Comments on: Rumored Apple Tablet: Opportunities Too Big to Ignore http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/rumored-apple-tablet-opportunities-too-big-to-ignore/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Wolf http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/rumored-apple-tablet-opportunities-too-big-to-ignore/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Michael Wolf Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:10 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=17263#comment-588 Another potential use-case scenario is for a universal remote/digital lifestyle control pad for the consumer's digital home. Imagine a pad that has both Wi-Fi and mobile broadband, connects to the TV (be it Apple TV or an actual HDTV), to iTunes, to a stereo (with an iPod connected) an App store makes you think about quite a few possibilities. Will this the only focus? No. But there's no reason an Apple web pad shouldn't be the central user control point for the digital home. Already the most cutting edge remotes today are iPhones with downloadable apps (i.e. Sonos), there's no reason this device couldn't take that to the next level. Another potential use-case scenario is for a universal remote/digital lifestyle control pad for the consumer’s digital home. Imagine a pad that has both Wi-Fi and mobile broadband, connects to the TV (be it Apple TV or an actual HDTV), to iTunes, to a stereo (with an iPod connected) an App store makes you think about quite a few possibilities. Will this the only focus? No. But there’s no reason an Apple web pad shouldn’t be the central user control point for the digital home. Already the most cutting edge remotes today are iPhones with downloadable apps (i.e. Sonos), there’s no reason this device couldn’t take that to the next level.

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/rumored-apple-tablet-opportunities-too-big-to-ignore/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Josh Pigford Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:49 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=17263#comment-583 In my mind the Slate has a couple of legitimate possible uses. The e-reader is obvious, and something I'd seriously love to see. That, and watching movies. The music side of things will obviously be there, but I don't see much that would be Slate-specific. Sure the iTunes LP would be there, but those are usually single-use things that aren't really all that exciting. What I _can't_ see this thing being is a gaming device. I have zero clue what this rumored product looks like or how big it is...but if it's much larger than the iPhone, it'll just be too big for hand held gaming (imagine holding your laptop screen and trying to play any sort of touchscreen game). In my mind the Slate has a couple of legitimate possible uses.

The e-reader is obvious, and something I’d seriously love to see. That, and watching movies. The music side of things will obviously be there, but I don’t see much that would be Slate-specific. Sure the iTunes LP would be there, but those are usually single-use things that aren’t really all that exciting.

What I _can’t_ see this thing being is a gaming device. I have zero clue what this rumored product looks like or how big it is…but if it’s much larger than the iPhone, it’ll just be too big for hand held gaming (imagine holding your laptop screen and trying to play any sort of touchscreen game).

]]> By: James Kendrick http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/rumored-apple-tablet-opportunities-too-big-to-ignore/comment-page-1/#comment-575 James Kendrick Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:09:24 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=17263#comment-575 It's not about need, it's about convenience and function. This will be aimed at those who surf the web on the couch with the iPhone, and wish the screen was bigger. :) It’s not about need, it’s about convenience and function. This will be aimed at those who surf the web on the couch with the iPhone, and wish the screen was bigger. :)

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/11/rumored-apple-tablet-opportunities-too-big-to-ignore/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Simon Mackie Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:34 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=17263#comment-573 It's definitely a sexy sounding device. However, I already have an iphone and a MacBook Pro, and I really can't see me needing one of these, even if it is reasonably priced. As to whether the app gets the iphone or OS X OS, IO think that woud depend on the use cases Apple sees for the device: is it basically a big iphone, or is it a tablet pc? It’s definitely a sexy sounding device. However, I already have an iphone and a MacBook Pro, and I really can’t see me needing one of these, even if it is reasonably priced.

As to whether the app gets the iphone or OS X OS, IO think that woud depend on the use cases Apple sees for the device: is it basically a big iphone, or is it a tablet pc?

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