What is the tablet supposed to do? I've seen Mactards hype it up to the moon and I'm not sure why.
What is the tablet supposed to do? I've seen Mactards hype it up to the moon and I'm not sure why.No one knows yet. The rumors are that is will have a unique user interface and be used a content delivery device for books, magazines, tv shows and movies.
What is the tablet supposed to do? I've seen Mactards hype it up to the moon and I'm not sure why.
IT GONNA SUCK YO DICK, MAN
- act as an iPhone, that means you would be able to call/ text from it just like from iPhone using the same SIM card. No need to carry an iPhone and your Apple Tablet at the same time.
What is the tablet supposed to do? I've seen Mactards hype it up to the moon and I'm not sure why.No one knows yet. The rumors are that is will have a unique user interface and be used a content delivery device for books, magazines, tv shows and movies.
Too bad it will probably cost 3x as much as Kindle.What is the tablet supposed to do? I've seen Mactards hype it up to the moon and I'm not sure why.No one knows yet. The rumors are that is will have a unique user interface and be used a content delivery device for books, magazines, tv shows and movies.
So it is a souped up Kindle with multimedia playback? Cool, I think.
What is the tablet supposed to do? I've seen Mactards hype it up to the moon and I'm not sure why.No one knows yet. The rumors are that is will have a unique user interface and be used a content delivery device for books, magazines, tv shows and movies.
So it is a souped up Kindle with multimedia playback? Cool, I think.
Too bad it will probably cost 3x as much as Kindle.
What is the tablet supposed to do?
What is the tablet supposed to do?
remove $800-1000 from your bank account
Not widescreen :lol
Looks distinguished mentally-challenged, and will definitely be priced distinguished mentally-challenged.
actually a glorified touch is what i'd kind of personally want just for reading and browsing, but not at a macbook price
hp slate will cost half as much and have a lot more functionality
actually a glorified touch is what i'd kind of personally want just for reading and browsing, but not at a macbook price
hp slate will cost half as much and have a lot more functionality
lol hate on the apple tablet as much as you like, but that is just a joke
For what it's worth, I recently bought an 8GB iphone 3g for $99. I think that is a fair price.i'm not interested in sales figures, i'm interested in functionality at a fair price
I don't think Apple has that.
i never got the e-ink thing, myself
i read off a computer screen several hours a day and don't get the eyestrain and headaches others claim to get
i never got the e-ink thing, myself
i read off a computer screen several hours a day and don't get the eyestrain and headaches others claim to get
I can't read more than a few long paragraphs without eyestrain.
Congratulations, Jobs, you've invented half a laptop!
i never got the e-ink thing, myself
i read off a computer screen several hours a day and don't get the eyestrain and headaches others claim to get
you know what's impressive? NFS shift on a god damn PC.
I'd like information regarding battery life while watching video.
omg no flash? :lol :lol :lol :lol :lolApple Fanboy: Flash sucks (The grapes are sour; I don't want to eat them).
You can change the font.
Eel, I'm honestly not seeing anything this does my netbook doesn't do nearly as well. I mean, you could say the same thing about the iPhone, but that has the size and device ubiquity working for it. This, I'd rather just carry around my netbook. There's no Category Killer app for this.
Get Marvel/DC out to announce iComics and I'll change my tune
the screen is supposed to be ips, which is kinda nice.
11:09AM Interesting. A data entry keyboard just for entering info into a spreadsheet.
$699 no contract, $499 with contract.
lol, the sad thing is that fucking macfags will buy millions of these things.
Those subscription prices with no contracts is kinda nice though.
models with and without 3g
without 3G - $600 for the 16 GB version is my guess
with 3G - $800 for the 32 GB version without a contract is my guess
3G isn't important because all the good stuff on the tablet is downloadable content like ebooks, magazines, games etc. Pretty decent pricing.
3G isn't important because all the good stuff on the tablet is downloadable content like ebooks, magazines, games etc. Pretty decent pricing.
Guess it does not have a camera or they would have mentioned it.
Whoops.
Can I just pop the SIM card out of my iPhone and slap it in here?
Or would I have to get another one from Softbank?
$1299 and your pinky toe is my guess.
OK, where's my new iPhone and MBP? I waited 90 mins for nothing? :'(
"[The Apple iPad] is a historic, mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in the way the printing press did."/
It doesn't have multitasking, which has been my personal most requested feature, so it's a bit disappointing.
The upside is that it's running 3.2 and not 4.0 like the leak suggested; the original leak was saying that the OS 4.0 would feature multitasking, video conferencing and a few other neat features.
Going by engadget's hands-on, the speed of the OS is something to marvel at, everything is super smooth: zooming maps, starting apps, scrolling, etc.
I hate how much I want one, I feel so dirty :(
wtf is this shit
- act as an iPhone, that means you would be able to call/ text from it just like from iPhone using the same SIM card. No need to carry an iPhone and your Apple Tablet at the same time.
:rofl
Who is laughing now, fool?
BUT DOES IT RUN CRYSIS
i'd imagine it will be unofficially multitasking shortly after release
It better, there is absolutely no excuse for it to NOT have it. With the iPhone they were using the limitation of the of tech and battery life as excuses, two issues that have been addressed here.
It's the MOST basic feature in any device dammit.wait until geohot gets hold of it, you'll be backgrounding in no time
Have you seen the multitasking Cydia apps? they're friggin sleek.
So, how long until a competitor releases a product that's just as good (if not better, even) for less?
i use backgrounder all the time to listen to streaming music while i'm reading
battery drains superfast, though
Try "proswither" it's basically a sleek UI for backgrounder that can be activated by touch gestures to view all apps running in the background, it's inspired by the Pre iirc and it's free.
But yeah, battery drains pretty fast with all these types of apps.
I've never looked at photos in an album format in my life
Photo apps in general are my least used used in any device, especially ones that aren't equipped with a camera.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/frantic_steve_jobs_stays_up
Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet
CUPERTINO, CA—Claiming that he completely forgot about the much-hyped electronic device until the last minute, a frantic Steve Jobs reportedly stayed up all night Tuesday in a desperate effort to design Apple's new tablet computer. "Come on, Steve, just think—think, dammit—you're running out of time," the exhausted CEO said as he glued nine separate iPhones to the back of a plastic cafeteria tray. "Okay, yeah, this will work. This will definitely work. Just need to write 'tablet' on this little strip of masking tape here and I'm golden. Oh, come on, you piece of shit! Just stick already!" Middle-of-the-night sources reported that Jobs then began work on double-spacing his Keynote presentation and increasing the font size to make it appear longer.
i'm not totally writing it off just yet, but i need a hands-on with the reader and a comic app
not caring for that curved back, it's gonna wobble all over the place when you lay it flat
So is this just a big Iphone?
It goes without saying that will only play the same media formats that the iPhone/touch plays, right? :-\
i'm not totally writing it off just yet, but i need a hands-on with the reader and a comic appJobs get obsessed with things. His current ones are no buttons and curves.
not caring for that curved back, it's gonna wobble all over the place when you lay it flat
Ok the book turning stuff is pretty cool.
The $499 may be worth it as an eBook reader.
Sony one is in black & white with no backlight.
I can buy two netbooks for this price.
the screen itself is going to be approximately 8" x 5" with a .75" border from my measurements
i just printed some comic pages at various pixel densities, all of them looked okay at the 8x5 size (yeah, yeah, print vs screen blah-blah-blah), maybe the 1024x768 won't be so bad
EDIT: it's actually 7.75" x 5.82"
You guys suck in the rumour dept.
The Apple tablet will:
- work with 99.9% of current AppStore apps, no recoding necessary, just download or transfer from your iPhone and IT JUST WORKS in 10" fullscreen glory. <--- this is the killer bulletpoint that annihilates every other tablet out there
- act as an iPhone, that means you would be able to call/ text from it just like from iPhone using the same SIM card. No need to carry an iPhone and your Apple Tablet at the same time.
- have some kind of camera on the frontside, facing the owner for videoconferences etc.
HP Slate annihilated...
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A lot of people are psyched about the iPad. Not me! My god, am I underwhelmed by it. It has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make buying one the last thing I would want to do.
Big, Ugly Bezel
Have you seen the bezel on this thing?! It's huge! I know you don't want to accidentally input a command when your thumb is holding it, but come on.
No Multitasking
This is a backbreaker. If this is supposed to be a replacement for netbooks, how can it possibly not have multitasking? Are you saying I can't listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can't have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can't have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.
No Cameras
No front facing camera is one thing. But no back facing camera either? Why the hell not? I can't imagine what the downside was for including at least one camera. Could this thing not handle video iChat?
Touch Keyboard
So much for Apple revolutionizing tablet inputs; this is the same big, ugly touchscreen keyboard we've seen on other tablets, and unless you're lying on the couch with your knees propping it up, it'll be awkward to use.
No HDMI Out
Want to watch those nice HD videos you downloaded from iTunes on your TV? Too damned bad! If you were truly loyal, you'd just buy an AppleTV already.
The Name iPad
Get ready for Maxi pad jokes, and lots of 'em!
No Flash
No Flash is annoying but not a dealbreaker on the iPhone and iPod Touch. On something that's supposed to be closer to a netbook or laptop? It will leave huge, gaping holes in websites. I hope you don't care about streaming video! God knows not many casual internet users do. Oh wait, nevermind, they all do.
Adapters, Adapters, Adapters
So much for those smooth lines. If you want to plug anything into this, such as a digital camera, you need all sorts of ugly adapters. You need an adapter for USB for god's sake.
Update: Why stop at 8? Here are more things we are discovering that suck about the iPad.
It's Not Widescreen
Widescreen movies look lousy on this thing thanks to its 4:3 screen, according to Blam, who checked out some of Star Trek on one. It's like owning a 4:3 TV all over again!
Doesn't Support T-Mobile 3G
Sure, it's "unlocked." But it won't work on T-Mobile, and it uses microSIMs that literally no one else uses.
A Closed App Ecosystem
The iPad only runs apps from the App Store. The same App Store that is notorious for banning apps for no real reason, such as Google Voice. Sure, netbooks might not have touchscreens, but you can install whatever software you'd like on them. Want to run a different browser on your iPad? Too bad!
Well the first point is accurate. Devs just need to update their apps for iPad compatibility.
I hope the iPad forces Amazon to become more competitive with their Kindle pricing.
I hope the iPad forces Amazon to become more competitive with their Kindle pricing.They just 3 price drops in one year.
i just figure i already spent $300 on an ipod touch - whereas this has around 3x the screen size, has a much faster processor, and will provide a much better reading experience for $200 more
i'll probably end up selling my ipod touch and some other bullshit so i can feel guilt-free about getting it
also, i doubt many (if any) of these other tablets will be under $500, unless they have extremely weak smartphone guts inside
even the crunchpad, which was supposed to come out for $200, is launching for $500 - and that's a web-only device
I'm a bit surprised at the amount of people who are ready to jump on some day one kinda business. How long did it take for Apple to make the first gen iphone useless? Isn't that some rule in the apple fanboy rulebook; never buy testbed bullshit first iterations ?
I'm a bit surprised at the amount of people who are ready to jump on some day one kinda business. How long did it take for Apple to make the first gen iphone useless? Isn't that some rule in the apple fanboy rulebook; never buy testbed bullshit first iterations ?
well, you can always wait on anything and the next iteration will almost always be a little better
derp derp obviously, but in this case it feels like they deliberately left shit out because they didn't bother making it work properly, spend too much money on R&D and have easy go-to features to add in later iterations. No camera, 10 hour battery life, no multi-task? ffs... :duhI'm a bit surprised at the amount of people who are ready to jump on some day one kinda business. How long did it take for Apple to make the first gen iphone useless? Isn't that some rule in the apple fanboy rulebook; never buy testbed bullshit first iterations ?
well, you can always wait on anything and the next iteration will almost always be a little better
Or use Pandora while reading an IM
Also, over lunch, we dreamed up some fun uses for the iPad. Imagine playing tabletop D&D with animated pieces on the tablet, while players did all their dice rolls and inventory stuff etc on an iPhone app. That could really liven up a night at the pub!
Oh man those would definitely be some wild times! Too much excitement for one bar, perhaps!
Man, I'm now just reading this thread and iPad still sounds like a joke name after finishing it
I have real phones with real capability and they don't crash, and battery life isn't appreciably different. Cop out. I also have a netbook that is infinitely more capable.
I'm pretty lukewarm to cold on this announcement, but if they showed some RTS being played on it I know my opinion would change.
they tried to stop developers from making apps for the iphone...
they tried to stop developers from making apps for the iphone...
After all the malware that infects the Andriod Store (a lot will brick your phone), Apple is right to approve every Ap in Ap Store.
I've never heard anything about this and every app on the Android store has consumer ratings on their page. You'd have to be dumb to download something with a bunch of bad comments and low ratings.they tried to stop developers from making apps for the iphone...
After all the malware that infects the Andriod Store (a lot will brick your phone), Apple is right to approve every Ap in Ap Store.
I don't think the regular models have a sim card slot at all, do they?
I don't think they have, which could explain why they're .03 pounds lighter lol.
And for the 3G models, the $30 is for the unlimited plan, not 5GB (right?).
I've grown incredibly cynical of the tech world lately because of that trend. Most savvy journalists are usually the first to dismiss a new product but they're also always the first in line to pick one up. Hypocrisy is pretty common in that sector and makes it hard to take anything a tech pundit says seriously anymore.
Introducing the iPad Nano:Homerun :lol
[img]http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/ipod-touch-1.jpg[img]
:teehee
I don't think the regular models have a sim card slot at all, do they?
I don't think they have, which could explain why they're .03 pounds lighter lol.
And for the 3G models, the $30 is for the unlimited plan, not 5GB (right?).
Am I the only person dying to nab this? My wife and I don't own a TV. We either watch most of our TV on a laptop or on an iPod. We also do a lot of our newspaper reading on iPods and reading from PAPER BOOKS, which I love, but they're fucking expensive in Korea.
This thing would rock my world. I could do all my reading on it and just let i use one of the laptops as a media server. I'd love to have one as a digital media device. There was a big piece on the Korean news about how many of the parts are of Korean design or sourcing. Which is hilarious given that they were doing everything in their power to block the iPhone for years and years.
The only Apple products I own were given to me. :bow me
The only Apple products I own were given to me. :bow me
Well done! *standing ovation* :bow :bow would you like a gold star too?
Name still sounds like someone with a speech impediment saying iPod.
Wouldn't Brits say iPod and iPad the same way? Won't that get confusing?
Wouldn't Brits say iPod and iPad the same way? Won't that get confusing?
what.
Am I wrong? I'm American; what do I know?
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:teehee
im running windows xp on a macbook pro :smugMe too :smug and I never use it :smug
All it is pretty much a reader device. Without multitasking or Flash support, it's not even a smartphone replacement. I'm saddened to see Comacaroni is such an Apple lemming. This isn't even a cool product like the iPhone or a sexy MacBook.
Wait until you discover the Droid!8)
Wait until you discover the Droid!
no physical keyboard :(Wait until you discover the Droid!
No Nexus One love? :(
my friend pointed out that the people who are viewing the object from what Apple tells us the device is ("netbook killer") hype are the ones raising both eyebrows in suspicion, and the ones just looking at is a high-res, color eReader ("Kindle killer") are the ones who are super hyped.
I can see that. But it's too important for me that my color eReader/portable media player be more codec/DRM neutral and allow me to view my existing library, legal and otherwise. The idea of a media device I can only sync over USB in iTunes is naff as all hell.
On the otherhand, multitouch digital musical instruments on a screen that large are gonna be sweeeeeet!
my friend pointed out that the people who are viewing the object from what Apple tells us the device is ("netbook killer") hype are the ones raising both eyebrows in suspicion, and the ones just looking at is a high-res, color eReader ("Kindle killer") are the ones who are super hyped.
I can see that. But it's too important for me that my color eReader/portable media player be more codec/DRM neutral and allow me to view my existing library, legal and otherwise. The idea of a media device I can only sync over USB in iTunes is naff as all hell.
On the otherhand, multitouch digital musical instruments on a screen that large are gonna be sweeeeeet!
haha, that wouldn't have been Prole by any chance? I posted the exact same thing on his FB yesterday.
I hate reading long articles or stories on a computer screen. I can feel it straining my eyes.
4:3 makes for better comics reading
I want a Kindle Killer too but I don't think this is it. Maybe a couple of more years.
but now I can open up the unlimitedvid app through Cydia and stream or download shit like Avatar
Eclipse/C# XNA dev
4:3 makes for better comics reading
O_O
you're talking to someone who keeps his second widescreen monitor vertical explicitly for comics reading
the ideal comics tablet reader is 9:16, not 16:9 ;)
android doesn't currently run flash, and haven't set a firm date as to when it will be available
Nintendo boss man Satoru Iwata made no effort to hide his underwhelming opinion of Apple's new iPad.
"It was a bigger iPod Touch," he said, following the revealing of the new gadget earlier this week and the internet-conquering hype that surrounded it.
"There were no surprises for me," he said later in the interview (AP via NY Times).
Flash is garbage. Pure and simple. Unfortunately, it's not gonna die anytime soon.
So, I heard that NVidia had to send 10 engineers to Adobe for 8 months or so to get Flash running on Tegra2. It's not a trivial operation. My buddy there thinks there is no way it'll ever run on the ARM chip in the iPad (or the iPhone). He is obviously teh bias (although he's a fan of iphone, and has a Touch as well).
Flash is garbage. Pure and simple. Unfortunately, it's not gonna die anytime soon.
YouTube is already in Beta with their HTML5 Video streaming
http://www.youtube.com/html5
Flash is garbage. Pure and simple. Unfortunately, it's not gonna die anytime soon.
YouTube is already in Beta with their HTML5 Video streaming
http://www.youtube.com/html5
Is that just for Youtube or is Google developing it for wider use?
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f7a03edbd7/pee-wee-gets-an-ipad
Oh peewee
does mobile safari use html5?
AWESOME! Now Book piracy will become a standard. The selection of piratable well formatted books is going to increase ten fold. THANKS PUBLISHING ASSHOLES!
The whole debate is silly too. There are going to be so many tablet and reader devices on the market within the next year that unless everyone can agree on an affordable, impulse buy price point (like 99 cents for music) - piracy will eat away their profit margins. It doesn't help that there are like ten different formats that people are selling books in.
somewhere in the range of $4.99-$6.99 would be ideal, and they were selling well at an inflated $9.99 but it seems pubs are intent on committing sucide by shifting to Apple and pricing text at $15
Book piracy is gonna be out of control, though. I mean, you thought music piracy was bad. Once these readers are out and prevalent, it's gonna be brutal.
hahaha, amazon already caved:Way to cave, Amazon! "We will eventually capitulate, at which point it will be up to you" -- pass that buck. Or fifteen bucks, as the case may be.
http://gizmodo.com/5460826/amazon-gives-in-will-sell-ebooks-on-macmillans-terms
amazon has their own print-on-demand self-publishing service called createspace - https://www.createspace.com/ and you can self-publish your work via kindle format here https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/signin
i wonder if any big names will start bypassing publishers altogether?
Not being widescreen is just stupid. I remember reading comics on my Hp TX1000 and it was perfect. This... this is just stupid.The iPad is 4:3, or 1.33 while western comics are 1.57. That's less horrible than watching a 2.35 movie on a 1.78 (16:9) screen.
This wouldn't be a problem if they didn't insist on selling to amazon at the same prices as their regular books. Amazon taking a $5 hit on each ebook is just surreal. That'll only last as long as they're selling mountains of kindles.ebooks are living in distinguished mentally-challenged-land right now; the publishers worry about how to make as much money humanly possible, trying to carry the perceived value of their product into the digital age, ignoring the difference of the format. Ever try loaning a DRM-formatted ebook to a friend? Ever try selling a "first edition" ebook to a collector? Ever considered the shelfspace and gasoline needed to ship an ebook to its end user? Apparently they haven't.
There is so much they could do here. Package codes along with physical copies. Offer all-you-can-eat services. Allow subscriptions to all publications in a particular field for scholars. But no. MUST BE SAME PRICE AS THE PAPER OR BOOKS WILL DIE.
also, novels are TINY compared to music
Japanese libraries :(Japanese libraries.
Japanese libraries :(Japanese libraries.
Prices on imported western books at -ANY- Japanese storefront.
Selection of imported western books at -ANY- Japanese storefront.
*weeps openly*
:japancry
I can't remember a time when I didn't own 100 books :tophat
I can't remember a time when I didn't own 100 books :tophat
i don't even want to think about how many books i have
I think I have like 20 books. Half of which are at or have more than 300 pages. Kind of tough to lug around.
But Cormac, I wouldn't get an iPad, that's like burning money. Get a legit eReader, but wait until this nonsense settles.
I think I have like 20 books. Half of which are at or have more than 300 pages. Kind of tough to lug around.
But Cormac, I wouldn't get an iPad, that's like burning money. Get a legit eReader, but wait until this nonsense settles.
has a color screen and a fucking BACKLIGHT. It's a more legit eReader than the Kindle is.
Three of my classes are going nuts with online materials. "We're saving paper!" No you're not; I just end up printing everything anyway.That means they're saving paper, but you're not.
has a color screen and a fucking BACKLIGHT. It's a more legit eReader than the Kindle is.
Shake.my.head.
Does it use e-ink? No!
I can't read a two or three page article on an LCD screen without getting eyestrain.
It's fucking bullshit that Apple allowed this to happen. I mean, it's the OPPOSITE of EVERYTHING they fought for with the iPod. It's clear they only did it to drum up sales on the iPod but fuckers who would invest in an iPad don't give a shit about prices. They're already sold on staring at a bright LCD display for hours at a time to justify their purchase instead of supporting a device DESIGNED for reading books.When you get mad, you really don't do it halfway, do you?
Oh that's right. The bezel is touch sensitive, because as we all know from the shift from the click wheel to the iPod Touch, haptic feedback isn't needed anymore on anything. Why have page turning buttons on the iPad? Just do a 3-finger swipe or pinch on the side, or shake it up and down to turn the page. "Beautiful. Elegant. iPad"
the comiczeal guy and the comic reader mobi guy are working on versions of their apps for the iPad, too
iPad comics reader: http://www.panelfly.com/ipad/
so, yesterday it was found that apparently you can sync any non-drm .epub book through itunes and read it through their ereader software, and you can also use voiceover on any ebook for some comical text-to-speech actionI'm curious where Stanza backs up its books, askhully. I have a number of books on it, and have fully restored my Touch two or three times. One time it nuked all the books on Stanza, but I'd assumed they'd be included in the backup. Then I realized I have no idea where it puts the app data, and I'm guessing Stanza treats each book as simple app data.
that's pretty cool, i guess, makes stanza pretty unnecessary if they offer similar features (any ebook format is pretty easily converted to .epub, only takes a couple of seconds)
so, yesterday it was found that apparently you can sync any non-drm .epub book through itunes and read it through their ereader software, and you can also use voiceover on any ebook for some comical text-to-speech actionI'm curious where Stanza backs up its books, askhully. I have a number of books on it, and have fully restored my Touch two or three times. One time it nuked all the books on Stanza, but I'd assumed they'd be included in the backup. Then I realized I have no idea where it puts the app data, and I'm guessing Stanza treats each book as simple app data.
that's pretty cool, i guess, makes stanza pretty unnecessary if they offer similar features (any ebook format is pretty easily converted to .epub, only takes a couple of seconds)
You're saying .epub books can be drag-and-dropped into iTunes and it will organize and store that crap for you?
my main concern is the battery life.
well, not the battery life, the fact that it's yet another device i have to remember to charge each night. The Kindle doesn't have that issue and whilst 10 hours is probably more time than i'll ever spend reading books in my entire life, it's still a potential stumbling block if i happen to get into this "reading" thing.
I don't think I want an iPad, even benefiting from a friend's discount price. First-generation Apple hardware is always akin to a practical joke on early adopters.
Out of the box, apparently, the ipad will not work. It has to sync with iTunes just like the touch and the iphone. Complete bullshit.
Out of the box, apparently, the ipad will not work. It has to sync with iTunes just like the touch and the iphone. Complete bullshit.
Duh? It's still just a big iPod touch. It's NOT a standalone device for grandma. It was never meant to be. People just concocted that reason in their head to justify it.
Out of the box, apparently, the ipad will not work. It has to sync with iTunes just like the touch and the iphone. Complete bullshit.
Duh? It's still just a big iPod touch. It's NOT a standalone device for grandma. It was never meant to be. People just concocted that reason in their head to justify it.
This is kinda funny, since one of the big reasons people think the iPad will be so successful for is that it will capture the same market that just wants to use a stripped-down, easy-to-use device. But since you need a PC/Mac to sync it up to, it can't quite be used that way.
It would have been better if the iPad worked on its own right out of the box.
If the rumored specs are true, the new iPhones are going to blow the iPads out of the water...
...and the next batch of iPads will have the same features.
It's not current marketing at all, really. Apple spent millions in the 80s to put Apple computers in elementary schools to indoctrinate kids early on their stuff.
hopefully when all is said and done in my personal affairs i will have enough left (plus the $ from selling my ipod touch) to get the low-end one, it'll probably be the one nice thing i am able to get for myself all year
reading and watching videos of all the comic reader and other neat apps (you can stream netflix instant watch up on this bitch) sort of sealed the deal for me
i kept remembering when i first got my ipod touch and the only complaint i had while messing with it (reading comics, playing games, etc) was "man i wish the screen was bigger" - so i guess i really wanted a big ipod touch all along
my friend told me what i really want is a tricorder, so i pulled my nerd hierarchy card and laughed at him for being a star trek tard
if they're smart they'll release some smallish bluetooth game controllers for use with more traditional games - instant portable gaming system for the business travel crowd
Well, let's see how those batteries hold up with that much heavy use over time. I've been using Apple products since 1986 (which is why I'm telling you guys, DO NOT BUY FIRST GEN APPLE PRODUCTS) and I don't believe the battery life will last-- really wanted to get a Magic Mouse recently, for example, but didn't after reading on MacRumors message boards how the battery life starts out great and then dies out far too quickly. I got a Kensington mouse instead.
Anyway, the people at Apple are still marketing fucking geniuses. Everyone is furiously masturbating over the iPad now, and already getting hard over the new iPhones.
Well, let's see how those batteries hold up with that much heavy use over time. I've been using Apple products since 1986 (which is why I'm telling you guys, DO NOT BUY FIRST GEN APPLE PRODUCTS) and I don't believe the battery life will last-- really wanted to get a Magic Mouse recently, for example, but didn't after reading on MacRumors message boards how the battery life starts out great and then dies out far too quickly. I got a Kensington mouse instead.
Anyway, the people at Apple are still marketing fucking geniuses. Everyone is furiously masturbating over the iPad now, and already getting hard over the new iPhones.
Is there any talk of being able to run both Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 on any of the upcoming tablets and even toggling or dual booting? - there's something to be said for just pressing the on button and having quick access to 90% of everything you'd want to use it for like the iPad, but really don't it to be limited to being a smartphone with elephantitis.No. MS has very specific specs for phones running WP7. Tablet sized devices don't fit those specs. They can change their mind, obviously, but nothing has been announced.
Not that I'm exactly sure how such a thing would work.
They are expected to hit a million sold in America by the time of their conference tomorrow for a $500+ product. It is mind boggling how successful they are with literally every product they come up with, especially tablets which is normally such a niche product but now just the Apple name and a price hike compared to competition puts it on the cover of both Time and Newsweek during launch week.the people at Apple are still marketing fucking geniuses.
Seriously, if those guys aren't making millions of dollars, they're underpaid. I really don't know how Apple is able to continually convince people they're the best.
Didn't it underperform all the analyst estimates? Everyone was saying 700k but then Apple reported 300k. Still impressive but that doesn't put them on track for a million this week.No, that was a estimate including all pre-orders that had yet to ship due to the first weeks online orders already being completely sold out as well including 3G orders. According to MacRumors they hit 750k yesterday in actual sales.
If only HP could figure out a way to get Steve Jobs to hold their shit up in the air and mumble something about a defined purpose.
Plus the iPad's penetration into the netbook and ereader market is pretty limited by it's price and lack of functionality. I wonder how much they'll change it in the future.Oh, don't be surprised if the iPad crushed the Kindle as a e-book reader despite price, the screen and limited bookstore (although they have a Kindle app). It's a Apple product. Looking at it logically as a product in terms of price and function compared to competition doesn't work. It has the Apple logo and that changes how things are judged by consumers.
The Apple logo is like half their marketing power.
I doubt the iPad will have the influence the iPod and iPhone had though. Those are much more useful for the mass market while tablets are relatively niche. Plus the iPad's penetration into the netbook and ereader market is pretty limited by it's price and lack of functionality. I wonder how much they'll change it in the future.
because when you hand an ipad to your mom or grandmom they're immediately going to clue the fuck in on how to handle it with very little explanation, and they are willing to pay a premium for not having to figure shit out on their own or call you every night to "fix it."
that's basically their secret
i think the slate will be pretty cool, but hand that to moms and she's going to swipe at a few times before handing it back to you and giving you that "i raised a goddamned nerd" look
Oh, don't be surprised if the iPad crushed the Kindle as a e-book reader despite price, the screen and limited bookstore (although they have a Kindle app). It's a Apple product. Looking at it logically as a product in terms of price and function compared to competition doesn't work. It has the Apple logo and that changes how things are judged by consumers.I'm guessing that most early-adopters are either Apple whores or people who wanted a comic reader (cause of the color screen of course).
Nah, I think the iPad will bury the ebook market with ease.In a hypothetical world where everybody shops around and doesn't develop brand attachment, it doesn't give anything more for anybody who wants an e-book reader other than the color screen. But, the only thing it does better than an iTouch or iBook is reading books/comics. I think it's overlap with other Apple products is going to hurt it more in the e-book market than the price or lack of e-ink honestly.
Didn't it underperform all the analyst estimates? Everyone was saying 700k but then Apple reported 300k. Still impressive but that doesn't put them on track for a million this week.No, that was a estimate including all pre-orders that had yet to ship due to the first weeks online orders already being completely sold out as well including 3G orders. According to MacRumors they hit 750k yesterday in actual sales.
I see this product as useless to me but there is no denying Apple has a huge hit on their hands. But that is too be expected with Apple products nowadays.
because when you hand an ipad to your mom or grandmom they're immediately going to clue the fuck in on how to handle it with very little explanation, and they are willing to pay a premium for not having to figure shit out on their own or call you every night to "fix it."
Nah, I think the iPad will bury the ebook market with ease.
This is the new iPhone/ iPod. Expect to see it in every TV show and talk-show out there.
They are expected to hit a million sold in America by the time of their conference tomorrow for a $500+ product. It is mind boggling how successful they are with literally every product they come up with, especially tablets which is normally such a niche product but now just the Apple name and a price hike compared to competition puts it on the cover of both Time and Newsweek during launch week.the people at Apple are still marketing fucking geniuses.
Seriously, if those guys aren't making millions of dollars, they're underpaid. I really don't know how Apple is able to continually convince people they're the best.
Nah you will see both, this isn't a replacement for the iPhone.
This is the new iPhone/ iPod. Expect to see it in every TV show and talk-show out there.
...It is until the new iPhone hits later on this year. :lol
Nah you will see both, this isn't a replacement for the iPhone.
This is the new iPhone/ iPod. Expect to see it in every TV show and talk-show out there.
...It is until the new iPhone hits later on this year. :lol
And no not everything they did was huge obviously, it was a over-statement due to Apples insane success. But if you think the iPad is comparable to the AppleTV that is silly. It is clearly a main product line alongside their computers and iPod/iPhone lines.
Also: Newton and Pippin, but it looks like you weren't going back that far.
Yeah, I agree. And Apple wouldn't have it any other way. They'd love for their consumers to alternate their hype for their yearly revisions of both the iPhone and iPad and buy them both each and every year.Nah you will see both, this isn't a replacement for the iPhone.
This is the new iPhone/ iPod. Expect to see it in every TV show and talk-show out there.
...It is until the new iPhone hits later on this year. :lol
And no not everything they did was huge obviously, it was a over-statement due to Apples insane success. But if you think the iPad is comparable to the AppleTV that is silly. It is clearly a main product line alongside their computers and iPod/iPhone lines.
I just mean the hype levels. The iPad will be pushed to the side once the new iPhones hit.
And then the next iPads will come out and the cycle will continue.
Data won't share his iPad with Q:
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Does Apple still make computers?
I would say a new OS, but not 11...still X. Snow Leopard is great but its basically a speed-only refinement. I'm sure 10.7 will do some cooler things.
You can upgrade a MacBook or MacBook Pro pretty easily. They accept standard ram and HDs, both Solid State and conventional. Did Apple kill your dog, Mew?Does Apple still make computers?
Every 3 months they 'refresh' their laptops with like an extra 10GB of hard drive space or a little more ram or a better graphics card. Or something minor. That's how you upgrade a Mac.
I would say a new OS, but not 11...still X. Snow Leopard is great but its basically a speed-only refinement. I'm sure 10.7 will do some cooler things.
10.6 was a bug fix release and it was still buggy. My favorite 'feature' was how people thought they gained a ton of hard drive space, because it changed from reporting Megabytes to Mebibytes, so that's a 2.4% increase.
Win7 > OSX. Truth.It depends on what you want out of a OS. Definitive fanboyish declarations are silly.
Win7 > OSX. Truth.
Pretty hard to judge the wisdom of cancelling a project without knowing what the actual state of the project was. I doubt they were ever planning on supporting third-party apps to begin with, though.would those really be a defining factor to a touch pad e-book type of device?
just got me a 32gb 3g one. it is total sexhurt. it is the gadget equivalent of cumming inside your hot and sassy twin sister.
no, a pspgo is like cumming inside a filthy hobo. it's strangely satisfying in the moment, but you'll never escape the stench of the whole enterprise.
no, a pspgo is like cumming inside a filthy hobo. it's strangely satisfying in the moment, but you'll never escape the stench of the whole enterprise.
:rofl
just got me a 32gb 3g one. it is total sexhurt. it is the gadget equivalent of cumming inside your hot and sassy twin sister.
I'm interested...