“A source has sent us a photograph of what he claims to be the glass to be used in Apple’s as-yet unannounced tablet device,” Bryan Chaffin reports for The Mac Observer.
The photo “is just the glass, which looks a lot like a large iPod,” Chaffin reports. “According to our source, the glass measures 10″ on the diagonal.”
Chaffin reports, “We weren’t able to double source the image, but we do trust the source that provided us with the image.”
Full article, with larger photo, here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “CYxodus” for the heads up.]
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Wow!!! Amazing, that…
why would there be a speaker at the top (like the iPhone) for a 10 inch tablet?
Why the hell would it have the earpiece hole in it. Do people NOT use common sense?
I don’t think so. Why is there a -proximity sensor- (the small horizontal line) at the top?
It’s there for a reason on an iPhone – because the iPhone needs to sense when you hold it up to your ear (or pocket it) so that it can turn off the screen.
With a 10″ tablet, you’re not going to be doing that. No need for a proximity sensor.
(Unless you were a giant).
ughhhh……. I’m betting that this is fake
Let’s keep an open mind here people that could be a speaker hole(You would like it to do audio, correct?) Perhaps it is a microphone for audio input… Maybe it blasts a laser outta there for that rare occasion when some idiot picks it up and starts bad mouthing Apple… See, the possibilities are infinite
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Fakety fake fake fake.
The form factor is too much an iPod. What purpose does the speaker slot at the tip serve?
I can see through most of this rumor… as clear as glass
meh, let’s hope not… btw, where are the truly great fakes?
<boots way-back machine> remember this one?
wow, so … you guys are gonna fall for this?
Fake. Tablet will probably be wide-screen if anything. Also, (just guessing) Apple probably won’t have that much space around the border. The front will probably be 99% screen.
that would not compel me to purchase it… it looks like a joojoo
“I don’t think so. Why is there a -proximity sensor- (the small horizontal line) at the top?”
@Dave
There are two proximity sensors on the iPhone 3G/3GS. They are small almost invisible circles to the left side of the horizontal opening. The third circle is the ambient light sensor. The horizontal opening is the speaker port/earpiece for regular phone calls.
Do you have an iPhone?
What do you know about what Apple thinks we need as far a sensors on the new device?
I call bullshit. Looks too much like the front plate for the iPhone.
Obviously fake. You see, my sources have informed me that the new tablet will not even have a screen. It will connect directly to your retinas via bluetooth using a revolutionary new technology code named “Blue eyes”.
Notice the hole is oblong. An iPhone plate photo has been stretched to look like a tablet form factor. Not only a hoax a lazy hoax.
my problem with this device is will we have to pay for 3G access? If so, this is going to fail! If we can just use it as a wireless device then good, but if we have to purchase an additional 3G contract, no way. I’ll have to buy Amazon’s Kindle, which I don’t want to do.
the problem here is that my company will be buying 100 of these machines in April when our fiscal year begins. We already have iPhones therefore this will be a perfect addition to the fold. But if we have to pay additional wireless charges, there is no way that I could justify this to my company.
Told ya! What ‘iSlate!?!’
It’s the –
iPhoneHuge
And fugugly!
I didn’t get my “Apple boner.” Thus, this isn’t real.
That rules !
Oh.. dear.. God!
No.. no.. no.. no…
Gawd, that had better not be real! UGLY!!!!!!!!!
How stupid and unimaginative would the engineers have to be to literally make it a big iphone???
Let the rumors keep flying. We’ll all find out how fake thus is in a couple more weeks.
well that’s just schtoopid!
Aah!
At last!
The Big Ass iPhone!
Its going to be 4 feet long, 2 feet wide and that slot is for sweeping garbage into.
Buy two and turn them into a Big Ass iPhone Bed.
(Optional foam mattress available from retailers)