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Tablet Hype and Rumors: Jobs and Cook, Carriers, and iPhone Apps
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Flash on the iPad???
Greetings!
As the most persistent rumors have indicated that the new Apple iPad (tablet) will run the iPhone OS, I am wondering if this means that the iPad will NOT HAVE FLASH??? Would not this be a truly limiting feature on a computer designed specifically for media and surfing the Internet? Any thoughts?
Greetings!
As the most persistent rumors have indicated that the new Apple iPad (tablet) will run the iPhone OS, I am wondering if this means that the iPad will NOT HAVE FLASH??? Would not this be a truly limiting feature on a computer designed specifically for media and surfing the Internet? Any thoughts?
oh noes!!!! you mean i wouldn't be able to see those crappy flash ads or worthless auto-play videos when I visit sites?!
not having flash on the iPhone hasn't been a hindrance and it won't be a hindrance if flash isn't on the iPad(tablet). Flash (and silverlight) is a proprietary application that causes more problems than it solves. Plus with HTML 5 and Javascript web developers can do more things natively than having to rely on 3rd party applications.
also if you've built your site in such a way that your content can't be gotten any other way than through a flash player then your site has already failed.
Friend works in local Apple Store and was able to get some us some new product brochures out of the back room.
So yea, I saw the scoop on the iPad and am disappointed. It is more like a big iPhone than a laptop and the worst part is, it won't run Logic and has no FW ports.
Reality distortion field?....getting a reading of zero here.
Bummer.....
Will safari be snappier?
Possibility? Give me a break!
"Eye ctaching possibility."??? C'mon!
Can't anybody see those are the iPOD NANO colors? Go look... See?
(celular providers?!? pffff!)
We think it's likely to be a simple coincidence, but makes for an eye catching possibility.
"Eye ctaching possibility."??? C'mon!
Can't anybody see those are the iPOD NANO colors? Go look... See?
(celular providers?!? pffff!)
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Haha, we've gone from rumors to "wild-ass-guessing." it's like reading tea leaves. That said, I love it.
Haha, we've gone from rumors to "wild-ass-guessing." it's like reading tea leaves. That said, I love it.
If they did want to go down the route of including 3G in the tablet, all of the content would have to weigh in at under 10Mb or else you couldn't download it over the cellular network, no?
Imagine how frustrating it's be if you were on a long journey and fancied downloading a magazine only to be told you can't because it's over the 10Mb limit. Highly unlikely I know, but you'd have to imagine it's been thought about by Apple. Unless they lift the restriction which I think would be even more unlikely.
I think this device will be wifi only with an option to tether if you wish, with you subscribing to magazines/papers/content (like podcasts) that will download every morning/week/month via wifi and be sitting on the device waiting for you when you get up.
I can't wait to find out what gets released and it will be an even longer wait here in the uk to find out because of the time difference.
Imagine how frustrating it's be if you were on a long journey and fancied downloading a magazine only to be told you can't because it's over the 10Mb limit. Highly unlikely I know, but you'd have to imagine it's been thought about by Apple. Unless they lift the restriction which I think would be even more unlikely.
I think this device will be wifi only with an option to tether if you wish, with you subscribing to magazines/papers/content (like podcasts) that will download every morning/week/month via wifi and be sitting on the device waiting for you when you get up.
I can't wait to find out what gets released and it will be an even longer wait here in the uk to find out because of the time difference.
there's no filesize limit on aircards or netbooks. There won't be on this, either. It will be a monthly cap, just like an other aircard.
In the words of Deep Thought...
I speak of a computer that is to come, a computer so advanced that organic life will be part of the data matrix. As it shall be called The Earth.
This is getting needlessly messianic
What are the chances of a device having two SIM slots since the carriers are too stubborn to allow data roaming?
I figure under 10%, even though it would be trivial in cost to add the feature.
Rocketman
I figure under 10%, even though it would be trivial in cost to add the feature.
Rocketman
I have listened to and read literally hours of opinions from some of the most respected names in Tech, and I have come to only one conclusion. No one knows anything. Everything that has been reported has been pure conjecture. The lid had be kept so tight, that no one can even say for certain that a tablet exists. I say let's just wait and see what happens. On a related note check out Penny-Arcades take on the issue. http://bit.ly/8DdPpW
Must admit, I gave it a second thought. The colors looked horrendous to me and dated. Thought it was odd. So, when this out-there theory came along, I had to consider it.
In the end though, I'm betting the garish nature of the colors is just for getting attention. "LOOK HERE! Apple logo, lots of creativity in action." That's a good message.
There's a 100% chance of a new hardware product resembling a tablet design, as far as I'm concerned. As others have said, the quotes from yesterday would never go out during the hype atmosphere on the web, unless it was there.
Never mind that these rumor sites end up painting a decent picture for every Apple secret even if it's just because Apple is carefully using them to leak key information. If I were to find out Apple hasn't been carefully leaking info to create hype for years and years, I'd lose a lot of confidence in Apple. lol.
It's tempting to imagine the new tech, and fun, but I hope some of you reign in your expectations a bit. The hardware itself on the initial release is likely to be boring: flat, 10" multi-touch screen, minimal ports. It's likely the software that takes advantage of this form factor will make people drool.
I'd love to be proven wrong on the hardware with a surface that could have parts of it raised programatically. That's my pipe dream that I imagine won't come for a couple years out.
My big focus point during the reveal will be: Did they solve (at least partially) the issue of inputting words?
Thanks for the humor though, everyone. Intentional and otherwise.
In the end though, I'm betting the garish nature of the colors is just for getting attention. "LOOK HERE! Apple logo, lots of creativity in action." That's a good message.
There's a 100% chance of a new hardware product resembling a tablet design, as far as I'm concerned. As others have said, the quotes from yesterday would never go out during the hype atmosphere on the web, unless it was there.
Never mind that these rumor sites end up painting a decent picture for every Apple secret even if it's just because Apple is carefully using them to leak key information. If I were to find out Apple hasn't been carefully leaking info to create hype for years and years, I'd lose a lot of confidence in Apple. lol.
It's tempting to imagine the new tech, and fun, but I hope some of you reign in your expectations a bit. The hardware itself on the initial release is likely to be boring: flat, 10" multi-touch screen, minimal ports. It's likely the software that takes advantage of this form factor will make people drool.
I'd love to be proven wrong on the hardware with a surface that could have parts of it raised programatically. That's my pipe dream that I imagine won't come for a couple years out.
My big focus point during the reveal will be: Did they solve (at least partially) the issue of inputting words?
Thanks for the humor though, everyone. Intentional and otherwise.
As I was having a hard time falling asleep lastnight due to being on the Apply Hype Train Express, I thought about the invitation to the event where Apple introduced the Macbook Air. The invite said "Something's in the air" So what if the Tablet will also be used as a content creation device?
I honestly don't think it would be very hard for Apple to position this device as a possible laptop replacement, instead of a whole new line of product.
I honestly don't think it would be very hard for Apple to position this device as a possible laptop replacement, instead of a whole new line of product.
Finally
I'm glad that a few people have pointed out the similarity to the iPod colors. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the invite. Since all indications point to this event being about the tablet, using colors to represent cell carries seems like wishful thinking more than anything else. I do think that color is going to play into this product somehow. I'm thinking color options on the tablet since Apple's teasers are usually connected to the product in some way (same when they launched the new color palettes for the iPod).
While I'd love an end to AT&T exclusivity, I don't think it's going to happen tomorrow. I think they may talk about a new iPhone OS, but I think that is all we are going to get that is iPhone related.
Just my two cents....
I'm glad that a few people have pointed out the similarity to the iPod colors. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the invite. Since all indications point to this event being about the tablet, using colors to represent cell carries seems like wishful thinking more than anything else. I do think that color is going to play into this product somehow. I'm thinking color options on the tablet since Apple's teasers are usually connected to the product in some way (same when they launched the new color palettes for the iPod).
While I'd love an end to AT&T exclusivity, I don't think it's going to happen tomorrow. I think they may talk about a new iPhone OS, but I think that is all we are going to get that is iPhone related.
Just my two cents....
Same here...I don't feel like having another carrier contract just to use the tablet.
