An iPad a day, keeps the luddites away
Today is THE day when we’ll finally know what Apple’s tablet (codename “K48″) will look like and its functionality. I’m beyond excited and have been ever since I heard of the Axiotron:
Today, the tech blog Engadget released this image of what they believe to be the Apple tablet:
I was hoping for something along these lines (if readers click on this picture they’ll be directed to the Gizmodo site and its exhaustive links of previous and ongoing Apple tablet rumors:
Why the particular interest on my part? Well, I just bought a netbook for la mia Mamma except that I was actually going to get her an Apple tablet — the very one being released imminently, albeit she chose the netbook. I also have a friend whose birthday is coming up and he needs a new laptop / tablet and keeps admiring my Apple products (he’s a PC faithful so far), so this new Apple tablet would be SUPER-SMART & COOL present to give!
UPDATE
Hurrah! It looks nothing like the monstrosity speculatively provided by Engadget! It looks closed to the screen crossing the Mac Air with the iPhone! Mashable was possibly the closest in terms of its speculations of what the iPad would look like before it was actually announced:
Here’s what iPad IS ACTUALLY ALL ABOUT (clicking on this image will take readers to the Apple site where you can register to get information and notifications on when it actually ships):
Plus here’s Steve Jobs’ presentation of the iPad:
GRAMMYS 2010
Now watch how brilliant Apple’s marketing strategy is:
* announce the launch on 26 January
* on 31 January, tie the iPad in with the Grammys, the cool music crowd (and the typical iTune music store demographic) and a comedian noted for his cool.
* advertise to the TV crowd that the iPad can act as their teleprompter.
Strategic genius!
January 27th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Here’s a sneak peak at the process behind the new “Gotta Have” device…http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/frantic_steve_jobs_stays_up?utm_source=onion_rss_daily
January 28th, 2010 at 6:58 am
Thanks, I read this early yesterday and was going to put the Onion link into my article, but it had no pictures or video!
The reference to Luddites is because the iPad looks like it will become a good educational tool AND I can imagine an older generation preferring its touch approach to navigation to standard mouse-keyboard which has, in some senses, acted as a entry barrier for their forays into technology. They’ve been Luddites by imposition rather than by choice.
I’m getting an iPad when it ships for reading and surfing. It’s just as well since I don’t have a Kindle!
February 1st, 2010 at 5:21 am
Pls see also Stephen Colbert name-checking iPad at the Grammys 2010 on 31 January!
The YouTube video is embedded into the @T post.