It will be interesting to see if Apple integrations iLife '10 into their tablet. There were once rumors of lite versions of the iLife apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch that I wonder were put on ice until Apple's tablet was ready...
Touché, Doc. But do you disagree with the assertion that the Newton was a good idea, just a decade or so ahead of its time? Just wondering.
My Newton 120 was better in many respects than the Palm devices I owned for many years thereafter, so I don't think it was necessarily ahead of its time. It was a good idea, hobbled by some implementation problems in the first few iterations. My issue with the comparison to what Apple might do today is primarily the form factor. I just don't see Apple going anywhere close to the Newton direction, which was fine for the 1990s but not for the 2010s. I can also seen the new Apple device suffering if it's compared in any way to a product that failed.
I can also seen the new Apple device suffering if it's compared in any way to a product that failed.
I never owned a Newton myself, but I sure coveted it when it came out. Some of the reporters at the newspaper I worked at at the time used eMate 300s and loved them for their portability and durability. I'm still not convinced that the Newton program was a failure. I think it was the victim of bad timing (when Apple was hemorrhaging cash) and poor planning/marketing. It was developed under Sculley's watch.
Now, I'm thinking that I may have confused some folks when I suggested a "new Newton"?I wasn't thinking of the old brick with a colour screen. I was thinking New Newton. Something svelte, sleek, slim, with multitouch interface, stylus input, GPS, Airport, Bluetooth, etc., etc. What the original Newton was meant to be if it hadn't been hobbled by the technological limitations of its day (and Apple's near death-throes).
Personally, I think it would be pretty cool if they resurrected the "Newton" name for this new tablet. As long as they don't call it "iPad". Egads.
I never owned a Newton myself, but I sure coveted it when it came out. Some of the reporters at the newspaper I worked at at the time used eMate 300s and loved them for their portability and durability. I'm still not convinced that the Newton program was a failure. I think it was the victim of bad timing (when Apple was hemorrhaging cash) and poor planning/marketing. It was developed under Sculley's watch.
Now, I'm thinking that I may have confused some folks when I suggested a "new Newton"?I wasn't thinking of the old brick with a colour screen. I was thinking New Newton. Something svelte, sleek, slim, with multitouch interface, stylus input, GPS, Airport, Bluetooth, etc., etc. What the original Newton was meant to be if it hadn't been hobbled by the technological limitations of its day (and Apple's near death-throes).
Personally, I think it would be pretty cool if they resurrected the "Newton" name for this new tablet. As long as they don't call it "iPad". Egads.
I think whatever it is, I sure as hell hope they don't call it Newton. That product did fail, you know -- commercially if not technically. It's not that the product was bad (by the time the second generation arrived, it was pretty good), but as far as the market was concerned, it was neither fish nor foul. I was never sure what the Newton was meant to be -- and I owned one (still do, actually). The software never caught up with the hardware.
Though I suppose it's not strictly incorrect, it's certainly awkward to use the adverbial form to begin a sentence. We've recently carved out an exception for the adverbial form of "hope" which we don't do for other adverbial forms. For example, it would sound strange to say "expectantly, I will see the doctor," when we mean "I expect to see the doctor." But we've become comfortable with "hopefully, I will see the doctor," when we mean "I hope to see the doctor."
distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow -- sorrow for the lost Lenore.
I saw a chart a couple of months ago, and it listed 2 different tablet type devices coming out, I suspect one without a 3G radio and one with.
Makes sense with as much as the Touch has helped the app store sales/popularity. It also makes the tablet much more likely to penetrate the educational market. A high price 3G tablet with a monthly fee would have entry problems into that market.
Nice citation, but I suspect that the mid-nineteenth century and long form poetry aren't strong indicators of proper current usage.
Yes, and as I pointed out, it's not necessarily incorrect, but awkward in speech -- as in prose speech. (If you're speaking in iambic pentameter, you're probably in a play by Shakespeare.) Also, using my example, if you say "hopefully, I will see the doctor," the implication is that you are hopeful about what the doctor will tell you, not that you simply hope to see one. A subtle but important difference in meaning.
prediction: this will be an "advanced" iPod touch with a 10.1 inch screen and at least 100GB memory with advanced ebook features galore and optional data service from verizon wireless/sprint with a $600-$800 price point.
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Touché, Doc. But do you disagree with the assertion that the Newton was a good idea, just a decade or so ahead of its time? Just wondering.
My Newton 120 was better in many respects than the Palm devices I owned for many years thereafter, so I don't think it was necessarily ahead of its time. It was a good idea, hobbled by some implementation problems in the first few iterations. My issue with the comparison to what Apple might do today is primarily the form factor. I just don't see Apple going anywhere close to the Newton direction, which was fine for the 1990s but not for the 2010s. I can also seen the new Apple device suffering if it's compared in any way to a product that failed.
iPad Tablet = Entire new product market
I can also seen the new Apple device suffering if it's compared in any way to a product that failed.
I never owned a Newton myself, but I sure coveted it when it came out. Some of the reporters at the newspaper I worked at at the time used eMate 300s and loved them for their portability and durability. I'm still not convinced that the Newton program was a failure. I think it was the victim of bad timing (when Apple was hemorrhaging cash) and poor planning/marketing. It was developed under Sculley's watch.
Now, I'm thinking that I may have confused some folks when I suggested a "new Newton"?I wasn't thinking of the old brick with a colour screen. I was thinking New Newton. Something svelte, sleek, slim, with multitouch interface, stylus input, GPS, Airport, Bluetooth, etc., etc. What the original Newton was meant to be if it hadn't been hobbled by the technological limitations of its day (and Apple's near death-throes).
Personally, I think it would be pretty cool if they resurrected the "Newton" name for this new tablet. As long as they don't call it "iPad". Egads.
I never owned a Newton myself, but I sure coveted it when it came out. Some of the reporters at the newspaper I worked at at the time used eMate 300s and loved them for their portability and durability. I'm still not convinced that the Newton program was a failure. I think it was the victim of bad timing (when Apple was hemorrhaging cash) and poor planning/marketing. It was developed under Sculley's watch.
Now, I'm thinking that I may have confused some folks when I suggested a "new Newton"?I wasn't thinking of the old brick with a colour screen. I was thinking New Newton. Something svelte, sleek, slim, with multitouch interface, stylus input, GPS, Airport, Bluetooth, etc., etc. What the original Newton was meant to be if it hadn't been hobbled by the technological limitations of its day (and Apple's near death-throes).
Personally, I think it would be pretty cool if they resurrected the "Newton" name for this new tablet. As long as they don't call it "iPad". Egads.
I think whatever it is, I sure as hell hope they don't call it Newton. That product did fail, you know -- commercially if not technically. It's not that the product was bad (by the time the second generation arrived, it was pretty good), but as far as the market was concerned, it was neither fish nor foul. I was never sure what the Newton was meant to be -- and I owned one (still do, actually). The software never caught up with the hardware.
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Though I suppose it's not strictly incorrect, it's certainly awkward to use the adverbial form to begin a sentence. We've recently carved out an exception for the adverbial form of "hope" which we don't do for other adverbial forms. For example, it would sound strange to say "expectantly, I will see the doctor," when we mean "I expect to see the doctor." But we've become comfortable with "hopefully, I will see the doctor," when we mean "I hope to see the doctor."
distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow -- sorrow for the lost Lenore.
Makes sense with as much as the Touch has helped the app store sales/popularity. It also makes the tablet much more likely to penetrate the educational market. A high price 3G tablet with a monthly fee would have entry problems into that market.
distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow -- sorrow for the lost Lenore.
Nice citation, but I suspect that the mid-nineteenth century and long form poetry aren't strong indicators of proper current usage.
Nice citation, but I suspect that the mid-nineteenth century and long form poetry aren't strong indicators of proper current usage.
Yes, and as I pointed out, it's not necessarily incorrect, but awkward in speech -- as in prose speech. (If you're speaking in iambic pentameter, you're probably in a play by Shakespeare.) Also, using my example, if you say "hopefully, I will see the doctor," the implication is that you are hopeful about what the doctor will tell you, not that you simply hope to see one. A subtle but important difference in meaning.
prediction: this will be an "advanced" iPod touch with a 10.1 inch screen and at least 100GB memory with advanced ebook features galore and optional data service from verizon wireless/sprint with a $600-$800 price point.
advanced: yes
10.1 inch screen: 9.7
100 gb memory: 16, 32, 64
ebook: yes
3G: at&t
price: starts at $500