The Apple Tablet

[jeffrey collins]

Re: The Apple Tablet

i don't get this whole kindle/ebook fuckery.

i will never read a book on a computer. i like THE BOOK.

I have taken many a time to print out a book just so I could read it. Sometimes I get a book that is out of print but I can find a PDF of it. Then I can take and use all my freaking ink and print out the book. I hate having to use all that ink to print a book that should cost me about as much as what it cost to print it out myself. OK I'm rambling. We'll see how it does on V2 or V3.

[janky]

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All this negativity for something that none of you have had in your hands. Believe me, the iPad will be a game changer.

And, for those of you who like alternative technologies like the Zune or some crappy HP tablet, here's a story for you Kamal:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10448211-27.html

[res0nat0r]

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bleh, pull steve jobs wang outta yer mouf.

[Kamal]

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All this negativity for something that none of you have had in your hands. Believe me, the iPad will be a game changer.

And, for those of you who like alternative technologies like the Zune or some crappy HP tablet, here's a story for you Kamal:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10448211-27.html

how would it be a game changer? Other than being an oversized iTouch, I can't see anything significant that it presently offers. Granted I haven't read up much into the current software it is providing but being a larger screen, I imagine even the battery-life will take a hit.

[toasty]

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how would it be a game changer? Other than being an oversized iTouch, I can't see anything significant that it presently offers. Granted I haven't read up much into the current software it is providing but being a larger screen, I imagine even the battery-life will take a hit.

The one thing that I can see it really changing, and we won't know this until it ships and people start using it, is the way people read things like magazines, newspapers, and other disposable media. In addition to being less bulky, it's also more green, which is going to appeal to the target demographic for this device. I wouldn't dream of getting a newspaper subscription delivered to my home because I just don't feel like messing with all of that paper, but having each day's edition automatically uploaded to my iPad and accessible no matter where I go? That would be slick.

[jeffrey collins]

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I do not care for that term, Game Changer. To me it makes things sound WAY more important than they really are. That and I'm supposed to be playing some sort of game.

[floridaorange]

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I do not care for that term, Game Changer. To me it makes things sound WAY more important than they really are. That and I'm supposed to be playing some sort of game.

Game Changer meaning, something new that has (or seems to have) changed the level at which the current competition will have to compete in order to maintain relevancy, etc... the bar has now been raised to a new level, is another way of saying "game changer."

[janky]

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Disney's Iger:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-ceo-ipad-could-be-a-game-changer-2010-02-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp

[clintlove]

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I'm hardcore Apple and have been designing on and using their computers for 10yrs now, but this Ipad doesn't excite me in the slightest. To me, the iphone was more revolutionary that the ipad. I personally think they should have come out with the ipad first and then the iphone. See, going from small to big with no significant change in the software doesn't make sense to me; however making the ipad into the size of the iphone would have been really cool, especially adding a phone to it.

I think the ipad with a better, more functional os, faster processor, and more ram would actually be something I'd think about buying just for the coolness factor. I'm not saying I'd want to run cs4 on it, but how cool would it be if it were capable of handling those types of programs. Playing itunes, and then hopping on the web and doing a search for a pict, downloading that pic and opening it in photoshop for alteration. Then posting it on [ms] for ya'll to laugh at. They need to build osx for this thing, pronto!

[feather]

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Cool video of what Wired might look like on the iPad.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/the-wired-ipad-app-a-video-demonstration/

[dusk]

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http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/02/meet-the-a4-the-ipads-brain.ars

Ars Technica article on iPad CPU - now I'm a little bummed.

[CircleGuy]

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http://gizmodo.com/5481923/what-comes-after-the-ipad

[dusk]

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^^^ lol gotta love it

[dusk]

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:d

[dusk]

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Now I know how most of you want to rush out and buy the ipad

"Apple says it will start taking pre-orders for both models on March 12. The iPad costs $499 and above. It is 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds and has a theoretical battery life of up to 10 hours. The Wi-Fi + 3G models start at $629. You can reserve a Wi-Fi model and pick it pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store, Apple says. All models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April."