Apple Registers TabletMac Trademark [Apple’s Tablet Has a Name; Long Live the TabletMac!]

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Don’t get too excited, folks. As always nothing is official about the Apple tablet, but with rumor and little piece of unconfirmed news we are getting closer and closer to the truth. And the truth is out there, isn’t it?

Today we find out that Apple has decided to register the TabletMac trademark. That doesn’t necessarily mean that now we know the name of the upcoming tablet but it’s a clear indication that Apple is thinking about using it. Unfortunately the process of acquiring said trademark hasn’t been that smooth.

It seems that Axiotron, a company that converts Apple laptops into tablets and sells them for $699 has registered that term. The company has been selling TabletMacs since 2007 so naturally it has registered that product name.

Apple has decided to register the TabletMac last year. The registration request is dated November 6, 2008 but the actual trademark transfer occurred at some point this year.

To tell you the truth, I kinda hate the TabletMac name. It’s too long, and we have enough Macs in our life. I was expecting the future tablet to be called the iTablet, or, if it has to be a Mac then the iMac. It’s a pretty logical name considering that Apple refers to its phone as the iPhone.

Maybe Apple doesn’t want to call the device the TabletMac either. Maybe Cupertino wants to cover all bases so people don’t confuse products when the actual tablet becomes available.

Speaking about the tablet I certainly hope that Apple will make it and launch it next year. We’ve just heard yesterday how another tablet project got shut down indefinitely. The CrunchPad is not coming due to various problems. Apple has also delayed the launch of the tablet too but hopefully the project won’t be canceled at any point in the following months.

What would you like to call your tablet?