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The Apple iPad | OT Part II
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Kano on the Phone
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"iPad 2 Official Thread of Does Anyone Know if Best Buy Will Stock the iPad 3 But If I Order Online How Long Will it Take To Get to Me" and then just write a quick FAQ where the answer to every question is a link to Google.giga said:
That should about cover 90 percent of the thread.
Buckethead
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And newiPod Touches not until AugustKano On The Phone said:
Just got home with my black 64gb wifi. Left the store by 5:30. Syncing apps now, so I haven't gotten to use it yet but wow is it sexy. Surprised how much noticeably lighter it is than iPad 1 considering the specs stated it was only a few grams' difference. SmartCover is really hot too. Magnets are powerful. You can hold the whole thing up by just the cover and let the iPad dangle and it still hangs on to it like a beast.
Gary Whitta
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Wow I love the magnets are that strong. Does the cover fold easily around back when in use?
Here's a live teardown of the iPad 2, posted in the other thread:
http://www.9to5mac.com/55728/live-ipad-tear-down/
Looks like they just got it open.
http://www.9to5mac.com/55728/live-ipad-tear-down/
Looks like they just got it open.
It does, but it doesn't stick behind as well as I had hoped. When you wrap it behind, you kind of have to wrap the edge of the cover around the curve of the right edge of the ipad for the magnets to make proper contact. And even then, it's a weaker connection than when it's covering the front. It definitely doesn't seem like it was designed to stick on the back, but just folding it behind is no problem at all. It flattens against the back as well as it does on the front.Gary Whitta said:
Done: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=26434939NYR said:
kaskade said:
Yeah if everyone with an Ipad upgrads to the Ipad 2 its not impressive, just tooly Apple fans being tooly apple fanboys. It is what they do, but if a lot of new people go out and get the Ipad 2 then that is impressive. The challenge apple faces(and has always faced)is getting their tech in the hands of new people.
So I'm following this guide to add gestures:
Connect your iPad to your Mac via the Dock cable
Launch Xcode
From the device manager, select your iPad
How do I find the device manager?
How do I sign up as a developer? I tried at apple.com but it asks for a 3-digit city code...?
Connect your iPad to your Mac via the Dock cable
Launch Xcode
From the device manager, select your iPad
How do I find the device manager?
How do I sign up as a developer? I tried at apple.com but it asks for a 3-digit city code...?
Eaten By A Grue
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I went to the KoP Apple store this morning and got a 32GB wi-fi there. *high five*Zeth said:
I was there at 8:30 AM this morning, was 18th in line. When I left there were ~100 people in the corded off area by the maternity store.
Yea, but I have to confirm all my informations in my Apple ID, like the exact name on my credit card and extension and area code of my phonenumber. What is that?kaskade said:
Oh, another thing, my iPad isn't listed in XCode's Device Manager/Organizer, why is that?
Its connected and I can see it in iTunes.
Edit: I'm at the "Review and Submit" part of the Apple Developer Connection enrollment, should I continue to "Agree to License" or will I be charged the $99?
Have not been able to put this thing down since picking it up yesterday, impressed with everything except (predictably) the cameras.
Does it matter that i didnt charge it fully before using it the first time? I couldn't resist. took it down to about 50% last night before i charged it back to 100%, going to drain it all the way this time.
Also, any agreement on best word processor app?
Does it matter that i didnt charge it fully before using it the first time? I couldn't resist. took it down to about 50% last night before i charged it back to 100%, going to drain it all the way this time.
Also, any agreement on best word processor app?
LyleLanley
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MSIMagus said:
Is that still a challenge for Apple? Ten years ago maybe, but ever since the iPod they've been able to make whatever they want have it instantly become extremely desirable to everyone.
MadraptorMan
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I'm still trying to figure out why the hell I even want an iPad...I have the newest iPhone, I have a Kindle, I have a great laptop and a decent HDTV...what exactly do I need an iPad for? And yet I still want one... -_-'
Keyser Soze
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MadraptorMan said:
To mess about with when you use those other 4 things
MadraptorMan said:
Take my word on this
just use a friend's iPad for a few days and I bet that you're gonna love and wanna buy one, the same happened to some friends who weren't interested on a tablet, but when I let them use my OG iPad for a few days, a lot of them waited in line to get iPad 2 for themselves.
Just use it, you should be fine.Jswanko said:
I don't think there's an agreement on WP apps cause it really depends on what you're looking for. For really really bare bones needs there's a few good plain text apps out there, for better formatting there's Pages and the other office apps (I think QuickOffice and Docs To Go or something are the main ones). They have their pluses and minuses.
Apple Stores, Best Buys, and whatever other stores also make it instantly available for a hands on experience. A bit harder when those aren't available in whatever area, and for those you just have to rely on a bit of a viral experience. A few people get an iPad, friends and family get to experience it through them.LyleLanley said:
Or Oprah.
Bigger and better than the iPhone with a (probably) longer battery life than your laptop and can do more stuff than the Kindle (...except in direct sunlight).MadraptorMan said:
Well, how about that.
My Bluetooth tethering from my iPhone 3G (4.2.1) now totally works to my iPad (4.3). I was looking forward to getting hotspot feature, but was a bit peeved 4.3 doesn't install on the iPhone 3G. But I guess that doesn't matter so much now!
So was it the 4.3 update that allowed me to tether via Bluetooth to my iPhone even though it's still on 4.2.1?
My Bluetooth tethering from my iPhone 3G (4.2.1) now totally works to my iPad (4.3). I was looking forward to getting hotspot feature, but was a bit peeved 4.3 doesn't install on the iPhone 3G. But I guess that doesn't matter so much now!
So was it the 4.3 update that allowed me to tether via Bluetooth to my iPhone even though it's still on 4.2.1?
Messing Around with GarageBand on iPad for the first time, annoying the Mrs and making a Jez from Peep Show inspired masterpiece. (that means it's mean to be shit 
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http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/85417/Gowans%20First%20Song
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Burger said:
I guess so? I just switched off all wifi on my iPhone 3G and iPad 1 and turned the tethering on, and could connect my iPad and access Internet (onEDGE, lol). Maybe you can confirm for me.
A little chain link icon appears in top left. I'll get a screen shot up soon. If this posts, then i'm doing so with my iPad wifi off!
Burger said:
Yeah, it got me bummed at the time too. Let me know if it works for you! Does 4.3 install on 3GS though? Why did they disable the hotspot for that?
I'm glad that with out crazy 3G deals that NZ doesn't make it an extra to tether. Tethering is not that useful when I'm on prepay - I only have a 100 MB data allowance and tethering uses that up so much more quickly.
Charred Greyface said:Nice. Iit works on the iPad 2
I wonder if it works with an iphone/iPod Touch as well.
If they run 4.3, I don't see why not ... sweet!
Here's what my ipad looks like when it's linked via bluetooth:
Burger
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mrkgoo said:
It's the Apple way! Seriously though, I assume that WiFi hotspot would drain the poor wee 3GS battery way too fast (plus 3GS users must have been through many battery cycles by now). You can jailbreak it and do it, but I don't bother with that stuff these days.
Otherwise then yeah, 4.3 works a-ok on the 3GS. I assume it may be the last supported version though. May gave to get iPhone 4GS for iOS 5.
Weird that one thing the iPhone 4 got that 3GS users didn't get were the added ringtones and sms alert sounds. Why leave those out?
Burger said:
I wish 4.0 was never released for iPhone 3G. Feels so slow. I can see what they did. They optimised the operating system for certain apps like safari and the phone app - fair enough, but apps like google maps, messaging and so on are slow to load.
The main bummer is that I really got very little out of upgrading. No multitasking, so why bother even having 3G owners upgrade? I can't remember what I got out of it.
And I'm not a jail breaker - just can't be bothered dealing with that.
But yeah, I skipped on an iPhone 4 even though it made a lot of sense. iPhone 5 will be awesome hopefully.
Back to tethering though - will be awesome to go travelling around NZ and tethering my iPad. Like when I frequently travel to Napier, and I'm heading back down to the South Island next month.
Burger
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mrkgoo said:
Yeah 3G users got stiffed on 4.0. I thought 4.2 fixed a lot of that though? Or was that just propaganda?
I'm moving to the UK in May, and looking at some prepay options over there you can get 500 TXT and 500mb for about £10 which sounds nice. It's much better to use the net on my iPad than my iPhone (I eventually get sick of it).
Burger said:
Yeah.
4.1 was slow and horrid. 4.2 sort of fixed it - prioritised a few apps that people use most. But after a little while it goes sluggish on the other apps. I notice how they optimise a few things - they do a few tricks like take screen cap of the last state, so when you open the app, while it's loading, it shows you a compressed screen shot to look like it has loaded, but I can tell it's compressed so I know it's just a sham.
iOS4.X is just too much overhead for the 128 MB RAM + processor for the iPhone 3G to handle, keeping in mind the iPhone HAS to have apps like the phone app running at all times.
Atleast the NZ calendar was fixed.
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