I love all of the speculation on a device that no one knows anything about.  And unless that person is Steve Jobs, anyone who says they know anything about it is lying.  Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if even Verizon and AT&#38;T didn't know what was happening.<p>So some analyst thinks that Apple will use a chip from Qualcomm.  That could be almost anything.  Qualcomm makes a lot of chips.<p>But if I were to hazard a guess, I'd say it would probably be one of their Gobi chips that does 3G data in both CDMA and GSM.  But that doesn't mean it will be a Verizon exclusive.<p>I highly doubt that Apple would produce a tablet that would work exclusively with Verizon.  Why?  Because of the iPhone.  The iPhone is currently only with AT&#38;T.  How many people would want one account for an iPhone on AT&#38;T and another on Verizon?  The Mac ecosystem is self feeding... they want you to keep buying more Apple gear.  Two mobile devices, split between two wireless carriers, isn't Apple's MO.<p>That being said, I'm not convinced the fictitious tablet will require 3G data.  Why would it?  If it's a media device, you don't want to pull down HD video over any sort of 3G service.  For that, you'd want to stick with wifi.<p>Okay, so where would this leave us?  My guess: a new iPhone that is GSM/CDMA compatible (Gobi).  And then with tethering built in to the phone (<i>cough</i> AT&#38;T), you can connect your tablet to the phone via wifi to download your morning paper.  This is just as far in left field as any other prediction.