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MacRumors’ Arnold Kim reported today that “iPad”, and not the currently rumored “iSlate” (Apple iSlate Reviews – December 25th, 2009), may be the name of the new tablet that Apple is expected to reveal next week.
“A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple’s dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC also applied for a trademark for “iPad” under the categories of handheld mobile digital electronic devices with a broad range of applications. This application was filed in July 2009 — much more recently than the original iSlate trademarks which date back to 2006-2007.”
Kim goes on to explain that MacRumors believes Apple to be the underlying source of these trademark applications, hence drawing the conclusion that “iPad” will be the new product’s name.
The DaringFireball.com’s John Gruber does not believe this will be the case:
“I say no. I guess it’s not a bad name in and of itself, but it sounds and looks way too much like “iPod”. (And for what it’s worth, the “ipad.com” domain name is not registered to MarkMonitor, Apple’s preferred domain registration service.)”
If for no other reason, “iPad” may not make the cut because of the memory of this 2006 MadTV sketch:
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