Sure, but you are pretty close to doing what you want. The Flash thing will get in the way for my kids but it is by no means a deal breaker. They play online Flash Games but since I bought them iPod Touches thats pretty much all they use. Video will move away from Flash, anyway....
My thoughts exactly. Everyone talks about the music, movie, tv and publishing industry dinosaurs being reluctant to move away from the established ways they've been doing things for years, but the web development community is going to have to change as well. They'll have to move away from established, but outdated technolgies (ie: flash) and start moving to new standards (ie: html 5).
It makes me laugh how people struggle to define the iPad. Sure, its definitely more of a content platform, but it is also a computer if you want it to be. I mean, we all know it is very much a computer though the term is sounding more and more archaic. Its an iPad, or if you prefer, an 'over sized iPod Touch', and it will be huge. Why people struggle with a large iPod Touch concept, beats me. Seems like the less people 'get it' the worse they think it is. Putting a derogatory spin on the giant iPod Touch idea really misses the point because a giant iPod Touch will be awesome and yet we all know it will be that and more. Quit trying to define it - just go with it for a while and look at its potential uses. iPod Touch, sanitary pads... however you feel you must categorize it, you know you are being silly. I'm not saying it is perfect but people really need to open their eyes and look beyond their initial prejudices.
Don't tell me that, tell "them". I supported this thing before launch and even now. All of the technopiles/gadget geeks I've talked to said it's just a big iPod touch but dismiss the idea of a larger screen space and a liberating multitouch surface. Then they compare it to netbook/laptop/desktop saying it's more capable, duh! Saying that it's not more portable than the iPod touch arguing that it can't fit in your pocket, when was the last time you can put a netbook in your pocket? Then it just gets soo ridiculus like "no one would want to carry a bag to carry that". So comparing this to other devices is not a good idea.
And You're right, it should be accepted as it is not what it's not. As a content consumer, this will be great for it. What I ment by less of a computer was the idea of a computing environment tethered to a mouse and keyboard. Although you can do word processing and other light computing tasks which is nice, at the moment the iPad acts as portal to information and content. As the chip gets better, developers can achieve what was possible on the desktop such as 3D rendering/video processing can be possible in the future revisions of the iPad.
Did anybody got excited about Wireless N? Client - server apps integration are more smoother. Imagine a custom Final Cut Pro client on the iPad, all the raw video streaming/processing on a server/cloud while you edit movies intuitively on the iPad. That's the new way of compuTING and less of a compuTER.
A $500 comic book reader? You actually think that's a good thing? What is this Hammacher Schlemmer?
You're getting annoying. I have no problem criticizing Apple, but you're just getting predictable, boring and trollish with these posts. We all know it's not just a comic book reader, and you know it too. Get a life, idiot.
I think this has the potential to be big, maybe even huge when you add textbooks and homework retrieved from the web to the mix.
Today all the kids want an iPod Touch for music and games. This has the potential to move them from the lower priced Touch to the iPad for music, games and of course iWork. This should sell well to the K-12 crowd as well as to the HiEd audience. Look for the Nano to be their 2nd device, the young-ins that is, to provide compact music and a camera and an iPhone for the older ones. I think Apple has the potential to sell well into these groups.
The potential for education is colossal... but also for entertainment - think of the interactive storybook telling capabilities of this device... and Disney has all the content to do that already. Now if they would just lose flash....
Don't tell me that, tell "them". I supported this thing before launch and even now. All of the technopiles/gadget geeks I've talked to said it's just a big iPod touch but dismiss the idea of a larger screen space and a liberating multitouch surface. Then they compare it to netbook/laptop/desktop saying it's more capable, duh! Saying that it's not more portable than the iPod touch arguing that it can't fit in your pocket, when was the last time you can put a netbook in your pocket? Then it just gets soo ridiculus like "no one would want to carry a bag to carry that". So comparing this to other devices is not a good idea.
And You're right, it should be accepted as it is not what it's not. As a content consumer, this will be great for it. What I ment by less of a computer was the idea of a computing environment tethered to a mouse and keyboard. Although you can do word processing and other light computing tasks which is nice, at the moment the iPad acts as portal to information and content. As the chip gets better, developers can achieve what was possible on the desktop such as 3D rendering/video processing can be possible in the future revisions of the iPad.
Did anybody got excited about Wireless N? Client - server apps integration are more smoother. Imagine a custom Final Cut Pro client on the iPad, all the raw video streaming/processing on a server/cloud while you edit movies intuitively on the iPad. That's the new way of compuTING and less of a compuTER.
So much for just a big iPod.
Absolutely - I wasn't telling 'you' per se. But my initial reaction was to the content creation v consumption bit, because though you may not choose to use this thing for graphical work you certainly can use it for text input. More importantly, as a narrowly dedicated device (through whatever app) I am certain it will be used extensively for data input. I can imagine using it to write on using the virtual keyboard. For many I think this will be perfectly acceptable. I am also sure it will be used extensively as a controller of sorts. I can certainly imagine having one in the living room to control all media if not actually store the media on the thing. But content consumption is the big thing and by far the majority of people are content consumers rather than creators. Even Creators spend a huge amount of time consuming information.
People do, and will continue to dismiss this thing but I am sure it will become a major game shifter given a couple of years. In a good way.
Wasn't that the real motivation for releasing iWork at launch? The 'Pad certainly is not a business device. I could only think of one reason why they took all that time promoting iWork.
My thoughts exactly. Everyone talks about the music, movie, tv and publishing industry dinosaurs being reluctant to move away from the established ways they've been doing things for years, but the web development community is going to have to change as well. They'll have to move away from established, but outdated technolgies (ie: flash) and start moving to new standards (ie: html 5).
Regards,
Tim
After that happens, the iPad would be an adequate way to surf. Before that, not so much.
The potential for education is colossal... but also for entertainment - think of the interactive storybook telling capabilities of this device... and Disney has all the content to do that already. Now if they would just lose flash....
I think it is pretty obvious that developers aren't wasting any time whining about lack of Flash on iPad/iPhone. They are just coding away with apps and specially formated websites for the devices. There is really no reason to expect a lowest common denominator solution. We've been dealing with incompatibilities on the web for years. You just workaround whatever obstacles you run into.
Wasn't that the real motivation for releasing iWork at launch? The 'Pad certainly is not a business device. I could only think of one reason why they took all that time promoting iWork.
Please, look at the bigger picture. Look ahead. Just at the face of it it now comes with an office suite. Plain and simple. For my kids its a perfect first computer with those apps. And you are so so wrong if you cant see this thing in a business environment. Pretend you're back at school and your assignment is to find uses for the iPad in business. If you are having problems do this for real with some kids. Do it like a brainstorming sessions. No critiquing is allowed. You may learn an awful lot.
And Lost is only one example. Its the only TV show I watched on the laptop. My guess is that there are other shows that I would want to watch too. Can I watch reruns of Dexter on an iDevice?
I have a feeling that other networks will follow suit and adopt NBC's mobile model. I can watch reruns of 30 Rock or The Office anywhere on my iPhone.
After that happens, the iPad would be an adequate way to surf. Before that, not so much.
IF the developers and advertisers are concerned about reaching the largest audience possible with their products (web sites and advertisments) AND they figure out that the rapidly expanding iPhone, iPod touch and soon to be iPad user population are NOT seeing those products, they will start the transition away from flash. The larger the group that is not being reached, the quicker they should move to methods that will work... or someone else will!
It's a smart move for Disney to embrace the iPad now. Apple will be a leader in the tablet market very soon, and for the forseeable future. The potential for the iPad to be applicable in personal and business use, more than other products, is huge. After some issues are fixed, the iPad will be a homerun.
I wonder if this means that Disney is goign to change their flash based web site so you can actually see it in the iPad???
Have you accessed Disney's site from an iPhone or Touch? They already have a redeisgned site for that with videos that play on the iPhone. They'll have to adjust the layout to make it ideal for the iPad but the hard bits have already been completed.
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A $500 comic book reader? You actually think that's a good thing? What is this Hammacher Schlemmer?
Are you serious?!?
What would you say to someone who just installed a $60k home theater system?
"$60k to watch reruns of I Love Lucy?"
Sure, but you are pretty close to doing what you want. The Flash thing will get in the way for my kids but it is by no means a deal breaker. They play online Flash Games but since I bought them iPod Touches thats pretty much all they use. Video will move away from Flash, anyway....
My thoughts exactly. Everyone talks about the music, movie, tv and publishing industry dinosaurs being reluctant to move away from the established ways they've been doing things for years, but the web development community is going to have to change as well. They'll have to move away from established, but outdated technolgies (ie: flash) and start moving to new standards (ie: html 5).
Regards,
Tim
It makes me laugh how people struggle to define the iPad. Sure, its definitely more of a content platform, but it is also a computer if you want it to be. I mean, we all know it is very much a computer though the term is sounding more and more archaic. Its an iPad, or if you prefer, an 'over sized iPod Touch', and it will be huge. Why people struggle with a large iPod Touch concept, beats me. Seems like the less people 'get it' the worse they think it is. Putting a derogatory spin on the giant iPod Touch idea really misses the point because a giant iPod Touch will be awesome and yet we all know it will be that and more. Quit trying to define it - just go with it for a while and look at its potential uses. iPod Touch, sanitary pads... however you feel you must categorize it, you know you are being silly. I'm not saying it is perfect but people really need to open their eyes and look beyond their initial prejudices.
Don't tell me that, tell "them". I supported this thing before launch and even now. All of the technopiles/gadget geeks I've talked to said it's just a big iPod touch but dismiss the idea of a larger screen space and a liberating multitouch surface. Then they compare it to netbook/laptop/desktop saying it's more capable, duh! Saying that it's not more portable than the iPod touch arguing that it can't fit in your pocket, when was the last time you can put a netbook in your pocket? Then it just gets soo ridiculus like "no one would want to carry a bag to carry that". So comparing this to other devices is not a good idea.
And You're right, it should be accepted as it is not what it's not. As a content consumer, this will be great for it. What I ment by less of a computer was the idea of a computing environment tethered to a mouse and keyboard. Although you can do word processing and other light computing tasks which is nice, at the moment the iPad acts as portal to information and content. As the chip gets better, developers can achieve what was possible on the desktop such as 3D rendering/video processing can be possible in the future revisions of the iPad.
Did anybody got excited about Wireless N? Client - server apps integration are more smoother. Imagine a custom Final Cut Pro client on the iPad, all the raw video streaming/processing on a server/cloud while you edit movies intuitively on the iPad. That's the new way of compuTING and less of a compuTER.
So much for just a big iPod.
We may see App prices raise as a result of the iPad.
I thought that was obvious.
A $500 comic book reader? You actually think that's a good thing? What is this Hammacher Schlemmer?
You're getting annoying. I have no problem criticizing Apple, but you're just getting predictable, boring and trollish with these posts. We all know it's not just a comic book reader, and you know it too. Get a life, idiot.
I think this has the potential to be big, maybe even huge when you add textbooks and homework retrieved from the web to the mix.
Today all the kids want an iPod Touch for music and games. This has the potential to move them from the lower priced Touch to the iPad for music, games and of course iWork. This should sell well to the K-12 crowd as well as to the HiEd audience. Look for the Nano to be their 2nd device, the young-ins that is, to provide compact music and a camera and an iPhone for the older ones. I think Apple has the potential to sell well into these groups.
The potential for education is colossal... but also for entertainment - think of the interactive storybook telling capabilities of this device... and Disney has all the content to do that already. Now if they would just lose flash....
Sure, but you are pretty close to doing what you want.
Yep. No cigar.
Don't tell me that, tell "them". I supported this thing before launch and even now. All of the technopiles/gadget geeks I've talked to said it's just a big iPod touch but dismiss the idea of a larger screen space and a liberating multitouch surface. Then they compare it to netbook/laptop/desktop saying it's more capable, duh! Saying that it's not more portable than the iPod touch arguing that it can't fit in your pocket, when was the last time you can put a netbook in your pocket? Then it just gets soo ridiculus like "no one would want to carry a bag to carry that". So comparing this to other devices is not a good idea.
And You're right, it should be accepted as it is not what it's not. As a content consumer, this will be great for it. What I ment by less of a computer was the idea of a computing environment tethered to a mouse and keyboard. Although you can do word processing and other light computing tasks which is nice, at the moment the iPad acts as portal to information and content. As the chip gets better, developers can achieve what was possible on the desktop such as 3D rendering/video processing can be possible in the future revisions of the iPad.
Did anybody got excited about Wireless N? Client - server apps integration are more smoother. Imagine a custom Final Cut Pro client on the iPad, all the raw video streaming/processing on a server/cloud while you edit movies intuitively on the iPad. That's the new way of compuTING and less of a compuTER.
So much for just a big iPod.
Absolutely - I wasn't telling 'you' per se. But my initial reaction was to the content creation v consumption bit, because though you may not choose to use this thing for graphical work you certainly can use it for text input. More importantly, as a narrowly dedicated device (through whatever app) I am certain it will be used extensively for data input. I can imagine using it to write on using the virtual keyboard. For many I think this will be perfectly acceptable. I am also sure it will be used extensively as a controller of sorts. I can certainly imagine having one in the living room to control all media if not actually store the media on the thing. But content consumption is the big thing and by far the majority of people are content consumers rather than creators. Even Creators spend a huge amount of time consuming information.
People do, and will continue to dismiss this thing but I am sure it will become a major game shifter given a couple of years. In a good way.
We may see App prices raise as a result of the iPad.
http://modthatmac.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/appprices/
Wasn't that the real motivation for releasing iWork at launch? The 'Pad certainly is not a business device. I could only think of one reason why they took all that time promoting iWork.
Yep. No cigar.
Not sure that will ever happen. If it was what you want it would not be so many other things, is my guess.
My thoughts exactly. Everyone talks about the music, movie, tv and publishing industry dinosaurs being reluctant to move away from the established ways they've been doing things for years, but the web development community is going to have to change as well. They'll have to move away from established, but outdated technolgies (ie: flash) and start moving to new standards (ie: html 5).
Regards,
Tim
After that happens, the iPad would be an adequate way to surf. Before that, not so much.
The potential for education is colossal... but also for entertainment - think of the interactive storybook telling capabilities of this device... and Disney has all the content to do that already. Now if they would just lose flash....
I think it is pretty obvious that developers aren't wasting any time whining about lack of Flash on iPad/iPhone. They are just coding away with apps and specially formated websites for the devices. There is really no reason to expect a lowest common denominator solution. We've been dealing with incompatibilities on the web for years. You just workaround whatever obstacles you run into.
Wasn't that the real motivation for releasing iWork at launch? The 'Pad certainly is not a business device. I could only think of one reason why they took all that time promoting iWork.
Please, look at the bigger picture. Look ahead. Just at the face of it it now comes with an office suite. Plain and simple. For my kids its a perfect first computer with those apps. And you are so so wrong if you cant see this thing in a business environment. Pretend you're back at school and your assignment is to find uses for the iPad in business. If you are having problems do this for real with some kids. Do it like a brainstorming sessions. No critiquing is allowed. You may learn an awful lot.
Quick! Get your Disney App before it goes back into the vault!
But seriously, why is this even news? Or surprising that Disney would praise an Apple product? Disney and Apple are two peas in the same pod.
Well, they haven't yet.
And Lost is only one example. Its the only TV show I watched on the laptop. My guess is that there are other shows that I would want to watch too. Can I watch reruns of Dexter on an iDevice?
I have a feeling that other networks will follow suit and adopt NBC's mobile model. I can watch reruns of 30 Rock or The Office anywhere on my iPhone.
After that happens, the iPad would be an adequate way to surf. Before that, not so much.
IF the developers and advertisers are concerned about reaching the largest audience possible with their products (web sites and advertisments) AND they figure out that the rapidly expanding iPhone, iPod touch and soon to be iPad user population are NOT seeing those products, they will start the transition away from flash. The larger the group that is not being reached, the quicker they should move to methods that will work... or someone else will!
Tim
Well, they haven't yet.
nor have they released the device...oh sh*t...why am i wasting my time...
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I wonder if this means that Disney is goign to change their flash based web site so you can actually see it in the iPad???
Have you accessed Disney's site from an iPhone or Touch? They already have a redeisgned site for that with videos that play on the iPhone. They'll have to adjust the layout to make it ideal for the iPad but the hard bits have already been completed.