Apple iPad to arrive in U.S. on April 3, preorders begin March 12 - Page 4

Originally Posted by pmz

Good luck with that. Your free TV shows have a bullseye painted on them, if you haven't heard.

Originally Posted by yesiCan

My hat gets tipped to anyone and everyone who buys a $500 16Gb Wifi iDevice.
May you not complain in 6 months when the price drops.

Originally Posted by anantksundaram

Glad to see you back, TEKSTUD! (Not).

Originally Posted by herbapou

aint Hulu coming up with an Ipad app?

Originally Posted by Gazoobee

I bet he spends his downtime griefing in Second Life.

Originally Posted by Cory Bauer

Erm, not really. Low-end 720p televisions will often times use screens that are actually the resolutions you mentioned (because it's cheaper), but in both instances it's a 16:9 screen and the resolution has been stretched to match it. This is why when purchasing a 720p television instead of a 1080p television, it's not so much about whether you notice the improvement in resolution, as to whether you can tolerate the artifacts introduced by the scaling and stretching used to force those resolutions to display 16:9 HD content at 16:9.

A 4:3 screen cannot be 720p HD. But a 1280x960 (4:3) screen could display 720p content without cropping or scaling — there would just be letterboxing. If the iPad is going to remain a 4:3 device, 1280x960 would have been the best resolution for it.

Originally Posted by pmz

yup, prepare for it to be a paid model, that will rollout across the whole of Hulu by the end of Calendar 2010.

Originally Posted by anantksundaram

Yes, it's sad, really. Some people are just caught in their own vicious cycle and can't see it, even to the point of self-destruction.

There's an ancient children's tale in Indian mythology about a scorpion and a frog (sometimes, crocodile): http://www.cioindex.com/portal/cio_c...2FNo+Container

Check it out. Seriously. You'll see what I mean.

Originally Posted by herbapou

That will be nice because its going to be direct competition for the applestore. If apple allows the hulu app then it kind of kills all of the big-brother/monopoly critics.

Originally Posted by DoctorBenway

I seriously suspect he (Tekstud / yesHEcanbeAteabagger) is unemployed - in which case he has my sympathies (seriously).

Been there - not doing that presently - am presently farting about trying to come up with some odds and ends designs for a laid-back friday (coaster, t-shit and blog header design and some middling asset updates for a pile of sites) - which works best by not thinking about them too hard and letting the idea float to the surface (if that makes any kind of sense). Also prefer waiting for the caffeine to take hold.

At least it works better than staring at a blank screen until my forehead bleeds (bonus if you can identify the author I just paraphrased)

I'm looking forward to finally being unchained from the desk with a truly portable device that has a screen larger than my phone. I gave up normal TV when I decided I didn't want a 50 inch jumbotron in the living room. The iPad is freakin' perfect for my needs.

Originally Posted by Gazoobee

Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if teckstud was a teabagger (in the political meaning of the word), even though his grammar makes me suspect he is an ESL person who would have nothing in common with the predominantly white grievances of that group.

Originally Posted by solipsism

So will Apple have demo units in stores as of March 12th to help pull in more pre-release sales?

Originally Posted by solipsism

So will Apple have demo units in stores as of March 12th to help pull in more pre-release sales?

Originally Posted by pmz

Gotta love the way people have bought into the media's total co-opting of what used to be a constitutionalist movement, and is now a way to demonize anyone who disagrees with corruption.

Originally Posted by pmz

If I had to guess, not a flippin chance in hell.

Originally Posted by Rob55

Damn good question.

Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss

I'd say also very doubtful. They didn't do this with the iPhone, did they?

Originally Posted by anantksundaram

...Planning to sell 10 shares of the company (to allow for capital gains taxes and some accessories), and my order for two 64GB w/3G is pretty much all set! !

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

I doubt Apple will limit how much money you can send to them.

Originally Posted by herbapou

Do you think buying an Ipad on apple.com and put a Canadian delivery address would work?

Originally Posted by Gazoobee

I am a technician/writer/designer/artist myself so I understand the creative process well. I am looking forward to getting a hold of one of these iPads just to play around with, but I also hope it will be useful.

My only quibble with the design of it, is the disappointingly large bezel which likely won't allow for thumb-typing (crucial to my intended uses), and is I feel a sort of sop towards the lower end users who might inadvertently pick it up wrong and open an app by mistake. It's also a bit big for me as I have great eyesight.

My ideal iPad would be halfway between this and the iPhone in size, with a bezel designed more like the iPhone than the iPad. That way it's more easily stowed in a purse or big pocket instead of having to carry an extra bag, and is still easily big enough to read and (more importantly), the perfect size to thumb type on like the iPhone.

I am constantly surprised that Apple makes all of it's products the same size or only makes one size of each type given the fact that humans come in sizes ranging from 1 to 2.5 metres tall and hand sizes range wildly. I'd like to see them manufacture two or three sizes of all the iProducts and pay much more attention to the ergonomics, but this is something Apple has historically never been very good at. Probably because it destroys the impression of the product as being "perfect" if one size doesn't fit all or one ergonomic decision isn't perceived as right for everyone.

Originally Posted by Gazoobee

This kind of makes me wonder what all that junk about "sign up to be notified when it's available for order" was about though.

Originally Posted by iGenius

Meh. The 'Pad falls down in exactly the areas for which I would most want a tablet.

Originally Posted by AppleInsider

While the Wi-Fi model will be the only available at first, the 3G-capable iPad is expected to arrive in late April. In addition, all versions of the hardware will be available in the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Japan, Span and Switzerland in late April.

Originally Posted by hugodinho

Apple's international websites have just been updated... Apart from the countries listed above, all availability information has been taken out from the rest of the world... No more Hong Kong iPad late March, not even April. I guess I should lower my expectations and prepare myself to wait until the 2nd semester.

Originally Posted by noirdesir

The US 3G model is unlocked, nothing specific about carriers and locked vs. unlocked has been said for other countries.

Originally Posted by studiomusic

AAPL got a big boost from Cramer last night as well (tons of people still listen to him - go figure)... that, and the iPad announcement= up.

Originally Posted by Gazoobee

Also I read a lot of books, but is it really that important to buy the latest best seller while sitting on the bus when you know you can get it the next time you are home or walk through a WiFi hotspot anyway?

Originally Posted by esummers

The only way we would see a price drop though is if it doesn't sell well enough and Apple thinks they have enough margin to lower the price.

Originally Posted by Jerseymac

I might have uses for the iPad, but if I can't choose my data provider, then it's no sale for me. Sorry Steve. I love ya, but you can't talk me into being AT&T's customer again.

Originally Posted by pmz

Good luck with that. Your free TV shows have a bullseye painted on them, if you haven't heard.

Originally Posted by psay101

Not sure I will purchase an iPad until they resolve the Flash issue.

Originally Posted by herbapou

Do you think buying an Ipad on apple.com and put a Canadian delivery address would work?

Originally Posted by MeCourious

Then day2 we get to see all the new iPad apps available.

Originally Posted by solipsism

So will Apple have demo units in stores as of March 12th to help pull in more pre-release sales?

Originally Posted by MeCourious

April 3 should be an interesting day. The usual lines around Apple stores. News organizations reporting on the frenzy. First person accounts on what the early adopters thought of it. The rush of the naysayers to try and stifle the positive press Apple will get. It should be an exciting Saturday.

Then day2 we get to see all the new iPad apps available. Thats when things will really take off. The new WSJ app. The different approaches taken by the early magazine producers to show off the device. The first game that sells a million dollars worth of iPad games. I'm definitely looking forward to that first week of the iPad. We live in exciting times.

Originally Posted by charlituna

it's unlocked. all T-Mobile has to do is start printing microSims and you've got another choice. and I'll be that they have and it will be good to go by early summer

Originally Posted by Cory Bauer

1280x720, yes. 1024x768 doesn't cut it.

Originally Posted by ronster

With the WiFi+3G hardware being released in Canada, which Canadian network will support it? Does Rogers or Bell / Telus support the Micro SIM hardware?

I haven't seen any announcements from them on supporting the iPad 3G.

Originally Posted by solipsism

Are other Apple products distributed to most other countries at the same time, or is there a stepping method that they usually follow?

Originally Posted by Gazoobee

Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if teckstud was a teabagger (in the political meaning of the word), even though his grammar makes me suspect he is an ESL person who would have nothing in common with the predominantly white grievances of that group.

I am a technician/writer/designer/artist myself so I understand the creative process well. I am looking forward to getting a hold of one of these iPads just to play around with, but I also hope it will be useful.

My only quibble with the design of it, is the disappointingly large bezel which likely won't allow for thumb-typing (crucial to my intended uses), and is I feel a sort of sop towards the lower end users who might inadvertently pick it up wrong and open an app by mistake. It's also a bit big for me as I have great eyesight.

My ideal iPad would be halfway between this and the iPhone in size, with a bezel designed more like the iPhone than the iPad. That way it's more easily stowed in a purse or big pocket instead of having to carry an extra bag, and is still easily big enough to read and (more importantly), the perfect size to thumb type on like the iPhone.

I am constantly surprised that Apple makes all of it's products the same size or only makes one size of each type given the fact that humans come in sizes ranging from 1 to 2.5 metres tall and hand sizes range wildly. I'd like to see them manufacture two or three sizes of all the iProducts and pay much more attention to the ergonomics, but this is something Apple has historically never been very good at. Probably because it destroys the impression of the product as being "perfect" if one size doesn't fit all or one ergonomic decision isn't perceived as right for everyone.

Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss

I'd say also very doubtful. They didn't do this with the iPhone, did they?

Originally Posted by pmz

Nope, in fact the original iPhone launch, most stores did not even get display models for several days after it went on sale.

Originally Posted by pmz

Nope, in fact the original iPhone launch, most stores did not even get display models for several days after it went on sale.

Originally Posted by Gazoobee


I am constantly surprised that Apple makes all of it's products the same size or only makes one size of each type given the fact that humans come in sizes ranging from 1 to 2.5 metres tall and hand sizes range wildly. I'd like to see them manufacture two or three sizes of all the iProducts and pay much more attention to the ergonomics, but this is something Apple has historically never been very good at.