Again some more information about the tablet. I’m really starting to believe this device is the most rumored device in the past decade. The Wall Street Journal has some new tidbits of information about the Apple tablet computer. Things we already knew, like a 10 to 11 inch sized screen with a price around $1000. There are also some interesting tidbits we haven’t heard about before.
Apparently Apple will be targeting the new device at both homes and classrooms. The tablet could be a device shared by multiple members of your family to read news and check emails. The ‘classrooms’ part is where the e-books kick in. The device will also have a virtual keyboard for input. That last tidbit sounds logical since the device will have a touchscreen. It would be really strange if Apple added a real keyboard to the tablet.
Several reports I’ve posted before showed Apple is working with book, magazine and newspaper publishers, but they’re also working with television networks to create some kind of “best of TV” subscription service. Apple has already confessed they see the iPod touch as a gaming platform. They’ve send invitations, for the January 27th event, to the gaming media which suggests the tablet could focus on games as well.
One of the things that really caught my eye was the fact that the device would be able to recognize faces by the built-in camera. A previous post already claimed the device will have a camera, but a few days later a new post claimed there won’t be a camera at all. A lot of the news that shows up on the web a few days prior to the actual event is usually based on true facts. If there is a camera and the device is capable of recognizing faces, that could be one of the things to lure new customers.
Source: Wall Street Journal
