Why a Mac tablet from Apple doesn't make sense

Goobimama - STFU. The comment was not for you, and it is not trolling but feedback to help the authors make the weblog better. Yes, it's an opinion, yes, I'm sure there are people not sick of reading about iTablet, iPhone, and iScam. But it does give them some sort of spectrum of opinions, and not just the typical "yeah, that'd be totally like cool".

Mac tablet? One word for Apple: OQO.

I can see them doing a tablet if they present it as the full-screen video iPod -- a larger iPod with a touch screen which just happens to run the full OS in the background, with the capability to run things like iChat AV.

They've been quietly building tablet-friendly things like Ink into OS X for years. They're nice enough on their own, but they make more sense to me as the building blocks for something more.

Firslty commenter Dmitry, please refrain from needlessly trolling. I for once found the article well written and informative. If you do'nt like a particular arcile or indeed the entire blog, then go someone else, the intarweb is a huge place...

Secondly Of all the posisble devices which could be 'shock' announcements at Macowrld, I don't think that a tabet is anywhere near in the running.

Simply put, it's too niche a market.

The iphone rumours persist and although I'd love one, I think for various market reasons it wont' be a viable long term plan and apple don't do flash in the pan development (well they havne't since the original imac anyhue).

I think a PDA type device would be more of a shocker, BUT considering the companies history with such devicvees (ie the newton), they might now want to get bitten again. The smart money is on a proper 'video' ipod, as opposed to the current incarnatin which is primarily a music device which plays video as a nice *bonus*.

I like structured speculationand tuaw do that well, unlike random rumour sites like appleinsider. I'm looking forward to the macworld coverage :)

Something like this nuflux?

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1902

I know they have patents for touch screen keypad designs..

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/04/owc-and-axiotron-announce-the-modbook-a-mac-based-tablet-comput/
that company is helping OWC to release a laptop conversion it(later on they will offer it pre-built) at Macworld. see that link for more info.

Apparently there are a few people interested in a tablet as it shows up on a lot of "wish lists". If it happens I won't be surprised because Steve and Co. could just reinvent the product so that it's not a tablet; its a slate don't you see and here we go. FWIW I see video as being a a key word in the keynote. Also more revelations about that core animation thingy.

Try the following link (if main site is busy):
http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=36&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=75&tx_ttnews[backPid]=2&cHash=70fe766e62

Axiotron announced on their website that a tablet Mac (based on their hardware solutions) will be unveiled at Macworld. Does anyone know this company ??

The only way I could see Apple releasing a tablet is if they deployed that mult-touch input technology so that you could implement a touchscreen "keyboard." Pen-based only? Not likely. It's just not useful enough.

Guys, honestly. I don't think Apple will release a tablet, but how can you argue that they will not do it simply because the market has failed to take off? Need I remind you that the mp3-player market was crap before Apple released the iPod?