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Apple Depicts iPad as Laptop, Textbook, and Paperwork Replacement in Series of New Ads
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iPad = larger iPhone without any calling capability and with some limited laptop capabilities. With XI plus coming, iPhone = mini iPad. I rarely use my iPad 3 after the plus and X were released. Before everyone knows it, iPad and iPhone is interchangeable
Apple today shared four new 15-second ads highlighting the portability of the iPad for education and travel.
The ads, titled Travel Simply, Organized Notes, Paperless Paperwork, and All Your Stuff, depict the iPad as a space-saving replacement for textbooks in the classroom, paperwork in the office, and a laptop during a flight.
Many of the comparisons are exaggerated -- for example, the baby on the plane suddenly stops crying when the camera pans over the passenger using an iPad -- but the ads convey a clear message about the iPad's versatility.
All but one of the ads focus on the sixth-generation iPad, which Apple introduced at its education event last March. The tablet is priced from $329 in the United States, serving as a lower-cost alternative to the iPad Pro, complete with Apple Pencil support.
Apple has yet to upload these ads to its main YouTube channel in the United States, but they are available on some of its regional channels.
Article Link: Apple Depicts iPad as Laptop, Textbook, and Paperwork Replacement in Series of New Ads
I can't afford an iPad due to Apple's planned obsolescence and closed physical architecture iMac policy. I try to save up but things happen. I would love to get one but my 2013 maxed out BTO iMac had a GPU failure at 4 years 6 months after purchase right after AppleCare expires.The exact same amount of time the 2010 iMac died after purchase. Figuring I would get a couple more years out of it by maxing out specs kinda leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. If they would give us access to GPUs and SSDs I could participate in the purchase of more apple products as well as buy parts form them. I will need to repair it but it will cost 1400 cdn.
Well I gave one example, VLC, though there are others that probably do it more conveniently.
But for proof of concept- I went to a site in Safari offering test .mkv files. I copied the link, pasted it into VLC's downloader. And the file appeared in my vlc file library on the phone. I then played the file.
You can also copy files to vlc via wifi sharing (from another computer, etc).
PlayerXtreme is another app I'm familiar with (though more on the appleTV), but it has several ways of connecting to other devices (via SMB or FTP) or from the internet. heh, I just checked, downloading from youtube is supported directly within the app. I downloaded a youtube video within the app, then connected to the app via browser from a macbook, then downloaded the .mp4 video and played it from the mac. I'm sure these solutions aren't perfect but it might be worth exploring to see if they fit your needs better than connecting to iTunes just to load media.
As I said, Apple's internal media apps don't work like this, and that's its own issue. But it's still possible to do what you're describing by avoiding them entirely. For something like videos I don't see why I would even need to use Apple's internal apps for stuff I've downloaded. For music, I use Apple Music so 99% of my music I'm fine coming from that app. But there are 3rd party music players that work essentially the same way as the video players.
Give it a kickstand and maybe it will be a decent tablet, but I don't know about the laptop part.
Am I the only one whose handwriting is noticably worse with an Apple Pencil on iPad versus pen + paper?
Apple today shared four new 15-second ads highlighting the portability of the iPad for education and travel.
The ads, titled Travel Simply, Organized Notes, Paperless Paperwork, and All Your Stuff, depict the iPad as a space-saving replacement for textbooks in the classroom, paperwork in the office, and a laptop during a flight.
Many of the comparisons are exaggerated -- for example, the baby on the plane suddenly stops crying when the camera pans over the passenger using an iPad -- but the ads convey a clear message about the iPad's versatility.
All but one of the ads focus on the sixth-generation iPad, which Apple introduced at its education event last March. The tablet is priced from $329 in the United States, serving as a lower-cost alternative to the iPad Pro, complete with Apple Pencil support.
Apple initially uploaded the ads to its YouTube channels in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and later in the United States.
Article Link: Apple Depicts iPad as Laptop, Textbook, and Paperwork Replacement in Series of New Ads
MacRumors, BOTH the Travel Simply Ad and the Paperless Paperwork Ads show "iPad Pro model shown". Just FYI.
One device for all is better if you travel. Please don't excuse Apples fault. Problem isn't the hardware, Apple just has no Software ready for a "MacPad". That's all.
Wait, whaaat??? So Apple are now telling us to no longer buy MacBooks???
Well okay then, sure, I'm up for that, but how about they make dual boot iPad Pro's that boot into either iOS and MacOS?
For those that need input devices, the pen can be used in iOS and a magic mouse for example could be used in MacOS.
I would definitely buy an iPad that supported both OS's. I would love that!
Don't worry, I'm not getting my hopes up.
Well okay then, sure, I'm up for that, but how about they make dual boot iPad Pro's that boot into either iOS and MacOS?
For those that need input devices, the pen can be used in iOS and a magic mouse for example could be used in MacOS.
I would definitely buy an iPad that supported both OS's. I would love that!
Don't worry, I'm not getting my hopes up.
Correct, BOTH the Travel Simply Ad and the Paperless Paperwork Ads show "iPad Pro model shown".
Your iPad post is too long.
So you trade the highest-specced laptop in the world for something you can do with any android tablet/chromecast 1/3 the price, seems like typical apple consumer reasoning.
They’ve been playing the Mac ads during every World Cup game in Europe. That’s about as big of a push as you can get.
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I travel constantly and have no problem carrying a 13” MacBook Pro and 12.9” iPad Pro. If you don’t want to do that then fine, that’s on you. Take your one device. If you want the best of both then take both. But don’t be a little bitch about it.
iPad = larger iPhone without any calling capability and with some limited laptop capabilities. With XI plus coming, iPhone = mini iPad. I rarely use my iPad 3 after the plus and X were released. Before everyone knows it, iPad and iPhone is interchangeable
Hey, my Watch 3 LTE and iPhone are interchangeable when it comes to going for walks and listening to audiobooks (well, despite the PITA method to get audiobooks onto it, but that should change with WatchOS 5). But anyway, for the purpose of going for a walk, I don't need my phone at all, the watch plays audio thru Airpods just as well, and even maps me home if i get lost
. Probably why I'll be ok with picking up a Plus sized iPhone next time, i wont need to have that big slab sloshing around in my pocket at all times.
I love my iPad. For my personal life I can do everything on it and don't need a computer.
For work I still have to have a computer. I have multiple excel files open all day and sometimes side by side (not sure if you can do that on an iPad) and I also don't think pl/sql developer is available on iOS.
For work I still have to have a computer. I have multiple excel files open all day and sometimes side by side (not sure if you can do that on an iPad) and I also don't think pl/sql developer is available on iOS.
Most of the gripes I have with the iPad are minor but annoying. For example, I get a lot of emails so I find it easier to order them by sender rather than by date. You can do that on Apple Mail on a Mac but you can’t do it on Apple Mail on the iPad. This is a deliberate limitation made by Apple. The only reason I can think of for this limitation is to try and persuade you to buy an Email App to replace Apple Mail on the iPad.
Wait, whaaat??? So Apple are now telling us to no longer buy MacBooks???
Well okay then, sure, I'm up for that, but how about they make dual boot iPad Pro's that boot into either iOS and MacOS?
For those that need input devices, the pen can be used in iOS and a magic mouse for example could be used in MacOS.
I would definitely buy an iPad that supported both OS's. I would love that!
Don't worry, I'm not getting my hopes up.
No, they want you to buy an iPad and a Mac so they can sell two devices instead of one. That’s the real reason they won’t make a Mac with a touchscreen.
I wasn't aware of that. Perhaps in Europe the Mac is getting more advertising time than it is here in the US.
Some of us like the quality feel of Apple products. That and software updates.
If you can't afford it don't buy it.
If they really really did, then they should fix iCloud. As designed and run at present, I cannot count on it as my primary.
Before I can consider an iPad a proper laptop replacement, it needs to be rescued from the iTunes shackle.
Example, I want to import my openVPN profile to my iPad Air and the only damn way to do this is by attaching my iPad to a *GASP* real computer and copy the file over using iTunes.
Same for other types of files, like a video recorded with another non apple blessed hardware.
Example, I want to import my openVPN profile to my iPad Air and the only damn way to do this is by attaching my iPad to a *GASP* real computer and copy the file over using iTunes.
Same for other types of files, like a video recorded with another non apple blessed hardware.
Said that way you could say it does. Maybe. Personal use case? No.
Yes, I also share your annoyance with media on my IPP.
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Can you expand on your thought?
After first read I equated this to owning a heavy equipment fleet and trying to replace dump trucks with a F-150.
Perhaps I read this wrong?