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Apple Issues Invitations for iPad 3 Media Event on March 7
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its always funny when one person tries to triumphantly minimize the relevance of an issue in question..lol just to be contrary and seem important.. Its not "just a button" its the core function control aspect of all IOS devices and a very very big deal to millions of users..
Looks like you need to get one too then, huh?
She is under the desk as I type. Good girl she is.
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its always funny when one person tries to triumphantly minimize the relevance of an issue in question..lol just to be contrary and seem important.. Its not "just a button" its the core function control aspect of all IOS devices and a very very big deal to millions of users..
Yeah, like I said, its a BUTTON for gods sake.
Looks like you need to get one too then, huh?
Considering he's not one of those 975 people he's talking about, then no, of course not.
Am I the only one seeing this invitation as being possibly fake? The spacing on the apps looks odd - regardless of orientation of the iPad.
The other thing that's got me questioning it is the "reflections" of the hand on the device. I mean someone has simply taken the hand image and mirrored it. I don't see this being Apple. And it's sort of amateur-ish.
See image attached. (Sorry for quick chop-job. It's 1:20AM here
I copied the fingers in photoshop and simply did a vertical flip and got the same look as the inviation.
I then upped the levels on image (far right) and you can clearly see the mirrored fingers and odd fading of the hand.
If you hold your iPad in the same angle as the image and hold your finger in the same position too, you'll see that your finger won't simply show up as it appears in the invitation - you'd be able to see the underside.
Then there's the weird light on the thumb's nail.
Seriously, go do something with yourself. This stuff is just sad.
I was doing my best to stay off of this thread and not comment, but I had to say: I AGREE!
This whole thing about the mysterious absence of the home button has gotten outta control. I've no doubt it was either photoshopped out of the image, or it's being held upside down. It baffles me that all these people are going crazy over it when there's zero evidence that the home button is gone. Considering all the leaks and rumors we've seen by now, surely we would've seen or heard something about this by now.
What I'm thinking is that it is referring to the new Apple TV.
I'm not sure how Siri (Beta) would work with a TV across the room. But there are 55 million iPads out there and most likely those people have a few TVs. What I think Apple is going to do is use the iPad as the remote (with or without Siri) to a ATV Box. Thus you have to "Touch" the iPad to "See" the TV.
I don't think most people want to go out and buy new TVs. I know I don't, but I do know Apple has a way of creating new products that everyone wants. The main problem I see with Apple selling TVs is that there stores have not been designed to hold that large of an item let alone enough to keep up with what the potential demand is.
By Apple TV, they are referring to the Apple "hobby product" - the TV-topbox, not the new Apple TV-all-in-one.
How racist! What a ridiculous statement to make, almost as ridiculous as....
Maybe it's an American with small hands (and a very fat ass!)
I wasn't being racist. And yeah, a lot of Americans do have fat asses- that's not being racist either. Pointing out a general physical norm is not what racism is.
It's not. Do you not see the "Keynote" icon next to the calendar ?
That's marketing at it's best.
No monaarts. Think of all you see on the image in terms of "invitation":
What: Keynote {Keynote App}
When: Wed, 7th March {iCal App}
Where: Cupertino, CA {Map App}
crazy how the people here really think the home button would go away. its part of iOS. it is not nessacary on ipad with its gestures and they can link DFU mode and screenshot to the volume button and power button, but come on do you really think apple would do this?
the home button will be there. im sure of it.
the home button will be there. im sure of it.
And yet people whining about it is okay? I can't believe you're actually wasting time complaining about something so silly. And bandwidth? Really? The pic is likely well under 100K. Are you on 28Kbps dial-up?
And since I run with Flash blocked and scripting blocked for third parties, ads don't really bother me too much anymore.
Am I the only one seeing this invitation as being possibly fake? The spacing on the apps looks odd - regardless of orientation of the iPad.
The other thing that's got me questioning it is the "reflections" of the hand on the device. I mean someone has simply taken the hand image and mirrored it. I don't see this being Apple. And it's sort of amateur-ish.
See image attached. (Sorry for quick chop-job. It's 1:20AM here
I copied the fingers in photoshop and simply did a vertical flip and got the same look as the inviation.
I then upped the levels on image (far right) and you can clearly see the mirrored fingers and odd fading of the hand.
If you hold your iPad in the same angle as the image and hold your finger in the same position too, you'll see that your finger won't simply show up as it appears in the invitation - you'd be able to see the underside.
Then there's the weird light on the thumb's nail.
I'm 99% confident that the "lighting" on the nail is just a reflection of the screen. I tested it out myself, and sure enough at the correct angle and the backlight set high enough it looked pretty much exactly like it does in the photo.
It's a back to Mac Idea
Look remember when OSX went all iOS? We could use that great touchpad to take all 5 fingers and pinch in. What happened next, we were taken to a list of all our apps, much like the HOME SCREEN on our iOS devices, so remove the home button, and pinch all five fingers on the screen, VIOLA, home screen!
Look remember when OSX went all iOS? We could use that great touchpad to take all 5 fingers and pinch in. What happened next, we were taken to a list of all our apps, much like the HOME SCREEN on our iOS devices, so remove the home button, and pinch all five fingers on the screen, VIOLA, home screen!
Why replace a simple button press with a multi-fingered gesture? It's much easier for casual users/novices to just hit the home button.
Anyway, I found this pic which seems to dispel the idea that the home button has been removed-
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Yeah, and where's the backlight leakage or whatever at the edge of the screen?!?!?
Anyway, I found this pic which seems to dispel the idea that the home button has been removed-
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Yeah, and where's the backlight leakage or whatever at the edge of the screen?!?!?
That doesn't dispel it. That's the basis of the whole argument for the removal of the home button. If the home button did exist under the Photo app in your picture, it should also exist under the Maps app in the invitation.
damn, you have stolen my 1000th post. whats the price?
edit: i have the 1000th reply to this. whats my price? =D
edit: i have the 1000th reply to this. whats my price? =D