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Apple Testing Screens for a Larger iPhone and a 13-Inch iPad
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I am not sure what the fussy is all about?
This is what they should have done while back. Introducing many different sizes.
NOw, they see that their other computer's are being cannibalized, they feel that they will have to adjust. Fine, I will give apple the benefit of the doubt and give them a chance 2 years later(for now, I am patiently waiting on note 3).
As to 13 inch ipad, this is just super natural progression and where everything is going. Laptop/tablet hybrid is the future. Imagine your mba.. but also you can detach your screen to bring to your bed to read or study or watch a movie.. or bring to presentation.. This is why apple is now reacting instead of dictating.. Again goes back to Cook's inability.
I still like apple(after all, everything I own is apple product). But my next 2 years , I won't be purchasing any apple products..
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awesome!!!!
This is what they should have done while back. Introducing many different sizes.
NOw, they see that their other computer's are being cannibalized, they feel that they will have to adjust. Fine, I will give apple the benefit of the doubt and give them a chance 2 years later(for now, I am patiently waiting on note 3).
As to 13 inch ipad, this is just super natural progression and where everything is going. Laptop/tablet hybrid is the future. Imagine your mba.. but also you can detach your screen to bring to your bed to read or study or watch a movie.. or bring to presentation.. This is why apple is now reacting instead of dictating.. Again goes back to Cook's inability.
I still like apple(after all, everything I own is apple product). But my next 2 years , I won't be purchasing any apple products..
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awesome!!!!
That's not surprising. In fact, SONY and at least one or two other companies did something like this. This is the general direction of what the tablet PC market will appear to end up as an alternative to desktop computing.
The best use of the large tablet screen is the Wacom Cintiq
They don't come cheap but look around and find youtube clips of them. Very, very cool.
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At first the iPad had some interesting painting apps when it came out. Initially, that became the ideal conceptualizing tool for professional artists. It still is a good tool for this reason, but when it comes to doing 'heavy duty' or finished artwork on high resolution for print, using the Wacom is the best method working with a desktop program.
I think the new POGO stylus pro is a good alternative for iPad users. I'm waiting to hear from Wacom Europe on that announcement of their new tablet product. It should be unveiled, I think, around August. A LOT of professional artists have been clamoring about it lately on message boards. I would love to get that so I can do some actual digital art on it and be able to export it to the desktop, if needed, for more tweaking, or the finished piece to a client from the tablet on a cloud network, ie. Dropbox.
Everyone but Apple already moved on. 300 ppi+ is not really something special any longer. And since iOS 7 I begin to understand why: The contrasty, fine graphics used do look kind of pixelated to me (things like the battery status, the empty circles for reception status or the "GPRS"-symbol).Not sure if anyone has does the math to see the exact match but... even if you kept the same resolution and stretched the phone to 4.3 or 4.5 with the same aspect ratio the PPI would still be in the "RETINA" range as it would be around 300 PPI, which is higher than the retina iPad. So for everyone who is saying that they can't... they still can call it Retina without having to really backpedal at all, since Retina was their own marketing term anyway.
Cheers!
iPad was questionable enough that I would not believe for a second that the word maxi would show up on any Apple products.
It is about time! A lot slow on the uptake.
Who is running the iphone department? Must be some luddite.
Who is running the iphone department? Must be some luddite.
It's amazed me that people want a bigger screen on an iPhone, yet won't pick up the bigger screen of the iPad mini- it all just seems like an excuse to me.
But the iPad getting bigger should definitely be done, it just makes sense. Either way, if bigger does come, I'm just seeing it as Apple beating companies (and their customers) at their own game.
But the iPad getting bigger should definitely be done, it just makes sense. Either way, if bigger does come, I'm just seeing it as Apple beating companies (and their customers) at their own game.
Taken Apple so so so long to come up with a larger screen for the iPhone. Let's hope it's not too little too late...
It is possible some people that moved on to larger screens would come back if Apple has more options. Of course it likely will not even be until the iPhone 6 and that may be pushing it a bit.
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Now THAT is true innovation right there! I'm sick and tired of all these pocket-bursting "phablets" that mindless companies keep pushing on us.
If you want more screen space; GET A BIG SCREEN!!!
Thank you for having vision while the rest of this thread is grousing about how they would hold a 13" ipad. Perhaps--you would use a 13" ipad differently...sin't this the 'think different' demographic? And good for you if you'd rather have a mac book air--but try drawing on it. A 13" ipad with active digitization would be an awesome art and music tool--if only we can figure out how to hold it?
Yep everyone who deals in the management side of construction would want a large iPad or the other killer product in that space would be an A3 sized ePaper device, like a really big kindle, especially if cheap enough for all the trades people to carry on site with them.
this is ridiculous. i've always loved the iphone for its size, and i wouldn't want a phone any bigger than the current iphone 5. hopefully they'll at least keep offering different sizes or i'm out.
if you're unable comfortably to use it with one hand only, it's not a phone anymore.
if you're unable comfortably to use it with one hand only, it's not a phone anymore.
Bring on the maxi pad
This is the best new product rumour ever - would love a larger ipad - just keep it skinny and light
Would make an awesome business presentation tool.
This is the best new product rumour ever - would love a larger ipad - just keep it skinny and light
Would make an awesome business presentation tool.
Although it might seem he does little next to nothing I highly doubt the board would allow him to do absolutely nothing. If he has or hasn't been pursuing a larger screen size we wouldn't know at this point unless a major leak was revealed.
If he spends time defending his product, it might not be because he's not open to larger screen sizes but simply because he's proud of what Apple up until September of last year was able to accomplish with the iPhone. I love Tim Cook and I think he's a great CEO. But just like every time that he's asked about the future of Apple TV, only time will tell.
This rivalry with Samsung apparently came out of nowhere and sort of caught them off guard. I don't think anyone expected a big screen trend to develop like it did. Initially people believed it looked really silly.
Again, I think in the past year Apple has had a lot of misfortune and Tim has a lot of work ahead of him. I'm sure we all love our Apple products here and if you don't well, there's always the other guys. I mean, if Apple fails it's not the end of the world right?
I am speaking as an APPLE SHAREHOLDER.
Ok dude I was just going to say this but glad I saw your comment first. I totally, 100% agree! I have been toying with the idea of buying a Macbook Air, but I think I will wait until this fall to see if this happens or not. I think it just would make sense really, the Air is thin enough that's for sure! Let's keep our fingers crossed!
13 inch iPad
great news, just for numbers, the current iPad is 7.76 by 5.82 inch, a 13 inch would be 10.40 by 7.80 inch. So, if you want to know what this would look like, just turn you iPad sideways in comic zeal or good reader. All of a sudden, you don't have to squint, don't have to zoom, it is, yes magical! I would buy one in a second, 128 GB, or if possible 256 GB!
Please Apple...
great news, just for numbers, the current iPad is 7.76 by 5.82 inch, a 13 inch would be 10.40 by 7.80 inch. So, if you want to know what this would look like, just turn you iPad sideways in comic zeal or good reader. All of a sudden, you don't have to squint, don't have to zoom, it is, yes magical! I would buy one in a second, 128 GB, or if possible 256 GB!
Please Apple...
The OS X UI (in it's current state) would be terrible to use on a touch screen. That's why there is iOS!
Let me restate, OS X isn't meant to be used on a "touch screen", I said nothing about not being about to handle a touch device. That is one area where OS X really shines. OS X is just not designed to be used in a touch screen interface. Imagine trying to close a window by hitting that small red dot with your finger, a mouse or trackpad is a lot better tool to use for quick and accurate navigation.
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I think they have a better management in place than before, and more importantly the world is more of a tech consumer market than it was then.
Most people don't upgrade their computers ever 2 years but don't think twice about doing that for their phone, tablet, music player etc.
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This running Lightroom and photoshop pls