Jan 26 2010Is This The New Apple Tablet? (Probably Not)

So Apple's gonna announce their tablet tomorrow. That's exciting. And these are allegedly a couple leaked pictures of the thing a whole day early. Boners all around! And, because I love you, I'll post real pictures tomorrow if you're like following this sort of thing. But, if you like following women with a video camera trying to film up their skirts, sorry, can't help ya.
Hit the jump for a closer shot of what may or may not be an empty picture frame.

Could These Be Pictures of the Real Apple Tablet? [mashable]
Thanks to thekevbot, who was programmed to send Geekologie tips in hopes of winning me over. It will never work.
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Reader Comments
1. Chuey The Rock N Roll Midget - January 26, 2010 11:57 AM
Fake!
2. JSSmith - January 26, 2010 11:57 AM
first
3. Last - January 26, 2010 12:00 PM
LAST!!!!
4. Closet Nerd - January 26, 2010 12:03 PM
"Bunk! Bunk, I say! Bring me a bag of Bigfoot's droppings, or shut up!"
5. That MF Kymander - January 26, 2010 12:04 PM
oh look, a giant ipod touch.
6. Flaberghast - January 26, 2010 12:08 PM
Yeah its a photoshop fake⦠half decent one but definitely fake
details of its fakeness @ the url below
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/designer-publishes-leaked-apple-tablet-photos/
7. blueZorro - January 26, 2010 12:08 PM
What is that brown little dude holding on the left there? Right I mean right! Or do I...?
8. S J West - January 26, 2010 12:10 PM
Oh god, AE's world wide will be inundated with wanking injuries from the apple sickophants knocking one off Steve Jobs latest rip off. And what would an apple fan be thinking while giving themselves 2nd degree friction burns? "OH GOD I HOPE THEY DO THEM IN MY IPODS COLOUR TO MATCH!!! UUUURRRRRRRRRGGH!"
9. Littlecrow - January 26, 2010 12:19 PM
Its just going to be an over glorified ipod.
10. eulogy - January 26, 2010 12:34 PM
You lost me at 'Apple'.
11. Jaja - January 26, 2010 12:36 PM
coincidentally I did have a boner. But it totally wasn't for this. I promise...
XD
12. I never back down - January 26, 2010 12:41 PM
Still not an apple fan(typing on my girlfriends apple laptop) But really still prefer a real computer to a Mac, just sayin'
13. naas - January 26, 2010 1:07 PM
Meh.... new apple annoucements crack me up. Douchebags (iTards) are probably camped outside of a few apple stores for this, probably dressed like jawas or steve jobs so they can tweet about where they were when they heard the news
Should I take tomorrow off of work & rally with a bunch of iDiots around a giant TV somewhere downtown? Is this going to be as big as the OJ verdict was? ONLY IF THERE'S A LOT OF FREE BEER
14. Asperflux - January 26, 2010 1:08 PM
Long live the robots.
15. Graf Zeppelin - January 26, 2010 1:17 PM
o don't lie gw I already haxed your upskirt collection. it was, like, huge.
16. Graf Zeppelin - January 26, 2010 1:19 PM
but... err.. the girls were all green and scaly and had... tails?
17. Uncleangry - January 26, 2010 1:30 PM
I'll never buy an Apple product, however I do appreciate all of you Apple Addicts out there. Please, go out and buy everything Mr.Jobs puts out. The pods, tablets, books, software, e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! There are so many colors to choose from, don't you think you deserve at least two different shades?
Excuse me one second.
Hello, E-trade? Yeah, go ahead and buy another 2000 shares.
Now where was I?
18. naas - January 26, 2010 1:42 PM
@17 if you have any idea on how kickass apples' cutting edge technology is this year, you wouldn't have that ignorant opinion. While I share your hatred & disgust for the everyday narcissistic iDouche, I don't blame the amazing things apple has done to make their machines what they are.
I can't stand their smug image like most civil people, but they sure make one powerful fuckin laptop I'd love to own someday very soon
19. Byrd - January 26, 2010 1:51 PM
I gotta stand up for macs! So much hating! I've been a mac fan since my Apple IIE...and they haven't failed me yet *coughVistacough*. Sure, they've drifted a bit far from computers than I'd like to see, but still, I gotta love me some Apple!
20. Uncleangry - January 26, 2010 2:09 PM
@18 Trust me, I thought about buying an Apple once. However being in my 30's and having to pay for everything I want I tend to do alot of research into buying new technology. First thing I did was take a trip into an Apple store at the local mall. Asked a couple questions and then asked about upgrading older hardware. That's the last question I asked, and last time I ever thought about buying and Apple. I just can't comprehend buying a computer that when some of the hardware becomes obselete (GPUs, power supply, ex.) you toss it and buy a new one.
I'd much rather by a bread box system (no bells and whistles) and upgrade everything to my exact specifications.
21. Pat - January 26, 2010 2:31 PM
Looks like a padfolio to me...
22. naas - January 26, 2010 2:39 PM
@20 yeah I totally hear ya man, you're right & I agree with you.
As a PC builder & IT tech believe me I get the pros & cons of it all... but a;sp as someone that dabbles into graphic design and as an audio engineer, I'd still love to own a mac book pro for the power & software.
I apologize for calling your opinion ignorant, while it sounded that way - you clearly have more of an idea than I thought
23. NVG - January 26, 2010 3:30 PM
While I have nothing against Macs, I do have a gripe against those people you call iTards.
The main reason why Macs perform well is because Apple decides what to put into the computer, so when they tell you it can do something, it will do it. It's much more expensive because they put in all the newest stuff they can, and keep the internal components out of your reach.
PCs, on the other hand, were meant to deal with a variety of components and operating systems from various manufacturers to fulfill a wide variety of roles, which is why it is not as 'efficient' as Macs. But if you match a PC's specifications with a Mac's, you'll more or less get the same performance, so all the hype with Macs is just the cool design, which China can copy anyway.
24. Dishy Dishyington - January 26, 2010 3:46 PM
My cpu's power-supply is obsolete, and I need to upgrade. It's jacked into an overclocked surge protector, and that helps boost the eproms, but firmware upgrades only get you so far.
It's also plugged into a dedicated hi-wattage DC power line, and I've installed shock absorbers on the main ascii bus. AND I've got data conditioners on all the capacitors, so this baby's more tricked out than 57th street at 2am.
All told, I've spent over $44,000 on upgrades, so you can rest assured I know what I'm talking about when I say Apple's computers are a waste of money.
25. I never back down - January 26, 2010 3:47 PM
@18 I don't really agree with you i don't think Apple laptops are anywhere near as good as people claim them to be, but i like flexibility in a system. So i would rather sport an Alienware.
26. naas - January 26, 2010 3:51 PM
@24 57th street at 2AM, hahahaha
27. naas - January 26, 2010 3:55 PM
@25 that's fine. I just happen to use one piece of audio software that Apple bought a few years ago (Emagic Logic) that I can no longer upgrade on my PC version - therefore I want one. Other than the idea of feeling better about myself for having an attractive sportscar in the driveway, that's the only reason really
28. Rer - January 26, 2010 5:28 PM
@23
All the newest stuff huh? Wrong. Mac's are notorious for having dated hardware. Also Mac's have that whole Mac-Tax. Way to expensive for what you get. I-tards still stands.
29. Pink Tentacle - January 26, 2010 6:58 PM
Fuck off with this apple tablet bullshit, half of the hype behind this whole apple tablet craze is thanks to people posting videos of crunchtablets telling everyone that it's the new apple tablet. It doesn't exist, it's not going to exist, Apple haven't even said they're making a tablet, it's just gullible assnecks like people who make blog entries like this who are sure it's going to be the tablet.
What fucks me to tears is that tablets exactly like what everyone speculates are already available on the market from other developers, but everyone is still joining in on the apple tablet jerk circle and blissfully ignoring this. Fuck the world, seriously.
30. I never back down - January 26, 2010 8:34 PM
@27 well that sounds like a good reason to get an apple then.
@29 have you been drinking? If not the calm down and act civilized.
31. naas - January 26, 2010 8:44 PM
@29 what fucks me to tears?? HA.... I lollercoastered
32. Alfredo - January 26, 2010 10:18 PM
Haha watch the announcement be something like "iPod Shuffle, with 2 more gigs!"
FAIL
33. Fearofthewalnut - January 26, 2010 11:56 PM
All of you fucking retarded (and poor!) PC fanboys make me laugh.
And it's definitely not it...since there are no buttons on the side/bezel/bottom.
34. Rer - January 27, 2010 12:44 AM
@33
Mac's are PC's also. Who's retarded now? tissss burn
35. Jaded Icon - January 27, 2010 9:29 AM
@ 33
You know @ 35 has technically got you there. Mac's are a brand of PCs. Also, there is nothing wrong with wanting more versatility out of your PC. I don't have a problem with Mac's but I do have a problem with elitists and their arrogance.
36. InSaint - January 27, 2010 12:42 PM
The Apple Tablet is a "Square".
37. Az - January 27, 2010 9:40 PM
@29.
Who's the gullible assneck today ignorant troll, did someone get sucked into the anti-apple hype now? aww, Im sorry.
Looks pretty legit to me, it all being up on the website and all and looking just like this pic, shame you can't keep an open mind.