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The 3:4 proportion doesn't bother me too much. I always found the widescreen was problematic when you have a Dock or film strip under your desktop of images respectively. I like having the extra vertical space for UI, even though movies and images tend to be wider aspect nowadays. Well, and my camera takes 3:4 pictures so no cropping for slideshows.
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http://www.eye.fi/products/sharevideo Automagically uploads photos wirelessly to a sharing site which links nicely to Flickr, Picasa, MobileMe and others. No cables needed. Someone who buys an iPad is going to be fairly netcentric. I really don't see newbie computing users buying the iPad in droves only to become dismayed by that their camera cannot be directly connected. omgwtfbbq |
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I'm just tired of buying adapters with every new Apple product and I'm really tired of iTunes getting in the middle of everything. That's just me though I guess. |
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30/month for 3G unlimited is a great deal IMHO. Someone ought to make a nice dock for it that acts as a wireless hub to let my other household computers share the 3G connection. I don't expect it to be blazingly fast, but it would be workable.
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Also, one thing that has strangely been left out of all of the discussion (and as far as I saw, the presentation):
MobileMe. Is that the missing piece here? With an upgrade to MobileMe, you could presumably get file access, family activities syncing, etc. I can see a family with an iMac, 2.5 iPads for the 2.5 kids, and maybe a laptop kicking around for the parent(s). Or maybe just iPads for everyone, connected via the cloud. "How could you falter / when you're the Rock of Gibralter? / I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water. / This ain't no tall order. / This is nothing to me. / Difficult takes a day. / Impossible takes a week." |
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It all just felt a bit not right overall. I really think more and more information and news will come the closer we get to actual shipping. |
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I think we're going to see some more major updates to MobileMe (perhaps with the next iLife upgrade) and iWork.com will now have millions of new potential users now that iWork is on a high volume mobile device. Apple's datacenter being built may be the reason why we're seeing more affordable rates for access. Perhaps they are working in conjunction with AT&T to spread the processing costs down. Who knows? omgwtfbbq |
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I find it very odd that you can't pre-order this thing online. Is it possible that they are still finalizing a few things before they can list the complete specs/features? Why else would they not let you pre-order it? Do you know where children get all of their energy? - They suck it right out of their parents! |
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I think we're going to see a lot of functionality added before release (and definitely with Rev. 2), but through software/MobileMe. They had a hands-on with the physical device, but it just defies explanation if (a) you can't multi-task (I think this gets added before release via 4.0); (b) there's no Flash ("the whole internet in your hand" includes Flash--again, maybe 4.0?); (c) there was no major magazine/textbook demo; and (d) there's no special MobileMe goodness/app. "How could you falter / when you're the Rock of Gibralter? / I had to get off the boat so I could walk on water. / This ain't no tall order. / This is nothing to me. / Difficult takes a day. / Impossible takes a week." |
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My life (at least for work) revolves around Contacts, Calendar and presentations. This device isn't a behemoth in those areas but it's a solid step forward.
Today Apple did the unexpected..they came in at half of what the pundits claimed they would. Even the base unit with 16GB of storage is a stalwart because I can easily buttress the amount up with much more online storage via Dropbox and Evernote. This is going to be a beast of a product for Apple and they know the tie in with the App Store is their Coup de grace. If you're a developer on the fence about what stores to support you're thinking iPhone/iPad = a must Android = the next best bet RIM = if it makes sense Palm = Why bother Win Mobile = why bother omgwtfbbq |
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As much as I use Keynote I never really was one to lug around my laptop to give impromptu presentations. But this device is obviously perfect for that. I can also imagine passing it back and forth between myself and a student and scribbling our ideas onto it. A portable whiteboard. I mean between that and the pron, I'm good to go.
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Apple is far from infallible, and I think this device will need (and hopefully get) some tweaking and feature modification to really reach the sweet spot. The media hub idea is sound, no question, but I think what most of us "get" is that the iPad, as is, may not "get it", quite yet...much like iPhone Rev A missed on many things. |
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Just browsing the gallery and the 3G version has a black bar running along the top. Which IMO breaks the clean design a bit. I thought they would try to tuck it behind the apple logo?
I do like the idea of casually using this around the house and at coffee shops/bookstores provided they have some sweet apps developed I would go in on the WiFi 16GB I have the 32GB 3GS and I'm swimming with extra storage. I really don't think I would put more music on this than my iPhone because of the iPad's size movies thou? I still wouldn't need more than what I have and use on the iPhone. |
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It's now on Apple's home page.
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I was contemplating an iPod touch. But for a few hundred bucks more, the iPad will be a significantly more ergonomic and useful device. I'd pre-order one today if I could. I've been waiting for a true sub-PowerBook for more than 10 years. The 11-inch MacBook Air finally delivers on all counts! It beats the hell out of both my PowerBook 2400c and my 12-inch PowerBook G4 -- no contest whatsoever. |
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For those who have been waiting to see if this tablet would be an alternative to buying a MB/MBP, has today's iPad convinced you one way or the other?
I mean it's essentially half the price of the MacBook. Does it do more than 50% of what a laptop could do? Debatable, but it boils down to what your usage. For me, the jury is still out on the keyboard thing. I know there's the physical keyboard dock as well as bluetooth options. But do I want to lug around separate pieces? Using the screen keyboard for prolonged times, may take getting use to. The layout of the keyboard from the pics is pretty sparse. Having the ability to occasionally run MacOS apps like Illustrator on a MB, is pretty handy. Looks like I'll have to try this iPad out first. |
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It has a really big screen compared to those devices. It also has a 10 hour battery life. The other things is that everyone *in here* seems to assume that everyone *out there* either already has an iPhone or plans to get one, and is thus comparing this device to that one. So not true. Not everyone has an iPhone or plans to purchase one. I just got a Droid, as you all know. I have no need for an iPhone or an iPod Touch. This iPad can easily fit some of the needs and wants that I had for a larger portable device, though.
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I know that. But when I compliment their posts, I'm being condescending to others who don't see it that way...
I gotta cover my butt, and pretend like it's all bigger than me and beyond my grasp so I can't be held responsible for any opinions I put out. I just came by them accidentally... *shrug* "What? I said that?! It slipped!" |
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