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A New Angle: Apple Tablet Rumors Abound

Hey guys, John Ringer from TechnoBuffalo here, and I've got a new angle going on behind me. It's Christmas Day, honestly, I just woke up a few hours ago, haven't even showered, but you guys won't be able to tell through the camera anyway, you can't smell me, um, but I just wanted to share with you guys some of the Apple tablet rumors that are coming. They're coming fast and furious, thought this would be a great time to share them with you.

I want to wish everybody a happy holiday, hope you're celebrating with uh with your family if you don't celebrate Christmas, hope you got just to spend some time with those that are most important to you, since that is obviously the biggest reason uh for the season for all that sentimental stuff aside. Let's talk about the Apple tablet. If you guys remember back when the iPhone came out, there was just a bevy of rumors leading up to its launch about what it was going to be what it was going to do. It sort of hit a fever pitch, and we're at that same point now with the tablet. Seems like every day, new reputable sources is coming out with with with a new rumor.

So, let's start with an announcement. Allegedly, according to Mac Rumors, Apple has a January 26th date set aside for a tablet announcement. They reserved one of the large Conference Centers they've used in the past for other events hasn't been confirmed by Apple, it just been reserved. It's a pretty big deal, and I'm excited to see what Apple has planned.

Supposedly, the tablet will be running on iOS 4, which is the latest version of the iPhone operating system. But that's not all - allegedly, Apple has already contacted a few of the big iPhone developers, asked them to create apps on a larger resolution screen. Supposedly, all the apps that are in the app store right now will be able to be played on this new tablet. The companies just have to remove their screen resolution caps that they have on there, most of the people that programming do put in sizes for the iPhone.

Now, I know what you're thinking - how is this going to work? And my answer is, we don't really know yet. But allegedly, the apps will automatically upscale to whatever size device you're looking for or playing on. That's a great point, and it makes me think that this tablet could be a game-changer for mobile gaming.

Personally, I think the tablet's going to be a great device if it even does come to fruition. For magazines, for ebooks - there's a great ebook platform for the iPhone, but I just can't read on something that small, it just hurts my eyes. If you think about what you can do on a tablet with magazines, I think that's really maybe where things are going.

Print media is dying breed, whether you look at physical newspapers or magazines - their subscription rates are going down and people are turning to mostly online to get their information. Having sort of this one encompassing device that you can read everything on on a larger screen could be really nice. And of course, with sort of an Apple flair on the UI, it could be really cool.

There's been talk about Apple also working on television deals with some of the major networks to get sort of content on the tablet. Imagine in addition to just being your magazine, newspaper, and e-reader this tablet can also be what you watch TV on - have all your content automatically either pushed or downloaded through some I assume version of iTunes right on your device would be really cool.

So, there you have it - that's my take on the Apple tablet rumors. It may be a little silly to get excited about a device that hasn't been announced or may not even exist, but it is something that I'm really looking forward to. And who knows, 2010 might start off with a big bang from from Apple.

I'd love to hear from you guys in the comments or video response - are you excited? Not excited? Do you not care at all? Could you be busy opening presents, etc. Let me know! I'm John Ringer from TechnoBuffalo, and I'll see you the next video bye-bye.