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Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by hnal943 » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:09 AM UTC

mds101 wrote: post #7

rdl wrote: post #5

Instapaper is one of the main reasons I got an iPad 3.

That doesn't really make much sense. If reading articles is your main application for the device, why not buy the iPad 2 especially after the huge price drop?

Or for that matter, why not a Kindle?

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:10 AM UTC

vacri wrote: post #10

This is slightly embarrassing: Instapaper doesn’t show Retina-resolution graphics on the new iPad yet. It's only slightly embarrassing for Apple's culture of product secrecy, which prevents them from releasing tools in time for devs to have gear ready for release.

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Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by Shank » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:20 AM UTC

hnal943 wrote: post #11

mds101 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That doesn't really make much sense. If reading articles is your main application for the device, why not buy the iPad 2 especially after the huge price drop?

Or for that matter, why not a Kindle?

I can attest that the Kindle Fire is a perfect reading device. Perfect form factor, light yet feels great, etc. I really don't think an iPad is great for reading based on size, but I've never had one long enough to try it.

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by OoTheNigerian » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:26 AM UTC

Competition is good. Readability is certainly making him stepup. I still think ignoring android is a mistake (assuming he continues to do so in the future.). I foresee sharing happening within these read later apps and the size of the network matters.

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by kijin » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:27 AM UTC

> the new selection of six beautiful, professional fonts designed for maximum legibility and long-form reading

I haven't been following the iPad 3 closely. Are these new fonts included with iPad 3, or are they included with the Instapaper app? If it's the latter, are they available elsewhere? I'm still on the lookout for a nice serif font that looks good on screen.

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by hrktb » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:30 AM UTC

kijin wrote: post #15

> the new selection of six beautiful, professional fonts designed for maximum legibility and long-form reading I haven't been following the iPad 3 closely. Are these new fonts included with iPad 3, or are they included with the Instapaper app? If it's the latter, are they available elsewhere? I'm still on the lookout for a nice serif font that looks good on screen.

From the developper's podcast, these are custom fonts included in the app, that he bought from foundries directly.

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by DaveMebs » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 7:36 AM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #12

vacri wrote: post #10

This is slightly embarrassing: Instapaper doesn’t show Retina-resolution graphics on the new iPad yet. It's only slightly embarrassing for Apple's culture of product secrecy, which prevents them from releasing tools in time for devs to have gear ready for release.

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Did you read the article? He has been shipping the 2x version, however, was unaware that he needed to rebuild the app with a new drop of the tools that came out last week.

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by batista » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 8:08 AM UTC

vacri wrote: post #10

This is slightly embarrassing: Instapaper doesn’t show Retina-resolution graphics on the new iPad yet. It's only slightly embarrassing for Apple's culture of product secrecy, which prevents them from releasing tools in time for devs to have gear ready for release.

Yes, if only that secrecy had worked well otherwise for the company.

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by gtufano » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 8:08 AM UTC

OoTheNigerian wrote: post #14

Competition is good. Readability is certainly making him stepup. I still think ignoring android is a mistake (assuming he continues to do so in the future.). I foresee sharing happening within these read later apps and the size of the network matters.

I don't really know. Assuming that this is a free market, I think the fact that nobody stepped up on Android (with a noticeable success) is probably an indicator of the fact this could not be an error. More seriously (hoping we can have a quiet discussion about differences in market between iOS and Android): Instapaper makes (probably serious) money selling the app. Can you make (serious) money in Android without Ads and without going the freemium way? Enough money to justify the additional effort and the fact that this will probably slow the development on the current platform?

Re: Instapaper for Retina iPad

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Post by rdl » Fri, Mar 16, 2012, 8:23 AM UTC

Shank wrote: post #13

hnal943 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or for that matter, why not a Kindle?

I can attest that the Kindle Fire is a perfect reading device. Perfect form factor, light yet feels great, etc. I really don't think an iPad is great for reading based on size, but I've never had one long enough to try it.

I had a Fire and really didn't like it for reading -- it falls in the valley of uselessness between a Kindle (DX being my favorite) and the iPad. I don't find my iPad 1 particularly heavy -- the main drawback of the iPad vs. Kindles is lack of daylight readability, and to a lesser degree, potentially distracting apps (email, web).

The Fire seems like a great video watching device, but I don't do much of that (and when I do, it's on a projector with surround sound and other people)