I don't care much about facetime,but If I were to use it,it would usually be at home or a hotel,where coincidentally wifi is usually available.In fact,my ipad hasn't left home yet.So I don't think lack of 3G makes it as stupid as you.
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Apple Readying New FaceTime Equipped iPads?
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I don't care much about facetime,but If I were to use it,it would usually be at home or a hotel,where coincidentally wifi is usually available.In fact,my ipad hasn't left home yet.So I don't think lack of 3G makes it as stupid as you.
Is there going to be a Facetime app for Windows and Linux systems?
I (and I suspect many ohters) need a video call system that works across phones, tablets and laptops of all kinds. I had really hoped that Skype would do this.
Perhaps Google will.
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In any case, I smell a business opportunity for someone. A decade ago, I knew a software group that was tasked with making all the different video conferencing systems used in their company (100,000 employees) work together.
A few weeks later (!) they announced a working solution and demoed it. We were all stunned. How did they manage to reverse engineer all those various protocols and make them work in such an incredibly short time?
Turns out they didn't. What they cleverly did was simply have a giant software switch that took the decoded _video output_ of one conference type and fed it into the _video input_ of another. Beautiful.
So I can imagine someone creating a giant paid video call center that acts as the translation nexus for all calls. Who knows, perhaps it's been done?
I (and I suspect many ohters) need a video call system that works across phones, tablets and laptops of all kinds. I had really hoped that Skype would do this.
Perhaps Google will.
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In any case, I smell a business opportunity for someone. A decade ago, I knew a software group that was tasked with making all the different video conferencing systems used in their company (100,000 employees) work together.
A few weeks later (!) they announced a working solution and demoed it. We were all stunned. How did they manage to reverse engineer all those various protocols and make them work in such an incredibly short time?
Turns out they didn't. What they cleverly did was simply have a giant software switch that took the decoded _video output_ of one conference type and fed it into the _video input_ of another. Beautiful.
So I can imagine someone creating a giant paid video call center that acts as the translation nexus for all calls. Who knows, perhaps it's been done?
How lucky you are to be smarter than everyone else!
So...did you buy an iPhone 3g?Did you feel taken advantage of when the 3GS came out?Or the iPhone 4?
When I ordered my iPad I fully expected the next model to have a camera,more memory at least,and now think it might also have a gyroscope and retina display(maybe).Was I taken advantage of?Not on your life.I got exactly what I paid for.A camera in an iPad is not worth one dollar to me.If the next model has it,fine,as long as there are other actual upgrades that make it compelling to me.
BTW-Same goes for my 1st gen iPhone.
Excuse me for asking, but how does Skype not already do this ? It is available for close to everything under the sun that matters (iPad, Android, Linux, Windows, Mac). It does video over the Internet and I guess local networks (since I can video call my GF from the upstairs bedroom to the downstairs living room).
It doesn't seem much different than Facetime in a sense. In fact it seems better since it's compatible over a broader range of devices.
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I almost feel as bad for iPad owners as I do for the beta iPhone4 owners. At least the iPad owners aren't stuck in a dead end contract.
You should have known something was up when that big iPad was less powerful than a PHONE. Duh people! I guess some peoples like to buy billionaire Steve new Mercedes. Just mail him the check directly next time.
Save your pity.I have both and absolutely love them,and zero problems with the phone.
Looks like I will be trying to sell my 1st Gen iPad sooner than I thought.
Just the same with iPhones I am sure I will get every Gen Model that comes out just to stay up-to-date.
I don't think iPads will have the same resell value that an iPhone does. I don't think I've paid a single dollar for an iPhone since the 1st Gen one with how much they resell on eBay.
Although as much as my kids love the iPad maybe it can be just passed down to them. It's amazing how quickly young kids (3 & 5 years old) pick up on how to use these devices and play the games and work through the Apps.
Just the same with iPhones I am sure I will get every Gen Model that comes out just to stay up-to-date.
I don't think iPads will have the same resell value that an iPhone does. I don't think I've paid a single dollar for an iPhone since the 1st Gen one with how much they resell on eBay.
Although as much as my kids love the iPad maybe it can be just passed down to them. It's amazing how quickly young kids (3 & 5 years old) pick up on how to use these devices and play the games and work through the Apps.
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I almost feel as bad for iPad owners as I do for the beta iPhone4 owners. At least the iPad owners aren't stuck in a dead end contract.
You should have known something was up when that big iPad was less powerful than a PHONE. Duh people! I guess some peoples like to buy billionaire Steve new Mercedes. Just mail him the check directly next time.
troll..
Is it a mental defect of yours that you can't seem to grasp the concept of reading comprehension? I merely pointed out that since most people go for the WiFi model it's safe to assume most people will require either to be in their home or in a hotel compared to the iPhone which has internet access almost everywhere. But this is a small thing compared to my MAIN argument regarding the form factor. The iPad simply isn't designed to be used as a phone, period so a camera is merely a marketing ploy. Yes, there will be people that will use it but that's the same with all products.
My point is that people here are freaking out over not buying an iPad or some that did are freaking out that they BOUGHT one and think they should have waited and I am just trying to make them see the light and not fall prey to Apple's marketing.
As soon as a new update to a device is announced with MINOR tweaks suddenly people think it's worth paying full price again just so they can have the latest features......THAT'S stupid. Essentially they will be paying $500 again to simply have a camera.......This was my whole point, which you completely missed.
Hotels too!Travelling is the main time I'd use facetime.I'd wager the most of the time iPads are used they are in range of wifi.
Wow.
People are SO mad that their precious iPad is going to be replaced by something better, that they're resorting to these insults.
It's pathetic, really
I've read this whole thread and missed those posts.All I see is people who don't have iPads telling those who do they are morons.Please quote one.
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I almost feel as bad for iPad owners as I do for the beta iPhone4 owners. At least the iPad owners aren't stuck in a dead end contract.
You should have known something was up when that big iPad was less powerful than a PHONE. Duh people! I guess some peoples like to buy billionaire Steve new Mercedes. Just mail him the check directly next time.
I actually DO feel sorry for people that feel compelled to write posts in which their sole reason for being is to bring others down to lift up themselves. Now that is a truly sad existence
I've noted that I see iPads in almost the all the locations that notebook computers are used: coffee shops, trains, airport terminals, airplanes, libraries, etc. albeit in much less quantity right now.
Most of the time, they are in range of Wifi (not always free though).
I see quite a few iPads in corporate settings these days.
i think this means iPad mini announcement
not the iPad refresh itself.
iPad as it is selling well; they need to add camera and facetime which they can gladly do with iPad mini (6"/7") and get ready the iPad refresh in next march 2011.
remember iPod touch did not get 512MB RAM so not all the latest technology is NOT given for new iPad yet.
as a current iPad owner i want to see a year refresh pattern not every 6 months refreshes
my wife was pregnant that time and my son was 2 months now; iPad served well for last 6 to 8 months - $599 happy customer; do not mind reselling or upgrading later
not the iPad refresh itself.
iPad as it is selling well; they need to add camera and facetime which they can gladly do with iPad mini (6"/7") and get ready the iPad refresh in next march 2011.
remember iPod touch did not get 512MB RAM so not all the latest technology is NOT given for new iPad yet.
as a current iPad owner i want to see a year refresh pattern not every 6 months refreshes
my wife was pregnant that time and my son was 2 months now; iPad served well for last 6 to 8 months - $599 happy customer; do not mind reselling or upgrading later
iPads are pretty cool. I'd like one, but I just can't justify spending the money on one. And yes, if I could spend the cash now, I'd rather wait to buy a second gen, even if I could afford one. But I'm sure not going to criticize those of you who did buy a first gen iPad. Heck, if you bought one and enjoyed it, good for you! Seems to work as advertised, so you knew what you were getting into! I don't see a problem with that.
It's not like any of you bought one, brought it home and said, "What? It doesn't have a camera?" And nobody who bought one was dumb enough to think that Apple wasn't going to launch one with new improved features. It did what you wanted, so you bought it. No reason to insult your intelligence for that!
As the very happy owner of an iPad 34Gb 3G I thank you and compliment you on your good sense and reasonableness!
Enjoy your 2nd gen,I may join you if it's a big upgrade!
I'm assuming the iPad will be a top selling Christmas gift this year. Anyone cracking open a new iPad at the turn of the year might be a bit annoyed when Jobs gets on stage a month later to announce the brand new model.
This is why iPods come out in September and iPhones in June instead of January and February. This is, in my opinion, the only reason that Apple might want to release a revised iPad in October. They surely want to push the annual iPad update into the second half of the year at some point, especially given how anxious the diehard Apple fans get about purchasing a new Apple product when they fear a revision is only a month or two away.
I don't understand what you're ranting about. Apple is leading the market. Their products are in high demand. It is perfectly natural for a product to be improved over time.
Yeah, and multitasking and facetime and hdr and consolidated mailbox and retinate display and 10x the battery life and hd video and a free upgrade for the next model and a lifetime free subscription to playboy for ipad, uncensored
Did I forget something?
I got a solution for you: wait till it comes out with everything you want and don't buy it a second sooner. I promise, you will never ever in your life be disappointed anymore that the thing you bought does not have all the features you want. You might also find yourself not buying anything anymore but he, whatever makes you more happy.
And to all netbook owners and Apple haters: peace! You don't know what you are missing but who cares. It's your choice. Live with it and move on.
I vote for "Retina Display" as "The most over-abused buzzphrase that means nothing".
Seriously guys, at least define what you mean when you say Retina Display for iPad. Because it probably doesn't mean what guys think it means.
Seriously guys, at least define what you mean when you say Retina Display for iPad. Because it probably doesn't mean what guys think it means.
I vote for "Retina Display" as "The most over-abused buzzphrase that means nothing".
Seriously guys, at least define what you mean when you say Retina Display for iPad. Because it probably doesn't mean what guys think it means.
It gets its name due to the claim that the screen's pixel density is greater than what the naked eye can see. So I wouldn't say the name means nothing. I think most people the use the term use it to refer to a screen with that characteristic.