Beware being scammed with the iPad 3

Frikkenator said:
And all of that amounts to ZERO innovation.
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Yeah, I know. 4G enabled tablets sporting 2048 x 1536 res screens, 5mb cameras with high performing, low power consuming quad core GPU's, selling at a rate of close to a million per day are a dime a dozen these days.
 
sand_man said:
Yeah, I know. 4G enabled tablets sporting 2048 x 1536 res screens, 5mb cameras with high performing, low power consuming quad core GPU's, selling at a rate of close to a million per day are a dime a dozen these days.
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None of those are innovative, only improvements (very slight improvements at that).

Case in point: Motorola Xoom Tablet (Launched February 2011)
Has 4G (LTE) (Not that it counts for anything in SA)
Has 5MP camera and HD recording
Dual core
1GB RAM

All of this has been done, the only big improvement has been the RETINA display. And having prettier icons is not worth thousands of rands, yet people will, yet again, go out in droves, only to get home and realise that there really isn't anything different, and then somehow manage to be ecstatic about it! :confused:

Building the first iPad was innovative, the iPad 2 again, had some innovation going for it. Siri is innovative. The iPad 3 is a completely unnecessary, massively expensive upgrade on things you mostly don't need, otherwise you would have gotten a tablet that has got it already.

I'm honestly not the biggest fan of Apple, but I do admire the things they've gotten right, and the iPad is one of those things. But this thing is sorely disappointing.
 
NomNom said:
Agreed 100%, it's just a money making racket.
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Exactly! And with the iPhone recently going down this route as well, I honestly hope Apple isn't losing its touch, as we need to keep the competition strong!

Something like haptic feedback would have made us all jizz our pants, yet all we end up with (again!) is a bunch of Apple fanboys defending their already outdated tech.

Speaking of innovative things, as much as I hate to admit it, I can't wait to see what the Windows 8 tablets are going to be bringing to the table!
 
NomNom said:
Agreed 100%, it's just a money making racket.
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So, not insignificant improvements in just about all aspects of the devices hardware, retailing for the same price or pretty close to the current retail price of the iPad 2 and it's a money making racket? I don't follow. And to boot cheaper than most of its competitors....

In addition to the enhancements already mentioned it has double the ram and 70% greater battery capacity than the iPad2.

So add retina display, 4G, 5mp camera, voice dictation, enhanced cpu, quad core gpu and still maintain 9-10 hours of battery usage on a single charge (same as the iPad2).

The overall size and weight of the device has only increased marginally and the selling price is uber competitive.

I'm sorry but I don't see how that cannot be considered innovative?

Perhaps we were expecting inductive charging and holographic heads up display?? Perhaps we have become spoiled with unreasonable expectations of how our devices should perform.
 
Frikkenator said:
Hahaha... yea yea, my bad! :p
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No prob... I think Microsoft better come up with a new screen tag too... "retina display" is Apple's magical invention...

Ms needs something too...

Conjunctiva Display Technology[SUP]TM[/SUP]
Macula Regenerative Active Vision[SUP]TM[/SUP]
Pupillary Sphincter Optical Photorecepton Resolutionary Adapter[SUP]TM[/SUP]

Aaaw fekkit... it is a slate... no need to drag Apple into it...
 
sand_man said:
So, not insignificant improvements in just about all aspects of the devices hardware, retailing for the same price or pretty close to the current retail price of the iPad 2 and it's a money making racket? I don't follow. And to boot cheaper than most of its competitors....

In addition to the enhancements already mentioned it has double the ram and 70% greater battery capacity than the iPad2.

So add retina display, 4G, 5mp camera, voice dictation, enhanced cpu, quad core gpu and still maintain 9-10 hours of battery usage on a single charge (same as the iPad2).

The overall size and weight of the device has only increased marginally and the selling price is uber competitive.

I'm sorry but I don't see how that cannot be considered innovative?

Perhaps we were expecting inductive charging and holographic heads up display?? Perhaps we have become spoiled with unreasonable expectations of how our devices should perform.
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in·no·va·tive/ˈinəˌvātiv/
Adjective:
(of a product, idea, etc.) Featuring new methods; advanced and original.

Check out the haptic feedback link in my previous post, and consider the consequences of something like that.
 
Frikkenator said:
in·no·va·tive/ˈinəˌvātiv/
Adjective:
(of a product, idea, etc.) Featuring new methods; advanced and original.

Check out the haptic feedback link in my previous post, and consider the consequences of something like that.
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Yeah. I read that article when it first published. 2-3 years away from being a reality I reckon, if at all.
 
sand_man said:
Yeah. I read that article when it first published. 2-3 years away from being a reality I reckon, if at all.
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We can only hope, with rumours like those the old "where there is smoke" saying usually applies! Especially if Apple has already registered the patents.

Looks like the tech is already there, but I'm guessing implementing it is not as trivial as one might think. :(
 
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