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Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by lathiat »

KindAndFriendly wrote: post #54
dont__panic wrote: post #15

They finally killed the headphone jack in the plain-jane iPad, what a shame. I'm not exactly a tablet person -- my ereader suits me just fine for reading, which is all I'd want to do on a tablet, anyway -- but why do people put up with this? I understand that phones are small, and thus "hard" to fit the jack into... but why remove it from tablets?

The main use case for my current iPad is to connect the audio-jack to my guitar amp and use GarageBand - which currently works great because I can charge the iPad at the same time. I guess in the future one can only use the audio out OR charge - which is a shame. Edit: No, I can't really use bluetooth here since a) 99% of guitar amps have no BT support and b) the latency is noticeable.

If you search Belkin Rockstar there is a dual port lightning adaptor and also a lightning+3.5mm adaptor.

Can still be done with a dongle at least.

Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by cromka »

rootusrootus wrote: post #49
cromka wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Came here to notice that. This price hike will somehow put cheap Android tablets on the map, again. Previously there was hardly a justification to get any of them if iPad was $299 — and frequently could be had for even less than that.

They continue to sell the old cheaper one. Is it still better than a current model Android tablet?

Oh, I thought they phased it out. Yeah, AFIK it still kicks Android tablet's ass.

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Post by brundolf »

darkwater wrote: post #59
brundolf wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

iPads have had USB-C for years now, which just makes the iPhone situation even more silly

Oh, since it was posted as a highlight and seeing that iPhones still have the proprietary connector, I naively thought it was a novelty. Glad I was wrong, let's see when they fix this in iPhones as well.

It's a very confusing announcement because "iPad" here means "the budget-model iPad", which has had the old design with lightning and a physical home button until now, while the other models (Air and Pro) haven't had either of those in years

Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by _dongle_aster_ »

jameshart wrote: post #51
warp wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Liquid refers to it being an LCD (Liquid-crystal display), so not OLED. Retina is Apple's name for a high pixel density display, in this case it's 2360x1640 pixels at 10" so 264 PPI?

Have other retina displays been marketed as 'organic retina'? Have previous LCD retina displays been marketed using this term?

Yes, since Apple started selling devices with OLED screens, they have called new products with LCD screens Liquid Retina. See iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPad Mini 6, etc.

Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by cromka »

mkmk wrote: post #18
hypertele-Xii wrote: post #7

> The stunning 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display extends to the edges No it doesn't. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/product/ipad/standard/...

Maybe they mean that there's no notch/punch hole?

Yeah, but then they would be redefining the "edge".

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Post by Hamuko »

msoad wrote: post #40

USB-C on this is not the big news. The USB-C on Apple TV remote controller is the sign you're looking for. Apple is end of life-ing Lightning connector after all

I imagine AirPods and the iPhone will be next year, considering the EU USB-C deadline is approaching and it doesn't really make sense for the AirPods and the iPhone to have different charging cables.

Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by KindAndFriendly »

lathiat wrote: post #61
KindAndFriendly wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The main use case for my current iPad is to connect the audio-jack to my guitar amp and use GarageBand - which currently works great because I can charge the iPad at the same time. I guess in the future one can only use the audio out OR charge - which is a shame. Edit: No, I can't really use bluetooth here since a) 99% of guitar amps have no BT support and b) the latency is noticeable.

If you search Belkin Rockstar there is a dual port lightning adaptor and also a lightning+3.5mm adaptor. Can still be done with a dongle at least.

Thank you.

>> Rockstar -> ...looks like Belkin still does user research ;-)

Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by naravara »

brk wrote: post #42
dont__panic wrote: post #15

They finally killed the headphone jack in the plain-jane iPad, what a shame. I'm not exactly a tablet person -- my ereader suits me just fine for reading, which is all I'd want to do on a tablet, anyway -- but why do people put up with this? I understand that phones are small, and thus "hard" to fit the jack into... but why remove it from tablets?

At this point I’m over wired headphones. I carry a couple of pairs in my backpack for use on airplane seat back entertainment systems, but otherwise I prefer Bluetooth earbuds.

I prefer the bluetooth ones for convenience, but the option to go wired would be nice. Especially since some VOIP and conference software does weird stuff with latency compensation when you're on bluetooth.
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