Apple Working P.A. SemiTablet? P.A. SemiPhone?

December 8, 2008 at 11:27 am PT

Macworld 2009 is still about a month away and already, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry is frantically turning the hand crank on the rumor mill. In a note to clients today, Chowdhry claims Apple (AAPL) will debut an entirely new device category next year.

Sounds intriguing, yeah? So what it is it?

Chowdhry hasn’t the faintest idea. But he speculates that it will involve chips developed by P.A. Semi, the boutique semiconductor design company Apple acquired last April. A clearer picture of what’s in store for us will emerge in early 2009 with a series of new Apple patent filings says Chowdhry, who contends that a P.A. Semi chip has also been designed into the third-generation iPhone–which will boast vastly improved performance and battery life over its predecessor.

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Dale Beal

My guesses for 2009 are:

1. A tablet with an integrated flush mount where you snap your iPhone into it (in the side or back). The tablet would be powered by AC or its own battery. The OS and all the goodies would come from the iPhone, and it would be what you see on your phone only bigger.

2. A nano-sized iPhone. I think there was a reason that Apple resized and went back to the skinnier version of the Nano last year. I believe that’s why they have curved the back. It will be primarily a phone and iPod. No touch screen.

3. iTV is going to become the all-in-one entertainment box including a game controller.

4. Imacs are going to be ultra-thin.