Apple iPad released - Whats your take?

[Shardie]

Well its finally released, watched the video and Keynote. To me its just a huge iPod Touch. WHATS YOUR TAKE?

 

[cerebus]

It's not a bigger itouch because it is totally useless as an ipod lol.

I dunno I think it has a potential market though once people understand what it's meant to be - a media consumption device first and foremost. If you had a daily subscription to online magazines (who could tailor their content like NYT has) + ebooks + tv shows + your regular news surfing, it would be a very useful gadget to have. I wish they hadn't crippled it quite so astonishingly badly though - lack of USB and flash is painfully anachronistic - maybe acceptable on an iphone but not on a pseudo-netbook replacement.

 

[bwana]

It's not a bigger itouch because it is totally useless as an ipod lol.

I dunno I think it has a potential market though once people understand what it's meant to be - a media consumption device first and foremost. If you had a daily subscription to online magazines (who could tailor their content like NYT has) + ebooks + tv shows + your regular news surfing, it would be a very useful gadget to have. I wish they hadn't crippled it quite so astonishingly badly though - lack of USB and flash is painfully anachronistic - maybe acceptable on an iphone but not on a pseudo-netbook replacement.

What would you do with USB?

I hope there is going to be some sort of print functionality enabled - preferably wirelessly.

That external card reader and keyboard will come in very handy for me.

Not having flash means I wont have to buy one for my missus - no farmville

I'm sure we'll be able to use the iPhone tethered to it (bluetooth? wifi?) so I wont have to wait for the 3g model.

 

[Antybubbs]

It also comes with an external USB adapter

 

[cerebus]

Well syncing your camera to your device would be a good start.

Oh external usb adapter - ok i guess that works.

 

[Rate My ISP]

Well its finally released, watched the video and Keynote. To me its just a huge iPod Touch. WHATS YOUR TAKE?

Much ado about not much. I was seriously expecting a defining moment in the computer industry, like the way the iPhone shook up the smarphone industry but got an "inbetween" device. Ultimately the hype was bigger than the product.

 

[bwana]

Well syncing your camera to your device would be a good start.

Oh external usb adapter - ok i guess that works.

They've got the whole iPad Camera Connection Kit for that. It would be really nice if that ends up being compatible with the iPhone too!

 

[Grimspoon]

Its a giant iPhone. *shrug*

 

[cerebus]

Well look...it's nice all these accessories but I don't see why I should pay extra for something that is taken for granted in any other pc.

 

[Keeper]

i love it - just sucks that its not a full, proper OS.

 

[bwana]

Well look...it's nice all these accessories but I don't see why I should pay extra for something that is taken for granted in any other pc.

Would you be happier if they put it internally and charged more?

 

[d0b33]

I hate the design, someone at apple took a stock itouch and enlarged it in photoshop and said voila!.. does not look practical to me, should be wide screen by default too.

 

[cerebus]

The keyboard and cover is one thing - but I kind of expect even in a cheapo R4k netbook I'm going to get those basic adapters. There is no reason to charge more.


one thing about widescreen is it's a compromise shape because it's 1: a reading/internet device and 2: a tv/movie viewer. I think even the movie watching is secondary because memory is so poor. But i like the smartfit function on the iphone so something like that would work.

Look this is something that geeks aren't really going to get because they (we) want functionality all the way and this device is poor on that. But Jobs is right it's a LOT sexier than a netbook and perfectly suited for most of the same functions.

 

[Pegasus]

Would you be happier if they put it internally and charged more?

It is odd that people lambast Apple for NOT giving them "choice", and then they lambast Apple for giving them "choice".

 

[d0b33]

To me it looks like Apple taking the piss with an overgrown ipod touch, kinda like they're going to launch the real tablet this was just for the lols.

 

[Jola]

But Jobs is right it's a LOT sexier than a netbook and perfectly suited for most of the same functions.

Really ? I run Photoshp CS4 on my netbook. Also have a Blu-ray writer attached to it. Etc.

I realise that you said "most", but the iPad just doesn't cut it. Better to stick to iPhone and get something else for this purpose.

 

[bwana]

To me it looks like Apple taking the piss with an overgrown ipod touch, kinda like they're going to launch the real tablet this was just for the lols.

Just exactly what form factor did you expect apple to launch? A banana shaped device with a stylus?

Really ? I run Photoshp CS4 on my netbook. Also have a Blu-ray writer attached to it. Etc.

I realise that you said "most", but the iPad just doesn't cut it. Better to stick to iPhone and get something else for this purpose.

I have to wonder if a touch screen is going to be accurate enough for something like PS anyway.

I also run demanding apps on a netbook but they leave a lot to be desired. Photo editing is an exercise in futility.

 

[cerebus]

Really ? I run Photoshp CS4 on my netbook. Also have a Blu-ray writer attached to it. Etc.

I realise that you said "most", but the iPad just doesn't cut it. Better to stick to iPhone and get something else for this purpose.

I'd say you're an abnormal netbook user and tbh I'm surprised that you are able to do image editing at all on a >12" screen. Most people use their netbooks for - as the name implies - surfing the internet on the go and watching movies. It's what they're designed to do.

 

[subxero]

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[PhreakBoy]

Its a giant iPhone. *shrug*

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