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First Nubs!!!]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Also I don't see how a tabletPC is the first of its kind]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
A device this size would likely result in the same closed 3rd party environment that the iPhone has. If I had to guess, Apple is going to try to blur the line between a computer and a device like the iPhone. That's going to suck balls for developers everywhere on every platform.]]>Aug 24th 2009 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
Even in a story expressly about Apple, without a mention of Microsoft from the editors or the commentors alike, you somehow feel compelled to rant about them. That's called an unhealthy obsession.]]>Aug 24th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 26th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
Is Apple really going to release a netbook-like iThing that doesn't allow us to type on a real keyboard? If so, I'll have to pass.

But if it flips open to a nice keyboard... Yummy.]]>Aug 24th 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
Nearly 1,000 students in teams of up to five entered designs; five teams were chosen as finalists and flown to Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California for the final judging on January 28, 1988. The distinguished panel of judges included Ray Bradbury, Alan Kay, Diane Ravitch, Alvin Toffler, and Stephen Wozniak.

.. the winning entry was the design of a TABLET based on the humble paper notebook.”

Reference Details: Communications of the ACM, Volume 31, Issue 6 (June 1988), Pages: 638 - 648, Year of Publication: 1988,
ISSN:0001-0782
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I will buy this if:

- It has Tegra or Snapdragon
- It can communicate w/ my iPhone so that I can get 3G speed internet w/o another monthly bill.

Or.... if it has 4G, I'll probably have to cave.

I THINK it will be announced in Sept., though it prob won't come out until 2010. Who knows though.

This isn't even a newsworthy article. yeah, let's just build speculation...

That said, if Steve Jobs himself indeed comes out in a couple weeks and announces this new device w/ 10" screen, tegra, a new "HD" app store, along with the capability to tether from your iPhone, or a 4G radio, THIS THING WILL SELL]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
This pathetic "quirk" that plagues the iPhone OS will absolutely cost them this customer, unless they can fix it before my contract expires next July.]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
There are so many "revolutionary" things that will make this thing sell like hotcakes. Imagine it has an automatic kickstand triggered by the accelerometer. boom, automatic picture frame. Imagine it has a magnet on the back and it'll stick to your fridge. Imagine they sell an optional $99, self powered keyboard that can attach to the tablet completely elegantly and turn this thing into a netbook, though the keyboard cna also attach to the screen to protect the screen when you're not using it.

It all depends on how well Apple plays this. Bottom Line. If the new device has all these "innovative" features I've mentioned, they most certainly won't have a problem selling this thing for $599 or $699.]]>Aug 24th 2009 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
BTW the iPhone project was also halted by Jobs multiple times because he did not feel the technology was ready yet.

As for the tablet, I have never seen the appeal of tablets beyond niche applications. But Apple certainly has a knack for taking moribund technologies, like smartphones, and remaking them into something appealing. So if they are making a tablet it will be very interesting to see what they come up with.

I doubt very much it will be a "closed" system like the iPhone either.

As usual all the teenagers angry because Daddy won't or can't buy them an iPhone or Mac want to take out their pre-pubescent anger on sites like this. if you don't know what you are talking about or are angry because of envy perhaps you should stick to your XBox and Facebook. Amusing that they think voting people down bothers anyone though.]]>Aug 24th 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 25th 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 25th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 25th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 26th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/*Goes crying in the corner*]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
I think someone needs to give you a hug.]]>Aug 24th 2009 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
srsly.
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If you don't want to buy Apple products, don't.

But I think what gets the haters' blood boiling is that deep down, in that place they don't like to talk about, they want apple products. They need Apple products so bad that it makes them feel ashamed, and their shame turns to anger at the fanboys. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 25th 2009 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 25th 2009 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
Because that's kind of how I picture it going down...]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/
I showed her the pic of the photoshopped tablet and her mouth dropped. She'll buy one (or two) in a heartbeat.

This thing is going to be huge. Maybe more so than the ipod even as presumably it will be very much a multi function device, and there's no competitors on the landscape at all. Kindle? Black and white, I don't think so. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/wsj-steve-jobs-pouring-almost-all-of-his-attention-into-an-ap/Aug 24th 2009 10:03PM