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New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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Post by jaybeeayyy »

wyager wrote: post #30

Apple's marketing on the new iPad pros is that they can replace your computer. I bought the most recent iPad Pro model and I can say that unless the only thing you do on your computer is browse the internet (without downloading anything) you're going to have a bad time. Here are some things that don't work: * A full-featured file browser. The files app is sort of workable now, but the experience is really bad and cer…

So who is this almost $1,000 iPad for? Typically the argument for Apple's wild pricing is that "it's for professionals" but if you can't do anything "professional" with it...it sounds like the surface or something would be better since you can at least do those things with it.

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Post by saagarjha »

xattt wrote: post #58
evgen wrote: post #11

The only question I have, and the only question I ask regarding any external keyboard for an iOS device: can I remap caps lock?

Tangential, but I’ve observed that preferences of what caps lock should be is dependent on your domain. I write and use a browser in my work. Caps lock as backspace makes the most sense. There will be others that will (unnecessarily) argue with me that caps should and always will be escape. A possible (mainstream) solution is to change the caps to a custom key that’s configured in the initial setup of a device.

> Caps lock as backspace makes the most sense.

But you have a backspace key on your keyboard?

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Post by klaustopher »

KMnO4 wrote: post #4

Wow, I was just about to buy a 3rd generation. I’m really glad they brought back 128gb storage — 64gb is too little and 256gb is overkill for my needs.

Always check the [buyers guide](https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/) before buying Apple stuff :)

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Post by tachion »

Flockster wrote: post #26
filleokus wrote: post #13

Hard to say without knowing the component cost, but I would really like a non backfacing camera (or very cheap back camera) option in the future. I could see myself having a beefy desktop, this iPad with the keyboard, and my phone. But if you're not into the whole AR-scene, the camera seems redundant as I always have my phone with me. But I guess there's not enough people like me to justify that model...

Yes! I'm currently deciding between the new ReMarkable2 and an iPad Pro. Having a cheaper iPad Pro without these AR/Camera-Stuff as an option would make this decision easier.

There's three of them already: iPad, iPad Air and iPad Mini.

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Post by braythwayt »

baxtr wrote: post #49

So basically it has evolved into a laptop with a detachable monitor that includes a built-in camera (which is for sure awesome)

Yes.

But it’s interesting when two things evolve towards each other, but starting from different places. Like comparing bats and birds, or penguins, otters, and fish.

In this case, evolving from a device designed for touch only into touch-first is going to be different from a device that evolved from—let’s be honest—keyboards, punch cards, and the command-line.

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Post by baybal2 »

vxxzy wrote: post #15
luigi23 wrote: post #8

Any ideas what you could develop with new lidar scanner?

I am thinking masonry/fireplace door installation. Each fireplace needs measured accurately before one can order a Fireplace door. Often times, customers opt to measure themselves. In a previous life, the company I worked for ran into so many issues and so many "rejected" doors that were used for floor/clearance models. Even if the customer did not do the measurement, installers would get it wrong. The measurements n…

I doubt they shoved a real continuous wave lidar there. Most likely some tof sensor with difraction grating
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