Apple Tablet Wire

Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 10am Pacific. The moment when Steve Jobs (or Phil Schiller) will step onstage and (probably) announce the Apple Tablet is almost here. Tune in NOW at live.gizmodo.com, so you don’t miss a bit of our liveblog.
So far, we’ve got our usual pre-game countdown, with observations of the line, celebrity look-a-like sightings, [...]

We’re back after some technical difficulties. Steve Jobs is taking the stage in San Francisco today, probably to unveil the new Apple tablet. We’re pulling in coverage from around the Web, and discussing and analyzing it. Join us! Or click here for all our Apple Tablet news stories.
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We’re here in San Francisco for Apple’s event today where they’re expected to unveil their new tablet computer which may or may not be known as the iPad, iSlate, iBook, iTablet, the Apple Tablet or some other variation. The event starts at 10 AM PT.
Below find our live blog:

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Jason Calacanis isn’t a a nobody. He’s a serial web entrepreneur, founder of Weblogs, Inc., co-founder of TechCrunch50 and CEO of search engine Mahalo (amongst others). And just a few minutes ago, via his Twitter account, he (possibly) dropped some major hints on the Apple tablet that’s going to be presented tomorrow. Calacanis claims he [...]

Jason Calacanis isn’t a a nobody. He’s a serial web entrepreneur, founder of Weblogs, Inc., co-founder of TechCrunch50 and CEO of search engine Mahalo (amongst others). And just a few minutes ago, via his Twitter account, he (possibly) dropped some major hints on the Apple tablet that’s going to be presented tomorrow. Calacanis claims he [...]

Jason Calacanis isn’t a a nobody. He’s a serial web entrepreneur, founder of Weblogs, Inc. and CEO of search engine Mahalo (amongst others). And just a few minutes ago, via his Twitter account, he (possibly) dropped some major hints on the Apple tablet that’s going to be presented tomorrow. Calacanis claims he has been given [...]

In the span of one week, Steve Jobs will unveil an Apple tablet; ABC will premiere the final season of Lost; and some guy named Barack Obama will address the “State of the Union.” Which event will make your year?
It’s hard to choose, we know. But our media-supersaturated culture is rapidly converging all planetary communication [...]

Apple’s tablet event is on!
The company has invited select media to an event in San Francisco on Jan. 27, next Wednesday. The invitations read, “Come see our latest creation.”
If this isn’t the tablet, that’ll be a surprise now.
But what’s with the paint splatters?
(Via The Loop.)
See Also: 10 Questions About The Apple Tablet You Need To [...]

Tablet hint? Apple developers supersizing apps for January event
Company has told some key developers to prep versions of their iPhone apps that will work on a device with a larger screen, sources say.
Read more on CNET

More details on the Apple tablet event we reported this morning: The FT says it could take place on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
David Gelles, Financial Times:
The company has rented a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several [...]