ARI SHAPIRO, Host:
And all of this speculation prompted The Economist magazine to look at the odds on a critical question - this tablet's name.
STEVE INSKEEP, Host:
That leads to our last word in business today, iBets. An Irish bookmaker is giving odds on that name.
SHAPIRO: Most of the possibilities start with the letter I, like the iPod and the iPhone. There are four to five odds that the tablet will be called iSlate.
INSKEEP: iPad is another top possibility, and other good bets include iPaper, iPage, and iRead.
SHAPIRO: For some reason, the bookie is not yet offering odds on another possibility: iStrain.
INSKEEP: And that's the business news on MORNING EDITION from NPR News, I'm Steve Inskeep.
SHAPIRO: And I'm Ari Shapiro.