



What I want in an Apple tablet
It is almost January. My Apple stock is climbing. It is that time of year. The time of year I watch it climb, climb, climb, only to come down, down, down right after the January announcements. This year the rumor is a tablet device (check out one Mashable article on it here). This post however is not about what the rumors are. Honestly, I have never been crazy giddy about the possibilities to come early each year. But….I will tell you what I would want if there was a tablet:
I want it to be my Harmony remote. I want it to have a kickstand of sorts, that it can function on my coffee table as a digital picture frame. And when I need it, simple tap – and there are all my media functions….Watch DVR, Watch DVD, Listen to iTunes, Listen to iPod, Play Wii, Play XBox, blah, blah, blah, blah. I want it to have my Comcast screen ON the tablet when I am looking through my TV choices. Because….come on…if this thing functions as my Harmony all-in-one remote, why should I click a button to scroll through selections when I could simply flick my way through channels the way I do photos on my iPhone. And think of how much easier it would be to search for a show! Oh – and that kick stand feature….how handy would that be in the kitchen? I could simply have it on the counter with a recipe pulled up. I want it to work with my little Apple Remote….because it is SO annoying that my Mac Pro and Apple Display do not. Seriously. And voice command…..because what if my cooking has gotten so messy that I wouldn’t even want to touch my Apple Remote that is still wrapped in plastic?
I think that is about it. Really I don’t think I would use it for much more. Sounds like a reasonable purchase right?

Ryan said,
I just want it to exist. The only feature I want from it is HD video capability. I want to watch iTunes movies in HD on a 9″-11″ OLED screen. The “kick stand” would be nice.
ptb said,
Angie, once again your post gets contaminated by comic book talk. This tablet has gotten a lot of attention as a delivery device for comic books and other periodical print media (newspapers, magazines). It’s also been talked up as a rival (or successor) to the Kindle for reading digital books.
This might be a device that really pushes digital comics to the dominant format over print.
Here are some other interesting perspectives from Robot 6, the Chicago Sun Times, TUAW, and Red Herring.
kamila harris said,
burp
did somebody say Apple?
ptb said,
This just in:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/major-apple-announcement-coming-january-27th-devs-already-wor/
I know Kamila will be excited!
angelique said,
Kamila – you want an iPhone…..you just like your husband more than you NEED one π
Someday……..
π
kamila harris said,
lol…. NO
angelique said,
this is for you: http://theappleblog.com/2010/01/07/microsofts-slate-exactly-unlike-apples-upcoming-tablet/