Apple Revamps Retail Stores with Interactive iPad Displays

[Eidorian]

That's a lot money on iPads.

 

[Warbrain]

here's my question..

I don't see a dock connector charging them.. so how are they charging them?
Yes I know the battery is great (i've owned one before), but if a store is open 10-10, with customers always using them... the battery will die...

so do they just charge them at the end of the day and hope the battery doesn't die?

edit* I see a cord that runs down the middle of the acrylic plastic that's securely holding the iPad in place... but I dont see it connecting with the dock connector port.. does this mean that these are specially made iPads that have the dock connector somewhere else on the device, and not near the home button?

Could be that they put it through the back of the device and you'll never see it. Or it is possible that it does get to the dock connector in some way?

secret ipad 3?

No.

That could be the ambient light sensor from the first iPad but I doubt it. *shrug*

It isn't. It's obviously the camera hole.

 

[Surely]

That could be the ambient light sensor from the first iPad but I doubt it. *shrug*

It's not. I'm looking at my iPad 2 right now.

 

[AidenShaw]

That's a lot money on iPads.

No problem, you're paying for it.

Cha-ching - profit margin!

 

[Born Again]

I'm not sure what to think

 

[ml.sail1]

That could be the ambient light sensor from the first iPad but I doubt it. *shrug*

Thats what I was thinking, but I think I was mistaken and they are, in fact, iPad 2's but yeah... The pic with the iPods is what threw me off, must have just been the reflection in the glass stand that made the edge look thicker like that of the iPad 1st gen

 

[Becordial]

Am I the only one that looks at it and says "thats one too many cables laying around on that table." I think it looks ugly.

I think so too. Even at Apple, still not free of cables.

 

[Warbrain]

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Wasn't disagreeing with you. Was simply pointing out that it's not impossible for it to be an original iPad because of the hole at the top.

We know that. You don't need to point it out. But there's no reason they would use the original iPad for these displays when the iPad 2 is out. Apple doesn't promote old hardware like that in their stores.

 

[zim]

first thought.. wires, wires and more wires—seems very un-apple. Personally I prefer the cards but I can't honestly say that I have every taken the time to read one.. I usually go to the apple store .com to check on prices while at the apple store.

 

[Warbrain]

first thought.. wires, wires and more wires—seems very un-apple. Personally I prefer the cards but I can't honestly say that I have every taken the time to read one.. I usually go to the apple store .com to check on prices while at the apple store.

You need one to keep these things powered all day. You need another for security. The only one they could do away with is the headphones on the iPods if they really wanted to.

 

[Casiotone]

here's my question..

I don't see a dock connector charging them.. so how are they charging them?
Yes I know the battery is great (i've owned one before), but if a store is open 10-10, with customers always using them... the battery will die...

so do they just charge them at the end of the day and hope the battery doesn't die?

edit* I see a cord that runs down the middle of the acrylic plastic that's securely holding the iPad in place... but I dont see it connecting with the dock connector port.. does this mean that these are specially made iPads that have the dock connector somewhere else on the device, and not near the home button?

Good question, I noticed that too. I'd like to see a picture of that special dock connector.

 

[Eidorian]

No problem, you're paying for it.

Cha-ching - profit margin!

I am really not sure how much more enticing an iPad will be over a piece of paper with side by side comparison. It appears to be a reckless amount of money to spend on electronics for little gain in the margins. I am sure it can be tossed up as eXPERIENCE but how great are the gains?

The endless product incest feedback loop has gone overboard here.

 

[goobot]

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Wasn't disagreeing with you. Was simply pointing out that it's not impossible for it to be an original iPad because of the hole at the top.

doesnt matter, you can also see by the metal around it, it is an ipad 2.

 

[ml.sail1]

doesnt matter, you can also see by the metal around it, it is an ipad 2.

What do you mean? The original iPad also had a metal band encircling it...

 

[mattdo93]

Am I the only one who doesn't mind keeping the old price tags? That's a big power drain right there for Apple.

 

[smileyborg]

I don't think this is as expensive as you guys think. Probably only a cost of $200-250 per unit. This is Apple, remember, with so much cash they don't know what to do with it.

On a different note, I don't like how the iPads seem to blend in with the products they are supposed to be selling. It's hard to tell what's for sale and what's the "sign" now -- especially with the iPods and iPads. They should have made a nice aluminum or wood enclosure that left only the screen visible to "hide" the iPad's bezel and frame, as it's distracting when you are looking at a MacBook or iPhone or something.

 

[Grimmeh]

Anyone else laugh at this? Seems very un-Apple-like. Way to cumbersome. Seems like a Microsoft idea…weird.

 

[res1233]

Calm down, I never said there was a reason to use an original iPad. I was simply giving reason as to why that hole shouldn't be the sole indicator of it being an iPad 2.

lol @ calm down. His text seems perfectly calm to me.

Anyone else laugh at this? Seems very un-Apple-like. Way to cumbersome. Seems like a Microsoft idea…weird.

Not really. Apple has has interactive mac displays for a long time.

 

[chasemac]

I want to see what those party hats look like.

 

[Warbrain]

I don't think this is as expensive as you guys think. Probably only a cost of $200-250 per unit. This is Apple, remember, with so much cash they don't know what to do with it.

They do get them at cost, sure, but the huge power drain that these things have...

Anyone else laugh at this? Seems very un-Apple-like. Way to cumbersome. Seems like a Microsoft idea…weird.

It's like using Surface for every display.

Am I the only one who doesn't mind keeping the old price tags? That's a big power drain right there for Apple.

I'll miss the paper.

 

[zero-beat]

Looks cool. I like it.

The ipod displays look messy though.

 

[Jaro65]

No problem, you're paying for it.

Cha-ching - profit margin!

Exactly what I thought. With its profit margins Apple can afford all the display iPads it desires. I wonder if these iPads will also be loaded with product demos, rather than just serve as price displays. That could be quite useful.

 

[ATH44]

Very nice! They're kinda going green by not wasting paper/plastic every time a price is changed.

Since when does Apple change prices?

 

[ratzzo]

Am I the only one that looks at it and says "thats one too many cables laying around on that table." I think it looks ugly.

All that wiring should just go under the table rather than back-then-down in a 90 degree turn.. shrug? I agree with ya

 

[ShiftyPig]

Reeks of overkill. The iPad now dominates product displays - just an aesthetic disaster.