Apple planning to debut tablet device in early 2010?

Posted on Friday, July 24 2009 @ 21:35 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Apple Insider claims Apple intends to debut a tablet computer in early 2010. The site claims the device is a 10" 3G-enabled tablet that will look a bit like a jumbo iPod touch. It will reportedly cost somewhere between the price of a high-end iPhone and the cheapest Macbook.
It seems like a long time coming. Nearly two years have past since AppleInsider exclusively reported in September of 2007 that Apple's next big product initiative would be a modern day reincarnation of its beloved-but-defunct Newton MessagePad. And it's believed the device had been slowly evolving as an R&D project for at least a year prior.

The 10-inch, 3G-enabled tablet, akin to a jumbo iPod touch, is the latest brainchild of chief executive Steve Jobs. That distinction, as insiders will tell you, carries its share of baggage. Under the critical eye of Jobs, contours must be precise, each pixel of the interface has to match a particular vision, and there can be no fault -- no matter how slight -- or it's back to the drawing board..


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