[Apple] 'iSlate' 2010년 1월에 애플 타블렛 출시?

애플이 2010년 1월에 소문만 무성하던 타블렛을 출시한다는 루머.
2010년 1월 26일 샌프란시스코 Yerba Buena Center에서라는 구체적인
장소와 시간까지... 정말 나오기는 나올려나?
10.1인치의 멀티 터치가 되는 녀석이라는데 과연 어떤 모습일지...

그러면 이녀석의 주 시장은?
뮤직? 비디오? e-Book? 게임?
모든것이 베일에 쌓여 있어 신비주의 애플 마케팅의 서막?
개인적인 느낌은 아마존 Kindle을 겨냥한 e-Book 이 될 가능성이 있어 보이는 듯.

뮤직, 게임, 비디오, 모바일 웹에서는 어느정도 자리를 잡았으니 남은 자리중 먹음직한
자리는  e-Book 단말 시장... 사실은 e-Book 컨텐츠도 i-Tunes 처럼 먹고 싶을 테니까... 잡스라면...

From : http://katonda.com/news/will-apple-launch-islate-january/355/2009

Will Apple Launch The iSlate In January?

iSlate makes more sense than iTablet. But Apple's delay in the tablet segment keeps people wondering about the resources Apple has to handle so many products. Some bloggers have started calling iSlate as "Is Late". 
 
According to media reports, the Apple Tablet, re-branded as iSlate might make a debut in the month of January at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 26, 2010. The rumors are that the device will have a 10.1-inch multi-touch. Apple developers reportedly received instructions from Apple to prepare their iPhone apps for a larger screen.
 
Apple is known for keeping things under wraps till the last moment. What is unknown is the market positioning of the iSlate. Will it be placed against e-book readers or will it be marketed as a Tablet or a Netbook? Going by Apple's track record, the company is known for changing the rules of the game, leaving behind competitors panting.
 
Apple changed the rules of the music players industry with its iPod; then re-wrote the rules of the online music industry with its iTunes. Apple also played a major role in eliminating DRM from iTunes music. The company changed the telecom industry rules via its iPhone and now iSlate is about to be launched. 
 
Will it reshape the 'slow' world of Netbooks? Will it make Tables popular or will it combine the three and create a new segment leaving competitors do nothing but struggle to find an iSlate Killer?