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post #121 of 174
2/23/11 at 1:23pm
I don't expect the 'new' port on the ipad to be mini-display.

But we'll find out tomorrow. I expect it to be a thunderbolt port [hate the name].

Does thunderbolt video out?
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post #122 of 174
2/23/11 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post

Likely as "lame" as the introduction of the first iPad running 3.2 instead of 4.0 that we all KNEW it would be running.




Draw a giant red arrow on the invitation pointing to this indication of iOS 5 in any form, please.

Let's see how many things are wrong with this post.

1. iPad was a brand new product, and 3.2 might as well have been 1.0, as it was just enough to get the first one out the door.

2. iPad was introduced in January, not March.

3. March is the month for iOS previews. Can you imagine Apple holding another event 2-3 weeks after (days before iPad 2 is released). No.

4. iPad 2 is a product REFRESH. The hardware will take 5-10 minutes to talk about, at most. And since its going to be available in about 30 days, it will undoubtedly ship with iOS 4.3.

So whats the event for? Speed bump and cameras? Nope. It's to highlight what the new device can do now, AND, what's in store for iPads come the release of iOS 5.

2011 is the year of? What? Speed bumps?

The RED f******* arrow is the Maps icon (roadmap logo for iOS preview events), and the tag line.
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post #123 of 174
2/23/11 at 1:33pm
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I don't expect the 'new' port on the ipad to be mini-display.

But we'll find out tomorrow. I expect it to be a thunderbolt port [hate the name].

Does thunderbolt video out?

I don't see why the iPad needs two ways to connect to iTunes.

I also don't see why a thunderbolt cable can't have a 30 pin dock connector (or new type of dock connector all together) on the other end?

Couldn't Apple sell an optional TB to Dock connector cable? For people who buy new Macs this year want to sync faster than USB 2?
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post #124 of 174
2/23/11 at 1:46pm
A whole media event just for the iPad 2? I don't thinks so.

There must be some cloud computing annoucements coming too. With all the apps and personal data on the iPads it would be ideal to have them sync better with the cloud. That is, something better than MobileMe that allows documents to be worked on the iPad but stored in MobileMe and not just iWork documents but Office ones or any 3rd party productivity apps.

The Macbook Pros should also be presented at the event. We'll see next week.
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post #125 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:10pm
oops... premature post. Never mind.

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post #126 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:32pm
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oops... premature post. Never mind.

Premature extrapolation?
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post #127 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by reliason View Post

I don't expect the 'new' port on the ipad to be mini-display.

But we'll find out tomorrow. I expect it to be a thunderbolt port [hate the name].

Does thunderbolt video out?

I take it that you didn't notice that the Thunderbolt port was the exact same shape as a mini DisplayPort port?

LightPeak (aka Thunderbolt) supports multiple protocols, including DisplayPort. If the port is the same as mini Display/Port whats stopping you from plugging a mini DisplayPort cable into that thing? Nothing. Based on the leaks today, the new port will be a mini DisplayPort port and a Thunderbolt port in one. Such a port would make perfect sense for the iPad (HD video out and a high speed data connection).
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post #128 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:47pm
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Everybody appreciates creative dangling.

It's been noted in other circles that there are danglers and there are retractors. That's TMI already so don't ask for more.
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post #129 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody View Post

Dear Apple,

Please, please, please, don't screw over Canada this time with the release dates, thanks.

Who is Canada?
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post #130 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:51pm
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Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. —Margaret Thatcher, 1976

I don't think the Pirate Capitalism that resulted in the Credit Crunch was created by a Socialist Government. I think it was Reagan en Maggie (thick as thieves) creating that disaster in the first place.
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post #131 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:56pm
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Originally Posted by DrDoppio View Post

Hehe.

Who didn't get the [30% of my salary] joke:

Who didn't get the difference between point-of-sale and Amazon:



Finally! After ninety posts we have a winner!

There goes 30% of my bet with someone that no one would ever come forward with a reasoned response to this.
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post #132 of 174
2/23/11 at 2:56pm
Apple's invitation is quite cocky. I can't wait to see what they are coming out with because Apple is a company that delivers pretty well. If this is truly the year of the iPad 2, even if it may not have the same specs as the Android tablets, there has to be some form of game changer here.

By the way: in all of Apple's product photography, the products have that diagonal glossy screen because it makes there products look slick and shiny. It is not a real reference of how the product's screen is going to look.
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post #133 of 174
2/23/11 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by lgutie20 View Post

By the way: in all of Apple's product photography, the products have that diagonal glossy screen because it makes there products look slick and shiny. It is not a real reference of how the product's screen is going to look.

Yep. You can see it in this stock photo from Apple's website. Do people seriously think the invite photo is iPad 2.0?

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post #134 of 174
2/23/11 at 4:29pm
So I wonder if they will offer enough in version 2 to make me want to give up my Unlimited Data plan.\
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post #135 of 174
2/23/11 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by deuxlavabo View Post

yes, it's frowned upon to end sentences with prepositions. but the correct alternative here is "Come See of What 2011 Will be the Year". if you thought apple's wording was awkward...

Reminds me of a story my ol' linguistics professor liked to tell. Visiting Harvard, he asked a passing student, "Can you please tell me where the Dean's office is at?" To which the student replied, "Good sir, we do not end our sentences with prepositions." Abashed, my ol' prof corrected himself: "Sorry about that. Can you please tell me where the Dean's office is at, asshole?"
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post #136 of 174
2/23/11 at 6:21pm
Yippee!!!!
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post #137 of 174
2/23/11 at 6:47pm
Any rumor as to who will MC the event since Steve is on leave?

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post #138 of 174
2/23/11 at 6:52pm
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Reminds me of a story my ol' linguistics professor liked to tell. Visiting Harvard, he asked a passing student, "Can you please tell me where the Dean's office is at?" To which the student replied, "Good sir, we do not end our sentences with prepositions." Abashed, my ol' prof corrected himself: "Sorry about that. Can you please tell me where the Dean's office is at, asshole?"

One of my profs from long ago, if asked a question that ended with "at", would respond...

"Between the 'a' and the 't'."

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post #139 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by christopher126 View Post

Where's Canada?

A bit further from Utah.
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post #140 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by DarenW View Post

Actually, it's perfectly written. It would be awkward if it weren't a rebuttal to Google's earlier claim. But it packs a punch and gets its message across effectively. One could argue the old "never end with a preposition" saw, but that has been largely discredited. Furthermore, even the most pedantic grammar teachers argue that you can violate any rule if you have a good reason to do so.

And finally, this is the "Think Different" company. That worked out pretty well.

You're absolutely correct.

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post #141 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:17pm
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Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum View Post

So....

...It is grammatically correct to say:

"With this shit, I will not up with put"?

yeah, for Yoda.
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post #142 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:18pm
i cant wait to jailbreak this baby when it comes out.
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post #143 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by OzExige View Post

or what ever the Yanks do on 'that' day?
or is it Thanksgivingdaybreakfast - beats me?

Dude! Don't hate on Thanksgiving. It's the best holiday of the year! No cards. No flowers. No presents. Nothing. Just FOOD!

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post #144 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:28pm
my god, i can't believe this thread. it's full of jokes and has no insults or personal attacks.

the campers must be happy.
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post #145 of 174
2/23/11 at 7:53pm
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Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody View Post

Yeah. Also, if it was worded correctly (as per your example) it would be unreadable nonsense, so the slightly incorrect grammar is definitely preferred.

People forget also that advertising copy is not proper English and never has been. Traditionally, a huge amount of leeway is given advertising agencies since their very business is inventive wordplay.

If it was a headline in a newspaper it's time to get upset, when it's an advert ... not so much.

In my family, the traditional granting of leeway was celebrated ill-hung bunting with.
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post #146 of 174
2/23/11 at 9:06pm
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Did you miss the part where I was referring to Canada?

NO

But you did.

I WAS referrin to Canaydia
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post #147 of 174
2/23/11 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by Alfiejr View Post

my god, i can't believe this thread. it's full of jokes and has no insults or personal attacks.

the campers must be happy.

PISS-OFF then
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post #148 of 174
2/23/11 at 10:11pm
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Originally Posted by GQB View Post

I think the reason Apple likes the reflective glass

Apple likes it because consumers overwhelmingly prefer it.

Even on the PC side of things - how many PC laptops default to matte vs. the higher contrast and brighter glossy displays?
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post #149 of 174
2/23/11 at 10:22pm
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Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum View Post

Finally, Apple can implement OpenCL and GCD to use the CPU/GPU cores efficiently. I suspect that Apple will do all it can to allow developers (Apple and 3rd-party) to exploit the OS and hardware with efficient code.

Apple's frameworks like OpenCL, but even basic Quartz and others do this automatically. This is the huge advantage Apple has. As the hardware improves, the existing programs will get boosted performance automatically. Sure, when certain routines are optimized applications can speed up more - but the way the SDK is structured right now, there is quite a bit of automatic optimization going on under the hood.

Such incremental advantages of "The Apple Way" are just going to continue to accelerate the gap between Apple and everyone else.
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post #150 of 174
2/24/11 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by RandomAnonymousBlackmail View Post

Will it cost me 30% of my salary to attend?

Wow. You registered just to post that lame joke. How embarrassing


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Originally Posted by David Scubadiver View Post

Boy, it seems insane to have an iPad2 in the spring and an iPad3 in the fall.

How about just on in the summer. Release the iPhone in July, the iPad in August n th th iPod touch in September. Then the iphon can get all th goodies first but the iPad doesn't go months with out them

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Originally Posted by asdasd View Post

I missed the iOS part. Apple never announce software like this. They announce it at WWDC.

I have to agree with those that think this will be another early preview so apps can be ready for the release


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Any rumor as to who will MC the event since Steve is on leave?

Who says Steve can't. Last check he wasn't in a coma or stuck in a hospital bed. And there is no law that says he can't because he is on leave. Who knows perhaps he's about to return to work and the event will be his first day back
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post #151 of 174
2/24/11 at 4:08am
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Originally Posted by charlituna View Post

How about just on in the summer. Release the iPhone in July, the iPad in August n th th iPod touch in September. Then the iphon can get all th goodies first but the iPad doesn't go months with out them

Putting the iPad after the iPhone makes people demand everything the iPhone has in the iPad. Apple doesn't want to do that.
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post #152 of 174
2/24/11 at 5:11am
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Dude! Don't hate on Thanksgiving. It's the best holiday of the year! No cards. No flowers. No presents. Nothing. Just FOOD!

Hey Man, I aint hatin'

However, it appears I'll have to divest myself of all vestiges of satyrical humor <eh>

My sincere and deepest apologies for bein' a stoopid 'down-under' grunt!

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a shiny used 1965 Chevy Impala Pillerless Hardtop Auto White 327ci

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post #153 of 174
2/24/11 at 4:42pm
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Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum View Post

That's a good catch -- the darker section is not the same shape as a shadow from the cover pealback!

As someone else noted, that's how most of their products are shown.

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post #154 of 174
2/27/11 at 7:14am
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Originally Posted by hentaiboy View Post

Yep. You can see it in this stock photo from Apple's website. Do people seriously think the invite photo is iPad 2.0?


Can you link to that photo?

I had not seen any photos on the site like that.
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post #155 of 174
2/27/11 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by Jcoz View Post

Can you link to that photo?

I had not seen any photos on the site like that.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/

It's only in the standard front line fluff. It took three clicks to navigate to, all obvious ones. Maybe a little self exploration is in order before you ask for hand holding?

And OBTW, the same graphic in different sizes appears in a good half-dozen plus other places on the site. It's actually hard to miss if you are looking for it.
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post #156 of 174
2/27/11 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by hentaiboy View Post

Yep. You can see it in this stock photo from Apple's website. Do people seriously think the invite photo is iPad 2.0?

You'll be eating crow soon enough.

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post #157 of 174
2/27/11 at 6:54pm
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You'll be eating crow soon enough.

Does it make sense to take a firm position on this? I can see it realistically going either way.
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post #158 of 174
2/27/11 at 7:58pm
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Originally Posted by Ireland View Post

You'll be eating crow soon enough.

How? All the dude is saying is that the photo in the invite is a stock photo off the current website. I don't see any crow being eaten over that, he's correct on that point.

So are you going to dine on some corvus cornix for your poor case of reading comprehension?
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post #159 of 174
2/28/11 at 8:07am
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Originally Posted by Hiro View Post

http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/

It's only in the standard front line fluff. It took three clicks to navigate to, all obvious ones. Maybe a little self exploration is in order before you ask for hand holding?

And OBTW, the same graphic in different sizes appears in a good half-dozen plus other places on the site. It's actually hard to miss if you are looking for it.

Well I had already prior to posting, obviously it was missed, saw it the second time around.

So sorry to inconvenience you, god forbid you just link it in the first place.
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post #160 of 174
2/28/11 at 9:42am
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Originally Posted by Jcoz View Post

Well I had already prior to posting, obviously it was missed, saw it the second time around.

So sorry to inconvenience you, god forbid you just link it in the first place.

Wow, God forbid I did link it, maybe I should edit the link out to make you happy. In the future if you don't want the heat, stay out of the kitchen. Throw-downs that are little more than calling for links are generally poor form and indicate laziness.

There are ways you could have worded things differently to avoid the implication of "I didn't see the pic, so prove it!". An implication only enhanced by the absolute ease which I found the first three of the pics in about 15seconds including page load times. When it's that easy, most call-out folks are BS-ing about having looked at all. If you did look, you did so in an exceptionally lackadaisical manner. However you want the situation skinned, getting pissy over it when the link was offered didn't help.
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