I kinda zoned out while watching the video, but I did see towards the end the guy rotate the slate with the camera showing it from the back point of view. Did any of the other part of the video show dynamic display rotation as the slate device was re-oriented 90 degrees? That seems like one of the bigger subtle advertisement points that Apple is presenting for the iPad. I was kinda wondering how friendly the Win7 system would be to changing the display as the device got rotated (or NOT at all).
Oh, and I was zoning out after I saw the Windows-on-a-touch device being demoed and wondered which icon at the bottom would be the virus software running in background (gotta have that multitasking for THAT!). Just not having to fuss over virus software is a major positive for the iPad.
That is specious. The 'Pad uses a 1930's era aspect ratio, despite pretty much every other new screened device using the normal 16:9 aspect ratio.
Old tech is NOT rejected by Apple. "Old tech" is instead an excuse for the gullible.
Apple uses both old and new tech.
The iPad is serving up all kinds of media, not just video. So I can see why the screen may not necessarily be tied to the aspect ratio typically associated with video, or computer monitors, or any other specific thing. You know that Apple doesn't just arbitrarily design their products. They anguish over every detail for years in the lab, working the trade-offs. If they selected 4 by 3, then there was a bloody good reason they did so. They just don't spend a bunch of commercial time explaining why.
Due to complaints that the iPad is using an antiquated 1930's 4:3 aspect ratio technology, Steve Jobs announce that Apple only supports the latest technologies. The iPad will be redesigned to support HD movies and videos at 16:9 aspect ratio--so what if you have more problems reading iBooks.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
Due to complaints that the iPad is using an antiquated 1930's 4:3 aspect ratio technology, Steve Jobs announce that Apple only supports the latest technologies. The iPad will be redesigned to support HD movies and videos at 16:9 aspect ratio--so what if you have more problems reading iBooks.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
Oh, they could use the iPads to show old B&W silent movies. That would be right in line with the "antiquated aspect ratio".
Due to complaints that the iPad is using an antiquated 1930's 4:3 aspect ratio technology, Steve Jobs announce that Apple only supports the latest technologies. The iPad will be redesigned to support HD movies and videos at 16:9 aspect ratio--so what if you have more problems reading iBooks.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
In an even newer press release Apple has announced that video will not be allowed on the iPad for fears that people will realize that it predates the "antiquated 1930's technology" by several decades, thus making moving pictures an even greater potential issue than the aspect ratio.
That is specious. The 'Pad uses a 1930's era aspect ratio, despite pretty much every other new screened device using the normal 16:9 aspect ratio.
Old tech is NOT rejected by Apple. "Old tech" is instead an excuse for the gullible.
Apple uses both old and new tech.
Since when is form factor referred to as technology. You might need to look up the definition of technology. And then look up the definition of design/industrial design.
Q1: Has anyone here gone to an HP forum simply to trash talk HP's efforts the way iGenius is here trash talking the iPad and every other Apple product?
Q2: Since I tend to involve myself with normal, intelligent, sane people can anyone explain to me the mentality behind his comments on this forum?
Well to be accurate iGenius isn't so much PRO HP as much as he is vehemently anti-Apple or at the very least anti-iPad and even if I'm wrong and iGenius is in fact MR-HP-GUNG-HO then I still feel that posting a never-ceasing stream of rants and untruths on HP "Fan Forums" is still beneath all but the most annoying posters here on AI.
As for question #2? I am not licensed in any of the Psychiatric disciplines so it wouldn't be fair to me to address the level of sanity and/or the level on insanity of any poster. So, I think you'll need to handle question #2 in whatever way you feel is appropriate, provided it's within the posting rules of AI.
Due to complaints that the iPad is using an antiquated 1930's 4:3 aspect ratio technology, Steve Jobs announce that Apple only supports the latest technologies. The iPad will be redesigned to support HD movies and videos at 16:9 aspect ratio--so what if you have more problems reading iBooks.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
And in even newer news >>>> Steve Jobs and Apple decide to totally redesign the look of video playback and give it a blown out, grayish, curved TV tube look to fit the aspect ratio. And as an accessory, sell a big wooden box that the iPad can slip into and put into the living room to watch moving pictures.
Well, one has to wonder why he feels compelled to choose the name "iGenius".
In my experience, people who needlessly advertise their status as a "mental giant" do so because they have learned that other people won't just naturally recognize that status as a normal consequence of interaction. In other words, such people think more highly of themselves than other people commonly do. Usually, but admittedly not always, the other people are correct.
And in even newer news >>>> Steve Jobs and Apple decide to totally redesign the look of video playback and give it a blown out, grayish, curved TV tube look to fit the aspect ratio. And as an accessory, sell a big wooden box that the iPad can slip into and put into the living room to watch moving pictures.
In even newerer news Steve Jobs has stated that words are not allowed on the iPad because language dates back thousands of years. He also stated that metals and glass will no longer be used in any Apple product for the same reason.
Due to complaints that the iPad is using an antiquated 1930's 4:3 aspect ratio technology, Steve Jobs announce that Apple only supports the latest technologies. The iPad will be redesigned to support HD movies and videos at 16:9 aspect ratio--so what if you have more problems reading iBooks.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
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And in even newer news >>>> Steve Jobs and Apple decide to totally redesign the look of video playback and give it a blown out, grayish, curved TV tube look to fit the aspect ratio. And as an accessory, sell a big wooden box that the iPad can slip into and put into the living room to watch moving pictures.
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Originally Posted by solipsism
In even newerer news Steve Jobs has stated that words are not allowed on the iPad because language dates back thousands of years. He also stated that metals and glass will no longer be used in any Apple product for the same reason.
You guys crack me up. This is highly entertaining.
Stupid ad. Most consumers will have NO IDEA what the heck they are talking about. Most don't know what Flash is or that there is this for tech debate going on etc. If HP wants to be effective they will need to be explicit, show a demo between the two devices.
Q1: Has anyone here gone to an HP forum simply to trash talk HP's efforts the way iGenius is here trash talking the iPad and every other Apple product?
Q2: Since I tend to involve myself with normal, intelligent, sane people can anyone explain to me the mentality behind his comments on this forum?
Ah, simple.
1. No.
2. Low self-esteem. Too much time on hands. Or both.
Stupid ad. Most consumers will have NO IDEA what the heck they are talking about. Most don't know what Flash is or that there is this for tech debate going on etc. If HP wants to be effective they will need to be explicit, show a demo between the two devices.
And then watch the said most consumers' eyes glaze over. Demo over. Sales rep: "So you see, the HP is really the far superior wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah..." Said consumer: "I like the iPad - its so cool"
Q1: Has anyone here gone to an HP forum simply to trash talk HP's efforts the way iGenius is here trash talking the iPad and every other Apple product?
Q2: Since I tend to involve myself with normal, intelligent, sane people can anyone explain to me the mentality behind his comments on this forum?
Q1 is really irrelevant - it's all about Q2. He has an extremely high opinion of himself and I think he may just feel a little under appreciated. His demeanour is wholly unpleasant and he seems angry. I also really believe he suffers from some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder the way he harps on about silly details such as the aspect ratio issue. we all disagree from time to time but he cannot let go. He's really got himself in a twist over the iPad.
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Oh, and I was zoning out after I saw the Windows-on-a-touch device being demoed and wondered which icon at the bottom would be the virus software running in background (gotta have that multitasking for THAT!). Just not having to fuss over virus software is a major positive for the iPad.
Good point.
* buys HP shares *
Deride if you must, but HP's stock has being doing better than Microsoft's.
That is specious. The 'Pad uses a 1930's era aspect ratio, despite pretty much every other new screened device using the normal 16:9 aspect ratio.
Old tech is NOT rejected by Apple. "Old tech" is instead an excuse for the gullible.
Apple uses both old and new tech.
The iPad is serving up all kinds of media, not just video. So I can see why the screen may not necessarily be tied to the aspect ratio typically associated with video, or computer monitors, or any other specific thing. You know that Apple doesn't just arbitrarily design their products. They anguish over every detail for years in the lab, working the trade-offs. If they selected 4 by 3, then there was a bloody good reason they did so. They just don't spend a bunch of commercial time explaining why.
Thompson
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
Oh, they could use the iPads to show old B&W silent movies. That would be right in line with the "antiquated aspect ratio".
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
In an even newer press release Apple has announced that video will not be allowed on the iPad for fears that people will realize that it predates the "antiquated 1930's technology" by several decades, thus making moving pictures an even greater potential issue than the aspect ratio.
That is specious. The 'Pad uses a 1930's era aspect ratio, despite pretty much every other new screened device using the normal 16:9 aspect ratio.
Old tech is NOT rejected by Apple. "Old tech" is instead an excuse for the gullible.
Apple uses both old and new tech.
Since when is form factor referred to as technology. You might need to look up the definition of technology. And then look up the definition of design/industrial design.
Q1: Has anyone here gone to an HP forum simply to trash talk HP's efforts the way iGenius is here trash talking the iPad and every other Apple product?
Q2: Since I tend to involve myself with normal, intelligent, sane people can anyone explain to me the mentality behind his comments on this forum?
Well to be accurate iGenius isn't so much PRO HP as much as he is vehemently anti-Apple or at the very least anti-iPad and even if I'm wrong and iGenius is in fact MR-HP-GUNG-HO then I still feel that posting a never-ceasing stream of rants and untruths on HP "Fan Forums" is still beneath all but the most annoying posters here on AI.
As for question #2? I am not licensed in any of the Psychiatric disciplines so it wouldn't be fair to me to address the level of sanity and/or the level on insanity of any poster. So, I think you'll need to handle question #2 in whatever way you feel is appropriate, provided it's within the posting rules of AI.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
And in even newer news >>>> Steve Jobs and Apple decide to totally redesign the look of video playback and give it a blown out, grayish, curved TV tube look to fit the aspect ratio. And as an accessory, sell a big wooden box that the iPad can slip into and put into the living room to watch moving pictures.
It's called jealousy, very simple.
This must be his life......
Well, one has to wonder why he feels compelled to choose the name "iGenius".
In my experience, people who needlessly advertise their status as a "mental giant" do so because they have learned that other people won't just naturally recognize that status as a normal consequence of interaction. In other words, such people think more highly of themselves than other people commonly do. Usually, but admittedly not always, the other people are correct.
Thompson
And in even newer news >>>> Steve Jobs and Apple decide to totally redesign the look of video playback and give it a blown out, grayish, curved TV tube look to fit the aspect ratio. And as an accessory, sell a big wooden box that the iPad can slip into and put into the living room to watch moving pictures.
In even newerer news Steve Jobs has stated that words are not allowed on the iPad because language dates back thousands of years. He also stated that metals and glass will no longer be used in any Apple product for the same reason.
When asked what will happen to the iPads already produced, Jobs said that they will be sold on eBay as expensive paperweights. He said that he regrets not having a camera installed in these iPads since he could have sold them as cameras instead.
And in even newer news >>>> Steve Jobs and Apple decide to totally redesign the look of video playback and give it a blown out, grayish, curved TV tube look to fit the aspect ratio. And as an accessory, sell a big wooden box that the iPad can slip into and put into the living room to watch moving pictures.
In even newerer news Steve Jobs has stated that words are not allowed on the iPad because language dates back thousands of years. He also stated that metals and glass will no longer be used in any Apple product for the same reason.
You guys crack me up. This is highly entertaining.
Q1: Has anyone here gone to an HP forum simply to trash talk HP's efforts the way iGenius is here trash talking the iPad and every other Apple product?
Q2: Since I tend to involve myself with normal, intelligent, sane people can anyone explain to me the mentality behind his comments on this forum?
Ah, simple.
1. No.
2. Low self-esteem. Too much time on hands. Or both.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...&RS=PN/7479949
Read and be educated....
Um... sure. Just as soon as I finish stabbing myself in the eyes, I'll get right on it.
Stupid ad. Most consumers will have NO IDEA what the heck they are talking about. Most don't know what Flash is or that there is this for tech debate going on etc. If HP wants to be effective they will need to be explicit, show a demo between the two devices.
And then watch the said most consumers' eyes glaze over. Demo over. Sales rep: "So you see, the HP is really the far superior wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah..." Said consumer: "I like the iPad - its so cool"
Q1: Has anyone here gone to an HP forum simply to trash talk HP's efforts the way iGenius is here trash talking the iPad and every other Apple product?
Q2: Since I tend to involve myself with normal, intelligent, sane people can anyone explain to me the mentality behind his comments on this forum?
Q1 is really irrelevant - it's all about Q2. He has an extremely high opinion of himself and I think he may just feel a little under appreciated. His demeanour is wholly unpleasant and he seems angry. I also really believe he suffers from some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder the way he harps on about silly details such as the aspect ratio issue. we all disagree from time to time but he cannot let go. He's really got himself in a twist over the iPad.
Oh, they could use the iPads to show old B&W silent movies. That would be right in line with the "antiquated aspect ratio".
If the iPad's speakers are anything like the speakers on my mid-2006 MacBook, silent movies may be the way to go.
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I would note, I wrote this on said MacBook and it loves me.