This 'tablet' rumor keeps floating around. No real details except it's going to be coming sometime in the future. This same story has been reported for YEARS now.

rumor, for sure. I'm glad Apple decided to dump the Atom chip since they're a dime a dozen. I definitely hope they decide on the Arm processor which should get some use out of the PA Semi purchase. Apple really needs a larger iPod Touch that can use apps from the App Store.

Somebody said to me that those apps are resolution dependent on the Touch-size display. Would it be very difficult to recode apps to take advantage of a larger or higher-resolution display?

So, Steve Jobs is pulling the strings on the tablet and I sure hope he hits a home run with it. I'm really looking forward to it.

It isn't pointless! It gives Apple-rumor-mongers something to talk about!

And it isn't the same story as before. Now the speculation is that its more of a large iPod than an actual computer running OS X. Completely different!

Remember the other "vaporware" products that came to pass, including Intel-based macs, the iPhone and now the tablet.

As the owner of an iPhone 3G S, I think I may have a tough time justifying the purchase of a 10" tablet that has the same basic capabilities as the iPhone. I'm withholding judgment until more is known about what is actually being released, but my thoughts will be driven more by what I can do with this device that I can't do with an iPhone than anything else.

Apple hasn't included 3G in the MacBook Pros which would be infinitely more useful. As well what's the point of this tablet? Do I take it to work with me? Do I take it to school? Do I do work on it? Do I do photoshop on it? An ARM isn't going to pull off Photoshop (Not that digital drawing is the nation's past time) it doesn't sound like the most useful product. I'm not going to be blogging on a tablet in a cafe, I'm not going to be creating any sort of content really, I'm just going to be passive without some sort of keyboard.

I don't understand putting 3G on one of these devices, paying a monthly fee for your companion device just sounds weird.

3G is only 'useful' on the MacBook Pros for those people willing to shell out $60 a month for the service.

And it is more useful now because of Apple's decision to remove the more useful ExpressCard slot from the 15" macbook.

I love the idea of this iTablet. I think will a little more work and a redesigned Mac OS X, Apple could make a Tablet that could compete with the MacBook line (maybe even the Pro line). Maybe something with this interface design:

http://macslate.blogspot.com/

Of Course I might be a little biased since I made these concept designs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewtouch/

I am afraid Apple will s**** this up thanks to Steve Job's "vision". I would hope Apple would produce a quality device similar to the modbook with both multitouch capabilities and stylus support.

Why stylus support? Without it the tablet will just be a glorified internet device with a smudged screen. IF they provide stylus support then it could also be used as a Windows-based tablet PC with full handwriting recognition (Kanji, kana, hangul, Chinese characters).

OSX is years behind Windows Vista/7 regarding handwriting recognition...because of Job's "vision". Apple should have equal capabilities in OSX, but they don't.

I enter Japanese everyday on my Thinkpad X200, but I would love to have a slate tablet from Apple that could run OSX and Windows.

Pipe dream I know!!!

Why is there any doubt that the OS is OS X? I can't imagine Apple not using OS X if this tablet is for real. After all, a stripped down version of OS X already runs iPhone and the iPod touch. What else would it use?

Yawn, a modification of Newton rumors. Rumors are a tacit used by companies to keep its name in the news and to fuel interest. A so called inside source is told by managers to release bogus info.