The Apple Tablet?
Rumor has it that Apple is about to launch a one tech gadget which does everything. A patent has been filed by the Company, but Apple sources are tied lipped and have not revealed what it is all about. Rumors have been circulating that Steve Jobs and his colleagues at Apple have developed a medium sized, hand held device, with a 10-12 inch screen, high end graphics, excellent resolution that can function as an e-reader, a gaming device, music player, allows you to watch TV and movies and surf the net.
Another feature of the futuristic applet device will be the web-cam that will allow business people to use it for video conferencing while on the go. So far, Webcams on laptops have not been shown to have great resolution and how Apple will get around that is a mystery.
While no price has been set, it is expected that this time Apple will make the device available at a low prices, maybe less than a $800-$1000, but no one really knows.
While some claim that the Applet will be a mega hit, there are others who claim that previous experience with multi function devices has not been great. For example, smart phones which have multi functions capabilities usually produce mediocre performance with all functions and there is similar expectation with the apple tablet. Most experts claim that the apple tablet may be a universal device with many functions but whether it can deliver quality with each of the tasks remains to be seen. All these arguments are hypothetical because no one really knows if Apple does in fact have such a device coming out.