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Apple Now Featuring iPad Guided Tours
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trolls attack typos...
you can thank the typos on the Dell mini Keyboard!@#$
the meat of my typo-ridden rant must hold some validity?
If you're going to hammer a guy for his improper grammar, at least bother to use capitalization and adverbs instead of adjectives where appropriate.
This is going to be a big issue. I hope (and expect) that Apple will implement either multiple login support or a tiered security model (e.g. anyone can use videos/photos/web but passcode required for email).
I think it is fair to say I think iPad really is a revolutionary product. Not because of hardware specs which are weak, but because of the paradigm shift and the ecosystem it will be released with and accelerate into. That said I can see some issues that will need to be addressed.
It will be released with what I think is too wide a rim and too low density a display. I predict iPad G2 will be the same resolution and 30% smaller area.
It has mere 3G wireless. It really should support 4G (LTE not wimax) with a software update. I fear 1G iPads will either support 4G with a physical modem upgrade or worse, a trade-in.
That said, the many and varied benefits and differentiations from other products and form factors and ecosystems will make this not only a market success, but a paradigm shift culturally.
What else could a company or product hope for? It's what Steve does. Thank you Steve.
AAPL. Buy on rumor, sell on news.
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It will be released with what I think is too wide a rim and too low density a display. I predict iPad G2 will be the same resolution and 30% smaller area.
It has mere 3G wireless. It really should support 4G (LTE not wimax) with a software update. I fear 1G iPads will either support 4G with a physical modem upgrade or worse, a trade-in.
That said, the many and varied benefits and differentiations from other products and form factors and ecosystems will make this not only a market success, but a paradigm shift culturally.
What else could a company or product hope for? It's what Steve does. Thank you Steve.
AAPL. Buy on rumor, sell on news.
Rocketman
Log-in accounts would do the trick -- even if they only allowed two log-ins: one for the owner, the other "guest".
Noticed how everyone in the videos grab the iPad sit down and put their feet up on the table? No how many of you do that at home? I know if I did that I'd get a clip round the ear by mother dearest.
Anyway, still don't think its a practical device to use on the lap or table without support.
Also, what's with the video guide. Who's gonna sit like that for hours watching a movie, my hand starts to strain after holding a mobile phone for 10 minutes next to my ear, must kill after watching a full blown movie in that position.
Anyway, still don't think its a practical device to use on the lap or table without support.
Also, what's with the video guide. Who's gonna sit like that for hours watching a movie, my hand starts to strain after holding a mobile phone for 10 minutes next to my ear, must kill after watching a full blown movie in that position.
ibook for Mac?
Does anyone know, will books I download from the ibookstore be readable on my mac or PC? How about iphone?
Does anyone know, will books I download from the ibookstore be readable on my mac or PC? How about iphone?
It looks great to me. I noticed Calendar, Contacts, Maps, notes and App Store weren't listed, the App Store makes sense since they probably don't want to give away too much information about pricing, and what apps are available. Notes isn't significant, but I consider the other three to be quite significant, any thoughts of why they didn't include those in the tour?
Damn - cant watch these at work
How come? Does your work computer only play Flash?
j/k
Repeating myself here,
Does anyone know how the freehand drawing/writing is going to be on this thing?
I checked out a few of the guides and didn't see any drawing/writing with the finger. If I missed something, let me know which guide it is in. I'll only be getting the first generation of the iPad if it does well with hand drawn notes (for classes).
Does anyone know how the freehand drawing/writing is going to be on this thing?
I checked out a few of the guides and didn't see any drawing/writing with the finger. If I missed something, let me know which guide it is in. I'll only be getting the first generation of the iPad if it does well with hand drawn notes (for classes).
This is the year that the human species, which had gone from four-legged to upright, will now go recumbent. Our legs will become skinny little things suitable for holding an iPad in the ideal position. We may even develop an opposable big toe in the transition...
I hope they add that at some point. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it'll be in there initially. The other thing that is really starting to look antiquated is locking each device to a desktop machine and iTunes syncing. I think there's a market for the iPad for people who don't have computers, and don't want to deal with them (my mom comes to mind, she would love an iPad). But right now you can't really just have an iPad, you also need to buy and maintain a desktop PC that's at least as expensive as the iPad.
Sounds like you need the iHassock...coming soon to an apple store near you.
You may want to hold out for the iRecliner (available early 2011) which will include the iSupport, resembling a pair of hands to hold the iPad leaving you free to doze off, scratch your iBalls, or enjoy a refreshing iAde drink (available to be purchased through iTunes soon)
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I want to know whose hands were doing the tapping.
I wonder if hand models ever submit tips to MacRumors.
I want to know whose hands were doing the tapping.
I wonder if hand models ever submit tips to MacRumors.
Another thing I noticed about the people in the videos: they're all wearing pants. I hope this doesn't mean I have to wear pants when I use my iPad. That would be too inconvenient.
Seriously people, they're demo videos. They're not going to show a slob in a spaghetti-stained wife-beater t-shirt laying on his couch with the iPad propped on his beer belly. You'll figure out how to hold it.
Seriously people, they're demo videos. They're not going to show a slob in a spaghetti-stained wife-beater t-shirt laying on his couch with the iPad propped on his beer belly. You'll figure out how to hold it.
Actually, that is a valid point. How hot does this thing get? I cannot use my MacBook Pro on a bare leg as it gets scorching hot. And the back is metal on the iPad.
They are low key commercials. All commercials have a bit of artificiality to them.
I'm sure your average living is lighted so that no aspect of the glossy screen ever even remotely appears also. <cough> not.
In many shots it is shot from the angle where the person's head would be. [ And there is no head in the shot. ] This is all very posed to show off the product, not record usage.
Why do you have to hold it in two hands ? The common disconnect seems to be lots of folks who seem to want to take "Well I have 6 years of game controller and phone/sidekick/treo skills" and I just want to directly transfer them to the iPad. Instead of looking for how to use it as it is.
People were henpecking at keyboards with one or two index fingers for many decades before there were micro keyboards on phones and touches.
How many people henpeck at fullsized keyboards with their thumbs ?
Likewise there is no substantive border to grip the iPhone/Touch.
Anyone else notice they rarely type in portrait mode on this thing? I mean I rarely type in landscape on the iphone. To me, I just like it in portrait mode more. I think it's going to be really awkward holding the iPad and typing in portrait mode though. That's the only thing that worries me a bit.
What he's saying ("...as carrying size/weight is a big issue for me.") is that he had a need for the iPad before there was such a device. Likely true of a lot of people that got something bigger or smaller because there was nothing in the middle.
Imagine the lack of satisfaction Goldilocks would have experienced if Momma Bear had opted for a career instead of a family.
And, I personally thought having the embedded video in Safari is misleading to people who don't know that flash is missing. Obviously we all know about flash being missing, but people who aren't very computer literate don't even understand what flash is. I think they are going to have to field some phone calls from people about that feature. I'm not worried about it personally, but I sure wouldn't want to be working iPad phone support.