9to5Mac: Everything You Wanted to Know About The Tablet But Were Afraid To Ask
Our friend Seth Weintraub at 9to5Mac has written a great curtain raiser on the upcoming tablet. His lengthy posts covers everything you ever wanted to know about the tablet, including the likely surprises.
We especially like the way he starts by recalling the way Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone:
At the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs touted that new device as a “Widescreen iPod”, “Revolutionary Mobile Phone” and “Breakthrough Internet Communications Device”.
I believe the same type of convergence thinking is going into the tablet. It can’t just be a “Kindle-killer” eBook reader. It can’t just be a “Media Pad”. It can’t be only a Nintendo DS or PSP competitor. It can’t just be a small NetBook-sized MacBook either. It has to be all of these things. At the same time. Say it together:
“The best eBook reader. The best Netbook. And the best portable media player and gaming device.”
Repeat.
Well worth reading the entire thing.
Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: ![Read "From Your iPhone, With Love: Thank You Pen Does What Cards App Can’t [Feature]"](http://www.cultofmac.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif "Read \"From Your iPhone, With Love: Thank You Pen Does What Cards App Can’t [Feature]\"")
