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Re: iPad Pro

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Post by IkmoIkmo »

tyingq wrote: post #41

"The new Liquid Retina display goes from edge to edge" I've never owned an iPad, perhaps I'm missing something here. How does the above statement reconcile with the pictures I see on the page where there's clearly a black bezel? Do they just mean there's not an area at the bottom with a physical button?

It's like saying 'lightning fast', when in reality it could be faster or slower than lightning, it's a metaphor that does well in marketing and doesn't leave you open to legal challenges as much as a more technical reference (e.g. 'zero bezels) would, but gets the point across that bezels are thinner than usual.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by snowwrestler »

rtkwe wrote: post #11

Huh looks like most of the predictions I'd heard came true: USB-C and no home button. Wonder if they're going to do the same shift on the rest of the lines? I'm a little surprised that the iPhone Xs and Xr weren't switched over to USB-c if this is planned for the whole line. Charging the pencil attached to the side is pretty neat the old solution was very... odd and seemed pretty dangerous (having such a long lever a…

I think the next charging revision for the iPhone will be no charging port at all, like the Apple Watch.

But what about headphones? Also wireless.

Re: iPad Pro

#103

Post by umeshunni »

wishinghand wrote: post #62

Finally a mobile device that uses USB-C to charge. I'm glad they fixed the awful UX on charging the pencil. Also stoked there's no notch in the screen, but sad that there's rounded corners. Still no ability to let people make apps for the iPad on the iPad, which I think is truly disappointing. *edit: I just realized it doesn't have a headphone jack and does have a camera bump. Booooooo

> Finally a mobile device that uses USB-C to charge.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but don't all (most) mobile devices use USB-C to charge these days?

Re: iPad Pro

#104

Post by sorahn »

larkost wrote: post #92
sorahn wrote: post #46

Does anyone know if the iPad pro will support a mouse via USB-C or Bluetooth?

No, it will not. The UI Frameworks do not support the concept of a cursor (except for text entry, where it is a bit different than on a computer).

Something in the simulator supports a mouse, so I wonder if it's down in the code somewhere, just not enabled.

Re: iPad Pro

#105

Post by saagarjha »

lechiffre10 wrote: post #37

Swiping all the way down the screen to unlock with FaceID is going to be a big burden on the Ipad Pro. Less of a burden on the iPhone series for obvious reasons but really? Why not let people swipe up anywhere on the screen to unlock FaceID.

Don’t you swipe up to unlock with Face ID?

Re: iPad Pro

#106

Post by askafriend »

ChikkaChiChi wrote: post #16

The device is very nice, but it does not provide enough of a value proposition for me to want to buy one. It looks great for consuming content (though the focus on gaming when this device is supposed to be for professional use is odd), but the operating system itself limits the ability to produce anything more than trivial content or development.

I'm a hobbyist photographer and I edit all my photos in Lightroom on iPad. It's so much more fun and engaging to edit on iPad than on my iMac, not to mention easier (Apple Pencil makes touching up specific regions a breeze).

Re: iPad Pro

#107

Post by r0fl »

OskarS wrote: post #43

There's a point in the press conference where the presenter went "And you can scroll the UI as fast as you want, and it doesn't lag! We have 8 cores in our CPU!" (or something: not literal transcription) and the entire audience clapped. That's about as serious an indictment of the competence of the software development industry as I can imagine. Edit: to clarify: the line is "It's a real PSD... it's over 3 gigs, it's…

It was a 3gig PSD file. That is pretty impressive.

Re: iPad Pro

#108

Post by saagarjha »

sorahn wrote: post #104
larkost wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it will not. The UI Frameworks do not support the concept of a cursor (except for text entry, where it is a bit different than on a computer).

Something in the simulator supports a mouse, so I wonder if it's down in the code somewhere, just not enabled.

macOS passes mouse events to the simulator app, which translates them into touch events. Unless you’re talking about something else?

Re: iPad Pro

#109

Post by ghostly_s »

DiabloD3 wrote: post #81
tyingq wrote: post #41

"The new Liquid Retina display goes from edge to edge" I've never owned an iPad, perhaps I'm missing something here. How does the above statement reconcile with the pictures I see on the page where there's clearly a black bezel? Do they just mean there's not an area at the bottom with a physical button?

Yeah, no ugly "chin". Problem is, the iPhone X family got rid of the chin... but have the dreaded notch, and not even the mostly acceptable teardrop everyone else standardized on. At least the iPad Pro adopted chinless and also notchless design. First time in years Apple has made a product that isn't weirdly ugly.

"mostly acceptable teardrop everyone else standardized on."?

Re: iPad Pro

#110

Post by tardigras »

minimaxir wrote: post #3

Very impressive demos, but unfortunately the number of apps that can make full use of the increased power is still limited. A common complaint I saw during the presentation was the emphasis of the A12X for gaming, but Apple is still very bad at incentivizing developers to make games with premium experiences and prices (to say nothing of the lack of an official gaming controller!) Also, the new Apple Pencil will only…

It always takes time to fully utilize a new platform's specs.
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