Why Apple tablet may not be the gadget of the future (CNNMoney.com)

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By David Goldman, staff writerDecember 29, 2009: 10:00 AM ET


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gadget lovers are waiting with bated breath for the much-anticipated unveiling of the Apple tablet, but don't expect it to take the world by storm the way the iPod and iPhone did.

"There will be a strong interest in it, but it won't be the wave of the future," said James Brehm, analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
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DiDio said the tablet will have a 10-inch to 12-inch screen and a high-end graphics card that will enable stunning resolution -- even more so than the iPhone and iPod Touch. She said the device will come in several different models that offer varieties of Internet connections, such as Wi-Fi or 3G, perhaps through a contract with AT&T (T, Fortune 500). A Web cam will also be available for video conferencing.

Is that enough to change the gadget game? Maybe. Analysts counted out Apple before the iPod changed the music player and before the iPhone re-imagined the smartphone.
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more: http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/29/technology/tablet_computers/index.htm?CNN=yes

[gateley]

1. Blasphemy!

I much prefer this take on it:

Martin Peers of the Wall Street Journal joins the frenzied chorus by weighing in on the still-mythical Apple tablet computer: “Last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.”

I LOVE APPLE!

[onehandle]

2. Never bet against Apple. Additionally, the author cites the Newton as an example.

That was a different world without Steve Jobs, you hack writer.

I predict that John Dvorak... I mean David Goldman will be eating his words.

[Tikki]

3. I can hardly wait...I have saved up...

I LOVE MY APPLE...


Tikki

[gateley]

5. Ditto! nt

[targetpractice]

4. I will buy it upon release and bookmark this article to ridicule later n/t