iTablet Rumors

8:24 pm in Apple Hardware by Gary Pool

Will Apple launch their new iTablet in September???

The rumors abound.

Multiple music industry sources say Apple executives have told them the company is planning one of its famed keynote events for the week of Sept. 7.

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The talks come as Apple is separately racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution. The device could be launched alongside the new content deals, including those aimed at stimulating sales of CD-length music, according to people briefed on the project.

We first heard rumors of an Apple tablet PC back in September. Now, that rumor has apparently been confirmed by Asus, Apple’s contract…

Apple Tablet Gets Possible Launch Date: Week of September 7th
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But unless Apple unveils its so-called iTablet, a touchscreen device that’s supposed to be a cross between an iPhone and a full-fledged MacBook laptop computer, there are going to be a lot of disappointed Apple acolytes.

  • Screen size
    May be up to 10 inches diagonally, more likely an extra-large iPod Touch, touch sensitive (of course)
  • Phone capability
    Probably not – it’s more like a large iPod Touch than an iPhone, don’t forget Skype
  • Wireless connectivity
    Like the iPod Touch, with the ability to download media through iTunes
  • Kindle Rival
    Possibly to provide the ability to read books, creating a rival to Amazon’s Kindle
  • Launch date
    Before Christmas, possibly as early as September

Sign me up I want one! I will replace my NOKIA 800 with it.

Gary Pool