Apple Tablet Media Event Today: 'Come See Our Latest Creation'

[Lara F]

Ok, here's the ebook section coming up (iBooks). Just like the Classics app!

 

[jtara]

Can the iPad access network shares?

The iPhone can (ezShare, others...), so why wouldn't the iPad?

 

[JohnnyQuest]

Guys, this isn't even close to being over. Just started talking about ebooks...

 

[azsprty]

talking E books now

 

[Salavat23]

No camera? No multitasking? Looks like a picture frame as well lol.

But I wouldn't mind having one.

 

[mdriftmeyer]

At this point I'm just hoping for an iPhone software update. This thing sucks.

Sporting Fans are going to love interactive news with the NFL, MLB, NBA, College Sports, etc.

 

[j_maddison]

But that's what Apple are brilliant at doing. The Apple TV, the iPods, the iPhones, they're all about locking you in and making a residual return from the consumer. What's completely baffling to me is that so many people expect something else. Apple is Sony pronounced differently. Simple as that - and I'm a fully-fledged Apple consumer.

I think you have a good point, this has been staring me in the face for some time. I've clearly been in denial over it.

 

[OrangeCuse44]

How this is more "important" to Steve than the iPhone is absolutely mind blowing.

 

[britabroad]

no camera?

 

[Pika]

It's an iphone for the blind.

 

[rorschach]

I really want to hear about 4.0 on the iPhone. Right now that's way more interesting to me than this thing.

 

[lilo777]

i cant believe the device isnt going to compete with the kindle. I really wanted an ebook function.

Just get a Kindle

 

[ethical]

iBooks eh? This could be the deal-breaker. Oh... and the price!

 

[limesmoothie]

Jobs ragged netbooks so much, but I have a Dell Mini 10v right here doing far more than this thing. I cannot see a reason AT ALL to purchase yet.

E-book reader yadda yadda. The bookshelf interface is cute, though.

 

[Battlefield Fan]

Honestly can't believe they went with iPad over iSlate.

This is nothing but a big iPhone. Why would any iPhone user (millions of them) want one? There is no ground breaking feature.

 

[miles01110]

Yay, now Jobs is showing us how Apple made a black-rimmed Kindle.

zzz

 

[hwhalers]

Starting a fight with Amazon...

 

[-=XX=-Nephilim]

aaaaah... iBooks

this is kinda first thing that looks decent!

 

[ShiftyPig]

As the resident tablet skeptic, I would like to be the first to introduce the iPad to Segway.

There you go FB's.... you got a big iPod touch.

 

[mabaker]

Nice gadget, rather subpar for Apple standards. Life goes on, tho.

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

This looks like a product for doctors, field operations, and graphic artists.

What kind of Application are them doctors going to use? Something they find on the App-store?

This is not a business-device!

 

[Beric]

This thing should have been released BEFORE the iPhone/iTouch. In fact, their release date should have been switched.

People would have been impressed with the iPad had it been released 3 years ago, and say by this year they reveal the iPhone - similar to iPad but in much smaller form, we will be impressed once again.

Now they are doing it backwards.

Agreed. The iPod touch is smaller (meaning more portable) and cheaper. If this device is $400-$500, it may be saved, but otherwise I'm guessing we have another Apple TV here. Something that will sell, but in limited quantities.

 

[rorschach]

iBooks?

Can you say "Classics"??????

 

[azsprty]

the display for the books your purchase is pretty sweet looking

 

[Robert M.]

iBooks? Hmmm....what an awesome name!!