Apple's 'latest creation' debuts January 27
Roll up for the Magical Mystery Something
Apple has invited selected members of the press and industry analysts to an event next Wednesday when the company will almost certainly unveil its massively hyped and long-awaited tablet.
As reported by The New York Times and elsewhere, the invitation for the January 27 "special event" reads: "Come see our latest creation."
An Apple tablet - iSlate, iPad, iProd, or whatever - has been widely and wildly rumored since at least 2002, with the latest round of speculation heating up early last year. But now it appears as if the rumors are coming to a head.
Of course, Apple being Apple, the "special event" might not be the debut of the tablet. But if Steve Jobs instead rolls out something as underwhelming as, say, the late and unlamented iPod Hi-Fi - which starred in possibly the most underwhelming Jobsian dog-and-pony show of all time - the outcry from the fanboi community would be deafening.
So count on the wraps being taken off the Apple tablet on Wednesday, January 27, at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.
Although the tablet's announcement date now appears to be set, exactly when the device will be available to the public is still unknown - so there will be plenty of time for more rumors and speculation. ®
COMMENTS
Psychic
Well, with the amount of pre-hype this has generated so far, if it doesn't actually read my mind I'm going to be disapointed.
Well Thank F*** for That
Whatever happens it'll stem the rumour mill for a little while. It's been a bit like the Japanese water torture for the past few months. Please just announce it so we can all move on to something more important.
Name suggestion
I humble suggest the new device be named the iWank
My bets is on
iRabbit
At last Apple have introduced an innovative product aimed specifically at the ladies. And what pleasure it will give them. Runs on a battery just the same as the more traditional device, but has of course many additional features that only Apple can bring you.
The inbuilt movement sensor adjusts the activity rate accordingly, and the device knows whether it is upside down or "on top" thus bringing a new dimension to private pleasure.
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