Apple's website is screwed up.......
It always is after a major release. Give it a couple of hours and try again.
Apple's website is screwed up.......
Geez how dense can people be? The word "new" was not capitalized. The name is just iPad. Not, "New iPad" or "iPad 3" or "iPad HD". Just iPad. Why is that so hard to grasp?
They crush the competition because there's not much competition. Android tablets are a joke.
The term HERO refewrs to the prop or in this case touched up photo that was used onscreen or in close up....
I am so disappointed. I was planning to get one until I found out, it is not nuclear powered. Now I guess, I will just buy two cans and a nuclear powered string.
It was only a given due to all of the leaks! This is a major technological achievement it is really hard to believe you can't see this.I'm a bit disappointed:
1)Retina...ok, cool...it's about time it got better screen rez anyway...this was a given.
That is Quad GPU not CPU and it is mandatory to deliver the performance required to drive the screen. Further GPU use is an integral part of the OS and many apps, it isn't just for gaming. 15 years ago 3D and programmable GPU's might have been only for the gaming community, but that dies about 5 years ago when iPhone highly leveraged the GPU.2)Qaud CPU...boring. How does this affect the vast majority of users (web surfing, email, photo viewing, some apps)? Sure, the 5% of iPad gamers may welcome it, but there will be a new iPad next year...so the CPU bump was expected, too.
Actually I don't care about the camera either but it is important to some.3)Better camera. Again, another tech spec update.
I'm a bit puzzled here also. Frankly I kinda wish that all of the Siri functionality was added. As to dictation why not wait and see?4)Siri and dictation. As with every other dictation software package since 1981, I'll believe it when I see it. I think the world believes that dictation is still a long ways away. Even if it works somewhat well, I have no need for it.
Yeah OK, but your perspective is a minority one. iPad is highly portable and is used in that manner by many. For me it has replaced much of my newspaper reading and newspapers are highly portable.5)Apple keeps citing all sorts of "mobile" examples as if the iPad is being used by 90% of the owners in a "mobile environment" like in the car, walking down the street, etc...on cell networks. Um, no, the majority of iPad owners are not using them in this "mobile" environment. Used at airports? Sure. Used on a train ride? Sure. But those are the exceptions. I would gather, for numerous reasons (higher price of iPad, cell network data plans/pricing, reality of cell network speeds, etc), that iPad owners are using iPads in WIFI spots and very likely at home or on vacation. Again, not using it as an iPhone/smartphone.
Well I would hope not. That would be about as rude as the idiots walking the streets on their cell phones oblivious to all around them.I think Apple's wheels are spinning a bit here on the iPad...they seem to try to push the whole "it's the best gaming platform ever!!!" mentality (when it isn't) while also pushing this as some mobile device (sure, it's mobile...but people aren't walking down the street with it surfing the net or making a call).
You likely can't think of anything due to the troll mentality of your post. As to the OS Apple can update that anytime they want.My bet is that the competitors see this as generic tech-specs-update while Apple left on the table much better enhancements such as: more iOS features, better iPhoto integration, something new on Facetime (3-way calling?), stereo speakers, and other stuff that I can't seem to think of right now.
Features that you can't think of right now, right?The tech specs are welcome...and they WILL ALWAYS arrive every release...but I think Apple missed the boat on actual features that grab your attention.
The iPad 3.0 is good...don't get me wrong...but it doesn't have the same awe-shock as the 1.0. Now let's see what the competitors release over the next 12 months and see how much ground they make up.
I couldn't imagine buying an iPad 2 for $400 when for $100 more you get:
Significantly better display with twice the screen resolution
A significantly better camera with big resolution jump (1MP -> 5MP)
1080p/30fps video recording
Faster processor
More RAM
Built in dictation
I couldn't imagine buying an iPad 2 for $400 when for $100 more you get:
Significantly better display with twice the screen resolution
A significantly better camera with big resolution jump (1MP -> 5MP)
1080p/30fps video recording
Faster processor
More RAM
Built in dictation
this year: "The New iPad"
next year: "The Newer iPad"
the year after: "The Newest iPad"
the year after: "The Newster iPad"...
Store's back up, for those that are into that sort of thing.
Store's back up, for those that are into that sort of thing.
The store is getting hammered. Getting "the host has temporarily throttled requests" when trying to connect, mixed with the offline notice. Given that its running on akamai they must be receiving literally millions of hits right now.
Still doesn't seem to load for me.