Apple looking to Unveil New Tablet
January 11th, 2010 | 
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ominate yet another aspect of technology, Apple has revealed that it will be producing a new tablet later this year. The new tablet, said to be competitive with netbooks and e-readers, will likely retail for anywhere from $600 – $1,000. While the hand-held device won’t be revealed until later this month, people are already anticipating it and making all kinds of speculation, all over the internet. Rumor has it, the tablet will be on the market, sometime in March.
As devices that can both surf the web and play movies and music become more popular, the tablet may be coming at a very good time. According to BusinessWeek.com, the tablet would be a competition for both e-readers such as Amazon’s Kindle and netbooks from companies such as Acer and Hewlett Packard.
According to Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co, Apple could see 1.4 million of the devices by the end of 2010, increasing company sales by two percent or more, depending on the finalized price of the product. “Apple’s tablet would compete well in the netbook category, even though it would not be a netbook,” said Munster, who expects software to be one of the keys to making the Apple tablet stand out against the competition.
Another bit of speculation is that the new tablet will be app-friendly, meaning it will work with the over 100,000 apps available for iPhone. Kathryn Huberty, an analyst with Morgan Stanley, says she expects the tablet to be ten inches with touchscreen and built-in Wi-fi. She also expects the product to take e-books and magazines a step further by making them an interactive experience that will provide users with links to videos such as author interviews, photos, audio, websites and advertising.
Maynard Um of UBS AG suspects the new tablet could be like an oversized iPod touch…or like a scaled-down notebook computer. It has been said that Apple expects to ship 10 million tablets within the first year of release. Former Google executive Lee Kai-fu says he’s spoken with someone familiar with the product and that it will look like an oversized iPhone with its 10.1 inch multitouch screen with three-dimensional graphics.
But the truth of the matter is, no one knows for sure. A spokesperson for Apple says the company will not comment on speculation and rumors. Luckily we won’t have to wait too much longer to find out just what Apple has in store for the world of handheld devices. Steve Jobs is set to reveal the tablet later this month.
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With what’s happened recentely with the iPhone, i won’t be going out to buy the first tablet. I will wait for the product to improve and and also wait for the price to drop. Knowing Apple I won’t have to wait too long. I’d luv to know many people had buyers remorse after rushing to buy the first edition
Lots of of bloggers not very pleased with this new iPad.There was too much hype over it and lots of blogers got turned off.You see, I for one see some of the cool potential uses of the gadget. Third-party apps for playing music, games, newsprints and magazines and books, all kinds of good stuff, but they just didn’t really sell it right (excluding the books). It smells sort of unfinished
I really agree with the folks over at netbookspoint.com the iPad is going to be a huge hit. The geeks don’t like it, but it’s not for them. The vast majority of people are going to really enjoy the ease of browsing the web, having access to books at the tip of their finger, and downloading and watching videos on the couch or on the road. I think Apple knows more about what they’re doing than the script kiddies.
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