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Apple Issues Invitations for iPad 3 Media Event on March 7
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Well, it certainly looks like the higher resolution display is going to be fact.
Of course, if you have to blow up the screen shots to see the difference, I have a sneaking suspicion that this is going to result in an evolutionary bump in user experience, rather than being truly mind numbing. A subtle difference, like the jump from 720 to 1080 on your TV screen - rather than the huge difference between NTSC and Hi-Definition. And there is still the nagging problem of actually getting super high-resolution content onto your device. Web pages and text will look a little sharper, but I'll confess that my close vision (and that of most other 40+ year olds) is probably not good enough to really notice.
I think the real story is going to come in the processor area. Apple certainly isn't letting grass grow under it feet when it comes to keeping the iPad ahead of the competition.
There is that nagging little question about the new iPad's retail price. I personally hope they keep it where it was, but aside from any extra cost associated with a new processor and display panel, Apple is looking at a world where its costs in China are facing increasing upward pressure.
Of course, if you have to blow up the screen shots to see the difference, I have a sneaking suspicion that this is going to result in an evolutionary bump in user experience, rather than being truly mind numbing. A subtle difference, like the jump from 720 to 1080 on your TV screen - rather than the huge difference between NTSC and Hi-Definition. And there is still the nagging problem of actually getting super high-resolution content onto your device. Web pages and text will look a little sharper, but I'll confess that my close vision (and that of most other 40+ year olds) is probably not good enough to really notice.
I think the real story is going to come in the processor area. Apple certainly isn't letting grass grow under it feet when it comes to keeping the iPad ahead of the competition.
There is that nagging little question about the new iPad's retail price. I personally hope they keep it where it was, but aside from any extra cost associated with a new processor and display panel, Apple is looking at a world where its costs in China are facing increasing upward pressure.
No....just no. You're implying people not using 3G are getting a bad service in some form here. Wifi is faster than 3G. Many people dont need 3G on an iPad.
Then again, that leak was .....a leak.
Most likely controlled.
Same with the screen.
Look at all the buzz it's created. People are whipped into a frenzy
Your post is pointless without a 'because'. Just sayin... (god I hate that stupid phrase)
Like a TV you can't judge that experience by a still image. It has to be viewed to be appreciated.
Yeah, I'm missing a seriously $75 data plan phone bill.
Oh, you poor people who don't have $29 unlimited 3G plans ...
Heck, even with a regular capped plan - if you're wondering why anyone would want LTE over wifi, you have no idea what you're missing.
Massive. it has a life span of about 30months. making the rest of the device unworkable even though it should keep ticking along as a hand me down device for years beyond that.
I thought this was too funny to pass up: http://www.cultofmac.com/149275/app...o-show-how-little-anyone-cares-about-android/. I got a really good laugh out of it.
Apple stock hit $535.41. Apple is now worth nearly 1/2 trillion dollars.
Apple stock hit $535.41. Apple is now worth nearly 1/2 trillion dollars.
Walk 100 yards away from that wifi router and tell me how fast your connection is.
Online anywhere is a very different experience from fast within a confined zone. If you haven't used a 3G iPad, you don't know what you're missing.
Agreed.
My original iPhone 1's buttons died at about 30 months 'forcing' me to upgrade to an iPhone 4.
Instead of getting an iPhone 3GS, I trudged along with a hard-to-use iPhone for 2-3 months until the iPhone 4 was released. The button would work sorta... sometimes you had to press really hard, sometimes you'd click 10 times to get a response.
As an amateur photog I like this latitude as far as getting a higher resolution but when I bought my iPad 2 I was in love with it and still in love with my 64GB 3G iPad.. really the specs are massaged I wont see a major difference without a loupe. Previous articles talked about processing which may mean more to me. I am expecting more an iPad 2S and not so much an iPad 3 I will keep up with wats going on but I cant watch another boring ass presentation with Tim Cook, Scott Forestall, and Phil Schiller.. they can at least hire a charismatic speaker if they cant iResurrect Steve Jobs (presentation matters just as much as the product itself) I'd even want Jonathan Ive
Everyone always overthinks the Apple event picture.
Pick it apart to high heaven trying to decodes its mysteries. And there always isnt any.
Its just a picture.
Pick it apart to high heaven trying to decodes its mysteries. And there always isnt any.
Its just a picture.
Come on, we know what we are missing (always online). We just don't regret about that! We just want to pay less.
Not so interested in the release as much as I am the specs of this thing and the speed of the processor. I'm also wondering about that processor and the 5x/6 rumors recently. Could the A6 be part of the new Apple TV registered within iOS5?
I'd think if the A6 would be in something, it would be in an iPad. Or maybe the A5x board was from within the Apple TV? The waiting... is killing me.
I'd think if the A6 would be in something, it would be in an iPad. Or maybe the A5x board was from within the Apple TV? The waiting... is killing me.
yep very true. Although the home button will for sure remain, i am sad about that. I for one would like one Without the home button.
I've read through every post up until this point. Apparently I have some free time today... And at first I thought: naw, the photo in the invite has been manipulated. The finger is tiny. The Maps and Keynote apps are purposely blurred to indicate upcoming retina display on March 7. I thought they just cut out the home button because it would only be partially visible anyway. But now I'm thinking: there are all sorts of cool ways they could remove the physical home button and effectively replace it with something that won't eventually wear out. Which makes sense.
Was the line "And Touch." just reinforcing that it's an iPad? Or was Apple hinting that they have something new for us to touch? Beside the retina display.
But would Apple really hint at all of that in their invitations?
It's amazing that Apple can whip up so many comments with something so simple.
Was the line "And Touch." just reinforcing that it's an iPad? Or was Apple hinting that they have something new for us to touch? Beside the retina display.
But would Apple really hint at all of that in their invitations?
It's amazing that Apple can whip up so many comments with something so simple.
Actually, If the lining of the bubbles suggests that it is, infact, in portrait mode. (Found on CoM, Connor Turnbull)
Maybe the keynote icon suggests that wireless keynote imaging will be a feature - paired with the new ATV?
Maybe the keynote icon suggests that wireless keynote imaging will be a feature - paired with the new ATV?