Clean Slate

Everyone and their dog is talking about the Mac slate computer that does not yet exist. The best analysis I have yet heard belongs to NPR's program "Marketplace," which described tablet PCs by describing a prop from Star Trek: The Next Generation – the PADD.

I am quite skeptical of all the "information" as to what Apple's new tablet computer will be. The iPhone rumors didn't do justice to the game changing nature of the iPhone, so perhaps the Mac focused media is trying too hard to establish the new device's potential. Only two days remain until the announcement. Frankly, I can't wait. Not because I'm excited about the iPad/iTablet/iSlate/iCarumba, but because I'm excited for the speculation to stop.