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Satechi USB-C hub adds HDMI, 3.5mm jack & more to Apple's 2018 iPad Pro
Except you also likely need this with any MacBook.racoleman29 said:Too much. This is a case where I would say "might as well get a laptop".
The only difference between the iPad Pro and MacBook now is the MacBook has a 3.5mm headphone jack and mouse support, and the iPadPro has a touchscreen.
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Satechi USB-C hub adds HDMI, 3.5mm jack & more to Apple's 2018 iPad Pro
But where will I plug my USB-C headphones when this is plugged in? ;-)AppleInsider said:Satechi on Thursday announced the Type-C Mobile Pro Hub, specifically intended for Apple's new iPad Pros with USB-C in place of Lightning.
The hub offers a 4K HDMI port, USB-C PD (Power Delivery) up to 18 watts, and a USB-A port with speeds up to 5 gigabits per second. Also present is a 3.5mm headphone jack, making up for Apple's removal.
Satechi cautions that the HDMI port requires a direct HDMI-to-HDMI link, and outputs 4K at 30 hertz.
Though meant for iPad Pros, the hub can be used with other USB-C devices such as Samsung phones, the Google Pixel 3, and the Microsoft Surface Book 2. The main criteria is that a device support USB-C PD and DisplayPort over USB-C in Alt mode.
Satechi is offering preorders of the Type-C Mobile Pro Hub for $44.99, $15 off full price. It should ship in mid December.
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Samsung's 'Infinity Flex Display' demo shows future of foldable smartphones
Yeah, I’d say the OP is discounting the idea, and that’s what I’m responding to, whatever issues you’re discussing otherwise.LordeHawk said:
No one’s discounting the idea, we’re discussing the limitations that prove this is simply vaporware. It’s a stretch to imply that Samsung is demonstrating the concept first, because plenty of prior art exists. Samsung has done nothing unique, only showcased an incomplete concept that is not ready for the consumer. At this point, there’s no indication that this Frankenstein device can effectively replicate the original devices features and functions. The aspect ratio is wrong for movies/TV, screen is small for desktop class applications, and dropping it will destroy it, but at least they can use it as a prop in Westworld...mac_128 said:
Watch WESTWORLD. They use foldable devices to great advantage. You state "no one" wants this, yet there's a whole very popular TV series which demonstrates the use cases perfectly. Somebody clearly wants this, and there's clearly good reason for it as showcased by this series. I'm always astounded how some on these forums will completely discount an idea, just because Apple isn't demonstrating the concept first ...bluefire1 said:They’ve created an option that no one asked for or particularly wants.
For decades, exotic concepts like these have captured our imaginations, by solving problems that we perceived in those moments. At our current intersection of the internet, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and advanced mobile processors & sensors, we can leave the humble screen behind. Like phonographs, records, tapes, and CDs before, we’ve assimilated and transcended these static mediums. A paradigm shift in technology, it’s application, and the way it fundamentally changes humanity. Consumer AR devices are expected in 2020, allowing screens to be any size, shape, form, placed anywhere, and allow infinite collaboration & interaction.
I suppose an average person might mistaken Samsung for innovating, by demonstrating a half baked concept that’s been around for decades. Perhaps I will get lucky, and Samsung will demonstrate the ability to manufacture something that’s not a POS. Until then, I will keep coaxing along my failing 18 month old Samsung washer, dryer, fridge, and big screen.
As far as what you’re discussing, this device Samsung demonstrated is totally impractical, it’s thicker than a turkey club sandwich which solves no problems for me anyway.
I dont disagree with anything you state, except for someone to say “they’ve created an option that no one asked for or particularly wants” is clearly discounting the idea, regardless of when it was first conceived or demonstrated.
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Samsung's 'Infinity Flex Display' demo shows future of foldable smartphones
Just as someone would see what you're doing on a laptop or iPad at a coffee shop. Instead of carrying a phone around in your jacket, and a tablet or laptop in your hands, such a foldable device allows the user the option of carrying one device, using it discreetly while folded, and unfolding it for a larger workspace, which everyone would see anyway if you were using such a large device. My takeaway is that such a device allows the characters to use a full-sized screen to work with several different items at once, solving complex problems, rather than a single item, one at a time, on a phone, without the need to carry around another device to allow them to do the same thing. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't want this flexibility, which is one of the issues driving the debate over whether an iPad Pro should be able to use a mouse, or a Mac should have a touch screen. Why carry multiple devices around to be prepared for any situation when one device could actually do it all?mknelson said:
It's the clear devices that Sci-fi shows love that I don't understand. Sure, it's a useful dramatic tool (and the prop designers are probably drooling) so the audience can see what the character is seeing, but that's also the problem. Everybody can see what you're doing!mac_128 said:
Watch WESTWORLD. They use foldable devices to great advantage. You state "no one" wants this, yet there's a whole very popular TV series which demonstrates the use cases perfectly. Somebody clearly wants this, and there's clearly good reason for it as showcased by this series. I'm always astounded how some on these forums will completely discount an idea, just because Apple isn't demonstrating the concept first ...bluefire1 said:They’ve created an option that no one asked for or particularly wants.
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Samsung's 'Infinity Flex Display' demo shows future of foldable smartphones
Watch WESTWORLD. They use foldable devices to great advantage. You state "no one" wants this, yet there's a whole very popular TV series which demonstrates the use cases perfectly. Somebody clearly wants this, and there's clearly good reason for it as showcased by this series. I'm always astounded how some on these forums will completely discount an idea, just because Apple isn't demonstrating the concept first ...bluefire1 said:They’ve created an option that no one asked for or particularly wants.
