Apple Tablet 'isn't Going To Cost Anywhere Near $1,000'

[Thakkar]

Apple Tablet 'Isn't Going To Cost Anywhere Near $1,000'

Jan. 25, 2010, 11:35 AM

After talking to sources in the publishing industry, Seth Weintraub at 9 to 5 Mac says he's been told the Apple tablet "isn't going to cost anywhere near $1,000."

His sources have met with Apple, which has been aggressively trying to lock in all the major publishers for the tablet.

Apple is pitching itself as the anti-Amazon. It's offering up better terms and it says the tablet will be like color television, while the Kindle is black and white.

Apple representatives have not shown any publishers the tablet, but have told them it will be ten inches in diagonal length, and about as heavy as a Kindle DX.

The EBook reading functionality is just one part of this device. The tablet is also expected to be a game playing, media watching, netbook-competing powerhouse as well.

Read the whole story at 9to5mac

[namoo]

Best Buy german equivalent leaked 600 euros on their stock/price list 2 days ago named incidentally as itablet not islate or ipad. So that makes it around US$845 if that source is to be believed.

[namoo]

Regarding the Kindle. Still will be better for reading as it is electronic ink would also expect the battery life of the tablet to be nowhere near the 2-3 weeks of the Kindle obviously.

I really don't think the apple tablet will be any match for the kindle in the ebook department - however it will have other benefits of over the kindle.

[Thakkar]

Regarding the Kindle. Still will be better for reading as it is electronic ink would also expect the battery life of the tablet to be nowhere near the 2-3 weeks of the Kindle obviously.

I really don't think the apple tablet will be any match for the kindle in the ebook department - however it will have other benefits of over the kindle.

Could switch to 256 shades greyscale for easier reading. Still, agreed—not as comfy as the Kindle's e-ink.

In the textbook category, color will be a plus.

[Thakkar]

Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet

JANUARY 27, 2010 | ISSUE 46•04

CUPERTINO, CA—Claiming that he completely forgot about the much-hyped electronic device until the last minute, a frantic Steve Jobs reportedly stayed up all night Tuesday in a desperate effort to design Apple's new tablet computer. "Come on, Steve, just think—think, dammit—you're running out of time," the exhausted CEO said as he glued nine separate iPhones to the back of a plastic cafeteria tray. "Okay, yeah, this will work. This will definitely work. Just need to write 'tablet' on this little strip of masking tape here and I'm golden. Oh, come on, you piece of shit! Just stick already!" Middle-of-the-night sources reported that Jobs then began work on double-spacing his Keynote presentation and increasing the font size to make it appear longer.

From:

theoniondotcom

[djk]

It starts at $499, I'm getting one!!!

[endure]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/27/ipad/

[Thakkar]

Pad looks pretty much like an overgrown iPod touch - nothing particularly revolutionary about it. A half inch thin. Weighs just 1.5 pounds. Thinner and lighter than any netbook. 9.7 inch IPS display. Super high quality using IPS technology so you get great angle of view. Full capacitive multi-touch. 1GHz Apple A4 chip. Most advanced chip they've ever done; processor, graphics, I/O, and everything in one chip. 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of flash solid state storage.

No camera.

like holding an HDTV just inches from your face

802.11n WI-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. Accelerometer & compass, speaker microphone, 30-pin connector.

built in iPod

to run virtually every app unmodified right out of the box. Do that in two ways. Pixel-for-pixel accuracy in a black box in the middle of screen or automatically pixel double and run apps full screen.

Easily connect to projectors

reading a book with our new app, "iBooks." Bookshelf of books, there's a button on upper left corner that's the Store. They've created the new iBook Store, fully integrated with the iBooks app. Download and purchase apps right on your iPad. Top chart list, NYT bestseller list. Five of the largest publisher: Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Hachette Boook Group.

Hitting the store button is like a secret passageway. It flips around. If you've used iTunes or the App Store, you're already familiar. Prices look like they very between $7.99 and $14.99. Buying Teddy Kennedy's memoir. You can get a sample if you want, but Steve's going to tap and buy. Downloads right onto the bookshelf. "It's just so simple." Just tap if you want to read. Tap anywhere on the right fo flip forward, on the left to flip back. Drag page if you want to slowly turn the page. Go to Table of Contents and pick a chapter.

Not just popular books, but textbooks are coming as well.

Using epub format. Most popular open book format in the world.

iWork for the iPad. An entirely new interface for these apps. Very different from a personal computer. iWork apps are $9.99 each. Word processing, presentation and spreadsheet.

Wi-Fi Only:

16GB 499

32GB $599

64GB $600

Wi-fi + 3G - add $130

available in 60 days worldwide for WiFi models, 30 days later for 3G

International 3G plans won't be available until June. All iPads are unlocked. They use GSM micro SIMs.

accessories for this thing too. A charging dock you can use to display the iPad in portrait. Also a keyboard dock, so you don't have to use a virtual keyboard all the time.

Third accessory is a really nice case, doubles as a stand for typing, or watching video.

lots of use of tabbed interface with a pane or two. Really kind of a combo of Mac UI philosophy and iPhone UI.

Review: Internet, e-mail, photos, mmusic, Video. Runs almost all 140,000 apps on the App Store as well as a whole new generation of apps. And it has a new iBooks application with iBook Store. Carry literally thousands of books around on your iPad. And the iWork suite for doing productivity.

Fully charged, gives 10 hours of use. There's also one month of standby battery life. You can leave it asleep and not use it for 30 days.

[endure]

My Sony Ebook reader fully charged gives approximately 2 weeks use. I know the Ipad is much more than an ebook reader but I'm not sure whether an all singing all dancing colour screen is better for reading ebooks than E ink displays.

[Thakkar]

[Thakkar]

[Thakkar]

My Sony Ebook reader fully charged gives approximately 2 weeks use. I know the Ipad is much more than an ebook reader but I'm not sure whether an all singing all dancing colour screen is better for reading ebooks than E ink displays.

For reading any length of time, e-ink is better.

This is really going to be good for newspapers and magazines (once the publishers put out their apps) rather than books.

[Thakkar]

Apple iPad Specs at a Glance

January 27th, 2010 at 2:52 PM - iPad by Bryan Chaffin

Apple has published a page of iPad specs detailing the capacities, dimensions, and features of the device. According to the page, the device is 9.56" tall and 7.47" wide, with a depth of just 0.5" and a weight of 1.5 pounds. Units with the 3G option weigh 1.6 pounds.

The screen has a resolution of 1024 x 768 (132 pixels per inch) on a 9.7" (diagonal) display. The screen itself resists fingerprints through an oleophobic coating. It will play 720p HD video at 30 frames per second, though true 720p resolution is 1280 x 720.

Apple is offering the iPad in either a 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB capacities, all of which are built around a 1GHz Apple A4 processor. The device has up to 10 hours of battery life between charges with up to one month of standby time.

It includes an iPhone/iPod Dock connector, a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, and has a built-in microphone and speakers. WiFi + 3G versions of the unit also include a SIM card tray.

The device includes a built-in digital compass like the iPhone 3GS, as well as an accelerometer and an ambient light sensor. The WiFi + 3G model includes assisted GPS, as well as cellular data connection through 3G.

Mac system requirements

Mac computer with USB 2.0 port

Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later

iTunes 9.0 or later

iTunes Store account

Internet access

Windows system requirements

PC with USB 2.0 port

Windows 7, Windows Vista; Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later

iTunes 9.0 or later

iTunes Store account

Internet access

Above specs from macobserver.com

Edited January 27, 2010 by Thakkar

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iPad Video

http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video

[nikster]

Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet

JANUARY 27, 2010 | ISSUE 46•04

CUPERTINO, CA—Claiming that he completely forgot about the much-hyped electronic device until the last minute, a frantic Steve Jobs reportedly stayed up all night Tuesday in a desperate effort to design Apple's new tablet computer. "Come on, Steve, just think—think, dammit—you're running out of time," the exhausted CEO said as he glued nine separate iPhones to the back of a plastic cafeteria tray. "Okay, yeah, this will work. This will definitely work. Just need to write 'tablet' on this little strip of masking tape here and I'm golden. Oh, come on, you piece of shit! Just stick already!" Middle-of-the-night sources reported that Jobs then began work on double-spacing his Keynote presentation and increasing the font size to make it appear longer.

From:

theoniondotcom

LOL, love the onion!