Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Oct 2009 20:33 UTC
Ah, the tablet computer. For over two decades now have companies tried to get the public to buy the darn things, and yet, despite all the efforts, promises, analysts, and even personal involvement by Bill Gates, they simply never took off. Recently, the tablet has seen renewed attention - but will they succeed now?
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RE[2]: tablets useless as ebooks
by Cymro on Tue 6th Oct 2009 13:41
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Here's a YouTube clip showing the glacial refresh of the Flepia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYlIcYIYkSs
Ok, it really was just a pipe-dream, even for 2012. What it doesn't show is the beauty of the screen though, which based on the Sony grey-scale display I saw, must be incredible.
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Cost-wise, the Fujitsu Flepia went on sale back in April I think for about $1000. If they could halve that cost with Apple's bulk purchasing power by mid-2010, then Apple can slap their usual premium on top.
Those other technical issues need to be fixed, but it would explain the ongoing delays, Jobs' insistence on it being more than just another tablet, and the new rumours about Apple moving into the e-book world.
If we were talking 2011 or 2012 then it all sounds pretty plausible, but 2010 might be too soon. Oh well, I can dream...