 In the last decade we've had computers. Then entered phones designed to, in some cases, replace those computers. And
then gadgets appeared and tried to replace
those phones. So these tablet concepts that pop up every now and then shouldn't actually create such a fuss, but for some reason, they
do just that. These videos illustrate how beautiful and creative
technology can be, but until a company actually fabricates the
hardware for such an amazing experience to run on, these fantastic ideas are reduced to nothing but abstract fantasies, so to speak.
Enter the Apple tablet (guesses on name? Our money is on iSlate). Apple is legendary for transforming
industries with its pioneering products that almost religiously embrace
simplicity and ease of usage in their design ideology. However, Apple is
also notoriously tight-lipped about new product launches and has not released
any information regarding technical specifications at this current point,
although there’s a newly revealed patent application report from Appleinsider that claims it will possibly have multi-touch capabilities with
tactile feedback, describing a surface which can "create physical bumps or dots
for the user to feel when it is in keyboard mode”. There is practically
no doubt that some kind of tablet-like device will be released in 2010; there
are many waiting to see just how Apple takes on this challenge by
revolutionizing and changing the way we interact with new media:
websites, video, music, magazines, newspaper, and
books that are all moving to digital format.
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