Well, the rumours of an Apple tablet have been ‘doing the rounds’ for months (years, actually), but all the excitement came to nought, because (apparently) Steve Jobs wasn’t happy with the product.
Now, according to blog reports, Steve is happy with the product, and Apple have booked a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for the 26th January 2010 for a “major product announcement”.
All the talk up to now has been that it will be a cut-down MacBook, and oversized iPhone, or something with computer functionality. Now, for the first time, reports are coming out that it’s actually an eReader called the iSlate. See THIS LINK, although the report states that the announcement will be at WWDC 2010, on the 7th June.
So what is Steve Jobs announcing to the world in January? It’s something big, and there hasn’t been as much Apple-related frenzy since the iPhone came out. The iPhone is becoming a viable reading device, with many written works now available as apps downloadable from iTunes. Is the time right for a 7″ or 10″ version of this?
One thing you can say about Apple - like ‘em, or loath ‘em, they know how to wind up a PR bandwagon. All aboard!
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