dick applebaum

We have both current iPad Pro models...  Bought the $329 2018 iPad to see how it compares...

I am hoping that Apple will show how agile that they can be...

larryjw said:

If this is an iPad with pencils for k12 kids, one can be quite certain Apple designed some sort of tethering between the iPad and pencil. 

There is virtually no chance a k12 student would not lose the Apple pencil, like they do every lead pencil made. Looking forward to that solution. 

First, the school in question is a college prep high school.

Second, we've found that if you teach young children the value of things they tend take care of them.  For example, in our household, the kids have had iPhones since 2008 (10, 11 & 12 years old).  They earned these iPhones and the monthly cell bills by doing chores, saving money (birthday & Xmas gifts, etc.).  If the iPhones were damaged, the child was responsible for paying for repairs.

platypusw said:

ireland said:

Are iPad mini's days numbered? I personally use no iPads, but I can see why certain users love the mini. I just wonder at what point does Apple call it a day on an iPad with such a screen size.

Based on the ‘flop’ comment it would seem so. It’s two and half years old, three and half year old chip. If iOS 13 drops A8 support, only has a year and half update support left.

I don’t understand how they haven’t discontinued it yet, but if they don’t update it on Tuesday, I really hope they drop the mini from the line up. At this point keeping it around is just going to be a bad user experience - if they don’t want to update it next week then it really has to go. 

Why would Apple drop A8 support in iOS 13 -- the recently released Home Pod uses the A8?

bestkeptsecret said:

radarthekat said:

How many more steps before we have a working Tricorder?  

Sometimes I feel like the march of technology towards a goal is like a person walking, but halving his speed at regular intervals. So he is always moving towards the goal, but never reaches it.

Where are the hoverboards? The flying cars? The regular jaunts to off-world colonies for recreation?

Like the old joke says: I [the person] can get close enough!