“Apple is rumored to be working on something bigger than an iPod touch, but smaller than a MacBook. Past patent applications filed by the company and whispers from contract manufacturers point to a midsize gadget with a screen of 7 to 8 inches in the works, perhaps scheduled to debut early next year. It’s been variously described as a tablet-like device, a ‘media pad,’ and an iPod touch on steroids,” Erica Ogg writes for CNET.
Ogg wonders, “What exactly should a tablet from Apple do and what kind of features does it need to sport to avoid the pitfalls of every other failed tablet PC, ultramobile PC, and mobile Internet device now gathering dust in the basements and desk drawers of early adopters?”
Apple’s To-Do list and fantasy features include:
• Reinvent the category
• Be thin and light
• Built-in wireless 3G
• Incorporate the best parts of the iPod touch
• Innovative text entry system
• iSight inside
• Be able to watch multiple full-length movies on a single charge
• Be an e-book reader
• Price has to be right
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]