Pre-iPad rumors point out Apple will name its pill the “iSlate.” Illustration: Apple/Cult of Mac
December 24, 2009: As rumors of a attainable Apple pill attain the boiling level, phrase spreads on-line that the brand new gadget will likely be known as the iSlate.
After all, that didn’t find yourself occurring.
Digging into the iSlate rumor
Eurobox Ltd. initially registered the iSlate.com net area in October 2004. Eurobox later handed it on to Knowledge Docket Inc. In 2007, the area went to MarkMonitor.com. That firm handles area title registrations and trademark protections for a variety of firms, together with Apple.
Holding the title quiet was typical of Apple. The corporate goes to excessive lengths to maintain phrase from getting out about its merchandise upfront — all whereas securing the required emblems. An examination of information for the iSlate.com area revealed Apple’s possession of it.
MacRumors broke the iSlate story (completely happy holidays to our pleasant rivals!) after a tip from a 14-year-old child by the title of Mark Gurman. (He later went on to grow to be a veritable Apple scoop machine for 9to5Mac earlier than becoming a member of Bloomberg as a reporter centered on shopper merchandise from Apple, Google and different massive names.)
Apple decides on iPad title
Ultimately, Apple did launch a pill in early 2010, but it surely wasn’t known as the iSlate. As a substitute, Apple known as it the iPad. On the time, many individuals advised this seemed like a female hygiene product.
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