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The lucky CEO of Mahalo got to test the Apple Tablet and tweeted these sneak previews:

• It looks like something between a giant iPod and a MacBook Air. It has a protective glossy coating.
• apple tablet connects to other tablets over wifi for gaming. There will be LAN parties with these things, people playingFirst personshooters
• facial recognition apple tablet is nuts. When you hold it up it recognizes you + pulls your desktop/apps, hand to family member it switchs
• Apple Tablet has thumbpads on each side for mouse guestures, reads fingerprint for security. Up to 5 profiles by finerprint for family.
• Yes, there are 2cameras: one in front and one in back (or it may be one with some double lens) so you record yourself and in front of u.