What the new Apple iSlate should look like

After talking to certain people and reading and hearing rumors from CES in Vegas last week we believe we have a spec similar to what you can expect from Apple with the new iSlate tablet PC. Think of it as a large iPhone that will be able to join together like tiles to create a huge screen tablet!

Other features that could be unveiled may be the iSlate being ultra thin and will house not only an iPhone/Pod docking port yet very cool sound speakers for open sound (run you own personal mixing decks!). Following is a run down of what we might see unveiled around Australia Day;

Rotation Technology

10" Touch Screen (anti scratch)

4Gb RAM

500GB Storage

Built-in 802.11n & 802.16, HSDPA & WiMAX, also possible LTE capability

Bluetooth 2.0

iPhone docking port

Touch screen keyboard

Optional or may ship with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse

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How much I hear you say? Put aside around $1,500AUD for the entry level piece of iSlate. Of course Microsoft and HP etc. will all release tablet type PC's this quarter it will come down to user experience (UX) that will eventually win the battle. The UX will mean consumable bite size Apps. And widgets that are FREE for entry level, IP access anywhere on the globe and of course a robust operating system and browser. Also expect a big and sudden shift to Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) later this year. Google will unveil "Gdrive" which will allow people to park data in the cloud and access it from any device anywhere.