iPad is just the beginning
8/09/2010 01:07:00 AM
kenmouse
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The media pad market is brand new. And it's not going to be stuck at a 9.7-inch diagonal.So, no one should be surprised by rumors about Apple bringing out more tablets (or tablet-like devices) beyond the current 9.7-inch iPad. It's going to happen--bigger or smaller screens, or both--rumors notwithstanding. Besides, there are unmet needs out there that either Apple, Motorola, RIM, or another media pad maker will surely satisfy.
And Dell's Streak, which at five inches is not quite a media pad but more than a smartphone, already offers features--like front- and back-facing cameras--that telegraph what could come from Apple or others.
So, here's a general list of likely media pad features coming down the pike, with appended comments on some indicating whether Apple would include that feature in a future iPad:
- Cameras: front- and/or back-facing camera (future iPad: yes--think Skype)
- USB port: (future iPad: don't hold your breath)
- SD card
- Better screens : think OLED in 2011/2012 on an absurdly thin, light iPad
- TV (rumored to be on upcoming Motorola-Verizon tablet; apps for iPad already)
- Performance boost via dual-core processors: (future iPad: yes)
- More robust OS supporting better graphics to match the speedier processors
- Better multitasking: (via iOS 4 upgrade of current iPad)
- Adobe Flash support: (future iPad: no)
- More standard apps (think: Windows-based tablet; on the iPad, more apps like iLife)
- Printing (built into the OS)
One data plan: And finally. Maybe this is a bit of whimsy but how about a data plan from Verizon or AT&T that offers a combined 3G plan for a smartphone and a tablet? The iPhone and iPad being a great example. A combined 6GB plan, for instance. Carriers in Canada reportedly have plans like this in the works.
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