Apple's next big thing

Apple's next big thing



Tuesday, members of the press received an invite to "come see some fun new products from Apple" on February 28. Unlike many of the release events in the past couple of years, this latest enticement directs us to Apple's Town Hall on the Cupertino campus. Recent rumors that the company filed a patent for a touch-screen interface for the iPod have fueled the buzz that a sixth-gen iPod is in the works. Is that what Apple will show off to the press next Tuesday? If it is, what do you think the next iPod will look like? Or could it be a new laptop, a tablet PC, a media center, or a smart phone? Based on your comments so far, it looks like people are hoping for a new iPod but think it will actually be a PDA or a new iBook--perhaps with tablet functionality.