Comments on: Report: Apple developing OS X minitablet

Apple could be preparing a third touch-screen gadget for next year, one that reminds more than one person of the Newton.

[thriftyT]

50% chance

I think it's somewhat likely that Apple is going to release a 7" sub notebook w/o optical drive. However if it turns out that they release a more conventional 12" thin PowerBook, the chances for a 2008 MID Newton-like device from Apple becomes increasingly likely, because there is indeed a niche to be filled.

If Apple 7" subnotebook released 2007 -> 25% chance of Apple MID.

If Apple 12" thin PowerBook (or PB Pro) released 2007 -> 90% chance of Apple MID in 2008.

There WILL BE a demand for portable computing in a device larger than a phone, smaller than a notebook.

[baygbm]

copycat

If I want to know what Appleinsider is reporting I will read Appleinsider. How about some original reporting for a change.

Thank you

[rickr765]

Cellphones can NOT do everything a PDA can do!

Believe me, I've tried. Yes, a Treo can, but that's a PDA and a phone together. Your garden-variety Razr or LG is a complete failure as an organizer - unless you have a trivially simple life. And the iPod and iPhone have no organizer capability whatsoever, except calendar display (no editing).

[jerryjones116]

Research is your friend

While it is true the iPod and the iPod Touch have only viewable
calendars, the iPhone has a complete version of iCal. You can add
and edit all calendar items on the iPhone, sync your phone and the
changes show up in your iCal, under your Home calendar.

All windows mobile phones do as well. You are correct in regards
to LG and RAZR's, but those are not intended to be a PDA/phone.

[mentorkyrom]

quick fix

actually the Treo is a "smartphone" not a PDA. I would like to point your attention to the 'phone' part of its clasification. Same goes with Blackberry's etc. So when they said "..most phones can do everything a PDA can do.." that's kinda what he ment...

Do you have a phone & a PDA? I doubt it..

[canettijazz]

You can get it now

Actually, there is a 3rd party developer that has developed a tablet
computer with OS X. It's basically a modified MacBook and I believe
it utilizes a stylus. Other World Computing is the exclusive reseller.

[phydeaux53]

skip the minitablet

Take that nice touch screen off the iPhone and make it say
8.5"X11" (I'm a print traditionalist.) Wrap it in a sleak frame 1"
thick to accomodate a decent battery and at least a 160MB hard
drive and a at least 1GB of RAM. It could look like an iPhone with
a thyroid condition - but a good thyriod condition. Inside it has
the heart of a MacBook with the functionality of the iPhone. Use
the same sensors to switch the screen aspect ratio. Shazzam
what to you have? A MacBook with a touch interface that uses
ALL your standard applications (listening all you Unix weenies)
and is ALSO your phone. PhotoShop? Sure! There are ways to use
offset touch points for photo editing so you can see what you're
doing. Full iTunes. You can overlay a transparent, almost full
sized, keyboard on the screen or drop the unit into its charging
cradle and use a wireless bluetooth keyboard and mouse for
serious typing. Thinking in terms of a minitablet is so, so,
yesterday. Think ST-TNG or be lost in the dust.