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Apple iPod Touch HD On The Way (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
Remember that bigger Apple (AAPL) "iPod touch HD" we asked for yesterday? It's on the way, according to TechCrunch's Michael Arrington.
TechCrunch: Expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of 09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen. Prototypes have been seen and handled by one of our sources, and Apple is talking to OEMs in Asia now about mass production. Apple has been experimenting internally with large form tablet devices for years, one source says, but there was concern that users wouldn't like the device.
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Larger Apple Touch Device Rumored to Launch Fall ‘09
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... TechCrunch brings the latest word of an Apple touch tablet device rumored to be released around the fall of 2009. Even though rumors of an Apple tablet, or multi-touch netbook have been around for a long time, TechCrunch explains that their sources have actually seen the rumored device. ...
More corroboration of tablet device brewing at Apple
AppleInsider —
... that the company is still actively developing the device and intends to bring it to market only when it meets the stringent demands of chief executive Steve Jobs. In its own report Tuesday, TechCrunch cited three independent sources close to Apple who say to "expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of 09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen." "Prototypes have been seen and handled by one of our sources, and Apple is talking to OEMs in Asia now about mass production," the publication said. It added that there were some early concerns amongst Apple ...
Rumor watch: TechCrunch says large-format iPod touch in 2009
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Citing "three independent sources close to Apple" including "one source that has actually held the [prototype] device," TechCrunch is stepping into the pre-Macworld Expo rumor fray with the possibility of a large-format iPod touch device coming in the fall of next year. The hypothetical MegiPod would sport a 7" or 9" screen and, naturally, play media content and run apps from the iTunes App Store. Production conversations are ramping up now, say TC sources. ...
Large Form iPod Touch is on the way?
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff —
... Touch to be more welcomed by users as larger screen size will make it to use or play those apps or games more comfortably.
There is no word for the pricing yet. The current iPod Touch with a screen size of 3.5 inch starts at $299. And the 32GB model costs $399. The large-form iPod touch shall be priced significantly higher than the current model. Hope they won’t double or price it up more due to it’s at least double the screen size of the current iPod touch.
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Report: Apple working on large-screen iPod Touch
CNET News - Apple —
Apple is expected to release an iPod Touch device with a 7- to 9-inch screen in the fall of 2009, according to a report on TechCrunch that cites three independent sources. One of TechCrunch's sources has actually handled one of the prototypes, and Apple is talking with manufacturers about mass production of the device, according to the report. Certainly at that size, the device would be more of a tablet than an iPod, and tablet rumors have been floating around Apple for years. There was a fury of speculation in August after ...
RUMOR: Apple to launch ‘MacBook touch’ in Fall 2009
MacDailyNews —
... for years, one source says, but there was concern that users wouldn’t like the device. The difference now is the iTunes app store, which has thousands of games and other applications that are perfect for a touch screen device with an accelerometer," Arrington reports. "I’m not saying Apple is definitely launching a large form iPod Touch. But sources I trust are saying they are currently planning to, and one source has actually held the device," Arrington reports. Full article here . [Attribution: AppleInsider. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "James W." for the heads up.] ...
RUMOR: ‘MacBook touch’ to launch in Fall 2009
MacDailyNews —
... for years, one source says, but there was concern that users wouldn’t like the device. The difference now is the iTunes app store, which has thousands of games and other applications that are perfect for a touch screen device with an accelerometer," Arrington reports. "I’m not saying Apple is definitely launching a large form iPod Touch. But sources I trust are saying they are currently planning to, and one source has actually held the device," Arrington reports. Full article here . [Attribution: AppleInsider. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "James W." for the heads up.] ...
Rumor: Apple Launching Giant iPod Touch Next Fall [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
... Citing "three independent sources close to Apple," one who has "actually held the device," TechCrunch says Apple is planning to release a giant iPod touch device with a seven- or nine-inch screen next fall. ...
A Mac Tablet Mockup - For Your Consideration
Cult of Mac —
... Ahead of Macworld next week in San Francisco, the Apple rumor mill has been busy ginning up interest to counter the let-down of Steve Jobs’ decision to skip Apple’s final appearance at the popular trade show, and Tuesday a TechCrunch report cited a trio of three independent sources close to Apple who say to “expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of ‘09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen.” ...
Rumor suggests larger iPod touch possible for Fall 2009
Infinite Loop —
Mac Tablet Rumors of a Mac tablet, new Newton, or large iPhone have been making the rounds for some time now, although the particulars tend to be a bit different in each case. The latest rumor making the rounds comes from TechCrunch, and describes a larger iPod touch with a screen of either seven or nine inches, which may be arriving sometime in Fall 2009. Specific big multi-touch device rumors appeared in both ...
Rumor: Large-Form iPod Touch Coming Fall 2009
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... As always, we should take rumors with a grain of salt. But this time around -- with Techmeme's Michael Arrington citing three sources -- the fabled device has more hope. ...
Coming Soon From Apple: Big Touch?
Digital Daily —
... , posted to MacDailyNews this past June, generated quite a stir among Apple (AAPL) watchers, but nothing ever came of it. But new reports suggest Apple may have just such a device secreted away somewhere deep in the bowels of Infinite Loop. TechCrunch claims as much, reporting that “three independent sources close to Apple” say the company is working on a largeish iPod touch that features a seven-to-nine-inch screen. One even claims to have handled a prototype and says Apple is working with Asian OEMs to bring the device to market in late 2009. ...
Analysis of a Rumor: Large Format iPod Touch
TheAppleBlog —
... As you may or may not be aware, TechCrunch reported yesterday that a larger format, 7 to 9-inch iPod touch was in the works at Apple and would arrive by next fall. They claim to have received the information from three seperate, independent sources, one of which is said to have actually handled a prototype of the device. ...
Apple rumor roundup: aluminum Mac minis and supersized iPod touches
Engadget —
... Listen, you know the drill by now: Macworld is less than a month away, and that causes a Cupertino-sized rumor mill to fill up with hints of new / refreshed hardware of all shapes and sizes. The crew at TUAW claim they've heard from sources that a new Mac mini ...
Summary of Latest Rumors
HardMac.com —
... - Apple might launch for Fall 2009 a super iPod Touch featuring a 7 or 9" display, offering a multitouch interface for a device of the size of a Mac Tablet... ...
Tablet-Sized (with 7 - 9 inch screen) iPod Touch Possibly in the Works
Touch Podium —
... TechCrunch has it that Apple Inc. may be working on a tablet-sized iPod Touch device, that’ll be very much similar to the iPod Touch, but with a 7 or 9 inch screen. How sweet would that be?! ...
Tablet-Sized (with 7 - 9 inch screen) iPod Touch Possible in the Works
Touch Podium —
... TechCrunch has it that Apple Inc. may be working on a tablet-sized iPod Touch device, that’ll be very much similar to the iPod Touch, but with a 7 or 9 inch screen. How sweet would that be?! ...
Next Stop for iPhone OS and Android: Computers?
Technologizer —
iPhone OS Laptop Two new rumors this week are different in the details but share an interesting overarching theme: TechCrunch is reporting that Apple is working on an iPhone OS-based tablet computer that’s essentially a giant iPod Touch for release this fall, and VentureBeat has a fascinating post that not only ...
Mac Tablet Concept Produces Instant iDrool
iPhone Savior —
... "Prototypes have been seen and handled by one of our sources,
and Apple is talking to OEMs in Asia now about mass production. I’m not saying Apple is definitely launching a large form iPod Touch.
But sources I trust are saying they are currently planning to, and one
source has actually held the device." Michael Arrington reported for TechCrunch. ...
Apple’s Likely Strategy: What Would Steve Do?
Technologizer —
... . He may or may not have been the instigator of those particular decisions, but they represent Jobsian thinking, and are a radical departure from the groupthink and compromise that make so many tech products from other companies so unmemorable. Apple is unquestionably working on next-generation Macs, iPods, and iPhones right now that won’t see the light of an Apple Store until well after Jobs’s scheduled return. It may be working on tablets or ...
Apple's likely strategy: What would Steve do?
Macworld —
... . He may or may not have been the instigator of those particular decisions, but they represent Jobsian thinking, and are a radical departure from the groupthink and compromise that make so many tech products from other companies so unmemorable. Apple is unquestionably working on next-generation Macs, iPods, and iPhones right now that won't see the light of an Apple Store until well after Jobs's scheduled return. It may be working on tablets or ...
