Apple Tablet

Seven Things We Wish the Apple Tablet Would Have It looks like the long wait for the rumored Apple tablet will be over  this week. We should finally get a glimpse of something that could be  insanely great or maybe not so great. We think we have a pretty  good idea of what it will look like. We're pretty sure it will be a  media player with a 10-inch touchsrceen LCD display that will run  iPhone apps or Mac OS apps, play movies or videos, "read" books  and newspapers, browse the web, and probably some new things that  some clever Apple engineers have thought up. We also expect to see  an iBookStore and an iSlate (or whatever the call it) apps store right  out of the gate. We think it might be more interesting to fantasize about the features  that we don't think will be included but could make an Apple tablet  truly insanely great. Here's our list. We'd also like to know what's  on your wish list. Add a comment or drop us a line.

1. Folio Display What if you could open the tablet like a book but could also rotate it  and use it like a netbook with one panel serving as a keyboard and  the other a display. How about if one panel swung all the way around  so it converted to a real notepad-type device?

2. Touchless, Gesture-Based Interface Suppose the video camera (or two) was able to interpret your gestures  and even map them to a keyboard. It would be like a multitouch display,  without the touch. You could wave your hand around and manipulate  objects on the screen.

3. Haptic Feedback Haptic feedback was developed to provide tactile feedback to doctors  performing remote control procedures. It now appears in other devices  like game controllers and smartphone screens that vibrate to add an  extra dimension to the user interface. Some people might find haptic  feedback helpful when typing on a soft keyboard.

4. Solar Charging When Retrevo recently asked potential buyers of an Apple tablet what  feature could help persuade them to buy one, the most popular feature  was solar charging. Imagine being able to leave the tablet in the sun and  let it charge. Solar charging could also come in handy where electricity  wasn't available like on a hike or at the beach.

5. ATSC Mobile TV tuner If the tablet is going to me a true multimedia player, it would be nice if  it had a TV tuner built in so you could watch you favorite shows in  bed or on the bus. ATSC Mobile tuners are already starting to  appear in cell phones and other mobile devices, why not in a tablet?

6. Next Generation Wireless Connectivity WiFi and 3G are nice to have and available in most populated areas  but the next generation high speed wireless connectivity is already  here. WiMax, LTE, and 4G networks are starting to be deployed  around the United States and elsewhere. Let's get high speed data  transfers moving on this tablet sooner then later.

7. Built-In Pico Projector Imagine you are lying in bed with your new Apple tablet and a movie  or TV show is being projected from it onto the wall or the ceiling.  How about using it to make a presentation at a meeting? With a  built-in pico projector you’d be able to do all that and more.

Now It's Your Turn That's what we think could make the Apple tablet even more  interesting. What features would you like see them include or  maybe nothing they could do could get you interested in buying  a tablet? Let us know what you think.