My Apple tablet predictions
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 4:27 PM EST
Here are a few predictions for the Apple announcement coming up tomorrow.
I'll even go out on a limb and put them in order of how they will be presented.

  • iTunes - Cheaper TV show, or maybe even a subscription service. It seems time to match the competition and offer 1080p movies. There will be something about moving to the cloud. I can see the iTunes application on the web at iTunes.com and also the ability to stream music directly to devices.
  • iPhone - Announcement that the iPhone will be going to Verizon (and maybe T-Mobile) this summer. There will not be talk of new hardware, that will be saved for WWDC.
  • iPhone OS 4.0 - This will be a major overhaul to the look and feel that we've grown accustom to the last few years. A re-vamped home screen and springboard that makes it easier to organize and get to apps. There will also updated to the built in apps. Calendar, mail, maps, etc will get much needed features (unified mailbox, turn-by-turn navigation, etc... )
  • Tablet - I think the name will either be iPad (ick) or they will bring back the iBook (which makes sense to me given the e-book emphasis). 10" screen, front facing camera. Wifi, bluetooth, 3G (with a standard\free wispernet type connection and a optional cell data service subscription). iPhone tethering will also be a option. It will run iPhone OS 4.0 (which was demoed earlier). It will come with a dock and will be able to connected in either landscape or portrait mode. I get the feeling it will have only a headphone port and volume control. It's possible the dock could have usb/display port/audio ports as well.

Now for a few wishes and other random thoughts....

  • Bluetooth keyboard access.
  • This device will replace the apple TV and have the ability to dock with a TV, have a remote control, and the Apple TV/frontrow interface.
  • Full version of OS X... a notebook replacement.
  • I have a feeling that voice control and facial/movement recognition by the camera will be shown off.. yet I'm not sure how well that will go over.

I'll score myself after the event is over and see how I did.
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