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Apple Tablet PC in the works

Yep, all them speculations might be really true as Asus has confirmed a MacTablet for Apple.

It’s not a huge secret that Apple sources a lot of their spare parts from manufacturers like Asus, Samsung, FoxConn so when one partner says an Apple Tablet is in the works, it must be. And Taiwan PC manufacturer Asus is helping Apple create its own Tablet PC and they’ve got pictures to back it up.

MacTablet
CNet UK has the full story.

Will this fly? The tablet PC market is not that huge. A touch screen MacBook or MBP might be cool but an entirely screen-only tablet may just be a novelty that could be doomed to failure, something Apple has had before (remember Apple Newton?). Hopefully, this time they’ll succeed.

[tags]apple, tablet, mactablet, touch screen pc[/tags]

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

10 Responses

  1. Avatar for José José says:

    Find more information on Apple Ready: http://apple-ready.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-tablet-pc.html

  2. Avatar for Free Gadget Free Gadget says:

    Like your page, good reading, thanks.

  3. Avatar for Berlin Berlin says:

    Thinkpad controls this market with the X-series tablet. They cost around $2,900. Batteries can also last up to 8 hours. So imagine a mac tablet selling for $4,000 w/ batteries lasting just 3.5 hours. Never underestimate fanboyism, however, these will sell like hotcakes even if it’s just an Asus in a mac casing and logo.

  4. Avatar for Jojo Jojo says:

    Ho hum. Old news. And that photo screams FAKE!

  5. Avatar for BrianB BrianB says:

    Apple will make it cheaper than Fujitsu and an Apple logo is more cheerful in hospital wards.

  6. Avatar for BrianB BrianB says:

    Yeah, I think Apple can make it cheaper than Fujitsu and the Apple logo will look more cheerful in hospital wards.

  7. Avatar for Jazzy Jazzy says:

    Apple is always innovative. I love them as they are trying to capture the imagination of the consumer.

    Nice post Abe.

  8. Avatar for JP Dela Torre JP Dela Torre says:

    yeah… multi-touch screen sounds like a winner… it would be like a mini version of the “big-ass table” microsoft have (MS Surface)

    then again, would probably depends on the price

  9. Avatar for Ade Ade says:

    Hm. Somehow, this doesn’t appeal to me.

  10. Avatar for j4s0n j4s0n says:

    if it’s multi-touch, i’m sure it will be hot.

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