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Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by jacquesm »

Timothee wrote: post #56
jacquesm wrote: post #46

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> I've found a bunch of use cases where the iPad excels What are those ? edit: why would a genuine question out of curiosity be modded down? I'm really weirded out by that. The ipad is a reasonably new form factor and new form factors bring new use cases, and I'd like to know what those are.

Don't worry, I'm sure the downvotes you saw were from a reading of your comment as snarky. There are a lot of Apple haters out there and "what are those?", can easily become "oh yeah? well, what are those use cases smart guy? paper-weight?" in some people's mind. Your question is totally relevant. The iPad has been presented as being great as many things, but I'd also be curious to know the opinion of people who've u…

The one use case that I've seen so far that I really didn't anticipate was the 'toddlers computers', that was totally original.

There must be countless others. I'm still in 'wait and see' mode about the ipad, especially with the way Apple has been behaving lately but there is bound to be competition and form factor related applications are likely going to be portable from one platform to another.

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by macrael »

jacquesm wrote: post #46
mos1 wrote: post #29

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I have a Kindle and an iPad. The iPad isn't a reader. iPad doesn't work worth a damn in the sun (the finger smudges show up, and the screen washes out), and even in the dark it's just not as nice as reading from paper or kindle. I've found a bunch of use cases where the iPad excels, but there's little to no overlap with the Kindle.

> I've found a bunch of use cases where the iPad excels What are those ? edit: why would a genuine question out of curiosity be modded down? I'm really weirded out by that. The ipad is a reasonably new form factor and new form factors bring new use cases, and I'd like to know what those are.

I've found that most of the things I do for fun and to "waste" time on the internet are easier and more fun on the iPad. Twitterrific, Instapaper, Net News Wire, checking HN, and several different games are what I have used it for the most so far. I mostly find myself turning to using my traditional computer for coding and watching hulu.

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by ROFISH »

tvon wrote: post #23
Readmore wrote: post #7

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A new AppleTV that uses iPhone OS and lets you buy apps from your TV screen as well. Just my thought/hope.

I don't see it using the iPhone OS (too specialized for touch input), but providing an App Store for the AppleTV seems like a logical move.

They could port from a touch interface to something like a cross between the Magic Mouse and the Wii controller and/or use your iPhone to interact with the screen.

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by benmathes »

andymoe wrote: post #32
tortilla wrote: post #15

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Seriously? It just feels uncomfortable with my limited testing. What makes it your favorite?

Yes, it is flat but that does not matter. Your entire hand does not rest on the mouse just you fingertips. I really like the action of the accelerated scrolling with the touch interface - it hardly takes any motion at all. Right click works perfectly as you would expect and the battery lasts forever. It is really nice to be able to get multi-touch on my older macs. I think there is a way to get it working with window…

If your left-click finger is resting on the left side of the mouse when right clicking it registers as a left click. Back and Forward are achievable with two-finger dragging to the left and right, but what about middle clicking?

I agree that it seems pretty magic, but at the end of the day different physical buttons are preferable to a single flat surface that affords everything; The mouse gives you no physical hints on how to use it.

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by Keyframe »

axod wrote: post #54
smakz wrote: post #3

I've only got one question for apple: What's next?

Gaming market. It'd be cool to see them go up against xbox/wii/playstation. I think they could do a very nice job.

My bet is AppleTV+Console combo, though they have burned themselves on Pippin. But then again, they burned themselves on Newton also and they brought it back as an iPhone and iPad. I guess they are determined to bring their ideas/products to light, no matter how much they wait!

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by phreanix »

codyrobbins wrote: post #52
mos1 wrote: post #29

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I have a Kindle and an iPad. The iPad isn't a reader. iPad doesn't work worth a damn in the sun (the finger smudges show up, and the screen washes out), and even in the dark it's just not as nice as reading from paper or kindle. I've found a bunch of use cases where the iPad excels, but there's little to no overlap with the Kindle.

I saw a Kindle 2 for the first time last week, and I was seriously underwhelmed. I can’t imagine how it has gained any traction. The screen is slightly larger than a post-it note, and the best comparison I can come up with is of reading a book on an Etch-a-Sketch. I have read a ton of Project Gutenberg books on the iPad already, and it is fabulous. The screen does wash out in direct sunlight, but it’s still very read…

Agree.

Having used both the Sony Reader and the Kindle and finally the iPad to read books, I'd have to say that the iPad is superior to both. I can't speak for those who have their own experiences so I'm just relating mine like Cody.

I also think it will only be a matter of time before a company comes up with a screen protector that will address the 'glare' and and reflection issues. I've personally never had to deal with them and I've used the iPad both in direct sunlight and under a bright lightsource. Just a matter of angling it another way.

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by Herring »

jacquesm wrote: post #46
mos1 wrote: post #29

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I have a Kindle and an iPad. The iPad isn't a reader. iPad doesn't work worth a damn in the sun (the finger smudges show up, and the screen washes out), and even in the dark it's just not as nice as reading from paper or kindle. I've found a bunch of use cases where the iPad excels, but there's little to no overlap with the Kindle.

> I've found a bunch of use cases where the iPad excels What are those ? edit: why would a genuine question out of curiosity be modded down? I'm really weirded out by that. The ipad is a reasonably new form factor and new form factors bring new use cases, and I'd like to know what those are.

In my opinion, the ipad excels when you're reading anything more complex than a linear novel.

I used to own a DX, & I'm sure you can find posts of me praising it... until I got an ipad. The DX is just barely big enough to read arxiv pdfs, so I'm sure the kindle2 is much too small. More importantly, e-ink refresh rate is so slow it's a pain just switching books, or even flipping around a reference book. Then the kindle has a very bad music player & browser, & can't play video. I keep trying to tell people the ipad backlight is a complete non-issue because you can darken it http://imgur.com/h5NEi.jpg . The reflection is a bit of an issue, but you can definately work around it given the other advantages.

Re: Apple has sold its millionth iPad in just 28 days

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Post by jacoblyles »

ugh wrote: post #36
jacoblyles wrote: post #20

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For students, the eye strain might be worth it just to get a decent PDF reader. The eInk readers available are universally horrible at rendering PDFs.

The iPhone’s PDF viewer is pretty crappy, though. It’s pretty much the only thing on the iPhone that feels unbearably slow. I don’t know how much the iPad improves that but at least on the iPhone reading (long, i.e. ten or more pages) PDFs is no joy.

The iPhone PDF reading experience is actually better than many 6 or 9 inch eInk devices.
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