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Letterman's Ipad top 10 list Will it blend: http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/lAl28d6tbko It's gonna be like the Iphone, ha ha ha I wouldn't want that thing against my ear to talk.. Hello! Operator?! The thing's been jailbreaked already.. cause it is the same as the Iphone internally it seems |
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2010-04-06, 07:36 | Link #123 |
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Well if you mean lie on your back, good luck, simply holding a book strains the arms after a period of time. To illustrate
I think the cure will be some holographic projection in which case the arms aren't needed quite as much.
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2010-04-06, 21:53 | Link #124 | ||
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I fear people missed the whole problem with iPad, yes you can type on the screen, but then that means half your "suppose to be" 10" screen is now a 5" with the keyboard taking up the space. It make lot of sense to have a on sreen keyboard for the iPhone, but it makes little sense that it's on a big "suppose mobile" screen. Sadly the damn thing is too underpower to use the good hand writing typing program in other tablet pc..... and now Apple said a blue tooth keyboard is on it's way to the stores for $80..... REALLY?!? what's next? a web cam made just for iPad for $200? or better yet a touch pc for $2000 that is as powerful as an old high end P3 desktop?! Then again, they can make a product what's basically someone's shit in a cup with a Apple icon on it and calls iShit and over 10k units will be sold on the first hour of launch seeing how people always buy into Apple's hypes Quote:
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2010-04-07, 23:40 | Link #125 |
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Anandtech has a review up... probably a little more detailed than what you'll find most places:
http://anandtech.com/show/3640/apple...andtech-review I'm getting the impression Apple isn't intending the iPad to be a notebook killer so much as a Kindle-killer - it's to the Kindle what a smartphone is to a traditional cell phone. And in that respect, I have to admit that Apple might be on to something. It'll be interesting to see what content providers and developers come up with. That said, I am hoping that content providers and developers also back other tablet designs, as I'd like to see more variety in device sizes and features, along with cheaper pricing. And I suspect that will come from device makers other than Apple.
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2010-04-08, 00:30 | Link #126 | |
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Was the Wii really all hype? As far as I know it has been immensely successful not just within the gamer crowd but with a more mainstream audience, by making playing video games more intuitive and easier to jump into. I assume that is what Apple hopes the iPad can do with the functions that it targets. Will it work? Who knows.
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2010-04-08, 01:15 | Link #127 | |
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Still, for a geek like me who already knows how to use a computer, conceptualizing a device like this as a computer alternative isn't that interesting. Where it will get interesting is when developers and content producers start thinking of it as "paper with a microprocessor". I'm just hoping that developers and content providers support non-Apple devices once they come out. The way I see it, there's a lot of room for variations in hardware. As for the Wii... well, it's been a very successful product for Nintendo itself. It's just that Wii owners tend not to buy much in the way of third party games for their consoles. If you're a third party developer, yes, the Wii has been a flop.
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2010-04-08, 05:26 | Link #128 | |
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I just realised I've been eyeing up all these tablet devices, but I've got a OpenPandora on order. When that turns up it will do all the things I would want a tablet to do!
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2010-04-08, 13:45 | Link #129 | |
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The OpenPandora looks like a great retro gaming device, although to be honest I think multitouch tablets have a lot of retro gaming potential as well: I'd love to see a port of the Red Alert 2 and earlier Command and Conquer games that was authentic to the originals except for having a multitouch interface, because I'm a huge fanboy for the old C&C games.
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2010-04-08, 15:44 | Link #130 | |
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If you ever have time to look up the numbers for Wii even for Japan, it's going down, way down. More people quit Wii than PS3 or X360 for the past 12 months same goes to the sales figures. Apple seems to share the same business department with Nintendo since they some how expect people to keep buying the hardwares even when the change is so tiny; ie. Nintendo actually expect everyone who class under "gamer" to own 2.5 units of DS in their 2009 shareholder report..... and that is what Apple also expect of you, they expect people to buy every iProduct 2 to 3 units each. and this is the next product for Apple at the rate that their tech direction is going : Spoiler for .:
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2010-04-08, 15:47 | Link #131 |
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Multitasking on the upcoming OS update is finally a reality, so people don't have to complain about the lack of multitasking on the device along with other features, but the only real problem now is the closed garden deal...
Anyways, HP did announce a slate tablet to complete with the iPad, but its flawed because not only it uses Windows, but the slow Atom CPU, 1GB of memory, weak Intel Graphics and 5 hours battery life is the downfall of the device. Perhaps, if they used Ubuntu or any favor of Linux that is touch oriented, I'm sure it will perform alot better with the Atom processor which isn't really powerful compared to the Intel Core 2 Duo CULVs out there and also I'm not too fond about HP and their build quality since I had a HP laptop that barely lasted for two years at the very least. Also, despite Windows 7 having multitouch, is still not a very good platform because the vast majority of applications on Windows are simply not designed to use multi-touch. This can make out a frustrating experience since majority of the programs like Office 2007 for example are best used with a mouse/keyboard or a graphics tablet. I think a Notion Ink Adam is another good competitor to the iPad since they have revealed more recently... but I haven't check the specifics, but I think it runs some kind of Linux, which is probably better for a power user or someone who likes open source software and wants more freedom.
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2010-04-08, 15:50 | Link #132 | |
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The only, only, only reason to own an ebook reader is the eInk display. Otherwise why not just read ebooks on your PC?
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2010-04-08, 16:06 | Link #134 |
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A laptop or a netbook is still a PC, you know...
I think the fact that the Notion Ink Adam has a Pixel Qi display is going to make it a big winner. In high-contrast mode it can be used in full direct sunlight; just try and do that with an iPad. You won't see shit but reflections.
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My question would be whether the Pixel Qi's sunlight mode can be used for anything other than text. I suspect that would have played a role in Apple's decision. Besides, this is the company that gave us the "tiger paw" mouse, nobody said they got ergonomics right every time.
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