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Apple Tablet Media Event Today: 'Come See Our Latest Creation'
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I said I'd not be that interested if it was just a big iPhone / iPod Touch.
But gah, I want one. Brushes is one of my favourite apps, and it looks great on the iPad (love that it was called that too, not the 'Slate').
I might wait for a second rev or 128GB version though.
I'm kind of wondering how will a projector attach for running Keynote presentations though? (edit: Phil just said there'd be a cable, ok)
But gah, I want one. Brushes is one of my favourite apps, and it looks great on the iPad (love that it was called that too, not the 'Slate').
I might wait for a second rev or 128GB version though.
I'm kind of wondering how will a projector attach for running Keynote presentations though? (edit: Phil just said there'd be a cable, ok)
I think it is more because it is a failure. It is nothing more than a large iPod touch.... It is not going to touch the existing tablet market. The iPhone OS is just way to weak to do that. No multi tasking is sad.
Sorry but this is another Apple TV all over again. Apple TV was a piece of crap and so is the tablet.
That has a processor that can't even outperform a cell phone, like the Nexus One.
Yep - got mine docked to a monitor and wireless keyboard, streaming, watching the blogs, comment boards and Twitter, after taking it into work with me and being productive. £220 from our friends at Dell. Netbooks are SO over.
LMAO @ the Apple cult members who are declaring This will be HUGE! and It will SELL LIKE HOTCAKES! Lol
Did I miss them announcing the price points???
Because knowing Apple, this thing will cost EASILY $500 neighborhood... In which case it WILL NOT sell like hotcakes.
The Kindle sells like hotcakes because it's affordable and does only one task, and does it well.
This is not a Kindle. It's a giant iPod Touch and it WILL not cost the same as a Kindle.
Did I miss them announcing the price points???
Because knowing Apple, this thing will cost EASILY $500 neighborhood... In which case it WILL NOT sell like hotcakes.
The Kindle sells like hotcakes because it's affordable and does only one task, and does it well.
This is not a Kindle. It's a giant iPod Touch and it WILL not cost the same as a Kindle.
Can some of the disappointed explain what they wanted or expected instead of knocking what it does have?
There's nothing at all wrong with a gigantic iPod touch. For whatever reason though, most people were expecting it to be more than a gigantic iPod touch. I blame the blogs for creating unnecessary hype.
Blame apple. When you shroud something in secrecy like they did it besssst be goood. The hype machine wont just die.
LMAO @ the Apple cult members who are declaring This will be HUGE! and It will SELL LIKE HOTCAKES! Lol
Did I miss them announcing the price points???
Because knowing Apple, this thing will cost EASILY $500 neighborhood... In which case it WILL NOT sell like hotcakes.
The Kindle sells like hotcakes because it's affordable and does only one task, and does it well.
This is not a Kindle. It's a giant iPod Touch and it WILL not cost the same as a Kindle.
Did I miss them announcing the price points???
Because knowing Apple, this thing will cost EASILY $500 neighborhood... In which case it WILL NOT sell like hotcakes.
The Kindle sells like hotcakes because it's affordable and does only one task, and does it well.
This is not a Kindle. It's a giant iPod Touch and it WILL not cost the same as a Kindle.
Niche device
As a general consumer electronics device - I am not sure how succesful this is going to be. However, I could see this being useful in doctor's offices, hospitals, certain sales situations, art applications, and maybe college text books. I can not imagine anyone actually carrying this beast around in public. Either something is really mobile or it is not. Apple tried to squeeze into the middle of truly mobile devices and laptops. I am so shocked at Apple for not considering the ergonomic angle. They are all about that these days. I, for one, am hugely disappointed in this device.
As a general consumer electronics device - I am not sure how succesful this is going to be. However, I could see this being useful in doctor's offices, hospitals, certain sales situations, art applications, and maybe college text books. I can not imagine anyone actually carrying this beast around in public. Either something is really mobile or it is not. Apple tried to squeeze into the middle of truly mobile devices and laptops. I am so shocked at Apple for not considering the ergonomic angle. They are all about that these days. I, for one, am hugely disappointed in this device.
You're the one who said it has everything the iPhone has plus more. If I can expect it from my 3" phone, why not a 10" tablet?
I haven't posted in an age as I have grown tired of the apple hype machine and am more often disappointed than not. I love OSX and my macbook pro. I love the imac and think the iphone is great.
So today there was so much coverage that I have succumbed and am following this event. I have a modern life and am joe average and yet I can think of no reason I would want this device: it is too large to be portable and too low powered to replace or supliement my home use of a macbook pro.
Maybe if I work as a salesman then this would be good. Many apps could be developed to compliment my job, but that is very niche. Perhaps as a train commuter's mobile entertainment, but almost certainly too expensive for that.
Yawn: Apple need to stop doing this as they will eventually become the boy who cried wolf amongst the media.
So today there was so much coverage that I have succumbed and am following this event. I have a modern life and am joe average and yet I can think of no reason I would want this device: it is too large to be portable and too low powered to replace or supliement my home use of a macbook pro.
Maybe if I work as a salesman then this would be good. Many apps could be developed to compliment my job, but that is very niche. Perhaps as a train commuter's mobile entertainment, but almost certainly too expensive for that.
Yawn: Apple need to stop doing this as they will eventually become the boy who cried wolf amongst the media.
Not a business device? You have little faith. Doctors can remote monitor critical patients from this device, as they could from the iPhone, but this does it allot better. We can start brewing beer right from this device (we could do it from the iPhone, but it had a too small screen to be practical), so monitoring production processes is a given with this device. Stock taking and order processes etc etc.
Oh and reviewing daily cash sheets from sales will be great. Can do it on the iPhone as well but painful to be scrolling so much. This will be great for that.
Having said all the above, I am also disappointed that it did not blow my mind!
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Totally true. $1000 and this device is dead. $400-$500 and it may actually do well.
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