“We’ve got ears to the ground in Shenzhen and here’s the story we’re hearing about Apple’s forthcoming new tablets, which apparently along with booze and women is an interesting talking point in the social scene in Shenzhen,” Tai-Pan reports for Shanzai. “Thanks in large part to the huge role Foxconn plays in Shenzhen’s scene.”
“Yes, there will be a 7-inch tablet, yes it’s well underway in terms of product development and in fact it’s a finished product,” Tai-Pan reports.
Tai-Pan reports, “Yes, 5+ different designs have been floating around to help Apple protect itself from people discovering its next product look and feel but… the final design will in fact bear more resemblance to the iPhone 4 stylings than the original iPad design.”
Full article here.
[Attribution: AppleInsider. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Judge Bork” for the heads up.]
The conquest continues- iPad Rules OK.
The conquest continues- iPad Rules OK.
Put me down for a “this ain’t gonna happen” on this one. Thanks.
Put me down for a “this ain’t gonna happen” on this one. Thanks.
Kind of like the baby from a iPod touch and iPad party. Their should always be chaperons at these unions!
Kind of like the baby from a iPod touch and iPad party. Their should always be chaperons at these unions!
If true, I wonder if it will be branded as a larger ipod Touch rather than a smaller iPad.
STEVE, PLEASE BRING MULTIPLE USERS TO THE IPAD!
If true, I wonder if it will be branded as a larger ipod Touch rather than a smaller iPad.
STEVE, PLEASE BRING MULTIPLE USERS TO THE IPAD!
I highly doubt a second form-factor now. Maybe with the second generation iPad (a la iPod). I really can’t see iPhone4 styling with a glass back and steel-band surround. That’s so wrong for anything bigger than a, well…, iPhone.
I highly doubt a second form-factor now. Maybe with the second generation iPad (a la iPod). I really can’t see iPhone4 styling with a glass back and steel-band surround. That’s so wrong for anything bigger than a, well…, iPhone.
This sound like an iDell killer or a BlackPad killer. Apple is like a technology plague. Companies that are trying to push their old school turds or push something like an Apple OS or device are being wiped out.
Dell and the others, close the doors while you still have doors or get into another market.
This sound like an iDell killer or a BlackPad killer. Apple is like a technology plague. Companies that are trying to push their old school turds or push something like an Apple OS or device are being wiped out.
Dell and the others, close the doors while you still have doors or get into another market.
someone in vietnam will make a video
someone in vietnam will make a video
@MacinScott I’m with you on the multiple users. When I get my iPad I know I’m gonna have to share with SWMBO.
@MacinScott I’m with you on the multiple users. When I get my iPad I know I’m gonna have to share with SWMBO.
here is what the ipad needs to convince me to bye one:
1 applescript
2 multiple users
and 3 (possibly) mini finder
here is what the ipad needs to convince me to bye one:
1 applescript
2 multiple users
and 3 (possibly) mini finder
I’ll ask the obvious question for anyone not familiar with Clayton Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Solution … What job does a 7″ tablet form factor do? Or, what role would that size play?
The iPad’s 1024×768 role is obvious … people “hire” an iPad to do the jobs they’d rather not do on a laptop … causal games, casual content creation, consume video, tweet, blog, email, balance their chequebook, etc. The screen real estate, battery life, form factor etc all make this possible.
An iPod touch or iPhone can’t do some of these things efficiently, that is, low enough cost of entry barrier to make me hire it do to those tasks. Shooting out a decent sized blog post on the iPod touch is posible, but painful. Ditto surfing. And I’d far rather read my newsgroups on an iPad, rather than the (comparatively) tiny screen of a touch or iPhone.
I’m not convinced the 7″ form factor brings any efficiency to these sorts of jobs that the iPad perfectly fulfils. The scree real estate and keyboard issues alone may be a bit better than the touch-sized device, but not enough that most won’t go for the existing iPad factor instead.
That’s my 20 years of design and marketing input, anyway, worth about $0.02.
I’ll ask the obvious question for anyone not familiar with Clayton Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Solution … What job does a 7″ tablet form factor do? Or, what role would that size play?
The iPad’s 1024×768 role is obvious … people “hire” an iPad to do the jobs they’d rather not do on a laptop … causal games, casual content creation, consume video, tweet, blog, email, balance their chequebook, etc. The screen real estate, battery life, form factor etc all make this possible.
An iPod touch or iPhone can’t do some of these things efficiently, that is, low enough cost of entry barrier to make me hire it do to those tasks. Shooting out a decent sized blog post on the iPod touch is posible, but painful. Ditto surfing. And I’d far rather read my newsgroups on an iPad, rather than the (comparatively) tiny screen of a touch or iPhone.
I’m not convinced the 7″ form factor brings any efficiency to these sorts of jobs that the iPad perfectly fulfils. The scree real estate and keyboard issues alone may be a bit better than the touch-sized device, but not enough that most won’t go for the existing iPad factor instead.
That’s my 20 years of design and marketing input, anyway, worth about $0.02.
@Stephen, that’s a shame. If it weren’t for your stuid 3-point list you could be using one right now — you’d be so happy.
AppleScript?
Really?
@Stephen, that’s a shame. If it weren’t for your stuid 3-point list you could be using one right now — you’d be so happy.
AppleScript?
Really?
Stephen:
You are certainly “convinced” that YOU matter huh?
Stephen:
You are certainly “convinced” that YOU matter huh?
And I should also have added that I agree with many previous posters … I want multiple accounts for my iPad. Apple, of course, sells more iPads without this feature, so while user accounts may make an appearance, it won’t be soon I suspect.