Believe it or not, the iPad was not the first player in the tablet field, by far. In fact, the story started in 1987 or so with machines delivering less built-in computing power than your today’s electronic watch. Check the below info graphics to time travel! Full size image here.
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Blackberry PlayBook = Wrong Name !
RIM introduced the Blackberry tablet yesterday with a surprising name : PlayBook. Of course RIM aims mainstream B2C market, as a gentle Apple “me too” follower. But it’s core business remains in the B2B field. Do business guys have time to “Play“? Future will tell. Think I already know the anwser !
CES 2010 : Microsoft Unveils Slate PC !
Steve Balmer introduced the Microsoft tablet from HP. Desperately seeking for success there ! ;-) The tablet can connect wireless to a keyboard and runs Windows 7, taking advantage of the OS built-in touch features.
Apple to Sell 10 Million Tablets !
At $999 each, that’s a great first year 10 billion market. And with a 36% gross margin or so, I let you do the profitability math ! ;-)
Apple Tablet will have a Web Cam !
iSlate, iTablet, iMagic, iToy, iWonder… you name it, but the “thing” will carry a webcam to enable natural video chat from your sofa ! Wooohoo ! It’ll definitely also have a phone feature inside + strong 3D chip to help you fall asleep with your favorite bloody FPS ! $999 naked you said ? Humm… [...]
iSlate : I Want My Apple Touch Tablet !
Ok, book your day in your calendar : January 26th 2010, and yes, it’s a classic Apple Tuesday ! You can even bet it’ll start at 10 sharp Pacific. So that day, finally, eventually, hopefully, God-give-me-life-until-then, Apple will announce the magic item of the year, the Holy Grail of all gadgets : the Apple Tablet [...]
Touch Screen : Acer Aspire One Tablet !
Acer knows how to sell stuff ! Do you want the brand new Acer Aspire One Tablet 1420P or… the lady ? :-) Anyhow. This new pup comes in a 11,6″ (HD 1366×768) touche screen flavor. Under the hood you’ll get a 1.2Ghz Intel SU2300 dual core processor, 4Gb RAM and 320MB HD. All is [...]
Apple Tablet Pic (one more) !
Last pic to date of Apple’s supposed tablet to come. This little guy (try to find it in the pic!), would handle all iPhone apps + some extra ones to take benefit from the 10” screen + webcam. It would also serve as kinda remote for macs for a +/- $800 friend’s price ! Cool. [...]
A Guy Saw The Apple’s Tablet !
Rumors – unverified – reports that a guy, which name we don’t know, has seen the so much anticipated Apple’s tablet ! … The only question that remains now is : will the Apple’s tablet be a… tablet ?!