Let's get this straight first: The many desktops, laptops, phones, and portable media players from Apple may not grab a large share of their respective markets, but each one competes just as effectively as the segment's top-tiered gizmos. But some third-party onlookers would agree that Apple may have lost the market's direction after it introduced the MacBook Air. Why? Read on to find out.

A contact of the Crave CNET website from computer manufacturer Asus has reportedly confirmed that Asus is indeed working with Apple to create a Tablet PC.

So far the only way to get a Mac Tablet PC is from third-party manufacturers such as Other World Computing. If this rumor holds true, then we can might actually be seeing an official Apple-made tablet system pretty soon. More information can be found by clicking on the "read more" link below.