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The apple tablet / iSlate has been long awaited. The tablet / iSlate has been reported to incorporate access to Verizon’s 3G network to connect to the Internet if a WiFi network is unavailable according to Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall in a recent ComputerWorld article. It is possible the apple tablet / iSlate will have both WiFi and wireless connectivity and will be available at multiple wireless carriers, including Verizon.

It has been reported, the apple tablet / iSlate will be an ebook reader, a TV viewer, and more. If Apple offers the device through multiple carriers for 3G data, it would be a departure from the strategy the company has heretofore employed for the iPhone, which is limited to one carrier in most markets around the globe. It has been reported, Apple and verizon were in negotiations to partner on an iPhone deal, with the tablet subbing out for the iPhone.

While the technology world waits for Apple’s entrance into the tablet market, rival consumer electronics companies are jumping in, betting that the thin, keyboard-less electronic slate will be the next must have device.

Apple has remained silent about its plans pertaining the features, and release date of the tablet. Some reports have leaked about the possible size, and operating system of the tablet. So far every thing about the apple tablet is speculation, however most mac fans seem to have come to an agreement the tablet will be based off an oversized version of the ipod touch.
The apple tablet would take its rightful place next to its competitor’s gadgets that are trying to reshape the way consumers interact with the web and social networks. The idea of the tablet isn’t anything new. There have been different forms of the tablet in the past ten years. Apple introduced the Newton in March of 1994, which ended up being a flop. The Notion Ink Smartpad, a 10-inch tablet running an NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset with 1080p video playback and Pixel QI display for outside viewing. With the popularity of apple iPod and iPhone which are similar to a mini tablet, Manufacturers see there could be profits made in this new categories. With such advances in touch technology manufacturers are able to produce lightweight operating systems and rugged processors, manufacturers are able to create a very versatile devices built to surf the web, watching videos and live TV.

An emerging trend of reading e-books has also paved the way tablet like e-readers. People are looking more and more into reading books and magazines in digital form. Combined with consumer habits that have also shifted toward social networking, Web 2.0 and mobility, and you have a device whose time has come.
Some like Innovative Converged Devices’ Vega and Ultra tablets as well as tablets from Archos will run on Google’s Android mobile operating system. Others like JooJoo will use a proprietary platform that is built around a browser. Notion Ink’s Adam will feature a display that incorporates color as well as E Ink, the low-power screen technology used on e-readers like Amazon.com’s Kindle.
Other big names such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard are rumored to be preparing tablets. Microsoft is reportedly developing its own device called Courier that features two 7-inch screens on a device that folds like a book. Next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will serve as a launchpad for a handful of new tablets, which will go on sale in the coming months.
Tablets will have to carve out their own identity in a crowded field of gadgets. Tablets won’t have keyboards like a netbook, though you can attach one via Bluetooth. But they will have a color screens with Web browsing capabilities, something current e-readers can’t do.
The publishing industry will be changing drastically when the tablets hit the market. It will be no surprise that apple will lead the way in the tablet category. Apple always thinks about the consumer experience, and is focused on bring us the best possible products.
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Kai-fu Lee, who until recently was the head of Google’s China operations. It seems that Lee, who’s now working to foster entrepreneurship in China, wrote on his Chinese language blog earlier this week that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be releasing a tablet PC in January, and expects to produce a voluminous 10 million in the first year, according to the IDG News Service and other media outlets.

The tablet, according to Lee’s post, will have a 10.1-inch touch screen and will look like an oversize iPhone. Other features are said to include a virtual keyboard, 3D graphics, and support for videoconferencing and e-books. The price reportedly will be below $1,000.

Coincidentally, reports have emerged in recent days that Apple may have an event planned for January 26 in San Francisco, with a focus on mobile offerings, and that Apple has told software developers to conjure up versions of their iPhone apps suitable for a larger-than-iPhone screen.

Read more at cnet.

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Two separate reports by trade publications suggest that Apple is prepping to mass manufacture its tablet rumored to ship late March 2010. Apple is securing components for the upcoming apple tablet / iSlate. Rumors suggest, Apple may make the announcement to release the apple tablet / iSlate at an event on January 26th. According to digitimes one of the components for the apple tablet / iSlate will come from Foxcomm. Foxcomm will be the lead supplier for the 10 inch touch screen panels that apple intends to use for tablet. Also another foxcomm company g-tech is said to be strength testing the screens. Apple is seeking solutions to strengthen the glass of the 10-inch panel for the device and was forced to delay the launch until first-quarter 2010, the sources noted. Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner predicted a $1,000 Apple tablet arriving March 2010, scheduling manufacturing ramp up for February.
MacRumors notes Taiwan’s Economic Daily News naming Cheng Uei Precision Industries as receiving orders for ‘connectors’ for the device, though these aren’t expected to begin shipping until Q3 2010. While Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial has also reportedly landed component orders.

The public opinion on the upcoming device is mixed – some people see it as a potential hit, some believe it’s doomed to failure.