Apple releases Ipad 3 • Hacker News Board

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by moe » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:38 PM UTC

WiseWeasel wrote: post #30

Xuzz wrote: post #3

Although the HN title (currently) says "Ipad 3", Apple seems to actually be calling it the new "iPad" (edit: "new iPad", not "New iPad"). It's a bit confusing: next year, is it then the "old iPad"? But, we don't really have that issue with many other Apple products (iPod nano, all Macs, etc) that use the same naming scheme. So we'll see how bad it actually ends up.

It looks like they're just calling it "iPad" now on their website. It's an interesting idea; maybe they plan on always calling the current one "iPad", and renaming the old model something like "iPad 2012" once the 2013 "iPad" is released.

The lack of a numbering scheme is a royal pain in the ass when googling bugs or trying to find pretty much any information about a specific model.

Although admittedly we already have that with most of their other devices ("do i have an early 2011 MB or was it the mid-2010?") and it's not like other vendors are much better in this regard.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by abruzzi » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:38 PM UTC

I'm glad they didn't call it "iPad HD". Call me pedantic, but HD should be limited to ITU 'HDTV' broadcast spec, and the iPad 3's resolution doesn't fit. Instead it just confuses things with imprecise language.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by Osiris » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:38 PM UTC

munchor wrote: post #36

I hate it that I can't watch the videos on Apple's website, and to me, this is just a reminder of that, oh why?

Yeah I can't event watch them in Chrome on a Macbook Pro, I have to use Safari.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by th0ma5 » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:38 PM UTC

tomkinstinch wrote: post #23

The 264dpi screen is a big deal. I was at a workshop with Edward Tufte this week. He extoled the virtures of using paper for information-rich data transfer. Having paper-like screen resolution is an obvious advantage for disseminating information. I'd like to see a startup take on PowerPoint by releasing software to compose iPad-friendly presentations. Think one-pagers full of text, graphs, and figures. On an iPad th…

When I was at Eyeo Casey Reas stated that print is like using a static version of a dynamic display from the future (or something to that effect) ... This talk about retina perception of pixels is indeed compelling and true, but 1200dpi is still "nicer" in many ways that I wouldn't want to try and prove on HN :P

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by afterburner » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:39 PM UTC

lunarscape wrote: post #32

afterburner wrote: post #24

It's 10% heavier: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/new-ipad-vs-ipad-2/ Yes, I know why, but I was hoping against hope it would get a little lighter. But I didn't think it would. Maybe next year, when there's no reason to up the resolution.

I guess we're left waiting for a big breakthrough in battery technology to see a decrease in the weight of these types of devices.

The new model has almost twice the battery capacity, and the battery probably accounts for almost all the weight, so it looks like there is a decent amount of yearly improvement.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by talmand » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:39 PM UTC

Aloisius wrote: post #10

It should be noted that the limited data plans for both AT&T and Verizon mean that at the max 4G speed of 73 Mbps, you could use all your bandwidth for the entire month in less than three and a half minutes (2 GB plan). The overages of $10/GB per month on both services mean once you go over your plan, you'll be looking at a little over $5/minute in new charges. It is possible (though highly unlikely) to rack up over…

That's what I think every time I see a 4G ad, "awesome! I can reach my data cap that much faster!"

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by jws » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:39 PM UTC

thematt wrote: post #12

Nothing mentioned about Siri. That is surprising, because I thought that inclusion would be a slam-dunk.

Looks like no Siri. No mention of it in the iPad pages on the main web site.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by thought_alarm » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:40 PM UTC

_djo_ wrote: post #5

It's 'the new iPad', not the iPad 3. Apple is evidently going to follow the same pattern as it does with its computers and is doing away with a sequential numbering system. So the next iPad will also just be 'the new iPad' the same way that every year we see 'the new MacBook Pro'. The iPhone will probably follow suit.

Apple is following the pattern that begun with the failure of the Apple III computer, which is to not name any more products "3". There was no Mac 3, iPod 3, or iPhone 3.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by tvon » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:40 PM UTC

dabeeeenster wrote: post #8

tvon wrote: post #2

I'm still somewhat amazed they haven't found a better way to handle updating the store. I understand that there is a marketing aspect to taking it offline, but it should be back online and updated immediately after the event is over.

I think it IS all just marketing...Im sure a company that size can update a product on a website without going offline if they really wanted to

I think that's reading a bit too much into it. The product has been announced, having the store down now does nothing to promote it (as having it down during the announcement might), it only prevents people from buying it.

Re: Apple releases Ipad 3

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Post by guelo » Wed, Mar 07, 2012, 8:40 PM UTC

The world of LCD panels baffles me. For some reason Apple can sell an iPad with a 2048x1536 IPS screen for $500 but your average $1,000 laptop comes with a crappy 1366x768 TFT screen or maybe 1920x1080 if you're lucky.