The Apple Tablet

Apple is ready to release its announcement party for this new gadget later this morning. In theory, the Tablet should fall between a Macbook, and an iPod touch with its computing capabilities as well as its developed multimedia technology. Supposedly, with no keyboard, it is likely that the Tablet will be most used for its video and music features; a developed iTunes will be present. It will also be capable of reading ebooks, magazines, and newspapers, and will make gaming one of its other main features. The 'no-name' will be about 10 inches and will have a touch OLED screen which is defintely a bummer compared to the LCD display. It is expected to fall between $500-$2000 but by the iPod beginning at $399, and the MacBook at $999, it would make sense that the Tablet should begin below $1000. Overall, we're looking forward to this great innovation, whether its named either the iSlate or iPad--its two most plausible names.

Haiti Natural Disaster

Haiti, a Caribbean island country, was struck by an earthquake yesterday which centered at the city of Port-Au-Prince. The country, being east of Cuba, and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, was hit with a magnitude of about 7.0, and affected thousands, causing many injured and several deaths. Many countries have shown further support towards Haiti, such as Canada, of whom, has pledged $5 Million, as well as their disaster response team, DART including rescue aircraft packed with medical aid.

CES: Consumer Electronics Show

The CES is a trading show which usually introduces previews of new products or new products themselves. It is held in the Las Vegas Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada and is considered a major technology trade show.

Two technical innovations were introduced at this show last night:

Project Natal - basically it's an advanced Wii for the Xbox 360 which, without a game controller, uses gestures, spoken commands or presented objects or images to be controlled.

HP/Microsoft Slate - A Slate PC, resembling a writing tablet, is a PC which by its smaller size, does not have a keyboard. It relies on its user to handwrite by the use of the fingertip or stylus.

Here's a very high-end monitor announced by Dell:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/dell-goes-pro-with-27-inch-ultrasharp-u2711-wqhd-lcd-monitor-ha/