Looks like the teaser poster has been released, and as always, really does hint at what we could potentially get from Apple this year. My hope is the tablet (iSalte?) is finally shown and it blows away our thoughts on how the tablet should work. I am hoping for the works! Including: haptic feedback, gorgeous giant touchscreen, some really intuitive software, and an e-reader just to name a few.
“Come see our latest creation.”
The teaser title seems to hint that it could be a suite for creatives in mind. Think of a DJ who could use software turntables on the tablet, or a movie editor who edits the details of their movie using their hands. And for graphic designers like myself, a way to use Photoshop in a much more hands-on way, even allowing for freehand drawing to be revived in a way that blows Wacom out of the water!
I always dreamed Apple would try their hand on a Wacom-like device and they could potentially be doing exactly that with their new tablet. Wacom does a decent job, but, as we all know, its also all about the software working seamlessly with the hardware. What we could potentially see is Apple tightening up the response and feel of the stylus to the screen to mimic pencil to paper much better than the Wacom has done in the past. There has even been patents that show Apple playing around with a pressure stylus again, which would make perfect sense for using an app like Photoshop. If done right, it could elevate graphic designers who have drawing skills to a whole new level. I personally, couldn’t be more excited since this is something I always wanted to see.
The tablet/iSlate just got a new set of tricks up its sleeve. We can add a creativity suite for musicians/movie editors/artists alike to the list of features that could also potentially include an e-reader, word processing with haptic feedback via iWorks, and ofcourse, a giant iPod with Internet capabilities. It seems with the hints, the tablet is actually starting to flesh out as an essential product line that can live happily with the laptops and iPhones that are already on our desk.
