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Apple Revamps Retail Stores with Interactive iPad Displays
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Could be that they put it through the back of the device and you'll never see it. Or it is possible that it does get to the dock connector in some way?
No.
It isn't. It's obviously the camera hole.
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Thats what I was thinking, but I think I was mistaken and they are, in fact, iPad 2's but yeah... The pic with the iPods is what threw me off, must have just been the reflection in the glass stand that made the edge look thicker like that of the iPad 1st gen
We know that. You don't need to point it out. But there's no reason they would use the original iPad for these displays when the iPad 2 is out. Apple doesn't promote old hardware like that in their stores.
Good question, I noticed that too. I'd like to see a picture of that special dock connector.
I am really not sure how much more enticing an iPad will be over a piece of paper with side by side comparison. It appears to be a reckless amount of money to spend on electronics for little gain in the margins. I am sure it can be tossed up as eXPERIENCE but how great are the gains?
The endless product incest feedback loop has gone overboard here.
I don't think this is as expensive as you guys think. Probably only a cost of $200-250 per unit. This is Apple, remember, with so much cash they don't know what to do with it.
On a different note, I don't like how the iPads seem to blend in with the products they are supposed to be selling. It's hard to tell what's for sale and what's the "sign" now -- especially with the iPods and iPads. They should have made a nice aluminum or wood enclosure that left only the screen visible to "hide" the iPad's bezel and frame, as it's distracting when you are looking at a MacBook or iPhone or something.
On a different note, I don't like how the iPads seem to blend in with the products they are supposed to be selling. It's hard to tell what's for sale and what's the "sign" now -- especially with the iPods and iPads. They should have made a nice aluminum or wood enclosure that left only the screen visible to "hide" the iPad's bezel and frame, as it's distracting when you are looking at a MacBook or iPhone or something.
lol @ calm down. His text seems perfectly calm to me.
Not really. Apple has has interactive mac displays for a long time.
They do get them at cost, sure, but the huge power drain that these things have...
It's like using Surface for every display.
Am I the only one who doesn't mind keeping the old price tags?
I'll miss the paper.
Exactly what I thought. With its profit margins Apple can afford all the display iPads it desires. I wonder if these iPads will also be loaded with product demos, rather than just serve as price displays. That could be quite useful.
All that wiring should just go under the table rather than back-then-down in a 90 degree turn.. shrug? I agree with ya