• CNN Money, Monday, November 16, 2009 3:04 PM

Without providing any additional insights into Apple's yet-to-be-announced tablet device, CNNMoney.com gets analysts to speculate on its broader industry implications. "This will be the next big thing," says Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC. "Apple is going to wow everybody with the tablet."

Furthermore, analysts and investors are saying that this device could revolutionize the handheld world in the same way the iPhone changed the smartphone market. "The tablet will change the game, because Apple will throw down the gauntlet at the competitors, and force them to follow along," DiDio added. Through her sources are unclear, DiDio says the tablet will have a 10-inch to 12-inch screen, a high-end graphics card that will enable stunning resolution, and will come in several different models that offer varieties of Internet connections, such as Wi-Fi or 3G.

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