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Apple Now Featuring iPad Guided Tours

hobspain said:
In the iBooks tour (00:13) is that an icon of the app Trillian ?? That'd be great news!
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There already is a Trillian app, and because of cross-compatibility with iPhone apps, it doesn't necessarily mean it's an iPad version.
 
exodar said:
From looking at the iWork guided tour videos there is no doubt that printing is not going to be an option. Bummer :(
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There was a wrench icon in each of the iWork apps, and they didn't select it in any of the videos. It's *possible* that printing, saving, etc. live there...

samcraig said:
I would imagine settings based on the icon. And interesting indeed if it can go direct to PDF.

Do you think there will be functionality with PDFs though beyond viewing? IE - delete pages within pdfs, merge pdfs, copy from pdf/paste into pages, etc?
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That'd be nice, though given Apple's track record it strikes me as a later rather than sooner option!
 
daneoni said:
Am i the one who couldn't stop laughing at the letter-boxing of 'HD' videos.

I dunno...i'm just not convinced about the device.
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yeah, like others here i believe you're probably one of many who don't have a clue.

i'll point out something that others haven't yet. not all Widescreen movies are 16:9!!! bet you didn't know that?!

so even if you had a 16:9 device you would continue to have the black bars (letterboxing) for many of the movies you'd see.

for reference these are the most common aspect ratios:

4:3 (1.33:1)
3:2 (1.5:1)
16:9 (1.78:1)
1.85:1
2.39:1

given that most digital photography is in an aspect ratio different than these, then you'd end up with letterboxing when looking at pictures too.

when it comes to a PDA type device, whether it plays video or not, i think the best course is to use an aspect ratio more in tune with piece of paper than anything else.
 
Printing is as easy as...

exodar said:
From looking at the iWork guided tour videos there is no doubt that printing is not going to be an option. Bummer :(
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have a look at Print N Share for advanced printing by EuroSmartz - if you need heavy duty printing capabilities (I do not work for them, I just use the app)...

They also have Print (Printing for everyday items)

And there are heaps more apps....

Not to worry - just do your research.

Oh, about the toes and shoes question: it is the style... look at women's feet more.
 
anthonymoody said:
That'd be nice, though given Apple's track record it strikes me as a later rather than sooner option!
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See - for me - these are reasons why the iPad (for me) can't replace my laptop or computer. There's functionality I need which at this time doesn't exist.

Well that - and the fact that Final Cut Pro would be impractical on the iPad...
 
samcraig said:
See - for me - these are reasons why the iPad (for me) can't replace my laptop or computer. There's functionality I need which at this time doesn't exist.

Well that - and the fact that Final Cut Pro would be impractical on the iPad...
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Oh okay . . . I never saw the iPad as a replacement for my computer, netbook, iPhone or any other device I own. But to each his/her own ;)
 
What's up with this picture..... the legs on left look like mens. The shoes are womens and look too small! Ha! Just looks so funny.:confused::rolleyes::D
 
HXGuy said:
Looks like apparently it's a requirement to prop your legs up when using the iPad. Did you guys notice that in just about all the videos, aside from the ones where they were using it at a desk?
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Yep - make a sort of support by crossing your legs, lean back with your feet on the desk, or curl up on a sofa adopting an odd cradling sort of pose. The software looks really slick, the hardware form factor looks very awkward to me!
How are you supposed to use two hands to type etc if you are sitting at a desk? That's not important when you're using something as small as an iPhone, but creating iWork documents while cradling it in your lap? Not convinced.
At least a Netbook can support itself...
 
AJsAWiz said:
Oh okay . . . I never saw the iPad as a replacement for my computer, netbook, iPhone or any other device I own. But to each his/her own ;)
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For me it is a replacement for my aging 3.5 year old MBP. Been wanting to upgrade for a while, but didn't find the incremental improvements worth it. Came close on the Air a couple times as carrying size/weight is a big issue for me. But never got over the hump.

The iPad is an easy choice to me, despite the early limitations.
 
Are there any examples of how freehand note taking would work?

I only checked the Pages and Numbers guides but I didn't see any examples.
 
I was hoping they would show file downloads in Safari. I could care less about flash but I want to see that you can download different file types in the browser. I was also hoping they would save an attachment in Mail. There are times on my iPhone where I would like to keep a PDF or Doc from mail but since there is no general file storage I have to search for it on the server then redownload it every time I need it.

I love how everyone in the videos immediately puts their feet on top of a table or desk. Is this part of the user guide for iPad usage? Step 1: Sit down and place feet on nearest table or desk, alternatively sit at a table. :D
 
diabolic said:
You probably are the one. :)

I don't think 16:9 would work as well as 4:3 for any of the other uses aside from video, especially in portrait mode.
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GQB said:
I can't stop laughing at those who think that the entire device should be in 16:9 format simply to accommodate one of its many use cases.
Clue folks... a 16:9 device would be appropriate only if HD movie viewing was it's the sole purpose. It would be useless and ugly for everything else, and movie viewing will be close to the bottom of most people's main uses.
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nkawtg72 said:
yeah, like others here i believe you're probably one of many who don't have a clue.

i'll point out something that others haven't yet. not all Widescreen movies are 16:9!!! bet you didn't know that?!

so even if you had a 16:9 device you would continue to have the black bars (letterboxing) for many of the movies you'd see.

for reference these are the most common aspect ratios:

4:3 (1.33:1)
3:2 (1.5:1)
16:9 (1.78:1)
1.85:1
2.39:1

given that most digital photography is in an aspect ratio different than these, then you'd end up with letterboxing when looking at pictures too.

when it comes to a PDA type device, whether it plays video or not, i think the best course is to use an aspect ratio more in tune with piece of paper than anything else.
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Sure. We'll go with that explanation/argument.
 
Now it's confirmed that you can watch your movies in HD. Glad I purchased those from iTunes instead of just the regular SD copy. :) Hopefully we can use iTunes Extras on here.
 
w00t!

Just got my Alienware M11x from Fedex while reading this thread and watching the videos. Enjoy your lame iPads.
 
Numbers and Pages in particular look fab - but I personally still don't see why I'd take this anywhere over and above my iPhone or my MBP, and considering the iPad replaces neither, I still won't be buying one.
 
Eso said:
w00t!

Just got my Alienware M11x from Fedex while reading this thread and watching the videos. Enjoy your lame iPads.
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Enjoy Windows and overheating puny laptops. :D

This wait is killer and while these videos help to satiate my longing, they also help to make it less bearable. End of April for me!
 
Watching the Safari guided tour made me wonder something. Did anyone notice when they went to facebook it showed a profile immediately (1:20)?

Is there even a way to show your own wall and still have the link in the address bar read facebook.com?
 
ss957916 said:
Numbers and Pages in particular look fab - but I personally still don't see why I'd take this anywhere over and above my iPhone or my MBP, and considering the iPad replaces neither, I still won't be buying one.
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I don't like dragging my MBP around to meetings. And I can't use it on the train . My iPhone is too hard to read the newspaper on. There are tons of uses, but if you can't find any, its not for you...
 
Enough already - UK pricing and release dates now !

This thing is insane - I have gradually warmed to it since the initial soft launch and after viewing the Mail and Numbers guided tours this device just gets better and better. I already find myself using my iPhone more than any other device and this looks like it's taking the touch interface to a whole new level - in particular that Numbers video - the care and attention to detail in the design of that interface is amazing !

Going to use the photos app as my secret weapon to convince the wife we really need this......
 
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