Today, Apple will unveil the latest in a line of evolutionary moves to reinvent an existing product category. As detailed by Silicon Alley Insider, Apple has a steep hill to climb if it hopes to overcome a long history of failed attempts in tablet computing. Then again, with the iPod and iPhone, Apple has proven that it excels at polishing up a readily available product with superior design and a pleasing, intuitive user interface and then promoting it with the company’s trademark marketing prowess.

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