I was just replying to a guy who claimed that Apple does not support Flash on iPad because Flash does not support touch UI. At the same time he promoted HTML5 as a solution.
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I was just replying to a guy who claimed that Apple does not support Flash on iPad because Flash does not support touch UI. At the same time he promoted HTML5 as a solution.
VGA support etc
Wireless VGA support, USB dock and and a camera.....in 2nd generation please. Can't afford to buy this twice, so will simply wait until it does what I need it to do.
Wireless VGA support, USB dock and and a camera.....in 2nd generation please. Can't afford to buy this twice, so will simply wait until it does what I need it to do.
And I was just replying to a guy (you) who seems to think that Flash on an iPad would be wonderful. To clarify (what someone who's got the hots for Flash should already know), it has at least two applications: embedding video in webpages... and online gaming. The latter is where the user interface comes in. The iPad has no arrow keys, no tab key, no "keyboard" really, no pointer coordinates, etc.
An Adobe Flash Developer On Why The iPad Can't Use Flash
It sounds like the ideal computer in your case might be WIDI enabled convertible tablet. The convertible aspect works well for turning the screen toward the customers or in any other direction. I have no idea how well WIDI works in real life though.
I don't know about that. Maybe for the iPad, but as far as I know the Palm Pre has Flash.
On a side note, I've been breathing in the vaporware over at Engadget, and that new HP slate smells mighty good. The wait for it to come to market could be months and it'd still be worth it.
I looked at some of the WiDi laptops that are currently available, Best Buy has three at the moment. None are Tablets, and each is substantially heavier than the iPad. If it worked, this sort of technology built in would be ideal, but again, only if it would display whatever was on the screen and not be limited to only displaying videos.
I don't know enough about Cocoa as a programming language, but it seems to me that if certain Apple Apps are able to output video that there must be a line of code somewhere than enables the signal to be passed... if this is the case then perhaps there is some hope that additional applications will include this code in their apps. Netflix, for instance, is likely to be something that most people would like to output to their TVs (although many who purchased iPads may already have this ability with PS3, Wii, or some other device). Guess we'll have to wait and see...
Because I'm the small petty-minded kind of person who likes to rub it in. I also have enough money to have unlimited amounts of free time to hang around and rub it in.
I'll be here dancing on Apple's grave saying "I told ya so."
Because I'm the small petty-minded kind of person who likes to rub it in. I also have enough money to have unlimited amounts of free time to hang around and rub it in.
I'll be here dancing on Apple's grave saying "I told ya so."
Haha! Like your style man, need a dance partner? We can do the tango.
Muerte Al Manzana!
Really, a laptop or full computer will be the iPad alternative to those who want what the iPad cant do.
This video was made to show off how great windows 7 touch is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBtEhQqS1dw
While the user thinks he is showing how amazing Windows 7 touch is, for me it just brings the problems more sharply into focus. Windows 7 touch still thinks you are using a mouse. You can see the mouse cursor move around as the finger does. The windows are the same as they appear in windows 7 - with the tiny minimize and close buttons that are fine for a mouse, but not for a finger.
He is running apps that were designed for a mouse with his finger. And while it works, it doesn't work well. Because Win 7 touch is just win 7 with gestures bandaged on top of it.
It amazes me that Microsoft doesn't get it. Their win mo 7 based off of the Zune OS is wonderful. The mobile OS in general, as far as I can see, needs to do one thing well: consume media.
If I need to do work, I have to create media, and I have a computer for that. We got an iPad in the office today and I can say I finally get it. It won't replace a computer for those that have work to do. Not without some massive leap in input technology that is still years away.
But as a media consumption device, it is SCRUMPTIOUS. I will get one and leave it at home, where I can lounge and consume my news, music, video, and mainly games.
I second that. I got to handle one at Best Buy today, and it's MUCH heavier than I thought. I couldn't see myself hand holding it for too long, and I see why Steve Jobs rested it in his lap during the presentation.
It's also not the best thing to touch type on. The portrait keyboard is easier to use with your thumbs, but that's tiring and a stretch after a while. The landscape one can't be used unless you lay the thing down.
The biggest plusses I've found with it are the screen and build quality. Other than that, it's still just a big iPod Touch . . . not that having a big iPod Touch is a bad thing for some.
p.s. Also, on the Touch optimized Windows 7 thing, right, it is awful. I got to experience that at Best Buy as well, and it's the most inaccurate things I've ever used. I was trying to use my finger as a mouse though, so maybe there are apps that are built in that are better suited to be touched.
The font rendering and page scaling works very well for web browsing. I wasn't too enticed by iWork on the iPad. After a few minutes I realized it would be a pain to make or edit a Keynote presentation with the keyboard taking up a lot of space. It should act more like the Dock and rescale or force application size if possible. Otherwise I don't want to type more than one sentence at a time with the keyboard up.
I'd be content with a browsing only tablet with good plug-in support. I found Safari to be my favorite application out of all of the on the demo model. Even with games and iWork. Scaling iPhone sized applications up was just plain ugly.
I tried out a HP Touchsmart and I loved the handwriting recognition. Treating your fingers like a mouse pointer is still too wonky for long term usage.
I'm really not sure what people were expecting when it comes to weight (and why it's such a common talking point). This is a 10" glass screen we're talking about - with enough onboard battery to power the thing for 10 hours. Were people hoping it would float on air?
I handled one at Best Buy as well, and no, I couldn't imagine holding one with one hand for extended periods either, but I didn't have such unrealistic expectations. I typically don't hold a book with one hand for extended periods either. The one-hander category belongs to the iPhone/iPod.
I imagine the iPad will get slightly less heavy with future revisions, but surely never light enough to make everyone's wildest dreams come true. It's what, only 5 ounces heavier than a plastic-screened, plastic-bodied 10" Kindle that does about 1/100th what the iPad does?
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Ipad.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Ipad.
By- Josh Frank
So here is why I waited in line Saturday morning at 7:30 am to get the Wi- Fi enabled Ipad (32 gig) version.
The reason is simple, all the reasons not to get it, have solutions that in the end make it
a) Unnecessary to wait for later versions and
b) have creative workarounds that make the Ipad an even more important and attractive device for doing everything you need to do with a computer and MORE.
So I have decided to list the reasons not to get it along side the solutions that invalidate the reasons not to. Make sense? Ok, lets go
Reasons not to get the Ipad-
1. The first version has no 3G only localized Wi-Fi!
It is a moot point. 3g is slow. Its yesterdays technology. Within the year all phones and PDAs will be running the super speedy 4g . More importantly at this very moment you can have a 4g Ipad!
Sprint has a 60 dollar a month hotspot bubble you can carry around wherever you go and clear has one for $40! Only 10 dollars more then atts Ipad 3g service! Also by getting an exterior Hotspot you can Use it with your regular laptop and Iphone making it a multi-purpose hotspot Not just a extra expense that only caters to your Ipad. Deal breaker Averted!
See them here
http://tiny.cc/n0agw - Sprint
http://tiny.cc/f0ghk - Clear
2. Keyboard dock doesnt even come out for two more weeks and its big and not very portable.
Enter the mini Bluetooth Mac keyboard. Super cute, the size of a laptop keyboard display runs on two double aas and communicated with Ipad. 10 dollars less then keyboard dock, multiple purposes so it works with all your Bluetooth enabled computers not just your Ipad and it is available now for 10 dollars less then dock. Buy the Ipad stand basic doc and you have a even more portable computer!
3. Its not a portable computer. It cant replace my laptop.
Oh contraire! Welcome to the wonderful new world of Ipad apps! This was the big holdback for me at first. Can I really do everything I do with my MacBook on the Ipad so I can just take my Ipad with me to work at my office/ coffee shop.
The day that I will remember for as long as I compute is the day that apple announced its word program app for Ipad and final draft announced my scriptwriting program app for Ipad. These are the programs I use for my work and it made it Clear that over the coming Months every program one Might use on a computer would be translated into a app for the Ipad.
With apps there is no limit to the programs you will have access to on your Ipad, making it a true mobile replacement for your laptop on the go.
4. No flash!
I spit on your flash! Most major websites and already CBS and a few others are switching to the far more reliable hgml5!
5. It only has up to 64 gigs of memory!
Hello netflix streaming, slingbox (your home dvr, cable and apple tv anywhere device), hulu app (for watching network tv on the way) and Cloud computing! These wonders will make it so that you do not have to store all your hard drive eating media on your Ipad you can grab them from the heavens and watch them anywhere!
6. No camera!
Ok a tough one however I am fairly certain that within a few Months you will be able to add on externally or send it in to have one installed once the new iPhone comes out with iChat or you can just use the far more portable Iphone 4g.
7. No USB
Keeping in line with the trimmed down MacBook air. The gods at apple know something we dont. Within a fortnight or a bit longer we will be able to do everything thru the air. We can already print, download files, and programs thru the air and even save our hard drive to a place in the clouds and transfer files to other phones and computers via Bluetooth and of Coarse email files. If you must add media to your Ipad from a external device on the go and dont have a computer at hand you can use their camera kit to upload media directly to the Ipad.
So there you are, 6 months of creative problem solving thru thinking outside the box solutions that talked myself into an Ipad by eliminating the reasons not to get an Ipad.
After spending a few hours with it it is clear that it is an innovative creation once again, ahead of its time. Over the coming months I believe more apps will be added that make it even more of a replacement for your laptop on the go.
Using it is like figure skating with your daily chores, workload, media, art, and daily life. It truly is a new way to interface with your computer life.
The end. Bye Bye.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Ipad.
By- Josh Frank
So here is why I waited in line Saturday morning at 7:30 am to get the Wi- Fi enabled Ipad (32 gig) version.
The reason is simple, all the reasons not to get it, have solutions that in the end make it
a) Unnecessary to wait for later versions and
b) have creative workarounds that make the Ipad an even more important and attractive device for doing everything you need to do with a computer and MORE.
So I have decided to list the reasons not to get it along side the solutions that invalidate the reasons not to. Make sense? Ok, lets go
Reasons not to get the Ipad-
1. The first version has no 3G only localized Wi-Fi!
It is a moot point. 3g is slow. Its yesterdays technology. Within the year all phones and PDAs will be running the super speedy 4g . More importantly at this very moment you can have a 4g Ipad!
Sprint has a 60 dollar a month hotspot bubble you can carry around wherever you go and clear has one for $40! Only 10 dollars more then atts Ipad 3g service! Also by getting an exterior Hotspot you can Use it with your regular laptop and Iphone making it a multi-purpose hotspot Not just a extra expense that only caters to your Ipad. Deal breaker Averted!
See them here
http://tiny.cc/n0agw - Sprint
http://tiny.cc/f0ghk - Clear
2. Keyboard dock doesnt even come out for two more weeks and its big and not very portable.
Enter the mini Bluetooth Mac keyboard. Super cute, the size of a laptop keyboard display runs on two double aas and communicated with Ipad. 10 dollars less then keyboard dock, multiple purposes so it works with all your Bluetooth enabled computers not just your Ipad and it is available now for 10 dollars less then dock. Buy the Ipad stand basic doc and you have a even more portable computer!
3. Its not a portable computer. It cant replace my laptop.
Oh contraire! Welcome to the wonderful new world of Ipad apps! This was the big holdback for me at first. Can I really do everything I do with my MacBook on the Ipad so I can just take my Ipad with me to work at my office/ coffee shop.
The day that I will remember for as long as I compute is the day that apple announced its word program app for Ipad and final draft announced my scriptwriting program app for Ipad. These are the programs I use for my work and it made it Clear that over the coming Months every program one Might use on a computer would be translated into a app for the Ipad.
With apps there is no limit to the programs you will have access to on your Ipad, making it a true mobile replacement for your laptop on the go.
4. No flash!
I spit on your flash! Most major websites and already CBS and a few others are switching to the far more reliable hgml5!
5. It only has up to 64 gigs of memory!
Hello netflix streaming, slingbox (your home dvr, cable and apple tv anywhere device), hulu app (for watching network tv on the way) and Cloud computing! These wonders will make it so that you do not have to store all your hard drive eating media on your Ipad you can grab them from the heavens and watch them anywhere!
6. No camera!
Ok a tough one however I am fairly certain that within a few Months you will be able to add on externally or send it in to have one installed once the new iPhone comes out with iChat or you can just use the far more portable Iphone 4g.
7. No USB
Keeping in line with the trimmed down MacBook air. The gods at apple know something we dont. Within a fortnight or a bit longer we will be able to do everything thru the air. We can already print, download files, and programs thru the air and even save our hard drive to a place in the clouds and transfer files to other phones and computers via Bluetooth and of Coarse email files. If you must add media to your Ipad from a external device on the go and dont have a computer at hand you can use their camera kit to upload media directly to the Ipad.
So there you are, 6 months of creative problem solving thru thinking outside the box solutions that talked myself into an Ipad by eliminating the reasons not to get an Ipad.
After spending a few hours with it it is clear that it is an innovative creation once again, ahead of its time. Over the coming months I believe more apps will be added that make it even more of a replacement for your laptop on the go.
Using it is like figure skating with your daily chores, workload, media, art, and daily life. It truly is a new way to interface with your computer life.
The end. Bye Bye.
so really... what is it?
Although I'm an Apple fan... bought the first iPhone, then the 2nd and 3rd.. I have a current 15" MBP 2.8ghz...blah blah blah.. So I pre-ordered my iPad and received it last Saturday. For some reason I couldn't justify opening it until Wednesday night because I wasn't sure what I'd use it for... but I opened it. It looks beautiful and sexy (first time I've used these words for something other than describing a woman) but after just a few hours I found myself struggling to find a use for it. Too many times I had to go back to my Mac to get stuff done... and I'm not an industrial user... just a student. Didn't touch it yesterday and this morning once again I looked at the home screen for several minutes trying to figure out what to do with this thing... Well, I returned it and decided for the first time I'd sit this one out.. for now at least. I can definitely see uses for this device... older computer illiterate folks, kids on road trips, people who travel a lot... just not me.. And I really tried to come up with an excuse to keep it, a reason to keep it.. what is it?
Although I'm an Apple fan... bought the first iPhone, then the 2nd and 3rd.. I have a current 15" MBP 2.8ghz...blah blah blah.. So I pre-ordered my iPad and received it last Saturday. For some reason I couldn't justify opening it until Wednesday night because I wasn't sure what I'd use it for... but I opened it. It looks beautiful and sexy (first time I've used these words for something other than describing a woman) but after just a few hours I found myself struggling to find a use for it. Too many times I had to go back to my Mac to get stuff done... and I'm not an industrial user... just a student. Didn't touch it yesterday and this morning once again I looked at the home screen for several minutes trying to figure out what to do with this thing... Well, I returned it and decided for the first time I'd sit this one out.. for now at least. I can definitely see uses for this device... older computer illiterate folks, kids on road trips, people who travel a lot... just not me.. And I really tried to come up with an excuse to keep it, a reason to keep it.. what is it?
It really is a lot heavier than I expected. I guess I have become accustomed to my Kindle 2 so this was noticeable. The iPad has such a beautiful screen for displaying pics. Would be useful for client meetings to display a digital portfolio.
Typing wasnt fun but Safari with flash would make this a more attractive device for me. It certainly is an attention grabber.
I love mine. It plays all of my music and shows all of my pictures (6000) all day long.
I bought an acrylic picture frame for $4.00, that fits it perfect.
Oh, and I made it a bag out of a leg from a pair of jeans. All I had to do was sew up one end.
I bought an acrylic picture frame for $4.00, that fits it perfect.
Oh, and I made it a bag out of a leg from a pair of jeans. All I had to do was sew up one end.
Isn't it obvious?
1. It's the "computer" for idiots who don't know what a computer is.
2. It's the "computer" for idiots who have nothing to create.
3. It's the "computer" for idiots who feel a pathological need to support Steve Jobs in his mentally declining years.
It's time to do what Apple has done and kick your whiny, angst-ridden self to the Ignore list.
Isn't it obvious?
1. It's the "computer" for idiots who don't know what a computer is.
2. It's the "computer" for idiots who have nothing to create.
3. It's the "computer" for idiots who feel a pathological need to support Steve Jobs in his mentally declining years.