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Apple Releases iPad Tablet, New SDK, iBooks and iWork Apps
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Yeah, lets depend on other people to hold your important documents. What happens if for some reason... oh I don't know, you get zero cell reception and there's no WiFi?
Sounds like an awesome plan.
thick bezel
that's exactly what i thought certain amount of bezel is needed to grip the ipad without interfering with the touch screen
that's exactly what i thought certain amount of bezel is needed to grip the ipad without interfering with the touch screen
Sorry, but I doubt it.
This product does not meet, let alone exceed expectations. We'll have to wait for (at least) the 2nd gen model to get excited I think.
To all the people asking "what possible purpose could this serve?", this is why I am considering getting one:
- Office meetings. My laptop is set up at my desk, multiple displays, and tons of apps open. Multiple spaces, as well. Whenever I need to use my laptop in a meeting, I have to destroy my working environment, and repair it when I return. With this, I can sync it (if needed) and drag it into a meeting.
- Excellent for presenting. This is a much better device than a laptop for presenting something in a meeting, or to a client.
- Ebook reading. Sure, a Kindle is better, but it is also extremely limited in function, and proportionately expensive, for what little it does.
- Casual browsing. This is a damn nice device for casual browsing, chatting, emailing.. etc. I normally have my laptop at my coffeetable, and I'm bent over it. This is more ergonomic, comfortable and portable.
- Ultra-portability. Say what you want - this thing is thin, light, and super portable. Much easier to carry around than my laptop. That means I can leave my laptop at home in some situations, and I'm likely to take this to places I wouldn't take my laptop.
- Office meetings. My laptop is set up at my desk, multiple displays, and tons of apps open. Multiple spaces, as well. Whenever I need to use my laptop in a meeting, I have to destroy my working environment, and repair it when I return. With this, I can sync it (if needed) and drag it into a meeting.
- Excellent for presenting. This is a much better device than a laptop for presenting something in a meeting, or to a client.
- Ebook reading. Sure, a Kindle is better, but it is also extremely limited in function, and proportionately expensive, for what little it does.
- Casual browsing. This is a damn nice device for casual browsing, chatting, emailing.. etc. I normally have my laptop at my coffeetable, and I'm bent over it. This is more ergonomic, comfortable and portable.
- Ultra-portability. Say what you want - this thing is thin, light, and super portable. Much easier to carry around than my laptop. That means I can leave my laptop at home in some situations, and I'm likely to take this to places I wouldn't take my laptop.
which all makes perfect sense on a 7" screen.
how many of those things are you using at once? MAYBE 2, if you just want to listen to the video. otherwise... you essentially doing one thing at a time.
if those things all opened / closed fast enough... you wouldn't be aware it wasn't "multi-tasking."
except for maybe that video... that is running behind all those browser windows.
i admit i am still stuck in XP ... and the multi-tasking / switching is terrible, even on powerful machines.
i guess in 10 years, SOMETHING has to improve.
For jobs to hype this as saying it is the most important project he has ever worked on I would have expected it to do a little more. Problem is they could have done much more but why would the want to cannibalize the macbook. It's a cool device for what it does, he just way overhyped this.
One day this will evolve to something much stronger, just not yet.
I think people are missing the mark with this device, its like the Wii of computers.
I would buy this for my parents so they can email, look at pics and surf the web quickly and easily. I can put apps on it that they will use and not have to worry about them not working.
For $499 its not too bad for a "laptop" that they can just turn on and use.
I would buy this for my parents so they can email, look at pics and surf the web quickly and easily. I can put apps on it that they will use and not have to worry about them not working.
For $499 its not too bad for a "laptop" that they can just turn on and use.
BTW, I'm still using a 1st generation iphone....besides it being slow and the battery starting to fail, its a decent product. I seriously doubt I will be getting a iPad......
Print media messiah?
Where is this radical new way to consume print media? They showed a standalone NYTimes app, just like on the iPhone. I thought there was going to be some iTunes-store like system that would let us subscribe to and read and cross reference media in a slick, uniform way.
There's the book store, and it looks cool, but I want e-ink for reading long-form books. I was interested in magazines and newspapers, though. But it doesn't really look like anything revolutionary was done for that.
Where is this radical new way to consume print media? They showed a standalone NYTimes app, just like on the iPhone. I thought there was going to be some iTunes-store like system that would let us subscribe to and read and cross reference media in a slick, uniform way.
There's the book store, and it looks cool, but I want e-ink for reading long-form books. I was interested in magazines and newspapers, though. But it doesn't really look like anything revolutionary was done for that.
How do I type a research paper and browse the internet page to do the research simultaneously? How do I save and access iwork documents? How do I attach these documents to emails? These are all valid questions I don't feel like can be answered by this device.
Umm...
*Virtual keyboard that adapts to the task I am doing at the moment (see Numbers demonstration). Netbook keyboards are small, cramped, flimsy, and are terrible for any data entry task
*IPS screen that is actually visible at any angle
*User interface that is designed for a device of this size. Ever tried to use Firefox on a typical netbook 1024x600 screen?
*Small weight and tiny size. Comparing the iPad to your typical Eee PC clone is laughable
*Easy sync of data with your main computer
*Youtube videos that are not choppy (yes, I am looking at you, Intel Atom)
*If you have a Windows Netbook: no Windows Registry to deal with. No drive-by download malware attacks. No bugged standby mode/no slow as molasses "hibernation"/no 4.5 minute boot process (I am basing this on my experience with iPhone and iPod Touch)
*If you have a Linux netbook: no half-baked, bloated software with garish interface to aggravate you (yes, I am pointing at you, OpenOffice, Gimp, and Inkscape).
Technically speaking, yes, you can do all of the things the iPad does with a netbook. But will it be as fun, intuitive, or pleasant? Emphatically no.
I expect the netbook (or iPad) to last about two years. For ~$10 more per month I will choose the iPad over that creaky Acer with a microscopic touchpad, thank you very much.
Finally, there is an issue of resale value. A 2 year old netbook belongs in your local thrift store. A 2 year old iPad will sell on Craigslist, just like 2 year old iPod sells on Craigslist or a 2 year old MBP sells on Craigslist.
Yes, I will be in line on launch day
You're kidding me right? In no way are ANY of those things advantages. And did you seriously ask if doing all those things will be more fun?
Wow.
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It's explicitly stated on the Apple website.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/design/
Read the wireless section.
bye buy laptops
When I got my iphone, i really stopped using my laptop around the house after work for pleasure. I read the news, email, web and do it all through my iphone. If I needed to serious work, then I'd pull out the old laptop, plug it in and find a comfortable place to start working. The iphone was just too small to really get work done.
I can see myself replacing the laptop with the ipad for 90% of the work I do at home after hours. Imac at work, ipad at home, iphone for convenience. Do I really need a laptop anymore?
Prediction!!
This is the imac of the late 1990s. Your Grandma, aunt and anyone else that is thinking about buying a computer to surf, use email, listen to music, etcc is just going to buy an ipad. $500 crappy dell or simple to use ipad?
When I got my iphone, i really stopped using my laptop around the house after work for pleasure. I read the news, email, web and do it all through my iphone. If I needed to serious work, then I'd pull out the old laptop, plug it in and find a comfortable place to start working. The iphone was just too small to really get work done.
I can see myself replacing the laptop with the ipad for 90% of the work I do at home after hours. Imac at work, ipad at home, iphone for convenience. Do I really need a laptop anymore?
Prediction!!
This is the imac of the late 1990s. Your Grandma, aunt and anyone else that is thinking about buying a computer to surf, use email, listen to music, etcc is just going to buy an ipad. $500 crappy dell or simple to use ipad?
People are going to read your mispell in the first sentence and be confused as to whether or not you are being either cleverly sarcastic or schizophrenic.
I think you're a little bit confused.
Your post makes no sense whatsover. The original post has nothing to do with wifi or cell signals or cloud storage.
Good idea - those paper books are much lighter and have much less mass than this enormous device. Why I'm sure you could carry around 100s of paper books at a time (like reference materials) in your magic Mary Poppins bag. Oh, and that is the only function is performs (i.e. books).
But I'm sure you were just jesting, or had some *real* issue with the device. ;-)
So when all other point's are hard to beat, bring up the OS again?
It's running a dual boot of Windows 7 and Linux, but if I want to load up Mac OS X, it will do that too. Oh yeah, a full Mac OS X, not iPhone OS, and all the benefits and advantages granted to it
In fact, I should put this under another advantage of the netbook over the iPad
I think I'll wait to see what an update may offer. Not clear if there is multitasking. Didn't look like it. No flash? I wonder what the embedded videos in the newspaper were using. I was really hoping for some sort of file management. It would be awesome to be able to transfer files in between the iPad and a desktop that is native. This event was a short one. I was hoping to see some other updates. Glad there is no contract and it appears it could be compatible with other carriers. Not locked. This could be a plus for those who are thinking about an iPod Touch and like the fact there is not a contract on the iPad. Also the screen real-estate. $399 for a 64GB iPod Touch and $499 for the base iPad. Interesting price structure. $599 for a Mac Mini. Definitely a product you have to measure with how you intend on using it. Disappointing? Yup. They missed some opportunities. Can't please the geek in us all. This is probably going do well though.
Your parents will throw this thing at you the second they try typing on the virtual keyboard.
Personally, I think this is a case of trying to please everyone but pricing yourself out of the market for those who just wanted an Apple netbook or just an Apple version of Kindle.
It's a crippled Netbook so as someone in the market for a netbook, I'll go with a hack instead. Sadly my long wait for Apple to address this market was in vain-- they let their greed get in the way of uttlerly crushing the netbook market with a great model of their own that runs OSX.
I'm sure many of these apps can do many of the tasks that my current OSX apps can do, but there is no way I'm adopting a whole other OS and set of apps for when I'm outside of the home. Sorry. This looks most pertinent for people with iphones/ ipods (I have neither) who are addicted to apps and are willing to spend a lot of money for a bigger screen.
I'd rather see Apple compete on the open market for apps that run on netbooks rather than force you to get the one device if you wan to run those apps. It's sad to see them bundling everything together in a revenue-maximizing package.
As for books, I for one will be sticking to the kind that doesn't need electricity when you read them, so the whole e-book thing is not pertinent to me at all.
Overall, a rather huge disappointment. I feel dumb for having been sucked into the whole "this will change the world" hype-- more like "we want you to start using laptops as if they were a big ipod touch." No thanks.
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