I'm afraid I have to disaggree. I'm fairly sure that it won't be a touch
macbook. Apple will probably invent something totally different and define a
new and different product. If it is just a touch Macbook, it'll leave a whole
lot of peple disappointed. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. It is fun to
speculate about though.
> Subject: Re: apple tablet
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:52:19 +0100
> To: [email protected]
>
> If apple are going to release a tablet, I'm sure it's a Mac book Pro Touch.
> We have Iphones and Ipod touches which is pdas, and the only thing we need is
> a Macbook Pro with a touch screen.
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> Den Jan 20, 2010 kl. 11:54 PM skrev Daniel Rowe:
>
> > Well said, Bryan
> >
> > Dannie
> > \
> > On 20 Jan 2010, at 22:16, Bryan Smart wrote:
> >
> >> Well, William, sighted people like larger screens. A tablet can include a
> >> larger battery, faster processor, and more storage. A big touch screen
> >> makes apps possible that don't work well on small screens, such as apps
> >> that let you draw with your finger, highlight passages in books with your
> >> finger, and complex apps that need to display more than just a few little
> >> icons at a time. A tablet can be thinner and lighter than a laptop, since
> >> there is no need for pieces like a keyboard, track pad, or the palm rest
> >> areas that are part of a clamshell laptop design.
> >>
> >> In short, working a touch device like the IPhone is easier for most
> >> sighted people to learn than even a mouse-driven computer interface, but
> >> an IPhone or IPod Touch is too small and under-powered to replace a
> >> computer for many tasks. So the tablet will be easy to use like an IPhone,
> >> but provide the computing power that the IPhone lacks. If you type a lot,
> >> then you'll probably want an external keyboard. Most of the time, though,
> >> people don't type much more than short fragments, and on-screen keyboards
> >> are fine for that.
> >>
> >> Plus, keep in mind that the wants and preferences of sighted people don't
> >> necessarily line up with what a blind person considers when deciding on
> >> the merits of a computing device. A tablet may or may not be a good way
> >> for a blind person to compute. I think that many sighted people will like
> >> it, though. It wasn't very long ago when most blind people would quickly
> >> dismiss any idea that a blind person might prefer using any device with a
> >> touch screen interface. Certainly, we all don't prefer the IPhone, but
> >> many people use it just fine. Who knows what using the tablet will be
> >> like. I'll wait until I've used one before drawing my conclusions. I'm
> >> sure that it will be fascinating, even if I end up not choosing to
> >> routinely use it.
> >>
> >> Bryan
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann
> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:23 PM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: Re: apple tablet
> >>
> >> Maybe the tablet will be more like Apple's version of a netbook. Yes, you
> >> can do a lot on an Iphone, but I believe it has some limitations such as
> >> only being able to run one program at a time. That's OK for a phone, but
> >> maybe not for a netbook type device.
> >>
> >> On Jan 20, 2010, at 1:28 PM, william lomas wrote:
> >>
> >>> hi all
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I heard apple are going to release an apple tablet. what is the point of
> >>> this? one can buy an ipod touch and or iphone and use safari, email, have
> >>> an ipod, play games, have business applications etc, so is there really a
> >>> need for a tablet device?
> >>> Would be interested to read constructive ideas as to why a tablet
> >>> would be needed Will
> >>>
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