Might There be a 7" iPad?

You must be loving all of these iPad 2 rumors if you've been reading Tech n' Cars! lately. Lo and behold, I've got some more. Apple might change the aluminum shell of the iPad from aluminum to carbon fiber. This would make the device significantly lighter. That's not all; apparently one of Apple's suppliers has been asked to make a component that would be used on a 7" iPad. Though Steve Jobs has said (incorrectly, in my opinion) that it would be impossible to offer a satisfactory tablet experience with such little screen real estate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab has certainly proved him wrong. Ok, it's got a 7" screen instead of a 9.7" one, but that makes it significantly more portable.