[Cody Overcash]

A nameless search engine company revealed to the New York Times that they spotted Web visits from an unannounced Apple product with a display somewhere between an iPhone and a MacBook. Could it possibly some sort of tablet or netbook?

During a conference call on Tuesday Steve Jobs did comment on the possibility of some sort of Apple network in the future. First Jobs said that the mini-notebooks represent a "nascent market" and Apple would wait and see what that market did before entering it.

Later during the question and answer section of the call Jobs commented further about netbooks saying that the iPhone already handles that market segment well. He then went further to say that Apple "had some pretty interesting" ideas for that market segment but didn't comment further.

Could this mysterious product surfing the internet be some prototype for a netbook? Only Apple knows but there is definitely something there in the secret recesses of Apple.

[via The New York Times]

[viperstarpoint9]

Yay First comment!!!

Thats reaaly cool and something i would invest in. Hope it gets announced soon.

[bluaeon]

ohhh... a macbook tablet... cant wait what else apple will reveal next year.

edit: u know, i wish people would stop this first comment crap. its getting to be annoying.

[steveleepete]

Originally Posted by bluaeon

u know, i wish people would stop this first comment crap. its getting to be annoying.

third comment
been hyped on the tablet idea for months now...this would be ultimate awesomeness

[dennder]

Can be Asus EEE with leopard from OSX86 project. ;-)

Though i'd love too see apple 9 to 10 inch tabled.

[mgebara]

I think a tablet is something apple is way behind in for it's new-best demographic: college students. I find it awkward bringing my macbook pro to class with me since most of my lectures are in powerpoint format and I usually need to add diagrams to my notes. So I usually just print out my notes on paper and look on in envy at people with wintel tablets who can draw right on their screen. In my opinion tablet is superior to a notebook computer in both taking notes and reading them since it literally resembles a book!

[morphiusrt]

can you imagine trying to type fast with no buttons? that would suck, but a cool idea definitely, i doubt apple would just make it a "tablet" i'm sure it will have someo sort of crazy innovation on it.

[huntor]

Originally Posted by morphiusrt

can you imagine trying to type fast with no buttons? that would suck, but a cool idea definitely.

most of us own iphones.. so yes. we can imagine.

[sziklassy]

While I would love to see an Apple tablet, I hope this one isn't it. Well, at least not if you only have an onscreen touch type keyboard. The utility I find in tablets (and I am required t use one for notes in school) is the ability to draw, write etc. with a pen-type stylus. This thing looks like an oversized iPhone. I know that means little to nothing at this point in the game if this is even real since it will (hopefully) have some sort of pen input ability.

[Eurisko]

Since this is a photoshoped image, I'd say fake.

[WillyDavidK]

Originally Posted by bluaeon

u know, i wish people would stop this first comment crap. its getting to be annoying.

Welcome to the internet....

Originally Posted by dennder

Can be Asus EEE with leopard from OSX86 project. ;-)

Though i'd love too see apple 9 to 10 inch tablet.

I agree, it could easily be a hackintosh or a tablet pc or small laptop (such as the Eee) running osX86.

Originally Posted by Eurisko

Since this is a photoshoped image, I'd say fake.

Well nobody is suggesting that the photo is real - its a concept drawing of someone's own vision for the Apple tablet of the future. It's also been posted here before, back when the 'brick' controversy started (before anyone knew about the unibody stuff)

[Eurisko]

Well, actually, the news article is suggesting the photo is real.

[Carlos]

I would love for something like this to come out, i know the technology is there bc if they can shuv 16gb -32gb in a 5inch device they can do a whole lot with a 10" -15" wide, and i could see apple coming out with it to give the new HP Touch a run for its money (which i played with at BestBuy the other day and its not to bad)

Got my fingers crossed//


*~King Los Kustoms~*

[reallynotnick]

Originally Posted by mgebara

I think a tablet is something apple is way behind in for it's new-best demographic: college students. I find it awkward bringing my macbook pro to class with me since most of my lectures are in powerpoint format and I usually need to add diagrams to my notes. So I usually just print out my notes on paper and look on in envy at people with wintel tablets who can draw right on their screen. In my opinion tablet is superior to a notebook computer in both taking notes and reading them since it literally resembles a book!

That's a good point, going to college next year that is a feature I really want now! Thanks for ruining my day.

Originally Posted by Eurisko

Well, actually, the news article is suggesting the photo is real.

Really? I am too lazy to read the real artical but to me it seems as they are suggesting that a product like the mockup pictured exists, something inbetween the iPhone and MB. IDK how a search engine company could tell you that some mockup exists, they could tell you that some device running a variant of OS X with a screen resolution between the iPhone and MB is surfing their site though.

[Iman07]

thats pretty cool! i want that keyboard skin for the iphone. can someone make it happen? perhaps it already happened....?