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After years of anticipation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reveals the new iPad to the world.

Present Like Steve Jobs! His First Keynote in 1983

 
 
During the introduction of the Apple IIc at the Moscone Center in April 1984, Steve Jobs gave a great "State of the Union" on the Macintosh launch.

27-Year-Old Apple Tablet Prototype

From Gizmodo:



Meet Bashful, an older brother of the upcoming Apple tablet. Unlike the Newton, this tablet didn't go past prototypes whipped up by an industrial design firm, but at least we have some pictures to sate our curiosity about the device.

Frog Design, the company that created these prototypes along with some for an Apple phone on Steve Jobs' request back in the 1980s, has shared a few images to give us a peek of what could've been an Apple tablet—attachable keyboard, floppy drive, stylus and all:

View more photos of Bashful via this link

Despite only being 27 years old, this gadget almost feels like an archeological find in comparison to what we think we might see in the upcoming tablet. Yet for some reason I still can't stop smiling over this look into the past. [Frog Design]

Send an email to Rosa Golijan, the author of this post, at rgolijan@gizmodo.com.



Where Does Apple Compete?

New York Times Technology has come out with a handy chart that shows exactly how Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Apple compete.

From their blog: "The chart above illustrates many of the services these companies provide. Some of their products have been cornerstone revenue streams, and others are just at the beginning of development. But putting them up against each other really helps illustrate each company’s focus and their possible future directions of exploration."

Check out the chart here.