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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Tech / Books There Are New Fancy Gadgets Coming

Posted by on Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:57 PM

If you were doubting that Apple was going to release a tablet sometime in 2010, this roundup of rumors should do well to convince you that the tablet—maybe called an iSlate—will happen for real. There's also the fact that Apple is telling developers to prepare their apps for a big screen. This post, about predictions for the iPhone before it was officially announced, is hilarious and should prepare you for how the tablet could confound the expectations that are circling the internets right now.

And now, Google is preparing for a press conference on January 5th where, one assumes, they will unveil their official phone, the Nexus One, for the public.

It's a good time to be gadget-obsessed.

 

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Will in Seattle 1
The iSlab is going to rawk.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 29, 2009 at 2:02 PM
stinkbug 2
I'm waiting for the iWill gadget.
Posted by stinkbug on December 29, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Collin 3
They're going to name it after a Microsoft owned website? Brilliant.
Posted by Collin on December 29, 2009 at 2:15 PM
COMTE 4
*Yawn!*

I've had an HP TX2500 tablet for almost two years now. This "news" is so last decade.
Posted by COMTE http://www.chriscomte.com on December 29, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Vince 5
I like the projector phone. Who is that?
Posted by Vince on December 29, 2009 at 2:56 PM
6

Is there like a "Tablet Death Wish" among Product Managers in technology...seems like every one of them have at some time released a "tablet computer" that sank in the market like a stone would into the Red Sea.
Posted by Bayer on December 29, 2009 at 3:00 PM
7
So is paul pro iSlate and anti Kindle. I'm a little confused.
Posted by Scott B. on December 29, 2009 at 3:06 PM
8
i'm so tired of apple products starting with 'i'.
Posted by happy renter on December 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM
gloomy gus 9
I'm holding out for a caplet, gel-coated if possible.
Posted by gloomy gus on December 29, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Will in Seattle 10
@5 ... visio? me i want the iWill, which is a sub-$100 iPhone with vid cam, cam, cell, app, music, and vid capability that uses the full datastream you can get in S Korea or Japan (about 20 times faster than our OLLLLLLLLD wireless in the USA)

I think the arm strap or pocket protector slide rule is extra with that, driving the cost up to maybe $110 USD.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Will in Seattle 11
fwiw, we're still about 5 years behind Japan
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 29, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Fnarf 12
I hear it's going to be round. And made out of phyllo dough. And give back rubs.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on December 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Will in Seattle 13
some of the best art I bought was made out of phyllo dough.

don't knock it if you haven't used it.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on December 29, 2009 at 5:30 PM
14
"Nexus 1"? Weren't the off'd replicants in Blade Runner a generation of the Nexus line?
Posted by Meatbot 3000 on December 29, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Chip 15
@14: Yeah, and Philip K. Dick's daughter is pissed because Google didn't ask permission before using the name. See this NYT article.
Posted by Chip on December 30, 2009 at 8:22 AM

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