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Apple Tablet Predictions

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Apple Tablet Rendition

With Apple expected to announce their much hyped Apple Tablet today at 6PM GMT; I thought I’d take the time to make some predictions. Firstly, as pretty much universally accepted at this point, I think Apple with definitely be showing off a tablet. So what do I think this tablet will be like?

iPhone 4.0

I think the mythical Apple Tablet will be running a modified version of iPhone 4.0 which adds support for multiple screen resolutions. This will also mean, the next iPhone will have a higher resolution screen, more on par with the Nexus One and other high end Android devices.

I’d love to see some major revisions in iPhone 4.0, such as a unified notification system [as seen on android, winmo and webOS], multitasking, and a homepage where I can actually set a wallpaper. Though whether any of these are likely is unknown. It makes sense for a new homepage as the tablet isn’t going to just have hundreds of app icons displayed; but whether this will make it over to the iPhone or not, I’m not sure.

Appearance

It has been quite widely rumoured that the Apple Tablet will look very similar to the iPhone. While I think this is highly likely, I find it slightly disappointing, and I hope Apple continue moving forward with their design. Whilst the iPhone is definitely a beautiful device, it hasn’t really changed for 3 years and I’d like to see an updated design language. I think the Apple Tablet may offer some design clues to what may be changed in the next iteration of the iPhone.

Functionality

The majority of rumours regarding the functionality have been referring to mostly the consumption of media and information – browsing the web, reading e-books etc. I think this will be the main use for the Tablet, though I’m hoping, that there will be some kind of killer app to really sell the Tablet. The Apple Tablet will almost certainly run apps from the app store just at a larger resolution.

Overall

It should be a really exciting event, and I really can’t wait for what Apple will announce. I’m hoping they’ll really come out with something innovative that’ll create a new market [with the tablet], and offer huge boosts of functionality for the iPhone.

Though we’ll have to wait and see at the event, you can read a live blog at Engadget for all the latest happenings.

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iTablet/iSlate to be announced on January 27th?

Monday, January 18th, 2010

iTablet at last?!

Apple have announced a mystery event on January 27th to see their “latest creation”. It all sounds very exciting, and we’ll have to wait and see if this is the fabled iTablet. I hope so :) .

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CES Aftermath

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

CES is now all finished, and it has been an exciting week with many new products announced. Though I don’t really think there are any that particularly stand out to me as a game changer, so instead I’m gonna write a bit about the trends at CES and my thoughts on them.

3D

3D was a huge trend at CES, with 3D televisions shown off left, right and centre. Many companies are hoping this is another reason for you to buy a big, expensive TV; though is it worth it? If anybody has seen Avatar in 3d, then surely you can see the benefits, it offers an incredibly immersive experience. So I think I would definitely watch the occasional film in 3D, glasses and all, though personally I don’t see the point in watching TV in 3D. In my opinion, I see 3D as more of a novelty, and while I’m all for novelty I don’t see us all wearing 3D glasses every time we sit down to watch TV. Though best of luck convincing the masses Sony and crew!

e-Readers

Another huge trend at CES was e-Readers, though I still wonder if there is a real reason why anybody would need an e-Reader. Personally, I’ve never felt the need to carry around hundreds of books, since I only read one at a time. I’m dubious that there is going to be an explosion in e-Reader sales as many predict in 2010, but hey a year is a long time!

Slates/Tablets

A few Apple rumours and the industry goes crazy. As you most likely know rumours of an Apple iSlate are at an all time high, and it seems other companies have been paying attention. Lots of tablets have been announced at CES, most of which are running Windows 7 with it’s newly built in touch functionality. Though personally, I think a new interface is required for any of these devices to really take off, and whether anybody would pay a premium for a Slate, when they could just get a netbook (which probably has more functionality anyway)?

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So lots of interesting trends at CES, many of which seem to be companies trying to convince us of products that we need. It’ll be interesting to see how these develop on the next year. CES 2011 here we come!

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