Apple Expected To Unveil A Revolutionary Gadget
Apple are expected to unveil a revolutionary new gadget in January, which will take the company back to its computing roots. Apple is expected to start the new year with the launch of its latest gadget. They are expected to unveil a revolutionary new gadget in January, which will take the company back to its computing roots. A tablet computer that will allow users to surf the web, watch TV shows and read the next generation in online magazines and newspapers.
Speculation is rife that the Californian technology group will unveil the device pm 26 Jan in San Francisco will not have a mouse or keyboard and instead resemble a large iPhone. It will help Apple take control of the wireless multimedia market. Some technology bloggers have already christened the touchscreen device the iSlate after it emerged that Apple has registered the iSlate.com internet domain name. Rumours and counter-rumours have always surrounded fledgling Apple products. Previous reports suggested an Apple tablet would have a 7" screen and be called the iMod. Apple filed a European design trademark for a tablet-style computer way back in 2004 and numerous tablet patents have been popping up ever since.
Apple has used the month of January to launch revolutionary products before, in part as a way of diverting attention from its rivals presenting their latest inventions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which Apple does not attend, and that takes place the same month. In January 2008 Apple unveiled its ultra-slim MacBook Air computer, and the previous year saw Steve Jobs, chief executive, announce the first version of the iPhone.
Apple refuses to comment on speculation about new products, but there is talk that it is working on two versions of the iSlate, one with a 10in screen and a smaller version with a 7in screen. Users would be able to download applications produced by third-party developers onto the device just as they can for the iPhone.
There are also a number of content deals in the works that would make the iSlate a valuable platform for media groups. Apple is rumoured to be trying to cement a deal with American TV companies including Disney and CBS that would see top shows appear regularly on the device.
Several American publishers, meanwhile, have got together to create an iTunes for magazines. Condé Nast, owner of Vogue and Vanity Fair, has teamed up with Cosmopolitan owner Hearst, Meredith, News Corp and Time to set up an open magazine platform that will allow readers to buy and browse titles on so-called e-readers. The iSlate would be a perfect device for the next generation of digital publications, not least because it will be in full colour, unlike the current generation of electronic books such as the Amazon Kindle.
In a recent note on Apple, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimated that there is "a 75% likelihood that Apple will have an event in January and a 50% chance that it will be held to launch the Apple Tablet … if Apple announced the Tablet in January, it would likely ship later in the March quarter."
Speculation about the arrival of the latest Apple creation helped shares in the company close Christmas week at a new record high of just over $209 (£131), making Jobs' stake worth more than $1.1bn. The shares have gained almost 150% this year as the iPhone, and its success in persuading users to download applications from the iTunes store, has cemented Apple's position as the world's leading consumer electronics brand.
The company has rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco later next month. It is the same venue that the company used in September for Jobs to make his first public appearance since his recovery from illness, when he launched a new range of iPods.
Apple are expected to unveil a revolutionary new gadget in January, which will take the company back to its computing roots. Apple is expected to start the new year with the launch of its latest gadget. They are expected to unveil a revolutionary new gadget in January, which will take the company back to its computing roots. A tablet computer that will allow users to surf the web, watch TV shows and read the next generation in online magazines and newspapers.
Speculation is rife that the Californian technology group will unveil the device pm 26 Jan in San Francisco will not have a mouse or keyboard and instead resemble a large iPhone. It will help Apple take control of the wireless multimedia market. Some technology bloggers have already christened the touchscreen device the iSlate after it emerged that Apple has registered the iSlate.com internet domain name. Rumours and counter-rumours have always surrounded fledgling Apple products. Previous reports suggested an Apple tablet would have a 7" screen and be called the iMod. Apple filed a European design trademark for a tablet-style computer way back in 2004 and numerous tablet patents have been popping up ever since.
Apple has used the month of January to launch revolutionary products before, in part as a way of diverting attention from its rivals presenting their latest inventions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which Apple does not attend, and that takes place the same month. In January 2008 Apple unveiled its ultra-slim MacBook Air computer, and the previous year saw Steve Jobs, chief executive, announce the first version of the iPhone.
Apple refuses to comment on speculation about new products, but there is talk that it is working on two versions of the iSlate, one with a 10in screen and a smaller version with a 7in screen. Users would be able to download applications produced by third-party developers onto the device just as they can for the iPhone.
There are also a number of content deals in the works that would make the iSlate a valuable platform for media groups. Apple is rumoured to be trying to cement a deal with American TV companies including Disney and CBS that would see top shows appear regularly on the device.
Several American publishers, meanwhile, have got together to create an iTunes for magazines. Condé Nast, owner of Vogue and Vanity Fair, has teamed up with Cosmopolitan owner Hearst, Meredith, News Corp and Time to set up an open magazine platform that will allow readers to buy and browse titles on so-called e-readers. The iSlate would be a perfect device for the next generation of digital publications, not least because it will be in full colour, unlike the current generation of electronic books such as the Amazon Kindle.
In a recent note on Apple, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimated that there is "a 75% likelihood that Apple will have an event in January and a 50% chance that it will be held to launch the Apple Tablet … if Apple announced the Tablet in January, it would likely ship later in the March quarter."
Speculation about the arrival of the latest Apple creation helped shares in the company close Christmas week at a new record high of just over $209 (£131), making Jobs' stake worth more than $1.1bn. The shares have gained almost 150% this year as the iPhone, and its success in persuading users to download applications from the iTunes store, has cemented Apple's position as the world's leading consumer electronics brand.
The company has rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco later next month. It is the same venue that the company used in September for Jobs to make his first public appearance since his recovery from illness, when he launched a new range of iPods.
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