I agree since only virgins will be able to see it... and who want's a universally invisible iPad?
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I agree since only virgins will be able to see it... and who want's a universally invisible iPad?
I agree since only virgins will be able to see it... and who want's a universally invisible iPad?
It will be a true way to identify loyal Apple fans.
C'mon Apple,
You're really disappointing me these days. I couldn't give a crap about this uni-tasking, locked-in, big-bezeled door stop. With a jailbreak it might be worth considering but it's fugly. And yes, I know why the bezel's huge. It's still fugly.
Update your mac line-up, or at least let apple devotees know when you plan on doing it, before they waste any more cash buying obsolete machinery.
It's understandable that you want to protect the privacy of your inventions but when you whore it around on a stage in front of the world's media (and what a crushingly depressing event that was) it stops being a secret. This blacked-out windows thing is just childish and for some reason I thought you were a cooler company than that.
You're really disappointing me these days. I couldn't give a crap about this uni-tasking, locked-in, big-bezeled door stop. With a jailbreak it might be worth considering but it's fugly. And yes, I know why the bezel's huge. It's still fugly.
Update your mac line-up, or at least let apple devotees know when you plan on doing it, before they waste any more cash buying obsolete machinery.
It's understandable that you want to protect the privacy of your inventions but when you whore it around on a stage in front of the world's media (and what a crushingly depressing event that was) it stops being a secret. This blacked-out windows thing is just childish and for some reason I thought you were a cooler company than that.
You're on to something there. That's exactly what they're trying to do. However I think you'll be surprised by the size of that niche. Think iPhone - and double that!
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Boo hoo
Dooger said:
Boo hoo
Fair enough, going by your previous posts in this thread you seem to be quite enamoured with the iPad (of all the possible names, good god).
But seriously, just look at that giant-ass facebook app, that alone is just embarrassing. For the same effect just move your iPhone a little closer to your face.
Your sig states that your macbook pro is coming soon. Is it? When?
And your brand new 64GB iPad 3G, still without a (probably jacked up) price or release date in the UK, how's that working out?
Where exactly on the 10-page confidentiality agreement does it allow the developer to leak comments to BusinessWeek?
"Apple's code of silence extends to 140-character messages on the microblogging site Twitter. During an in-person meeting with Apple representatives in February, Wall Street Journal Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray posted a short message to Twitter that announced he was using the device. The tweet was later removed from the site." [Edit: The iPad was later removed from the editor and the editor was removed from the Wall Street Journal.]
"Apple's code of silence extends to 140-character messages on the microblogging site Twitter. During an in-person meeting with Apple representatives in February, Wall Street Journal Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray posted a short message to Twitter that announced he was using the device. The tweet was later removed from the site." [Edit: The iPad was later removed from the editor and the editor was removed from the Wall Street Journal.
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Haha, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried.
Microsoft has been extremely innovative these days. Microsoft Surface? Microsoft Courier? All original and not just copies of other products on the market.
What did Apple come up with after 10 years of trying to make a tablet? A 10" tablet that doesn't have any more features than an iPhone. If anything Apple is the copycat in today's market.
dwd3885 said:
Umm, generalization? The iPod Touch is superior when you need to carry a little tablet computer around in your pocket. But lots of those iPod Touch users may also want that gorgeous big screen and better apps purely for sitting at home and for other times. I think you're generally right that iPod Touch users want something small that fits in their pocket, and therefore they have the iPod Touch for those times, but that doesn't automatically mean they have no use for the iPad as well. I use the iPhone all the time, and rarely for calling people so I'm similar to an iPod Touch user. But I'm getting an iPad because I love the experience of multitouch when browsing and look forward to surfing the next and reading books etc on this. Plus, better apps. I plan on using it on train and things, but my iPhone has it's place in my pocket when I need to whip out a shopping app or I want to check twitter or something. Some iPod Touch users will love the iPad too, some will see no need, as it depends on what you do with these devices. But you can't assume all iPod Touch users will turn away from the iPad simply because the iPod Touch works for them. My iPhone works for me, but I can see myself getting lots of use out of the iPad.
Alright, we get it. You need to multitask (get a bloody laptop!) and you hate the App Store. Good for you. But when will people start to realize that the bezel is a deliberate design so you have somewhere to hold the damn thing without accidentally touching the screen. I mean, you do realize the whole screen is multitouch? Can you imagine using something with those dimensions with a tiny bezel? I think it's far more important that I don't start accidentally selecting things, rather than make it a bit prettier. I'm more for functionality, not superficiality.
While I don't need the multitasking so don't see it as a problem, I can completely understand why this is a problem for those of you who need it. But come on already with the bezel bashing! It's a design feature that makes perfect sense.
Okay, try this...
The iPad looks as if it will fit in a lab coat pocket (they're pretty big). Doctor enters treatment room, pulls up patient records over the wireless network, view lab results off of the clinic server. Hmmmm. Need the CAT scan! Logs into the PACS server, pulls up a couple of radiology studies in Osirix. Activates virtual keyboard, enters whatever doctors enter after viewing X-rays. Drops down the prescription module and modifies the patient's meds. Sticks iPad back in his pocket.
Me, I've got a presentation to give to a Realtor's group in a distant city. I develop it on my 27" iMac, download it to the iPad, and tote it off to the meeting. I connect the iPad to the on-site projector, give the presentation through Keynote, and sit down. (Yo, Steve! A remote control, please! And put a laser pointer in it, too.) During the rest of the program I can take a few notes using the virtual keyboard. Someone asks me a question about local market trends, and I pull up one of my data providers in Safari and answer the question. Later that evening, I use the wireless keyboard to refine a client presentation for the next day--one I had developed on the iMac in Pages/Numbers and stashed on my iDisk.
A recreational pilot takes his iPad to the airport. He checks NOAA weather sites for flying conditions; files a flight plan with the FAA; and uses an on-board mapping program to display VFR routes and map info.
I see the iPad as a potential replacement for the MacBook air, and a staple in every road warrior's briefcase. The bluetooth keyboard and the projector capability assure success. A medical/dental practice app would be gravy. Think beyond your simplistic games and social networking. Apple is.
The iPad looks as if it will fit in a lab coat pocket (they're pretty big). Doctor enters treatment room, pulls up patient records over the wireless network, view lab results off of the clinic server. Hmmmm. Need the CAT scan! Logs into the PACS server, pulls up a couple of radiology studies in Osirix. Activates virtual keyboard, enters whatever doctors enter after viewing X-rays. Drops down the prescription module and modifies the patient's meds. Sticks iPad back in his pocket.
Me, I've got a presentation to give to a Realtor's group in a distant city. I develop it on my 27" iMac, download it to the iPad, and tote it off to the meeting. I connect the iPad to the on-site projector, give the presentation through Keynote, and sit down. (Yo, Steve! A remote control, please! And put a laser pointer in it, too.) During the rest of the program I can take a few notes using the virtual keyboard. Someone asks me a question about local market trends, and I pull up one of my data providers in Safari and answer the question. Later that evening, I use the wireless keyboard to refine a client presentation for the next day--one I had developed on the iMac in Pages/Numbers and stashed on my iDisk.
A recreational pilot takes his iPad to the airport. He checks NOAA weather sites for flying conditions; files a flight plan with the FAA; and uses an on-board mapping program to display VFR routes and map info.
I see the iPad as a potential replacement for the MacBook air, and a staple in every road warrior's briefcase. The bluetooth keyboard and the projector capability assure success. A medical/dental practice app would be gravy. Think beyond your simplistic games and social networking. Apple is.
While the presentation is playing live up on the big screen, you can drag your finger around on the iPad and it works as a laser pointer, showing a realistic red dot up on the big screen. Also, you can bring up some colour controls and then actually draw onto the presentation as it goes. You could circle specific words for example. This doesn't edit the presentation itself, which is perfect.
Excuse me, Peter. I think I'll go have an orgasm.
Seriously, what you posted will be a presentation enhancer superior to anything else. The only thing that would be better is a bluetooth link to the presentation projector so you could walk around with the iPad. And that's probably already do-able.
Seriously, what you posted will be a presentation enhancer superior to anything else. The only thing that would be better is a bluetooth link to the presentation projector so you could walk around with the iPad. And that's probably already do-able.
Excuse me, Peter. I think I'll go have an orgasm.
Draw a big O on your Ipad as you do!
Excuse me, Peter. I think I'll go have an orgasm.
Seriously, what you posted will be a presentation enhancer superior to anything else. The only thing that would be better is a bluetooth link to the presentation projector so you could walk around with the iPad. And that's probably already do-able.
True. I was thinking that I was going to get a 3rd party cable that is a lot longer if the official one turns out to be quite short. Although I only do persentations like that 6-7 times a year. But it sounds like something you will really make good use of.
I like all these little details that weren't mentioned in the keynote. We've had some extra goodies revealed since the keynote (I really like that the silence switch is now a screen rotation lock), and I hope we get more trickled to us over the coming weeks.
I'm not doing that many presentations these days, but I think that will pick up in the future. When it does, I hate to have the technology get in the way of the presentation. These little enhancements that you've mentioned will really make it sing.
BTW, have you seen the new little micro-laser projector?
Microvision Link
BTW, have you seen the new little micro-laser projector?
Microvision Link
I am not sure about other scenarios but clearly notebook/netbook is better suited for projector presentation than iPad: bigger screen, the screen can be angled so that you could see it, separate keyboard. Why would you prefer an iPad?
Either you edited out the rest of my post because you wanted to pontificate or you just can't concentrate long enough on other people's opinions to finish reading a paragraph. So, that paragraph in full..
"You're really disappointing me these days. I couldn't give a crap about this uni-tasking, locked-in, big-bezeled door stop. With a jailbreak it might be worth considering but it's fugly. And yes, I know why the bezel's huge. It's still fugly"
There were other bezel options, such as disabling part of the touchscreen to enable the user to hold it during input, thus enabling the user to get back that real estate when the the touch screen was not needed eg watching movies etc. But that probably would have required some thought in the OS department, something that seems to be anathema to a company once famed for its ingenuity. So instead they just crowbarred in iPhone OS 3.2
I do like the presentation idea though Peter, that would be pretty smooth.