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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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It seems 2010 is going to be the year of the tablet with or without Apple. Look at this thing. It’s like an iPod Touchpumped on steroids. This is 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.

- 6.3 x 9.7 x 0.6 inches
- 1.7 lbs
- WiFi b/g, Bluetooth, UMTS/HSDPA (3G)
- Digital Compass, Accelerometer, Proximity, Ambient light, Water sensors
- USB, HDMI, 3-megapixel autofocus camera, Video Recording
- 32GB SSD, SD Slot
- Android OS with Gesture Support.
- 1024×600 Pixel Qi display
- 48 hrs standby battery, 8 hrs HD video playback, 16 hrs internet surfing over WiFi.

Compared to the apple tablet which we can only speculate, The apple tablet will have a 10-inch touchscreen and will run OS version similar to the current mac OS X. You’ll get access to the internet via WiFi and it is also rumored to be coming with a book marketplace. Apple intends to pitch the tablet as an e-book reader.