It's not a secret that Apple has been working on a Tablet for years (many of the iPhone's innovations have their origins in those attempts).  So prototypes exist.  The question is whether Apple is ready to release an actual product.<p>Ask yourself this: If there is an Apple tablet do you really think Michael C. Spillner IP lawyer is in the "inner circle" that has knowledge of it?<p>Or is it more likely that it makes no difference to Apple because smacking down these efforts makes it clear that Apple won't put up with leaks on any product.