The fact that no Mac ships with a magic trackpad by default. The laptops ship with a trackpad, but not the Magic Trackpad.
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The fact that no Mac ships with a magic trackpad by default. The laptops ship with a trackpad, but not the Magic Trackpad.
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As I stated earlier - obsolete.
burgundyyears said:
As I stated earlier - obsolete.
True it may be, but the main reason for many incoherences in otherwise logical looking posts are due to my English not being 1st language. He knows that, yet I don't know why it wasn't much simpler to just say "Hey, do you mean this or this?"
I totally agree with the dpi stuff. You could make a 1920*1080 display 30 feet wide, and if standing far enough, the pixels would be invisible.
I'm also okay with Apple using the word "Retina". It's their brand name for a high-res display. However, people refer to it as if it was a standard (and I'm not talking of the 300 DPI rule), when in fact they could say "high-resolution".
It would be incredible, I agree. Depends on the software shifting over to the device, as well. Once a fair amount of Adobe text-prep stuff runs on an iPad, my desktop is almost dust.
I wonder how that iMac-mini rumor is developing, because a hi-res. iPad makes a lot of Apple's computer sales (stand alones) go poof.
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This. ^ April, come faster please!
Xtremehkr said:
This. ^ April, come faster please!
The fact where i earlier stated, and above reiterated, that no Macs ship with a Magic trackpad.
Please read the thread before you make comments that link back to earlier comments ..
It's not true what you say, the Mac Mini doesn't ship with a Magic Mouse or Trackpad. Besides .. i was making the point concerning only the Magic Trackpad, if you go and read the thread you'll see why.
This is the resolution I thought might happen. Double the iPhone 4 resolution and widen to 4:3.
Retains a pixel doubling value for developers, and great for displaying 1080p content which is 1920 x 1080.
too good to be true
that's a rumour and a half
Sounds awesome though. I could almost forgive them for getting in bed with Rupert Murdoch. Almost.
that's a rumour and a half
Sounds awesome though. I could almost forgive them for getting in bed with Rupert Murdoch. Almost.
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It's quite amazing what Apple's marketing team does.
lewis82 said:
It's quite amazing what Apple's marketing team does.
I don't see what's so "unbelievable" about this. The word yesterday is that the new A5 can run 1080p video like butter. That is 1920x1080 resolution. But if you polled everyone who visits this forum, as little as five days ago a majority probably would've told you that there was "no chance" Verizon would get the iPhone this year. So clearly most of the people who visit this site aren't very good at reading the tea leaves.
The tablet market is hugely competitive. There's no room to leave any effort in the locker room. And let's be honest, the iPad, though revolutionary, had sub-standard resolution when it was released. Apple took high margins on the iPad 1 because they could afford to. They can no longer do that. Right now, to maintain their dominance, they need to lap the field. That's the same approach they took with the iPhone 4.
To reduce some of their costs, I would expect they will introduce fewer models with less differentiation. All iPads will be 3G, and there will be only two storage capacities: 32 GB and 64 GB (plus whatever you want via SD card). From six models to two. And they'll keep the first gen iPad, probably wifi only (because of Verizon) and 16 GB, at a lower price. I'm guessing $349.
There's another issue to consider. Apple is also a competitor in the e-reader market. Insane resolutions on the iPad help to combat concerns that LCD can't compete with the clarity of tech like e-Ink.
The tablet market is hugely competitive. There's no room to leave any effort in the locker room. And let's be honest, the iPad, though revolutionary, had sub-standard resolution when it was released. Apple took high margins on the iPad 1 because they could afford to. They can no longer do that. Right now, to maintain their dominance, they need to lap the field. That's the same approach they took with the iPhone 4.
To reduce some of their costs, I would expect they will introduce fewer models with less differentiation. All iPads will be 3G, and there will be only two storage capacities: 32 GB and 64 GB (plus whatever you want via SD card). From six models to two. And they'll keep the first gen iPad, probably wifi only (because of Verizon) and 16 GB, at a lower price. I'm guessing $349.
There's another issue to consider. Apple is also a competitor in the e-reader market. Insane resolutions on the iPad help to combat concerns that LCD can't compete with the clarity of tech like e-Ink.
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And you do realize that the graphics engines rendering these games on consoles are a million times more sophisticated than engines for mobile games. But there's also MUCH more that you don't really take into consideration. Most console developers have to make an engine that can perform smoothly on two different consoles that have two COMPLETELY different architectures. People don't realize how challenging that is, hence why multiconsole releases usually aren't as stunning as a console exclusive title.
If you look at most PS3 exclusives, they are able to run at 1080p just fine with stunning graphics. Gran Turismo 5 is able to render at 1080p while still running at 60 frames per second, also rendering in 3D (2x the image). These systems are 5 years old now. The GPU in the PS3 is essentially an Nvidia 7800 GT, which is far outdated from todays class of GPUs. I mean we have a handheld console coming in a month, capable of rendering graphics that look similar to console games in 3D without the need for glasses (Nintendo 3DS). And even the tech in that is pretty conservative for todays standards. The PSP2 is rumored to have graphics capabilities almost on par with the PS3. Mobile tech has come a loooong way in 5 years.
I would say that it may be challenging to do, but its certainly possible for Apple to do. The new GPU that was leaked to be in new iOS devices is a powerful little GPU, you'd be surprised what it will be able to do with a little optimizing. I imagine that a lot of work will be going into the A5 chip, making it extremely power efficient. It would certainly be mindblowing, but not entirely impossible.
this guy missed the rumor end of things here I think.
This is very cool if possible, but im skeptical like near-everyone.
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While I agree with most of your post, I honestly think there will still be a Wi-Fi only version. Just my $0.02.
URFloorMatt said:
While I agree with most of your post, I honestly think there will still be a Wi-Fi only version. Just my $0.02.
I was actually unaware that English isn't your first language.
I don't really keep track of most members on this forum, so if you've pointed that out to me before I apologize.
I was actually unaware that English isn't your first language.
Don't worry I don't take such events personally. But I do take it as such when questioned about my GPU knowledge, specially after having the Macross built. (See sig)
Nonetheless, I don't like drama, so I will also apologize. There is no need to harbor hatred, as hatred only breeds more hatred, not what we seek.
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Never say never.
aurichie said:
Never say never.
No. The usual suspects will explain what a piece of crap it is because it has one fewer core, or runs a hundred megahertz slower, or has no USB, or doesn't support USB3, or doesn't run Flash, or doesn't use S-AMOLED, or...
