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I doubt Apple is coming out with a tablet for one reason: Apple not only creates products, but experiences. They consider both the style and function of a produ

by kyro 17y ago

I doubt Apple is coming out with a tablet for one reason: Apple not only creates products, but experiences. They consider both the style and function of a product, along with the way the user interacts with it. The iPhone can be gripped with one hand, and navigated with the other, and when entering text, the user can grip it with two while still comfortably typing with his/her thumbs. With a tablet, I see no comfortable way a user can interact with the device, let alone hold it comfortably for viewing. Tablets are too big for thumb typing, and seeing as how Apple usually stays away from moving pieces ruling out any swing out arm, typing with two hands will be a pain as the tablet itself will most likely be flat. I don't see where the tablet fits in between my laptop and my iPhone - two products that have been developed pretty well to accommodate the way we interact with them. If Apple has indeed decided to release a tablet, I'd be very very interested to see how they dealt with all the ergonomic and inputting issues that come with a tablet - issues they always seem to take into consideration quite heavily.

roc 17y ago
The iPhone excels at anywhere/anytime. But for a session of any appreciable length or complexity, the screen is a limitation. Laptops are great for sessions of length and complexity, but the ergonomics require a traditional desk and the overhead required isn't justified for many tasks. A tablet would land between them. Essentially, every place you're still using a legal pad (for meeting/conference notes), dead tree reference (for reading/reference consumption in a comfy chair) or fixed-function device (portable video player) because phones and laptops just aren't the right tool for the job. If you don't find yourself doing any of that, maybe a tablet just doesn't make sense for you. But that's no different than conventional laptops not really working for me. (Clearly, there are plenty of people for whom they do work) As for the ergonomics of a tablet - it's not going to be much larger than a kindle. You'd be able to comfortably one-hand it, like a book, legal pad or kindle.

by kyro 17y ago

roc 17y ago

The iPhone excels at anywhere/anytime. But for a session of any appreciable length or complexity, the screen is a limitation. Laptops are great for sessions of length and complexity, but the ergonomics require a traditional desk and the overhead required isn't justified for many tasks. A tablet would land between them. Essentially, every place you're still using a legal pad (for meeting/conference notes), dead tree reference (for reading/reference consumption in a comfy chair) or fixed-function device (portable video player) because phones and laptops just aren't the right tool for the job. If you don't find yourself doing any of that, maybe a tablet just doesn't make sense for you. But that's no different than conventional laptops not really working for me. (Clearly, there are plenty of people for whom they do work) As for the ergonomics of a tablet - it's not going to be much larger than a kindle. You'd be able to comfortably one-hand it, like a book, legal pad or kindle.