So word around the grapevine is that the new Apple tablet ("iSlate", but more than likely to be called something else) is set to be revealed on the 27th of this month. Myself owning a 15" Unibody MBP, I didn't give too much of a crap about a tablet, never have owned one since I couldn't think of any major use.
But today it just dawned on me: do you think (given the amount of DJs who use Apple laptops to do their performances) that it's viable that some may lean towards this new product for touch capabilities with programs such as Ableton or Traktor?. It would certainly be a better choice in some aspects than a mouse pad or external mouse, and would give the DJ less of a "checking email" by flipping the tablet and simply touching the screen for whatever commands they want to execute. Hell who knows, maybe someone can make a JazzMutant Lemur style program to interface with the tablet capabilities.
One thing which comes to mind is the CDJ-2000 "search strip" which allows rapid seeking through a track via a touch sensitive strip. A potentially similar usage on the Apple tablet with Traktors waveforms?
Opinions?
(constructive if possible please, nobody cares to read more mac vs. pc crap).
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