The iSlate cometh!
Yes, we still have to wait for all of the pieces to finally fall into place, but come this 26 or 27th., the long wait should be over and the hype should either finally be confirmed, or denied!
For another thing, with each passing day, more and more information is coming to light on some of the iSlate's components, such as its use of a brushed aluminum body. Various sources, such as Cult-of-Mac, are reporting that the Taiwanese manufacturer AVY Precision Technology will begin producing the iSlate's brush aluminum body sometime in February, with shipments beginning sometime around March. No doubt these cases will be based on the same unibody design that is currently used in the MacBook Pro's, which would certainly make them very durable in the field, and I'm also expecting, or should I say, at least I am hoping, that the new fangled-tablet will also be sporting Corning's hard-to-scratch and nearly unbreakable Gorilla Glass, which, when combined with its aluminum unibody design, should help to give the iSlate an unprecedented level of rigidity and strength never seen before, making the iSlate seem almost indestructible!
Yesterday, an official with Apple's French partner, Orange, more-or-less, confirmed the existence of the iSlate in an interview with La Radio Europe, as France's Lepoint.fr pointed out. Later, however, Orange went out of their way to say that it was all taken out of context, but quite frankly I don't believe them anymore than I believe Palm's CEO, John Rubeinstein, when he said that Palm doesn't bother to pay attention to Apple, or that he ever even used an iPhone. It's certainly possible that the Orange executive may have slipped up, but I happen to firmly believe the first report, and I tend to agree with Gizmodo when they stated in this update:
"...... In an official statement, Orange has said that Stephane Richard's words were "taken out of context" and that he didn't acknowledge the existence of the Apple tablet.
However, the translation above is exactly what he said, with all the context. There's no other mention to the Apple tablet before or after the above. So no, his words weren't taken out of context, and they are presented as is.
Back in 2007, Orange CEO Didier Lombard spilt the beans on their iPhone partnership with Apple ahead of the official announcement, prompting the rage of Steve Jobs and an "official" denial by the Orange PR machine."
For another thing, with each passing day, more and more information is coming to light on some of the iSlate's components, such as its use of a brushed aluminum body. Various sources, such as Cult-of-Mac, are reporting that the Taiwanese manufacturer AVY Precision Technology will begin producing the iSlate's brush aluminum body sometime in February, with shipments beginning sometime around March. No doubt these cases will be based on the same unibody design that is currently used in the MacBook Pro's, which would certainly make them very durable in the field, and I'm also expecting, or should I say, at least I am hoping, that the new fangled-tablet will also be sporting Corning's hard-to-scratch and nearly unbreakable Gorilla Glass, which, when combined with its aluminum unibody design, should help to give the iSlate an unprecedented level of rigidity and strength never seen before, making the iSlate seem almost indestructible!
You can take it with a pinch of salt, but over at MacObserver they are also reporting that some are even claiming to having pictures of the iSlate's 10" glass! It's also interesting to note that ARM's Cortex A9 is also arriving just in the nick-of-time for use in the iSlate as well. This is especially interesting since some believe that this little power-house of a chip could possibly very well be the chip that will be driving the iSlate when it does finally cometh.
One interesting thing of note, that I find it particularly strange, is that after some five years, Apple has now, all of a sudden, finally decided to kill off the home page for FingersWorks.com, the company that it purchased and used to develop most of the multi-touch gestures found in the iPhone and iPhone Touch! Coming just before the launch of the iSlate, or whatever it will be called, it is yet one more hint of the iSlate's imminent arrival.
Well, in conclusion, all that we do know for sure is that the iSlate cometh, and that it cometh soon! Personally, I can't wait, because I think it's going to be everything that we could have ever hoped for it to be, but only more so. This is because I'm also suspecting that it will also include various new aspects that no one else would have ever thought of, or even dreamed was even possible, just as Apple did with the iPhone before it! The iSlate's anticipation is becoming more palatable by the day, and when measured by the sheer and ever growing number of search inquires on it, which can be seen here, the sooner it cometh, well, all the better!
And that's my 2 cents 4 this Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Artist rendering of iSlate via: Cult-of-Mac
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