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This was probably the most predictable Apple "new product" release I've ever seen. I'm not really thrilled about it, but then again I'm not really a gadget kind of guy
Ok. Kindle's dead.
That's a fundamental difference and e-ink lends itself to reading much more than to interaction.
Also, the kindle has a battery life that this device can't hope to match and works well in various light conditions.
Normally I don't get excited about apple products. I wasn't super excited about this one either, but I was looking forward to seeing apple 'fix' tablets- that is to say, fix text entry and make a tablet computer more viable. Tablets can keep up with regular computers on everything, except text entry. Writing with a stylus is still imperfect, and so are touchscreen keyboards. Long emails, command prompt usage, and ess…
Why is writing with a stylus imperfect... I have been using a tablet for a year and used it exclusively for note taking during my last semester in school last year... I was on Vista and onenote and it worked out great! The handwriting recognition was good and the reaction time of the one note page was as good as a real pen and paper. With a pure tablet like ipad (no physical keyboard) I would expect the stylus to be…
Handwriting recognition is also approaching perfection, but it's not quite close enough yet. Maybe for some people with good handwriting it is 'there', but I'm not one of them, and I have to stop and correct a word too often. Plus, symbols recognition is tricky, along with words not out of the dictionary, so command prompt and programming are not fun.
Yes, stylus + touch screen > touch screen, imho. However, correct me if I am wrong, but Mr. Jobs did not show a stylus once during the presentation.
Waiting on that wow moment, still basically just a huge ipod touch . . .
Waiting on that wow moment, still basically just a huge ipod touch . . .
Nice and locked down with only Apple approved apps. Do not want.
The minute there is no middle man on a competent mobile device (Android is getting there), Apple could lose a lot of business.
The iPAD has actually been out for a while now: http://www.currentdirections.com/hardware/fujitsu/ipad100.ht... I think Apple may have a little problem here in the trademark department.
Here's the Fujitsu TM: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4004:kb...
And here's the likely Apple: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4004:kb...
I don't understand some of the negativity here. My credit card is already tingling in my pocket ready to pre-order at the first opportunity. The proof will be in the pudding - but a device with a decent screen size, with 10 hours battery life, that I can use for browsing the internet from the bed/living room is great. I have an iphone, I have an MBP, I have an Acer Aspire One (running Linux) But all of these are not…
Let others deal with the inevitable 1.0 bugs.
When dealing with new technology second best is best.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hmm. So, we've got a handheld device with a slick UI, that can be used for video, audio, email, games, and reading, has a long battery life, and reasonable performance ... the first iteration of the mythical "tablet" that everyone's been talking about for two years now ... and the general reaction is that it's too much like a fancy Walkman?
Point well taken! But I'd argue that "the first iteration of the mythical "tablet" was the iphone 3GS. It's smaller form factor makes it the more exciting (and marketable) tool. BUT - reserving judgement for Steve's infamous WOW moment (fingers crossed). A dock, awesome multitouch, or something along those lines would help a lot.
My mother wants something that she can lie down on a couch with, read books, check email, be relaxed. You can't do that in the iPod comfortably.
Note that Steve's doing all this in a comfy chair. That's what this is. It's a comfy chair device.