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             The Hottest Apple Handhelds of an Alternate Year 2000

   Josh Centers

   It appears that reports of the Newton's death were premature (see
   '[1]Newton Falls from Apple's Tree,' 27 February 1998). Apple Computer
   has [2]announced a slew of new Newton products for the year 2000, all
   powered by Mac OS 9 To-Go:
     * The Newton Phone, which starts at $1499 on a two-year contract. It
       comes in three colors: beige, silver, and black.
     * The Newton Watch, which starts at $999, but requires a Newton
       Phone. We're not sure if anyone will buy a watch that requires a
       cellphone.
     * The Newton Tablet, starting at $3499. The most ambitious of the
       lot, the Newton Tablet includes a Newton Pen that magnetically
       attaches to the top of the tablet. The device also features a
       kickstand and two USB ports.

   Back in our year and reality, these are concept art pieces created by
   Parker Ortolani for 9to5Mac. While actual handhelds of that era
   wouldn't have had color screens or finger-friendly capacitive
   touchscreens, it's fun to imagine what could have been. [3]Check 'em
   out!

   [4]Read original article

References

   1. https://tidbits.com/1998/02/27/newton-falls-from-apples-tree/
   2. https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/30/just-for-fun-what-if-apple-had-made-mac-os-based-smartphones-tablets-and-watches-in-the-90s/
   3. https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/30/just-for-fun-what-if-apple-had-made-mac-os-based-smartphones-tablets-and-watches-in-the-90s/
   4. https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/30/just-for-fun-what-if-apple-had-made-mac-os-based-smartphones-tablets-and-watches-in-the-90s/

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