iSlate imagined
The web is rife with speculations on an Apple Tablet and with Amazon kindling the market of ebook readers and iPhone’s spectacular success, it might just be the right time for one because it is time the consumers got a one-for-all solution to personal computing.
Found this post by Mark Potts describing it excellently-
Apple’s Tabula Rasa
Most of those speculating about Apple’s tablet aren’t thinking big enough. They’re concentrating on narrow possibilities—it could be a book reader! It could play movies!—without seeing the much bigger picture of what Apple may be on the verge of creating. To its users, it will be: All Of The Above. And that’s huge.
These are grand expectations. Truth is, nobody really knows what Apple is up to except Steve Jobs and a handful of other insiders. And certainly a handful of naysayers are suggesting that nobody really wants to lug around a tablet computer, and thus it could be a Newton-like bust (although the Newton, in retrospect, seems remarkably prescient). Indeed, Apple, full of hubris and swagger after the enormous success of the iPod and iPhone, could well blow it with an overpriced, unfocused product.
But like Gruber, I’m betting on Apple to break ground, yet again, with its tablet, and in a big, big way. It could bring together so many threads of innovation that have been developing for the past few years. I truly believe that we could be on the verge of an important turning point for the way we get and use all sorts of media. I can’t wait to see what Apple comes up with. It could change everything.
Apple had tried something this big in laptops in MacAir which was a failure due to the unjustifiable price tag although the idea was quite good. All I am hoping for is that Steve Jobs keeps it realistic and affordable this time. Keep it under $1000 and I am in. After all, the idea is revolutionary and truly what we need in the market today – can it be done at an affordable price, we shall see on Jan 26th, Tuesday. The Mac lovers are already drooling on the possibilities.