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Re: iPad mini

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Post by Happer »

AndyIngram wrote: post #147
SoftwareMaven wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I totally agree. I really like my iPad for a lot of things, but it has been disappointing for pleasure reading of books because it is just too heavy. Given that my primary use case will be reading, I now have to decide between a Kindle Paperwhite or the iPad Mini, with the one additional input that my kids would love to have another iPad in the house.

I have the nexus 7 and will be getting the new iPad 4thgen to replace my 1st gen. I love the Nexus but the mini looks great. The only worry I would have is that the bezels on the vertical sides look almost look to thin. Even when reading with the nexus I sometimes inadvertently change pages and I think this could be a greater problem on the mini. So for reading I would need to try it first.

According to Apple, iOS is capable, on the iPad mini, of recognizing whether your thumb is resting on the narrower border, or tapping on the interface.

"Rethinking the screen meant we also had to rethink the software behind it. iPad mini intelligently recognizes whether your thumb is simply resting on the display or whether you’re intentionally interacting with it. It’s the kind of detail you’ll notice — by not noticing it."

Source: http://www.macstories.net/stories/ipad-mini-our-complete-ove...

Re: iPad mini

#192

Post by kaolinite »

recursive wrote: post #180
kaolinite wrote: post #107

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I'm getting more and more embarrassed by it each time they release a new product. The new ipod touch is using the slogan "engineered for maximum funness". Yeah.

Do you represent Apple? Why would you be embarrassed by what they do?

You've never been embarrassed or cringed as a result of someone else's actions?

Re: iPad mini

#193

Post by netcan »

erichocean wrote: post #179
MartinCron wrote: post #115

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Same here. The fact that I can slide the Nexus into an inside jacket pocket makes it so much more practical than the iPad, which you have to explicitly carry.

I bought a Nexus 7 for dev purposes, and I also use it more now than my iPad (3rd gen), mostly due to the size. It's a lot easier to hold for long periods of time. But truthfully, all the Nexus 7 really did was make me want an iPad mini, because the device itself is very frustrating. Reading a PDF? Half the screen is a garbly mess since only one page gets rendered nicely. Drives me nuts. Even Chrome (which runs plent…

My reaction was "I want a giant phone." I love reading with it and it's the perfect size to hold but it's an ironically poor size for typing. Too small to use with more than two fingers (like an ipad) and too big to type like a phone. Maybe the ipad mini's extra inch makes it a little more typing friendly (for people with smaller fingers).

Re: iPad mini

#194

Post by DannoHung »

morsch wrote: post #103
DannoHung wrote: post #37

It's gonna sell like hotcakes. Also, they probably just iced the iPod Touch.

I think at the moment they'd have to try really hard to release a device that didn't sell like hotcakes. What could happen, when they release kind of a dud (I'm not saying they did), is that they lose momentum.

I dunno, they could put out another iPod HiFi :D

Re: iPad mini

#195

Post by spot »

grecy wrote: post #173
spot wrote: post #94

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"you can't just scale down the interface" oops

They didn't. It's exactly the same resolution as the original iPad and iPad 2

same resolution, scaled down by 20%.

so if you designed a button to be as small as a finger for the ipad, it's now too small.

Re: iPad mini

#196

Post by [deleted] »

Joeri wrote: post #95
AlexMuir wrote: post #19

How underwhelming. At 7.9 inches, it’s perfectly sized to deliver an experience every bit as big as iPad What does that even mean? Either it's perfectly sized, and the iPad is the wrong size. Or it's not. There can surely only be one perfect size to deliver an iPad experience??? Either it's 10" or it's 7.9". I think Apple's marketing has always been the same - it's just that for a while they were ahead of the curve a…

Underwhelming is the operative word. Apple's product iterations get more boring with each upgrade. Classic innovator's dilemma. The iDevice line-up sells too well to change the formula, but there's no wow factor anymore. I always figured at some point they would slap a proper navigation UI on the ipad (the icon grid offers a really poor ux), but i suspect they'll stick with evolutionary steps for years to come. I'm p…

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Re: iPad mini

#197

Post by bduerst »

erichocean wrote: post #179
MartinCron wrote: post #115

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Same here. The fact that I can slide the Nexus into an inside jacket pocket makes it so much more practical than the iPad, which you have to explicitly carry.

I bought a Nexus 7 for dev purposes, and I also use it more now than my iPad (3rd gen), mostly due to the size. It's a lot easier to hold for long periods of time. But truthfully, all the Nexus 7 really did was make me want an iPad mini, because the device itself is very frustrating. Reading a PDF? Half the screen is a garbly mess since only one page gets rendered nicely. Drives me nuts. Even Chrome (which runs plent…

I dunno, I like Chrome's zoom tap ability, which activates when the tap covers too many inputs.

It's much nicer than accidently hitting a link, then have to hit back after a second or two.

Re: iPad mini

#198

Post by AndyIngram »

Happer wrote: post #191
AndyIngram wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the nexus 7 and will be getting the new iPad 4thgen to replace my 1st gen. I love the Nexus but the mini looks great. The only worry I would have is that the bezels on the vertical sides look almost look to thin. Even when reading with the nexus I sometimes inadvertently change pages and I think this could be a greater problem on the mini. So for reading I would need to try it first.

According to Apple, iOS is capable, on the iPad mini, of recognizing whether your thumb is resting on the narrower border, or tapping on the interface. "Rethinking the screen meant we also had to rethink the software behind it. iPad mini intelligently recognizes whether your thumb is simply resting on the display or whether you’re intentionally interacting with it. It’s the kind of detail you’ll notice — by not notic…

Thanks for pointing that out. It shows Apples focus on the user to consider something that would be easy to over look.

Re: iPad mini

#199

Post by bduerst »

cstross wrote: post #142
nirvana wrote: post #13

I've been looking forward to this product since the rumors started. I've owned iPads and iPhones and iPod touches. The iPhone (original and 4S) were both great devices but too small. I could carry them everywhere, but the reading and browsing experience was cramped, by necessity of the small screen. The iPad (original and Retina) are big, and lovely for reading and browsing, but too big to hold with one hand. This re…

Agree. I have an iPad 3. I found it too damn heavy for comfortable reading. So I bought a Google Nexus 7. Which is exactly the right size, and a delight ... except that most (not all) Android apps look like they were beaten with the ugly stick. The aesthetics are terrible . I read on the thing for 4-20 hours a week and it's just increasingly grating. I'll be buying an iPad Mini. I won't be ditching the Nexus 7 -- if…

On a slight tangent - does anyone else see Google pushing the Chrome OS onto the tablets?

It seems like the Chrome OS is geared towards media consumption and productivity, while Android is kind of the "low cost open source" solution.

Re: iPad mini

#200

Post by cheald »

aes256 wrote: post #182
thedufer wrote: post #160

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Hardware control has basically nothing to do with it. Far fewer people have been motivated to create two (phone/tablet) versions of Android apps than iOS apps. Its almost certainly a volume issue.

Why aren't developers motivated to do that? Hardware control. Look at the top-selling Android tablets. Every single one has a different screen resolution/pixel density; Nexus 7 has 1280x800 (216 ppi), Kindle Fire HD has 1024x600 (169 ppi), Nook HD has 1440x900 (243 ppi), Galaxy Tab 7.7 has 1280x800 (197 ppi), etc. It's an absolute nightmare for developers, and this is just tablets. The Android smartphone market is ev…

You're aware that development for varying hardware specs is inherently supported by Android, right? It isn't like iOS where you assume 1024x768 at either 1.0 or 2.0 pixel densities. Android, at its core, assumes varying device metrics, and layouts and development practices reflect that.

I don't really think hardware control is the issue here.

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