[Ken Masters]

rumors of new iPad 3 with the new mini dock that's supposed to be in the iPhone 5, I guess that makes sense

[Puckmarin]

What's generally considered to be the best media streaming solution for the iPad? I want to stream movies & TV shows from my PC to the iPad.

Right now I'm using Boxee which seems to work OK but it tends to drop the connection after an hour or so.

[LukasTaves]

What's generally considered to be the best media streaming solution for the iPad? I want to stream movies & TV shows from my PC to the iPad. Right now I'm using Boxee which seems to work OK but it tends to drop the connection after an hour or so.

My favorite one is Plex. Easy to install works flawlessly and if you connect to my plex you can access your library anywhere.

[bhavukjain1]

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[SlowRevolution]

What's generally considered to be the best media streaming solution for the iPad? I want to stream movies & TV shows from my PC to the iPad. Right now I'm using Boxee which seems to work OK but it tends to drop the connection after an hour or so.

Have you tried Air Video?

[James Sawyer Ford]

What's the best external keyboard solution for iPad 3? Is there a general consensus?

[CrunchinJelly]

What's the best external keyboard solution for iPad 3? Is there a general consensus?

The Verge did a round up a few weeks back:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/9/322...-ipad-keyboard

[Tunesmith]

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The hell is this referral shit?

[hirokazu]

The hell is this referral shit?

Wow, a spambot on GAF? Maybe alert a mod.

[dr3upmushroom]

rumors of new iPad 3 with the new mini dock that's supposed to be in the iPhone 5, I guess that makes sense

Are there still rumors of a refreshed 10" iPad on the 12th? Really hope there's not after I just bought one, I never gave the rumors much thought since it seems pretty uncharacteristic for Apple to do a refresh so soon. I don't care about a dock connector but I'd be pretty disappointed if the new one weighed significantly less. Guess I can't complain too much since I got a free $50 gift card.

What's everyone's opinion on jailbreaking? I saw on the last page someone was running a SNES emulator, that'd be sort of cool, but what are the huge killer apps that jailbreaking gets you? I don't have a single complaint about the iPad's functionality so far so I'm guessing it wouldn't be worth it for me, but I'm curious what it has to offer.

[BruiserBear]

Are there still rumors of a refreshed 10" iPad on the 12th? Really hope there's not after I just bought one, I never gave the rumors much thought since it seems pretty uncharacteristic for Apple to do a refresh so soon. I don't care about a dock connector but I'd be pretty disappointed if the new one weighed significantly less. Guess I can't complain too much since I got a free $50 gift card. What's everyone's opinion on jailbreaking? I saw on the last page someone was running a SNES emulator, that'd be sort of cool, but what are the huge killer apps that jailbreaking gets you? I don't have a single complaint about the iPad's functionality so far so I'm guessing it wouldn't be worth it for me, but I'm curious what it has to offer.

They're expected to announce a 7-8 inch iPad 2 in about a month. That's it. Nothing special. Just a smaller iPad 2.

The next major iPad revision will come during it's usual annual window. Spring 2013.

[Jayayess1190]

They're expected to announce a 7-8 inch iPad 2 in about a month. That's it. Nothing special. Just a smaller iPad 2. The next major iPad revision will come during it's usual annual window. Spring 2013.

There is a rumor of a refresd 3rd Gen with new dock connector, iPad 2 thiness, and less heat.

[Karish]

Is there any reason to get the HDMI adapter instead of using an Apple TV w/ Mirroring? Are they the exact same now?

[BruiserBear]

There is a rumor of a refresd 3rd Gen with new dock connector, iPad 2 thiness, and less heat.

I'd love to see that happen, but I think it's unlikely. I also visit Macrumors regularly and have yet to see anything about the full sized iPad getting a redesign this soon.

[Quick]

There is a rumor of a refresd 3rd Gen with new dock connector, iPad 2 thiness, and less heat.

I'm all for improvements, but this seems really un-Apple-like.

Any chance of some sort of replacement program for early adopters of the 3rd gen? :p

[MasLegio]

I'm all for improvements, but this seems really un-Apple-like. Any chance of some sort of replacement program for early adopters of the 3rd gen? :p

no this is very Apple-like behaviour.

[numble]

Is there any reason to get the HDMI adapter instead of using an Apple TV w/ Mirroring? Are they the exact same now?

Airplay is like 30 fps, HDMI is 60 fps.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...postcount=1720

I have done a lot of testing in this area, to keep things simple: AirPlay can be slightly choppy even when sitting over your wireless network, Ethernet to The apple tv helps a little but you still go wireless from the iPad/iPhone. Limited to 30 fps when it is smooth and the image compression has noticeable edges to things. You also get some noticeable latency. The hdmi adapter is just like your devices screen but in 720p or 480, it's able to show 60fps and image quality Is much cleaner. I have used AirPlay for a few months but now my apple tv is packed up and I use the hdmi adapter with a long cable.

[BruiserBear]

I'm all for improvements, but this seems really un-Apple-like. Any chance of some sort of replacement program for early adopters of the 3rd gen? :p

Yeah, because companies do shit like that all the time.

[Jayayess1190]

I'd love to see that happen, but I think it's unlikely. I also visit Macrumors regularly and have yet to see anything about the full sized iPad getting a redesign this soon.

I'm all for improvements, but this seems really un-Apple-like.

Revised Third-Gen iPads Could Be On Their Way Next Month, And Might Mean No iPad 4 in 2013

I would love for this to happen because I have almost $500 on a Best Buy Pitch-in card and I would love to use it on a refreshed 3rd gen.

[Castor Krieg]

So I got a present yesterday - new iPad Wi-fi+3G 64GB, kinda sounds like an overkill :-)

Is there a good PDF viewer on it? Also, for those who have Kindles - how can I transfer my magazine subscriptions to Kindle for iPad from my Kindle 4?

[MasLegio]

So I got a present yesterday - new iPad Wi-fi+3G 64GB, kinda sounds like an overkill :-) Is there a good PDF viewer on it? Also, for those who have Kindles - how can I transfer my magazine subscriptions to Kindle for iPad from my Kindle 4?

i like goodreader

install kindle on ipad and then download on kindle app or send to ipad through amazons device management page (you have to add the ipad first)

[idwl]

Hey, i want to buy an itunes gift card to download apps etc. i am in the middle east and have my app store set to the U.S , would i be able to use a gift card on the american store or does apple check i.p?

[hemtae]

I've been thinking about getting an iPad but I keep hearing rumors about a new dock connector. From somebody that has no other Apple products, would this new dock connector be something worth waiting for? On a separate note, if/when Apple announces the iPad mini is there expected to be new pricing for the iPad 3?

[Lace]

I've been thinking about getting an iPad but I keep hearing rumors about a new dock connector. From somebody that has no other Apple products, would this new dock connector be something worth waiting for? On a separate note, if/when Apple announces the iPad mini is there expected to be new pricing for the iPad 3?

I feel like if Apple decided to refresh the iPad 3 they would just discontinue the old version. I'm guessing it wouldn't serve any purpose to have the older version exist when the iPad 2 already fills in the hole nicely.

[goodfella]

My favorite one is Plex. Easy to install works flawlessly and if you connect to my plex you can access your library anywhere.

Have you tried Air Video?

I've used both these solutions, and Plex is by far the best.

Air Video is very basic, it will just stream your file across from the PC to the iPad.
Plex has a server that will download all the metadata for your shows and films. I've also found Plex to be more reliable, and there is a much larger development effort behind it.

[Castor Krieg]

What is the best comic app for buying comics? Comixology (it's called ComicsX now, right?). Why are they offering Marvel if Marvel already has an app?

[Recon]

What is the best comic app for buying comics? Comixology (it's called ComicsX now, right?). Why are they offering Marvel if Marvel already has an app?

The Marvel app is powered by Comixology.

[Castor Krieg]

So I just tried to play video on the new iPad...

/faints

The colors and saturation on this thing are insane....


Btw, what is the easiest way to convert the movies to iTunes format? I noticed it only accepts MP4, no AVI, WMV or MOV. I can always transfer it to VLC, but that is not the same.

Also, is there a way to group the videos like photo albums i.e. I click on the folder "K-Pop" and it opens showing only the content of that folder? Tried sorting them according to one tag, but it doesn't do anything.

[GJS]

So I just tried to play video on the new iPad... /faints The colors and saturation on this thing are insane.... Btw, what is the easiest way to convert the movies to iTunes format? I noticed it only accepts MP4, no AVI, WMV or MOV. I can always transfer it to VLC, but that is not the same. Also, is there a way to group the videos like photo albums i.e. I click on the folder "K-Pop" and it opens showing only the content of that folder? Tried sorting them according to one tag, but it doesn't do anything.

If you set the videos as tv programmes in iTunes then you can group by series. So you can just put all the kpop videos as the kpop series.

[tmdorsey]

Anybody updated their iPad to iOS 6 yet?

Getting kinda concerned. I installed the GM on my iPad 3 and I can't get Siri to talk to me or respond to any of my questions. Anybody have any ideas?

[alvmew]

Anybody updated their iPad to iOS 6 yet? Getting kinda concerned. I installed the GM on my iPad 3 and I can't get Siri to talk to me or respond to any of my questions. Anybody have any ideas?

I have. Works just fine for me. No ideas though, sorry about that! Hope it gets to working for you soon.

[Tunesmith]

Anybody updated their iPad to iOS 6 yet? Getting kinda concerned. I installed the GM on my iPad 3 and I can't get Siri to talk to me or respond to any of my questions. Anybody have any ideas?

I have and it works fine for me (and my country isn't even officially supported yet, Ireland).

Have you checked if your microphone works in general in say Skype?

[tmdorsey]

I have and it works fine for me (and my country isn't even officially supported yet, Ireland). Have you checked if your microphone works in general in say Skype?

Don't know anybody with Skype unfortunately.

[elsk]

Hello, any of you guys know old age people (senior citizens/elderly) who have purchased or plan to buy an iPad?

I have to do some homework related to the topic and really could use some information like:

1) Why did they buy it for? (reading the web, communicating with the family, newspaper, books?)

2) What kind of apps they use the most? (maps, X-newspaper app, Skype, Facebook, FaceTime, etc)

3) Any of those apps replaced any other "activity". Like reading the newspaper in the official app or the web rather than buying it on the street/having it on paper.

4) Any reason they choose an iPad over a notebook/PC/mac?

I would greatly appreciate if you could help me with that. Thanks! :D

[mercenar1e]

what's the clearest screen protector i can get for this ipad?

[brotkasten]

When can we expect iPad 4 rumors? I can't use this POS OG iPad anymore.

[Cheebo]

When can we expect iPad 4 rumors? I can't use this POS OG iPad anymore.

It'll be released in March like always. So probably around Jan.

[Fuu]

I'm looking the current version for cheaper (rare sight around here) today in an e-mail and I'm finding it so hard to resist it's not even funny, for a while now I've been wanting an iPad for reading books, comics and randomly watching TV series and movies around the big house. I was waiting for an iPad mini announcement but it's not like a smaller iPad invalidates the purchase of a bigger one. By now I should probably wait for the announcement of the next model but... Argh!

edit: whatever, bought it.

[CrankyJay]

Does Apple warranty cover the home button? I got a new iPad in May and the home button doesn't feel right to me. I mean it works but it feels as if sometimes the button is rubbing on the side. Doesn't feel as smooth as it should compared to the other iOS devices I own.

[Dr. Feel Good]

I need to sell my iPad before next years model hits. Can't put up with this 16gb anymore.

[VPhys]

what's the clearest screen protector i can get for this ipad?

Go naked. I've been using my iPad since launch and the screen is still perfect and I use it daily.

[Ken Masters]

Go naked. I've been using my iPad since launch and the screen is still perfect and I use it daily.

this, don't normally go naked on screens on phones but for the iPad i did and have no issue since launch day

[jobber]

is there an app or something that could tell me whats draining my battery?

[rezuth]

You guys have to try Jasmine from the creator of AlienBlue, it's such a great youtube client.



https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/jasm...554937050?mt=8

[Quick]

You guys have to try Jasmine from the creator of AlienBlue, it's such a great youtube client. https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/jasm...554937050?mt=8

I second this. Great app!

[foomfoom415]

You guys have to try Jasmine from the creator of AlienBlue, it's such a great youtube client. https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/jasm...554937050?mt=8

It looks great but I can't figure out how to access the "Watch Later" playlist.

[Leckan]

So is the next one going to have different aspect ratio ala iPhone 5 or is that phone exclusive?

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

So is the next one going to have different aspect ratio ala iPhone 5 or is that phone exclusive?

How would anyone know?

[Leckan]

I mean if it would make sense for a tablet like it would for a phone? They usually transfer over new things to other devices.

[rezuth]

So is the next one going to have different aspect ratio ala iPhone 5 or is that phone exclusive?

I doubt it, would make it a worse experience.