Feb 03
Apple Newton MP100 Tablet Computer
Apple’s development of a tablet computer began with the Newton MessagePad 100, which was introduced in 1993. The effort led to the creation of the ARM6 processor core with Acorn Computers. Apple also developed a prototype PowerBook Duo-based tablet computer named the PenLite, then canceled the project as it was too similar to the Newton line. Apple brought out several more Newton-based PDAs, and discontinued the last of the line, the MessagePad 2100, in 1998. Continue reading »
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Feb 02
In the first few days after the Apple iPad’s release there were a series of criticisms of the product’s name, most referred to the similarity between the iPad name and “pad”, the common name for a Sanitary napkin. According to Wired News some women said this would make them less likely to buy the product. Shortly after the launch announcement the hashtag iTampon became the number two trending topic on popular social networking site Twitter.
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Tagged with: Apple iPad Specifications • Apple iPad Tablet PC • Apple Vs Fujitsu on iPad • Fujitsu iPad • iPad Product Name Controversy
