'iPad' is a joke...
straight up am a apple fan since I bought my first macbook pro back in 2004. i have ever since only owned apple products when it comes to my ipod and computing.
i am EXTREMELY disappointed that todays event was held only for a stupid tablet computer that is the same damn thing as other tablets. and to make matters worse...thats all that was announced!!
we were all waiting for this stupid itablet ipad crap and it never for a second met expectations, I mean who is REALLY gonna go out and buy this?
WHERE ARE OUR MACBOOK PRO UPDATES AND AIR UPDATES??
i need a new laptop for real computing, not this crap...
DISSAPOINTED APPLE, 3 BILLION $ RECENTLY AND YOU CANT EVEN STEP YOUR GAME UP!
i am EXTREMELY disappointed that todays event was held only for a stupid tablet computer that is the same damn thing as other tablets. and to make matters worse...thats all that was announced!!
we were all waiting for this stupid itablet ipad crap and it never for a second met expectations, I mean who is REALLY gonna go out and buy this?
WHERE ARE OUR MACBOOK PRO UPDATES AND AIR UPDATES??
i need a new laptop for real computing, not this crap...
DISSAPOINTED APPLE, 3 BILLION $ RECENTLY AND YOU CANT EVEN STEP YOUR GAME UP!
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But then as I watched the video, it seems Apple is the only one who can actually nail it down just right.
the price is right and it WILL fly off the shelves. Everyone who bought a Kidle or Nook is kicking themselves right now - especially those who bought that nasty Sony ereader.
The iBook capability alone is tremendous. I guess we are seeing the typical Apple pattern here and we have gotten used to it. high end hardware with the best sofware in the world running on it.
What other people need a device to accomplish, apple simply makes it a program and puts it into a superior device that does not only that, but everything else too. and it does it better.
I KNOW already three people getting this.
Very nice.
so THAT is why Apple bought PA Semi...
The Macbook [Pro] isn't going anywhere but I'm glad to see another device hit the market. I've often wanted the equivalent of a larger iPod Touch and that's what this is.
I still look at this as a companion to a Mac or a PC though for some people it could supplant the need for a desktop or a laptop.
There is lots of stuff wrong with the iPad (no word on multitasking and Flash, no camera, anemic port compliment) but there is a lot of things RIGHT with it. Look at the video. I cannot wait to try it out.
Apple's smart not to put a camera on the iPad. I mean how dorky would you look holding up a device with a 10" screen to take a photo?
I do think that SDK 4.0 and the iPad SDK will allow for multitasking from 3rd parties eventually. With 10 hour battery life there's room to burn some energy for more productivity.
straight up am a apple fan since I bought my first macbook pro back in 2004. i have ever since only owned apple products when it comes to my ipod and computing.
i am EXTREMELY disappointed that todays event was held only for a stupid tablet computer that is the same damn thing as other tablets. and to make matters worse...thats all that was announced!!
we were all waiting for this stupid itablet ipad crap and it never for a second met expectations, I mean who is REALLY gonna go out and buy this?
WHERE ARE OUR MACBOOK PRO UPDATES AND AIR UPDATES??
i need a new laptop for real computing, not this crap...
DISSAPOINTED APPLE, 3 BILLION $ RECENTLY AND YOU CANT EVEN STEP YOUR GAME UP!
you, sir, are a moron.
The iPad is awesome!
90 days to go!
Can I pre-order?
Apple's smart not to put a camera on the iPad. I mean how dorky would you look holding up a device with a 10" screen to take a photo?
I do think that SDK 4.0 and the iPad SDK will allow for multitasking from 3rd parties eventually. With 10 hour battery life there's room to burn some energy for more productivity.
WRT the camera, I was thinking more of a front facing camera to do iChat with.
One last point, don't any of think Apple is taking the p*ss with what they've done here? They've effectively taken their iphone business model, complete with app store and network contracts, and DUPLICATED it! All it took was making a slightly bigger clone of the iphone, doubling up all the apps (while developing costlier ipad apps) and justifying the whole thing by claiming it's a brilliant ebook reader/media player/netbook (ignoring the fact that people prefer to read a non-backlit screen too). Bah!
I was hoping the iPad would be a keyboard-less Macbook of sorts, but instead it seems to be an over-sized iPhone/iPod that can be run on specialty apps/widgets.
I kind of expected more than a 1GHz custom chip too. The Google Nexus One has a 1GHz chip. No real info on the GPU either but presumably no Tegra 2. 1024 x 768 video output suggests to me that it's not a hugely powerful graphics chip.
I don't think it's a joke of a device but I don't see it as a compelling purchase. No 3rd party multi-tasking was a surprise too, given the Palm demo running 50 apps, I really thought they'd make some effort this time round.
<snip> No 3rd party multi-tasking was a surprise too, given the Palm demo running 50 apps, I really thought they'd make some effort this time round.
Define multi-tasking for me. Taking up Android for comparison here as it support multi-tasking. Are you looking at something similar to Android's onResume and onPause convention? The handheld can support only one application on the screen for user interaction. Android's activity stack has only one activity on the top of the stack which the user can interact with and the activity thread is the only one you can update the views on. If you have long running tasks, you can always spawn off threads.
I assume the crib is that app's basically have to save state and die when the user switches to another on the iPhone?
You are wrong!
The iPad is awesome!
90 days to go!
Can I pre-order?
I'm waiting till June dev. conf. after they put in the camera & 4.0
Wait until they release the next MacBook Pro, expectations for some kind of mad multi-touch craziness will be high!
I don't know about being a joke, but I think they should have built in some kind of clever stand. Needing an ugly keyboard dock, or a case so the device actually rests on a table like a laptop does without with the need for an accessory are both inelegant and inconvenient solutions. I'm certain they could have added a very light, very thin minimal cleverly engineered stand as part of the hardware so you could watch a movie or type on a table if they put their minds to it.
Wait until they release the next MacBook Pro, expectations for some kind of mad multi-touch craziness will be high!
They did build a clever stand, just not to your specs. My guess is that the cover/stand accessory will be the default configuration for most users. It does exactly what you'd want it to: protects the screen and provides a couple of useful positions.
EDIT: Hey, is that true, in your sig? You predicted that the ebook app would be called "iBook"? If so, well played.
Define multi-tasking for me.
Listening to Pandora or Simplify Media while surfing the web. Running AIM and taking notes at the same time. Sharing the screen with Sling Player while browsing the web.
As if you are ANY where near the market for this device. LOL
I'm waiting till June dev. conf. after they put in the camera & 4.0
And a camera on a 10" flat device will do what for you precisely?
Logitech will make a camera and app for video chat, Not Apple.
Going to take pictures? Get a real camera. Or just use the iPhone? Think people.
And a camera on a 10" flat device will do what for you precisely?
Logitech will make a camera and app for video chat, Not Apple.
Going to take pictures? Get a real camera. Or just use the iPhone? Think people.
Damn right, I've done a complete U-turn on this thing. Think I needed a good night's sleep to be able to digest all the information.
I will get one, and I'm sure multitasking et al isn't far away either. The next iphone should have a half decent camera, as well as the possibility of using an actual camera to take photos means the lack of camera doesn't bother me. The accessories such as keyboard and various stands make this thing feel and look very practical.