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iPad 2 With NFC-Equipped Accessories, Carbon Fiber Body? 7-Inch iPad Still Alive?
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Carbon Fiber is expensive. I can see Apple going with a plastic backing, like the 3G or 3GS. I think it will definitely have 512MB of RAM, and two cameras, like the iPod Touch. Maybe for EU compliance, they kick in half of the camera kit for compliance.
You've been holding/positioning it wrong
(as Jobs would tell you). Honestly, it's no touch-typist replacement for a long shot (unless you buy a case with a resting position).7" is well too small unless you have small fingers or are under 12 year old with the current iOS.
To me, the weight is perfect as a lighter iPad would make it a little unsterdy. Will be a shame to see the aluminium back go
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Samsung has actually denied the 15-16% return rate thing, claiming less-than 2% return rate. Now we don't know who is telling the truth.
It is Samsung who touted 2M units sold, then said actual sales to customers are "quite small", but then says the transcription of what they said was wrong and they actually said that sales to customers were "quite smooth" (which sounds more like the description of peanut butter, and not at all like a description of unit sales).
Now Samsung says the return rate is less-than 2% and that ITG is fabricating their number. Maybe Samsung means that less than 2% of the units shipped have been returned to them. But if you look at the percentage of units sold to customers that are returned then you get the 15-16% number. This is why statistics are the best lies in the world.
I will stay say that I have NEVER seen anybody holding a Galaxy Tab in an airport, in a mall, in a bookstore, at the library, at my kid's school, at church or anywhere. I have seen people using iPads in all those places.
The only place I have seen Galaxy Tab is on the demonstration counter at Best Buy. I played with one to compare it. It was cute, but seemed more like a media player than a tablet. I think Honeycomb will be a real contender in the tablet space.
The one thing I find funny is this. This time last year all the naysayers claimed Apple would sell hardly any iPads and that there was no market for tablets. Apple proved that their tablet could sell 15M units. Now this year all the naysayers are saying that Honeycomb will outshine the iPad.
It just seems to me that some people don't know what to think until Apple makes an announcement and then they form their opinion in direct opposition to anything Apple promotes. Apple could say that the sky is blue, and the naysayers would scream that Android gives you a choice of colors.
Here's a guess, FWIW. Yes, Steve said smaller tablets don't cut it. But 'Retina' displays can't (pragmatically) be made big enough for the 10" tablets - yet. What if they CAN be made for smaller 7" tablets? You'd get a 'full' iPad display on a smaller screen, yet have more screen real estate than an iPhone. And you'd size it so iPad apps would translate automatically to the smaller screen (developers would not need to make yet another customized version).
Seems to me this is a nicely-differentiated product that fills a niche, although - like the iPad itself - there's no knowing for sure until the product is out there in the marketplace. And with iPhones and iPads flying off the shelves, why not go for it?
Cheaper 7" and 9.7" "Retina" type display could be an option for future models. Like the article says, it's unclear if the 7" components would ever see production. They might have just wanted to see the cost/ease of manufacture of a smaller screen with the same old resolution. 7" iPad weighing in at around $349-399 would be very intriguing. And they would be able to wave an even lower price point around in ads
Carbon fibre is an interesting thought, personally don't give a crap but it might make the wifi/cellular signal stronger wouldn't it? IIRC they needed a plastic window on an aluminum backed one.
I can see them at least making a mockup/prototype of an iPad with carbon fibre and/or gorilla glass back panel. Why not slap a prototype together to see how it would look/feel? Obviously the glass back would require a complete antenna overhaul. Hopefully no fiasco this time
Carbon fibre is an interesting thought, personally don't give a crap but it might make the wifi/cellular signal stronger wouldn't it? IIRC they needed a plastic window on an aluminum backed one.
I can see them at least making a mockup/prototype of an iPad with carbon fibre and/or gorilla glass back panel. Why not slap a prototype together to see how it would look/feel? Obviously the glass back would require a complete antenna overhaul. Hopefully no fiasco this time
Carbon fiber iPad? No thanks, tacky, too much aftermarket souped-up car feel.
get use to it, its the future.
LiquidMetal is probably too heavy and probably less impact resistant.
Multiple sizes of iPad? Yes—bigger AND smaller—someday, when the market is larger and more mature. It makes little sense to fragment the situation for developers this early, when the 10” is a great unit anyway. Especially if Apple makes the 10” lighter.
Apparently, it's weightless.
Doing that would do exactly what Jobs said he didn't want. What you are suggesting would take existing apps and shrink them. That includes shrinking down buttons and other interactive touch elements. This is what he was talking about when he made the "sandpaper your fingertips" comment.
carbon fiber use
anybody who pooh poohs carbon fiber doesn't really know about it.
it's stronger than steel and for sure stronger than aluminum
it's lighter than aluminum
it has better electrical conductivity than copper
it is good enough 'beauty wise' to be used on bmws and boeing dream jets
there are more plusses but for me the best part is,
my carbon fiber stock went up over 20% today
anybody who pooh poohs carbon fiber doesn't really know about it.
it's stronger than steel and for sure stronger than aluminum
it's lighter than aluminum
it has better electrical conductivity than copper
it is good enough 'beauty wise' to be used on bmws and boeing dream jets
there are more plusses but for me the best part is,
my carbon fiber stock went up over 20% today
i'd agree with this. it's probably ready to go depending on the market. let samsung take the hit if it's truly DOA
kind of cleverThere will be NO 7" iPad! Apple doesn't have any price point room for it. The baseline iPad bumps right into the top of the line iPod touch.
You are close but it will actually be a 2nd LCD. Combined with the front camera people can watch you watching your iPad. Then throw in the rear facing camera and with some augmented reality it would be just like looking through a pane of glass.
I'm one of those who would buy both sizes. A key advantage of the 7" size is that it can be held in one hand... while the other hand touch/types on the screen. You can't do that with the 10" version. Also, the 7" version is necessarily lighter and more portable.