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Re: iPad Pro

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Post by hnra »

shrikant wrote: post #291
sarreph wrote: post #242

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Maybe you didn't get the memo, but it's actually an early release of the 'new' way scroll. Scrolling 1.0 = normal scrolling Scrolling 2.0 = left/right up/down directions are inverted respectively Scrolling 3.0 = left/right scrolling only, via up/down gestures (use left/right gestures at your peril)

> Scrolling 2.0 = left/right up/down directions are inverted respectively Man, this thing drives me nuts, and it's the first thing I change in every touchpad-equipped device I own. Scrolling is not swiping, people!

I'm the complete opposite. Touchpads not using reverse scrolling feels so weird to me.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by mixmastamyk »

Slightly wider aspect ratio... 1.43 close to the square root of 2, isn't that new for iPads? They were 4:3 for a while.

One of the things I think this industry gets backwards is aspect ratios. I primarily use my tablet to watch movies/tv and 99% of them are squarish. I primarily use my laptop to work, and almost all of them are now 16:9. PCs anyway.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by RubberShoes »

To me, the shift to USB-C signifies a fundamental change in how Apple is approaching the iPad and computing going forward. Those stupid "what's a computer" ads make a little more sense. With USB-C, developers will support whatever I/O standards they need to in iOS, and the ecosystem of monitors, keyboards, and peripherals we all bought for our laptops/desktops will now begin to work with iOS too. This feature alone grows iOS into a much more powerful OS.

By this logic, it's pretty clear Apple is killing macOS x86 dependency (and macOS itself) in two ways. 1. Shifting compute intensive workloads to A level chips. This started with the small stuff around "security" and ApplePay but today the video encode/decode functionality in the T2 is a huge leap. This will extend into graphics next year (thank god cause fuck Intel's integrated graphics) with APIs like Metal and going forward almost anything I/O, Display, and every function outside of the CPU. #2 strategy is the iPad - by offering a compelling device that has all the features and capability of laptops without 2 decades of baggage.

We've all been so worried of the convergence of iOS and macOS, but after today I don't see a macOS future. Sure it will move to Apple's ARM chips, it will last another decade, but the shovel is out of the shed, it's called the T2.

(Jailbreakers, we need you)

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by criddell »

sigi45 wrote: post #364
clawoo wrote: post #277

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Billions of dollars in research and industrial design, thousands of man-hours sourcing the perfect materials, hundreds of thousands of hours of engineering that give a device a most perfect feel. Only to be placed in a $10 case with bunny ears so it won't crack if you accidentally drop it.

Exactly! Slim sleack shiny phones which break when dropped. Easily dropped because of shiny slippery surface. What to do? Put some cheap something around it..... And I'm wondering why people ask me why I don't have a case around my phone. I don't get the thin phone to have more space for the plastic protection that's why...

I agree with you. I was just saying that if you want a rugged phone, then you can accomplish that with a case.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by djhworld »

This page makes it sound like the Apple Pencil and the foldable keyboard come in the box, when in fact they are sold separately and are very expensive.

So on top of your £769 for the entry level 'Pro, the Pencil is an extra £119 and keyboard is £179, topping the whole package to £1047. Even more if you go for the 12" model.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by 013a »

emdowling wrote: post #6

I just wish Apple would put the internals of the iPad Pro into the Apple TV and bundle it with a decent controller. The gaming potential is massive, and they even compared it to the Xbox One during the keynote. They are squandering a massive market opportunity - I just can't work out why.

They compared an $800 tablet to a $250 gaming console. The A12x is pretty awesome, but its one of the dumbest comparisons Apple has ever made.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by yborg »

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…

Does the old Pencil work with the new iPads though?

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by ken »

OskarS wrote: post #138
r0fl wrote: post #107

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

No! It's not! Not in 2018! You only think it's impressive because you're used to UI's being total fucking shit! That's why it's an indictment of the software industry! I'm not saying it's not hard: it is hard. Programming is hard. Making sure you're not occupying the UI thread for more than 16 milliseconds per frame is sometimes a challenge. You have to use all sorts of scary stuff like "concurrency" and "threads" an…

What exactly should people be impressed by, if not hard things done well?

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by nambit »

calgoo wrote: post #123
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?

Am I the only one who actually like to have an edge on my devices so they dont break by looking at them? At least if there is a metal edge it can take some of the force and you have a chance of not breaking the screen. I dont understand why metal is bad and glass is somehow good? Also, I need to grab my ipad, move it around, spin it, grab it with the other hand etc. I see the edges / bezel's as very useful in these c…

Whether you like the edge or not, that's not the question your parent asked.

Re: iPad Pro

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Post by maxxxxx »

saagarjha wrote: post #429
maxxxxx wrote: post #423

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Why do they need these monster images?

So it looks nice when people browse the website on high-resolution screens?

I guess this is a good example of what's wrong with today's web designs. There is almost no content on the page,scrolling is f...ed Up, but we get some nice looking high res images.
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