Built in Apps Multitasking = yes
Third party Apps Multitasking = no
That means no spyware, no viruses.
Incredibly disappointing. I will not be buying this product... and I had the credit card ready and waiting this morning!
I think it's interesting to note that the SDK that has been released is iPhone SDK 3.2. I'm pretty sure when a new iPhone is released, that will introduce iPhone OS 4.0. Perhaps that's when all (or most) of the mobile devices, including the iPad, will get multitasking and whatever else. Just a thought.
Lesser Evets said:True multi-tasking is very over rated for such a device.
If music can play behind everything, like an iPt, fine. But, a calculator that multitasks would be nice. Other than that, I can't imagine what is so important that you can't switch between the applications, if the applications launch fast enough to not be noticed.
So, you can use it as an external display or it can use an external display?
We're gonna have to wait till iPad 6G S. That's when there's gonna be some major improvements, atm, it's just a big iPhone with no camera! iPad = IFlop IMO.
A quick observation/question...
Will the "File Sharing" feature allow programs like VLC Player app to play movies in a format other than the iTunes standard? If so, that would absolutely be a huge plus for the iPad. I would love the ability to play .avi files on the device without having to convert them like I do on the iPhone.
and the 4:3 ratio - eew
Agree with your analysis.
However, am forced to wonder if no multitasking is a function of OS 3.x, rather than a hardware limitation. I guess what I'm suggesting (as others surely have), is that we'll see multitasking on this device in OS 4.x.
listening to mp3 and surfing the net is overated
True multi-tasking is very over rated for such a device.
If music can play behind everything, like an iPt, fine. But, a calculator that multitasks would be nice. Other than that, I can't imagine what is so important that you can't switch between the applications, if the applications launch fast enough to not be noticed.
i agree. especially if it takes a second or 3 to launch an app. what a letdown.
Something like this should really be able to stream my iTunes library (Audio and Video) from my own network...
When Steve woke up the iPad, I noticed a little icon next to slide to unlock. Here's a pic. Does anyone know what that icon is?
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/apple-creation-0121-rm-eng.jpg