In R.I., curiosity about Apple's highly anticipated tablet

Source Providence Journal on January 27, 2010 0 Comments
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"In R.I., curiosity about Apple's highly anticipated tablet," Paul Grimaldi, Providence Journal, January 27, 2010

The Apple corps whipped itself into a fever pitch these last few days as its members wait for the high-priest of the technorati on Wednesday to unveil the next sweet thing in consumer technology at an event in California — the land from where all things cool spring.

Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple Inc. and the guru of gadgets, is widely anticipated to introduce a tablet computer during an event in San Francisco whose intent has been telegraphed — to resurrect an ancient technological term — for weeks.

Jobs’ timing is perfect, said Doug Hebbard, publisher of online blog Talking New Media.

Featured later in the article is Roger Fidler, program director for digital publishing at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute:

“The big question is not the device, but who controls the distribution networks and customer relationships,” says Roger Fidler, program director for digital publishing at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and program director for the Digital Publishing Alliance.

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