August 14, 2009 9:46 AM PDT
Apple tablet may be under wraps until 2010
For all the breathless pontificating and predicting on the worst-kept secret in tech, the Apple tablet, most pundits have pointed to Apple's traditional September press event as the likely launch point for this new product.
Now, some are saying that Apple's unconfirmed September confab will be primarily about music devices, and any tablet PC will remain under wraps until sometime in 2010. According to Mac news site The Loop:
Very reliable sources familiar with the product have said speculation of the tablet being introduced during the September event are flat-out wrong. The Apple tablet, they said, would not see the light of day until the first part of 2010.
Helping this rumor rise above the ill-informed fray is that it was reported by former MacWorld Editor at Large (and sometimes CNET blogger) Jim Dalrymple. Are we going to have Apple tablets this holiday season? Or will we be waiting until sometime next year? Sound off below!
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The problem with coming to conclusions based on your own experience and failing to understand that other people do things differently to yourself is that all too often you end up looking silly.
Technically I own 2 iPods as well as an iPhone but that does not make me over indulgent. For normal iPod use my iPhone obviously does that well, but I purchased the iPhone for its phone abilities not to replace an iPod.
One iPod is very old and probably should be trashed but I keep it for sentimental sake. It was great in its day and I got 3 great years out of it before I upgraded to a 160 gig classic. The iPhone may have superseded it for most everyday use but I use it to back up my entire music collection which is too extensive to fit on the iPhone. It also is the source for the music I play during the classes I teach and when I go on vacation its huge hard drive is great for taking extra radio shows, podcasts, and audiobooks and the great battery life makes it perfect for audio in the car.
So yes I have iPods as well as an iPhone but that is not so extraordinary and they are a reasonable part of my daily life both for business and pleasure. There is nothing odd or insane about Daddio2009 having iPods and an iPhone.
OTOH @Daddio2009 I am an artist and I am eagerly waiting to check out an Apple tablet. I suspect it will be the perfect device for sketching on and I can see lots of other professionals also thinking it could easily be applicable to their work (or play). We have to wait and when it arrives make the decision as to whether or not it will be a wise investment for our individual circumstances.
There have been tablet rumors on mac forums going back a decade. The only difference I see now is that more people and press seem to be taking an interest.
1) The potential uses it might have, whatever they may be
2) Its "wow" factor
Its potential as the device of the future can be highlighted at any point throughout the year... however, its wow-factor will be maximized during the holiday shopping season. For a new product that belongs to a segment that is pretty washed up as it is, Apple can't afford a soft release - it has to be big. iPhone big. Q1 2010 is not the best time to release such a product to the public, as most of us will still be rebounding from our holiday shopping spree. However, a release in late Q3/ early Q4 will get most ppl drooling for this device and increase the likelihood that there will be a huge launch that will drive its success...
If there even is an iTablet.
Either way, I wish Apple would post something about the tablet on their website. Everyone knows something is going on, Apple needs to come clean with what it is that they are doing!
I hope that it's announced in September, even if it isn't released.....anything to shut up the people who constantly are speculating.
- by DiiGaO September 9, 2009 10:01 AM PDT
- I DO want an iTablet. So I can change my netbook. Today I use netbook + iPod Touch 2G + Sony Ericsson K850i (this one I use like a camera because is Cybershot 5.0mp with flash xenon).
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(19 Comments)Someday, (when iPhone get better with battery life + camera with xenon + with more megapixels and Apple iTablet arrive I'll use just iPhone + iTablet. hehe