Yes, I'm sure the Apple Tablet will be out RSN. After all, analysts and media types have been predicting it since 2002 or so. I'm sure they'll be right one of these decades.
I agree that the title of the article is a bit extreme, and the interviewee (Collingridge) does not have any insider information -- but really, neither do all the bloggers, analysts and self-designated experts who claim to have insider info as well. They clutch at straws like rumors that "Apple is receiving large shipments of books." Collingridge is just being skeptical and not buying into the hype surrounding a non-existent product.