Mousse
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I don't see much of a market for an iPad with no LCD screen.😀
When are they going to add a SD card slot to the iPad/iPod Touch? Hell, I'll even settle for a microSD card slot.🙄 I want more memory, moar, Moar, MOAR!
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I don't see much of a market for an iPad with no LCD screen.😀
When are they going to add a SD card slot to the iPad/iPod Touch? Hell, I'll even settle for a microSD card slot.🙄 I want more memory, moar, Moar, MOAR!
Maybe Apple see the 7inch iPod will target a certain market too then? eBooks?
I can see an SD card slot for importing files and photos, but I don't think you'll see an SD card for storage for years. iOS isn't coded that way.
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
...no.
I want a MacBook air with the keyboard chopped off and a touch screen. ^-^ Ah, what a joy that would be. Actually, that would be killer cool if that was the next MBA update....which is coming along soon (they say). I'd buy THAT for $1400.
7 inch iPad= Apple TV?
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but could a 7-inch iPad possibly be the Apple TV replacement?
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but could a 7-inch iPad possibly be the Apple TV replacement?
Smaller IPads perfect for women
A smaller IPad will be perfect for many women because a 5" or 7" version will fit better in a medium handbag. I love my IPhone 4 but would like to read my ebooks, surf the net, watch movies and play games on a larger screen - but one that I can stick in a purse and carry all the time. I've been keeping my fingers crossed for a smaller IPad since I first saw the current one.
A smaller IPad will be perfect for many women because a 5" or 7" version will fit better in a medium handbag. I love my IPhone 4 but would like to read my ebooks, surf the net, watch movies and play games on a larger screen - but one that I can stick in a purse and carry all the time. I've been keeping my fingers crossed for a smaller IPad since I first saw the current one.
Then I'm not sure 7" is right. Paperbacks would be 5" or 6", textbooks at least 10".
Gasu E.
macrumors 603
LOL, I think you can rest easy... Apple has a lot on their plate, shortening the lifecycle for a product that doesn't have strong direct competition is probably not their top priority.
9.7" is already trying to target that. If there is a 7", I believe it will be less popular than the 9.7", but will still convert some people to ipads for smaller size/weight, or eBooks because of a smaller screen.
You do know that the ipad was released in january, and this is, by my last check, august? six months.🙂
Gasu E.
macrumors 603
Mostly right. For a product class that is dependent on third-party developers, time-to-market and building share quickly is the key. I don't think getting specific customers to buy again sooner is a major part of the equation.
This is the antithesis of Apple's design philosophy. They use SD cards for temporary media access, not for additional storage capacity.
You won't see this as long as Steve Jobs is running Apple Inc.
Gasu E.
macrumors 603
i think apple continues to miss with the size. i'd like to see a pad that's the dimensions of a paperback (typical) book, that shows wide screen hd video, does gps, detachable keyboard/cover, etc., that can be a smart phone/messenger, and can be tucked all the places that a paperback book can fit.
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
100% Doubt it: the iTV thing would be a simple device to get stuff in and put it on a screen. A larger size would be overkill for the need of function. I think the iPhone size iTV makes perfect sense, being like a remote control, old-tech (already manufactured several million times), and less material.
Nah, it was previewed in January and remained unshipped (a.k.a. "vaporware") until April. What Steve showed in January 2010 was probably a DVT sample and certainly not a steady state production unit.
The official release date for the WiFi only iPad was 3 April 2010.
The iPad was announced in January, but released in april in the USA, and in May in some European countries.
The first iPhone also was announced in January, but released at the end of June 2007, and in fact the year-cycle of the iPhone is end of june or july.
ckurt25
macrumors 65816
From 1 guy's perspective... I'd rather have a larger iPhone (4.3" Droid X or 5" Streak sized) than a 7" iPad. I doubt that will happen but who knows....
Agreed, the priority is getting developers for the AppStore to seal market dominance for their ecosystem.
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nagromme
macrumors G5
I thought the same thing. Sure, there’s a market for larger AND smaller iOS devices. Just like we have multiple MacBook sizes today. But it seems too soon—something that should ideally happen later, for the sake of a more-cohesive iOS app market and a streamlined iOS development process.
Theoretically, within the coming months iOS could be fragmented into up to six different screen formats:
* 3GS and low-end iPod at 3.5”
* iPhone 4 and new retina iPod at 3.5” double-res
* Classic iPad at 10”
* Future high-res “retina” iPad, 10” at double-res
* New iPod Nano (or whatever) with ~2” touchscreen (might or might not be iOS)
* New 7” iPad (probably not double-res, to keep it cheap); either 1024x768 or 960x640
However, balancing all that fragmentation, if Apple can sell a TON more iOS devices by jumping on different screen sizes sooner rather than later, then the platform AND developers both stand to benefit. Not to mention users. (But the best apps will always be the ones with a UI custom-designed for a specific size. Hopefully Apple can make that difference extremely clear in the App Store—it’s already not obvious at first glance. Maybe some kind of store icons for that devices each app is “best” for, vs. what devices it will simply run on.)