Calicanis a beta tester?

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in iPad edited January 2014
Jason Calicanis (http://twitter.com/Jason) has apparently been testing the tablet for the past two weeks. Not much detail because of the NDA, but he loves it!

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    carniphagecarniphage Posts: 1,984member
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    Originally Posted by Kishan View Post


    Jason Calicanis (http://twitter.com/Jason) has apparently been testing the tablet for the past two weeks. Not much detail because of the NDA, but he loves it!



    It's a shocking truth, but sometimes people say things on Twitter to attract more followers.



    C.
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  • Reply 2 of 11
    kishankishan Posts: 732member
    Wouldn't surprise me, Calicanis is a shameless self-promoter. But so long as we're going with the "temporary insanity" theme... why not?
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  • Reply 3 of 11
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    Originally Posted by Carniphage View Post


    It's a shocking truth, but sometimes people say things on Twitter to attract more followers.



    C.



    D: gasp!
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  • Reply 4 of 11
    applepiapplepi Posts: 365member
    Well on TWiT he was talking about this thing being a portable TV, so if it turns out that is the case, then I guess he is telling the truth here, otherwise... BS.
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  • Reply 5 of 11
    mr. memr. me Posts: 3,221member
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    Originally Posted by Kishan View Post


    Jason Calicanis (http://twitter.com/Jason) has apparently been testing the tablet for the past two weeks. Not much detail because of the NDA, but he loves it!



    Apparently, a lack of facility with the English language is a requirement to be an Apple beta tester. As for Calicanis' not violating his NDA, I have a hard time understanding how the information that he tweeted would not be covered under his NDA if he has an NDA.
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  • Reply 6 of 11
    sho38sho38 Posts: 21member
    Yeah he is notorious for self promoting...but what if what he said on twitter is true?? Wow! It would be amazing if we get all the features he mentioned! I hope he is not jerking around to promote himself, he has a reputation to protect. He has little to gain and too much to lose for making this up. We will see!



    The battery life he mentioned is a little concerning though...
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  • Reply 7 of 11
    kishankishan Posts: 732member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr. Me View Post


    Apparently, a lack of facility with the English language is a requirement to be an Apple beta tester. As for Calicanis' not violating his NDA, I have a hard time understanding how the information that he tweeted would not be covered under his NDA if he has an NDA.



    Maybe (probably?) he's full of s***, but who cares? This is fun!
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  • Reply 8 of 11
    sho38sho38 Posts: 21member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr. Me View Post


    Apparently, a lack of facility with the English language is a requirement to be an Apple beta tester. As for Calicanis' not violating his NDA, I have a hard time understanding how the information that he tweeted would not be covered under his NDA if he has an NDA.



    The NDA is probably expired on the 27th. That's why he can speak of the device without getting into trouble. However, if apple finds out he is spilling the beans before the announcement, he may not be a beta tester going forward...
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  • Reply 9 of 11
    carniphagecarniphage Posts: 1,984member
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    Well on TWiT he was talking about this thing being a portable TV, so if it turns out that is the case, then I guess he is telling the truth here, otherwise... BS.



    My BS-ometer went into the red when he said OLED. It'll be a while before a 10" OLED screen appears in a consumer device.



    LED-backlit LCD sure. OLED Bl(cough)sht!



    C.
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  • Reply 10 of 11
    jeffdmjeffdm Posts: 12,954member
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    My BS-ometer went into the red when he said OLED. It'll be a while before a 10" OLED screen appears in a consumer device.



    LED-backlit LCD sure. OLED Bl(cough)sht!



    We'll see, but I agree. My doubts lie mostly because of production volume considerations. I know Samsung puts OLED on all their cameras, but for one, those are small screens and Samsung isn't a very big player in the camera market. I doubt OLED suppliers can make 30-40 million of even the smaller ones a year for Apple's needs. Making millions for an alleged large tablet doesn't sound realistic right now.
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  • Reply 11 of 11
    carniphagecarniphage Posts: 1,984member
    Cow-poop confirmed.



    C.
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