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January 27th, 2010, 06:20
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Okay, we obviously can't confirm this, but we just got two very interesting images of what certainly looks like a prototype Apple tablet (http://www.engadget.com/tag/apple,tablet), or what could be the tablet bolted down to a table. It's big -- really big -- and it's running what clearly looks like an iPhone app (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/mcgraw-hills-ceo-confirms-apple-tablet-debuting-tomorrow/), although we've never seen an iPhone app with that interface or at that resolution before. We also see a WiFi icon and a cell service indicator, although tragically there's no carrier listed. As far as fakes go, this is as convincing as it gets, so either this is the real deal or someone deserves a hearty congratulations.
On a totally separate note, we also received a tip claiming to have some specs -- we can't verify any of this either, but we're told that the device will have a 10-inch screen and look like a larger iPhone with a MacBook-like aluminum back, and that pricing will run $800 on contract with Verizon and $1000 without when it arrives in March. We're also told that the official name remains a secret and that Apple employees are still calling it by the codename of "K48" -- a name we last heard in May (http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/13645/41/) from the same source that pegged the iPhone 3GS (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/new-iphone-specs-leaked-600mhz-cpu-32gb-3-2mp-cam/) exactly. This source also tells us that the iPhone will be coming to Verizon as well and that we'll see iLife '10 tomorrow, but there won't be any MacBook updates. A relatively safe set of predictions -- which is why we sort of believe them.
Just 13 hours to go (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/live-from-the-apple-tablet-latest-creation-event/) -- we'll find out if any of this is the real deal soon enough.
Gallery: Is this the Apple tablet? (http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/01-26-10apptabprotg2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/2653751/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/01-26-10apptabprotg1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/2653752/)
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Okay, we obviously can't confirm this, but we just got two very interesting images of what certainly looks like a prototype Apple tablet (http://www.engadget.com/tag/apple,tablet), or what could be the tablet bolted down to a table. It's big -- really big -- and it's running what clearly looks like an iPhone app (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/mcgraw-hills-ceo-confirms-apple-tablet-debuting-tomorrow/), although we've never seen an iPhone app with that interface or at that resolution before. We also see a WiFi icon and a cell service indicator, although tragically there's no carrier listed. As far as fakes go, this is as convincing as it gets, so either this is the real deal or someone deserves a hearty congratulations.
On a totally separate note, we also received a tip claiming to have some specs -- we can't verify any of this either, but we're told that the device will have a 10-inch screen and look like a larger iPhone with a MacBook-like aluminum back, and that pricing will run $800 on contract with Verizon and $1000 without when it arrives in March. We're also told that the official name remains a secret and that Apple employees are still calling it by the codename of "K48" -- a name we last heard in May (http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/13645/41/) from the same source that pegged the iPhone 3GS (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/12/new-iphone-specs-leaked-600mhz-cpu-32gb-3-2mp-cam/) exactly. This source also tells us that the iPhone will be coming to Verizon as well and that we'll see iLife '10 tomorrow, but there won't be any MacBook updates. A relatively safe set of predictions -- which is why we sort of believe them.
Just 13 hours to go (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/live-from-the-apple-tablet-latest-creation-event/) -- we'll find out if any of this is the real deal soon enough.
Gallery: Is this the Apple tablet? (http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/01-26-10apptabprotg2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/2653751/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/01-26-10apptabprotg1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/is-this-the-apple-tablet/2653752/)
Filed under: Cellphones (http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), Handhelds (http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/), Tablet PCs (http://www.engadget.com/category/tabletpcs/)
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