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Forbes.com: new Apple digital device at Expo?

updated 12:15 pm EDT, Tue May 21, 2002

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Forbes.com, discussing recent product upgrades by Apple, speculates on the possibility of a new digital device announcement at Macworld Expo in July: "Given Apple's early lead in wireless networking using the Wi-Fi standard, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to see Apple creating what is essentially a touch-sensitive screen that can display the contents of any computer it is connected to... [Apple] certainly has something truly noteworthy up its sleeve for July that is not necessarily a new computer per se.."

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05/21, 12:29pm | report spam | close Reply |
wooooooooo

maybe it's coo maybe it's not
But hey i'm buying it cause hey
I'm an Apple Zombie
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05/21, 12:42pm | report spam | close Reply |
How about a PDA

That would be a nice step. Something that will rival Sony's clie. Someone has to do it.

And I am a Mac Advocate, but I am not a Zombie. I buy Apple products because the are superior to anything else out there.

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05/21, 12:51pm | report spam | close Reply |
It's gonna work

Whatever Apple comes out with, it's gonna be a it.

I'm just scared of the price of this new device... Just like I was with the iPod. But even then, it was a success, people are buying it even if I think it's waaaaaaaayyyyyyy to expensive.

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Tablet likely

Why else would Apple be so keen on the Inkwell technology in 10.2 if only the occassional user will have a Wacom style tablet?

If hand-writing recognition done right is Apple new toy, an Apple-branded input device is a safe bet.

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05/21, 12:54pm | report spam | close Reply |
Hmm. Mainstream rumors

Interesting that Forbes is now Apple rumor-mongering. While a detachable screen iMac has been a rumor since the first talk of a flat-screen iMac, I'm not sure I see the demand for such a device.

To prove my point, note that Microsoft has already announced just such a product. Contrary to the company myth, Microsoft didn't get where they are by innovation, and most of the innovative products they have come out with over the years have failed miserably.

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05/21, 12:56pm | report spam | close Reply |
here we go

let the rumors begin

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05/21, 01:14pm | report spam | close Reply |
I think I know what it is

but I won't tell.

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"certainly"

Apple certainly has something truly noteworthy up its sleeve...

Wow. This person must have the inside track. They seem to know for certain that Apple will release such a product. I hate c*** like this. People get all crazy with the rumours and before you know it, Apple is expected to release something that can read your brainwaves, wash your dishes, and cost $899. When Steve fails to unveil such a ludicrous product at Macworld, the Apple-bashing and whining begins. Reveal your source, Forbes, or STFU.

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here we go

let the rumors begin

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05/21, 02:03pm | report spam | close Reply |
if it's a wireless...

..touchsensitive tablet, apple better make it well because many of these flopped, just aks at&t or siemens..

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touch tablet/TV/wireless!

that'd be cool, eh? watch your taped, er, recorded, final episode of "24" and be able to edit out the commercials with iMovie as you surf the web and send emails, all from your couch, using inkwell instead of your keyboard. I'm on the edge of my seat. That's gonna get uncomfortable, waiting till July. And it'll be hooked up to my new G5 XTower, not really a tower, but really an X! Bring on the new desktop computer that's not like anything we've seen before, at least before the XServer

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Who needs it?

But before we start leaping out saying "cool technology" = "cool product", let's think about the actual practicality and usefulness of these devices, and why an Apple product wouldn't fail miserably like many of these other so-called "wireless tablets".

There is potential in a school environment I believe for such a product. All wireless tablet clients that can be used to take notes, see information in class, that would be great.

Home use? You can walk around your house with a tablet... While it's an intriguing idea, I can't help but think the novelty would wear off *fast* and when it comes to practicality, how hard would it be to just have a laptop, since a wireless tablet would require a base computer regardless... Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm guessing a wireless tablet + desktop computer (even iMac) costs more than an iBook...

Anyone here have good brainstorming ideas on what applications this might have, what could be included that would make it different? New technology that puts a screen onto a paper-like look so there' sno backlighting and you can actually read from it like a normal notebook? Includes nationwide roaming? What would make this product cool?

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delayed gratification...

...back in January, after Apple fanned the flames of hype for MWSF, I expected them to bring out a small, thin component with a wireless LCD controller that would act as a true digital hub for the home. It could run all the iApps from the comfort of your couch (or anywhere else in the home). It seemed like a unique opportunity for Apple, and I was disappointed when it didn't happen.

Well, perhaps it's yet to come. The new xServe could be wrapped in a slightly different shell that would serve quite well in this capacity. The quad ATA channels and huge disk capacity would be perfect for recording TV shows, storing and editing home videos, mp3s, etc. - even playing video games (a'la xBox). The hot-swappable drives would be perfect for a home user to install. The only catch would be the price, but I imagine Apple could cut some corners to make it reasonable.

Very compelling, but I'm not getting my hopes up again. It seems too far-fetched, even for Apple. But I would buy one.

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The only catch?

"quad ATA channels and huge disk capacity would be perfect for recording TV shows, storing and editing home videos, mp3s, etc. - even playing video games (a'la xBox). The hot-swappable drives would be perfect for a home user to install. The only catch would be the price"

That's a helluva catch. XBox = A$400

XServe = A$6000.

Tell me of these plans again...

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Forbes.com: new Apple digital device at Expo?

updated 12:15 pm EDT, Tue May 21, 2002

wooooooooo

How about a PDA

It's gonna work

Tablet likely

Hmm. Mainstream rumors

here we go

I think I know what it is

"certainly"

here we go

if it's a wireless...

touch tablet/TV/wireless!

Who needs it?

delayed gratification...

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