple has already reportedly placed a large order for 10-inch screens with massive glass, so that would lend some weight to that theory. How else can you imagine such a tablet. A video camera could appear on the front for possible video calls.

Operating system
The tablet should be based on iPhone OS. If this comes to fruition, it will certainly be a disappointment for some, as many Apple fans would rather see Mac OS on a tablet. But some developers have already been approached if they could make their iPhone applications for fullscreen display as well, which adds to the speculation about the iPhone OS.

How will it be controlled?
There will definitely be a capacitive touch screen, I assume with support for multitouch gestures, which could appear more than, for example, on the iPhone. Steve Jobs has previously talked about having some interesting ideas for entering the "netbook" space, and there's also been a report claiming that we'll be very surprised by how the new tablet handles.

The tablet could also have a dynamic surface for more precise typing (a raised keyboard for more precision. Apple has prepared a lot of patents in this area for future devices, but I won't speculate, I'll be surprised. The former president of Google China Kai-Fu Lee said that the tablet has amazing user experience.

When will it be introduced?
By all accounts, it looks like we could see him on January 26 at the classic Apple keynote (which could be called the Mobility space). In any case, the tablet won't go on sale that day, but it could be in stores sometime at the end of March, but more likely in April or later. Previously, the start of sales was expected sometime at the beginning of summer, but it would probably not be appropriate to launch 2 products (a new iPhone is expected, of course) in the same period.

How much will it cost?
There have already been several reports that the tablet could be surprisingly cheap and could fit under $600. But I wouldn't be so happy. I think he can get it at this price, but at this price I expect a tenure with one of the operators. I'd rather expect the price to be somewhere in the $800-$1000 range if it doesn't have an OLED screen. In addition, Steve Jobs had previously said that he could not build a netbook that should cost $500 and not be a complete scrap.

Can I rely on this information?
Not at all, maybe this article is fundamentally wrong, based on nonsense. However, when the iPhone was supposed to appear, there were a lot of similar speculations, it seemed that nothing could surprise anymore. But then Apple surprised everyone at its keynote! Recently, however, Apple has not been very successful in hiding product innovations.

What do you think about these speculations? What strikes you as likely and what not at all? On the other hand, what would you like most in a tablet?

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