Smiles and Cries
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where are the videos guys? any thing up yet?
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Apple iPad revealed
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overthehill99
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If those aren't deal breakers, I really don't know what is.mrkgoo said:
Buckethead
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Most people don't sleep their computer. They turn it off to save electricity and don't turn their computer on until they get home.m0dus said:
If this is a stupid device and stupid people will buy it, then is Apple stupid for making tons of money off of it to fund future products/revisions? I don't see how this is an argument either.m0dus said:
If you don't want it, don't buy it, simple as that. No need to act like Apple stole your baby and sold it into a prostitution ring like many are doing.
Yep, this is a flaw.m0dus said:
Yes, these are also flaws. But I didn't say *this version* was a perfect device. This iteration is clearly flawed. But the concept, which is basically half iPod Touch and half Macbook is perfect.m0dus said:
:lol leave it to gizmodo to complain about something and put the reason for what they're complaining about IN the complaint
edit: the responses from people in here are so cookie cutter from every other apple keynote it's mindblowing
"anyone who wants this is stupid because I don't want it!"
Synth_floyd
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SnakeXs said:
Cheaper and better. And when I said revisions I meant both hardware and software. Hopefully they will have found some new things for this to do as well. Apple hasn't really answered the quesiton of "What do you do with a tablet?" but within a few years someone I'm sure will. So the ipad is a great foundation for some really cool tech.
silverbullet1080
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1. Having basic things like USB and SD slots are far more important than a couple of millimeters of thickness.giga said:
2. It's not an ebook. It's a tablet. In the same market as laptops...
Anticitizen One
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Tobor said:
hmm whats the reason behind that?
godofcookery
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Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
I agree its unique at this size definitely. But many are saying, wow @ this new IPS technology.
and no, i don' t think there are any panels like that on laptops... maybe some.
Material541
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Anticitizen One said:
This article discusses it:
http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/apple_adobe_flash
Bitmap Frogs
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I had a hunch the tablet would suck and lo and behold. Looks like something thrown together in 6 months wtf =/
Just a bigger iPhone. Same technology, same limitations. Just oversized.
Just a bigger iPhone. Same technology, same limitations. Just oversized.
anovice said:
A multi-billion dollar/year industry is a niche? Not to mention the laughable notion that casual games (which dominate the Apple products) are NOT PC games.
When a consumer is buying a device, they want it to be functional for the world they live in, not the world they SHOULD live in. It's the same kind of trap that Sony falls into when they release products.
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I'm sorry but WHAT?Buckethead said:
giga said:
Its not an ereader device. ibook store is just one part of it. To me its more media/browser focused, in which case a 16:9 screen would have been useful. Also for the way they've laid out their apps for landscape, like email, lends itself to a wider aspect ratio.
and why is a 'big ipod touch' being lazy? isn't it possible that the bigness of the screen will make it very different to an ipod touch in use? look at things like MS Surface - ipod touch is focused on portable use cases, this can be more general purpose for around the home etc.
Mecha_Infantry
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Holy shit at the email app, this is a huuuge improvement!!!!
Smiles and Cries
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Tobor said:
I've clicked to that page 5 times now and still do now see a video :*
When the iPad rev2 (rev3) includes the following, I'll dive in with the force of a thousand suns:
1) Front-facing camera + video chat software. I will literally feel like I'm in THE FUTURE.
2) Run multiple Apps. It's complete horseshit that I can't work on a doc and listen to twitter or have aim open at the same time. AIM is my lifeline - it's how I get the majority of my work done. Not being able to run ichat and a browser at the same time kills this.
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As always, I want one. Apple made a great form factor. But it just isn't there yet.
1) Front-facing camera + video chat software. I will literally feel like I'm in THE FUTURE.
2) Run multiple Apps. It's complete horseshit that I can't work on a doc and listen to twitter or have aim open at the same time. AIM is my lifeline - it's how I get the majority of my work done. Not being able to run ichat and a browser at the same time kills this.
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As always, I want one. Apple made a great form factor. But it just isn't there yet.
gutterboy44
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So much hype for such a mediocre device.
Steve Jobs, if you take a look down and to your left, you will notice a certain shark you have just leapt over.
Steve Jobs, if you take a look down and to your left, you will notice a certain shark you have just leapt over.
1. This is Apple. They'd rather take those millimeters and clean lines and provide a dock adapter for things consumers wouldn't use often.silverbullet1080 said:
2. What? How many slates are 16:9? Regardless, my point was that it needed to be 4:3 for the iBooks implementation and iPhone app compatibility.
Blu_LED said:
Well, not deal breakers to me.
I'd like to note that a lot of apps on the iPhone are pointless on this. I wish it had multiple app 'widgets'.
Things like opening a weather app is kind of stupid on the iPad (in both 1:1 centred and enlarged mode).
To be fair, though, you KNOW third parties will make a "dashboard" app that will have all the stuff at once (there's actually iPhone apps like that already).
iPhone games make little sense. Won't i have a GIANT virtual stick for some games? Games like REal Racing might work better. Again, though, it's an interim.
the iPad screen resolution (pip) is less dense than the iPhone, so not sure how that translates in gorgeous factor.
anovice said:
It's not about needing a system that can do everything. But the Ipad suffers from too many restrictions carried over from its smartphone OS to be actually useful, even as a minimal approach. The Iphone is a nice smartphone, but it's a small device you can always carry with you. That's why the lack of certain features can be tolerated; there's really not much sense to allow massive multi-tasking on a smartphone (although it can be done with, for example, Android). But when you essentially blow your smartphone up to the size of the Ipad, these considerations will play a large role in determining the utility of it, and that's where the Ipad is definitely quite lacking. It's like an over-the-top zen approach to mobile computing; the Ipad almost feels like the sound of zero hands clapping.
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Flek said:
Are you using a crappy laptop or not using sleep correctly? The same sleep that keeps just a minimum amount of power going to the computer to keep the RAM state active? It would be like the PSP's sleep mode where it's more or less off but just a bare amount of power is keeping the RAM active. My netbook can last a week in sleep mode. May laptop I've never fully tested but can last at least a few days in sleep.
silverbullet1080
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:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lolTobor said:
I think what the iPad really signifies the end of the printed press for good. I dont think I will buy another newspaper or a magazine again. They will simply be delivered to my iPad each morning. This is should almost be as good as reading on real paper. Computer screens just weren't good enough for proper duration reading.
ToxicAdam said:
Yes. You could also argue that any other industry that makes millions and billions isn't niche.
The color management industry is a multi-million dollar industry that piggybacks on a multi-billion dollar print industry.
Still niche. Print will also become niche. Even if they still make billions of dollars, compared to what will be.
ToxicAdam said:
This kind of thinking means we should still be riding in carriages. A device like this offers simplicity as its functionality. That directly relates to convenience. People want to simplify their lives and make it more convenient.
That's the big picture. Not proprietary Sony non-sense. They don't do that at all.
Ignatz Mouse said:
Cool. How many movies does she have on here Kindle. How do those vacation pics look on the eink display. Oh right you have a laptop for those things. So now your packing up your kindle and laptop in her purse.
Its more functional than an ereader. Its a better book reader than a netbook/laptop. You get the idea.
I myself don't have much use for laptops, because I think they suck, of all places, on your lap. I've gotten to where I just keep my iPhone right beside me all the time when I'm in my house, so I don't have to go to my desk when I want to quickly check email, browse web, whatever. I'd love to have a larger screen to do those things. I'd be great on the nightstand.
I'm not saying the thing is perfect or doesn't have plenty of room to grow, but regardless of wether you see it or not, there's a use for a larger iPhone/iPod touch.
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Buckethead said:
So in other words, it needs to be conveyed better that putting a computer to sleep is no different than putting an iPhone/iTouch/iPad to sleep or you need to trick them that when they shut down it just puts it to sleep? Because really, that's what is going on here. Keeping the iPhone/iTouch/iPad in sleep mode is just like using electricity when putting a laptop into sleep mode. The only difference is one they are probably aware of and the other they aren't.
POWERSPHERE
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So it's a big iPhone with no flash? What I expected, looks a bit worse than I hoped and nothing more, bit of a bummer.
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Tobor said:
Tobor, you have now officially jumped the shark. :lol
Crazymoogle
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I think calling the HP slate the better solution is a mistake - expect highlights like poor battery life, lackluster performance and (probably) a resistive interface to make it a letdown overall. I mean, after using Windows XP Tablet for years, the interface (even as W7) is roughly about as ready for touch-use as Windows Mobile (eg: not much).
That doesn't mean the iPad is a brilliant success by comparison; I just think it does the core things a slate needs to do better, namely an interface meant for touch, battery life meant for being untethered, a usable screen resolution and a thin profile (ie: it's actually portable.)
I'm not convinced it's a breakthrough device of any sort - obviously multitasking, camera, and USB all seem like things that should be there - but I also have no evidence that any of the PC slates can deliver at the same level (yet).
Obviously a netbook is a more enticing entry level device (200-300 does that for you) but I have to admit I'd probably rather type on a big iPhone than struggle with the mini-keyboard and pointer pad on a typical netbook...
That doesn't mean the iPad is a brilliant success by comparison; I just think it does the core things a slate needs to do better, namely an interface meant for touch, battery life meant for being untethered, a usable screen resolution and a thin profile (ie: it's actually portable.)
I'm not convinced it's a breakthrough device of any sort - obviously multitasking, camera, and USB all seem like things that should be there - but I also have no evidence that any of the PC slates can deliver at the same level (yet).
Obviously a netbook is a more enticing entry level device (200-300 does that for you) but I have to admit I'd probably rather type on a big iPhone than struggle with the mini-keyboard and pointer pad on a typical netbook...
gutterboy44
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I knew people were going to be in here defending this device until their face turned blue regardless of the end product, I just love how much harder Apple has made it for you all.
I was hoping to be blown away by the iTablet. However, the iPad can blow me.
I was hoping to be blown away by the iTablet. However, the iPad can blow me.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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So is there any program or anyway to just jot down notes?
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