iSlate jumps chips in 3D
Rumors continue to swirl around the iSlate tablet that Apple may be revealing come Wednesday, January 27th. For example, Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar believes that the tablet’s chip will not be an Intel based chip, but one created by P A Semi, a chip shop that, oh by the way, Apple picked up about two years ago. Go figure.
Big blow for Intel, who’s the industry queen in chip manufacture for tablets, and can’t be happy that it’s not going to town with Apple and the new iSlate.
Another rumor has it that the iSlate may have a steep learning curve to it. This one I don’t put much faith in, frankly. First off, Apple has a history and reputation for creating electronic products with easy to use interfaces. In fact, that is one of the big aspects of OSX…jumping in and picking it up quickly. For the company to turn around and create something that takes time to figure out would be a back-step. Secondly, the rumor isn’t from first hand experience. Basically, it’s some dude who was told something by someone else who supposedly works at Apple.
My co-worker’s sister’s fiance’s former roommate told me. Uh, yeah.
Lastly, there may be 3D on the iSlate after all. A patent application found reveals how it might work.
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