The Apple Tablet: What We Know So Far

Hey guys, what's up? It's Duncan, and today we're going to go over one of the most exciting things that have come out of Apple since the iPhone - the Apple tablet. There's a huge amount of information about it, so let's get started.

The first piece of evidence is the date January 26th, when Financial Times covered the news that Apple has rented out the same Center that they usually use for events, including the last one in September where they announced the new iPod Nano. This looks perfect for a tablet announcement as well as for the announcement that the MacBook Pro is getting core i5 and i7 processors.

The next evidence is about the name of the tablet - Slate. The past few days have contained a huge amount of evidence that Apple has been working on the name, which they own the slate.com domain among many others. They've trademarked the name under a shell company, although this doesn't mean it will definitely be called the "Isolate". It certainly sounds very catchy and is probably the most likely bet considering how few other names make sense.

Let's take a look at exactly what the tablet might be all about. We're guessing that the tablet uses a smallish solid-state drive, perhaps a 64 GB one. The processor could either be an Intel atom or a custom chip - both are possibilities. An Intel atom makes sense since it's already in use in other tablets like the Juju. On the other hand, an Atom is underpowered compared to what we'd expect from such an expensive tablet.

My bet would be on a custom chip entirely tailored made for this tablet. Apple bought chip maker PA Semi just recently, and they're certainly capable of creating a processor for this tablet. This would also fit in nicely with Apple's style of controlling the entire package - operating system to all the aspects of hardware.

The question is, what operating system will the tablet use? Most evidence points towards it running a custom version of iPhone OS, which of course is also a version of OS 10. Apparently, app developers have been told not to make their apps entirely dependent on the screen size of the iPhone and iPod Touch, so either the tablet will run a modified version of iPhone OS or contain an iPhone OS emulator.

We're still unsure about this one, but we'll get back to it later. Another big question mark is the price - everyone agrees that it will be between the most expensive iPhone (around $300) and the cheapest MacBook ($1,000). Since the only other tablet in the space, Juju, costs $500, Apple's tablet will probably be a lot more than that.

Looking at all these details, I'd say the price point of around $700-$800 is the most likely. There are plenty of rumors about specific features in the tablet - one particular patent from Apple applies to a multi-touch tactile keyboard that would allow the screen to physically rise and lower at different times. This would be perfect for a keyboard because it would allow the screen to remain flat normally, but could morph into a keyboard when needed.

This technology is certainly possible and would make the tablet a lot easier to use on. Now we're just waiting for everything to come together if things go according to plan - that's likely next month with the tablet being released for sale a few months later.

So, what do you guys think? Are you excited about the idea of an Apple tablet or do you think it's going to be too expensive? Leave your thoughts in the comments because I'd love to hear them. Thanks for watching!

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys what is up it's Duncan and today we're going to go over one of the most exciting things come out of apple since the iPhone the Apple tablet there's a huge amount of information about it so let's go ahead and get this one started the first piece of evidence is the date January 26th financial times has covered that Apple has rented out the same Center that they usually use for events including the last one in September that announced the new iPod Nano this looks perfect for a tablet announcement as well as for the announcement that the MacBook Pro is getting the core i5 and i7 processors the next evidence is about the name of the tablet I slate the past few days has contained a huge amount of evidence that Apple has been working on the name they own the is slate.com domain among many others and they have trademarked the is late name under a shell company while this doesn't mean that it will be called the isolate for certain it certainly sounds very catchy and it's the most likely bet considering that few if any of the other names make sense now let's take a look at exactly what the tablet is going to be all about first of all I guess that the tablet uses a smallish solid state tribe perhaps a 64 gab one the processor could be one of two things either an Intel atom or a custom chip an atom makes sense given that it already is in use in other tablets such as the ju guu and that os10 should that be the operating system the tablet uses supports the atom however the atom is underpowered especially for a tablet that could be quite expensive my bet would be on a custom chip entirely tailor made to the I late a short time ago Apple bought chip maker PA semi who would certainly be able to create a processor for the tablet this would also fit in nicely with Apple's like of controlling the entire package from operating system to all the aspects of the hardware it can the operating system is a really hard detail to pin down most of the evidence points towards this is slate running a custom version of the iPhone OS which of course is a version of os 10 supposedly app developers have been told to make sure that their apps aren't entirely dependent on the screen size of the iPhone and iPod Touch which could mean that either the isolate runs a modified version of iPhone Os or that it contains an iPhone OS emulator personally I think the idea that it runs full OS 10 that has been modified to work on a tablet makes more sense but there's no telling what we'll see price has been a huge question mark over the entire deal nearly everyone agrees that it will be between the most expensive iPhone $300 and the cheapest MacBook $1,000 if you take a look at the only other tablet in the space the ju guu and it's price of $500 then you'll see that the Apple tablet will almost certainly be quite a bit more expensive than that I won't get into any of the complicated and most likely wrong guess work for now except to say that the $700 to $800 price point seems the most likely there are a lot of other rumors about the specific features in the tablet one in particular about a patent Apple applied for a while ago about a multi-touch tactile keyboard that would allow the screen to actually physically rise and lower at different times this would be perfect for a keyboard because it would allow the screen to be flat usually but it could morph into a keyboard when you needed it very cool Tech that would if really possible certainly go a long ways in making the tablet easy to type on so that's about it there's a lot of rumors and speculation about the tablet right now and they really are reaching fever pitch if everything goes according to plan then likely we will see the tablet make its debut next month with it being released for sale a few months after that so what do you guys think are you excited about the idea of an Apple tablet or do you think it's just going to be too expensive please leave your thoughts in the comments because I would love to hear what you think anyway thanks for watchinghey guys what is up it's Duncan and today we're going to go over one of the most exciting things come out of apple since the iPhone the Apple tablet there's a huge amount of information about it so let's go ahead and get this one started the first piece of evidence is the date January 26th financial times has covered that Apple has rented out the same Center that they usually use for events including the last one in September that announced the new iPod Nano this looks perfect for a tablet announcement as well as for the announcement that the MacBook Pro is getting the core i5 and i7 processors the next evidence is about the name of the tablet I slate the past few days has contained a huge amount of evidence that Apple has been working on the name they own the is slate.com domain among many others and they have trademarked the is late name under a shell company while this doesn't mean that it will be called the isolate for certain it certainly sounds very catchy and it's the most likely bet considering that few if any of the other names make sense now let's take a look at exactly what the tablet is going to be all about first of all I guess that the tablet uses a smallish solid state tribe perhaps a 64 gab one the processor could be one of two things either an Intel atom or a custom chip an atom makes sense given that it already is in use in other tablets such as the ju guu and that os10 should that be the operating system the tablet uses supports the atom however the atom is underpowered especially for a tablet that could be quite expensive my bet would be on a custom chip entirely tailor made to the I late a short time ago Apple bought chip maker PA semi who would certainly be able to create a processor for the tablet this would also fit in nicely with Apple's like of controlling the entire package from operating system to all the aspects of the hardware it can the operating system is a really hard detail to pin down most of the evidence points towards this is slate running a custom version of the iPhone OS which of course is a version of os 10 supposedly app developers have been told to make sure that their apps aren't entirely dependent on the screen size of the iPhone and iPod Touch which could mean that either the isolate runs a modified version of iPhone Os or that it contains an iPhone OS emulator personally I think the idea that it runs full OS 10 that has been modified to work on a tablet makes more sense but there's no telling what we'll see price has been a huge question mark over the entire deal nearly everyone agrees that it will be between the most expensive iPhone $300 and the cheapest MacBook $1,000 if you take a look at the only other tablet in the space the ju guu and it's price of $500 then you'll see that the Apple tablet will almost certainly be quite a bit more expensive than that I won't get into any of the complicated and most likely wrong guess work for now except to say that the $700 to $800 price point seems the most likely there are a lot of other rumors about the specific features in the tablet one in particular about a patent Apple applied for a while ago about a multi-touch tactile keyboard that would allow the screen to actually physically rise and lower at different times this would be perfect for a keyboard because it would allow the screen to be flat usually but it could morph into a keyboard when you needed it very cool Tech that would if really possible certainly go a long ways in making the tablet easy to type on so that's about it there's a lot of rumors and speculation about the tablet right now and they really are reaching fever pitch if everything goes according to plan then likely we will see the tablet make its debut next month with it being released for sale a few months after that so what do you guys think are you excited about the idea of an Apple tablet or do you think it's just going to be too expensive please leave your thoughts in the comments because I would love to hear what you think anyway thanks for watching