I thought this would be a fully capable Mac OSX tablet, I'm disappointed. Just hoping there's something for the iPhone.
exactly. it feels like reading a real book. doesn't strain ur eyes. this sure can't be good for you to use for extended periods of time.
LOL fanboy? That's the best you can come up with? I only own a first generation iPod Touch. Sorry I just see things as opportunities beyond what is neatly displayed in front of you.
We're just trying to figure out what opportunities this tablet presents. At this point I'm getting a netbook.
In a couple of years we will all look back at the Kindle/Nook/Que and think "how the hell did we use that crap?" Yes it is indeed a new technology (the e-ink) but realize it's crap. Its response time is absolutely abhorrent. I will hold judgment on the iPad's screen until I've seen it in person. Eye strain is certainly a concern and rightfully so, but I would assume enough thought and testing has been put into it to overcome that issue (maybe, maybe no).
That's fair, but the biggest things will be the exclusive tie-ins with the magazines, newspapers, and textbooks -- all with interactive content.
I'll wait for hands-on reviews for a verdict. I'll be curious to see opinions after people have played with one for an entire week. It's really a change in behavior more than anything. As a casual computer/netbook competitor, I think it has potential to be a player. If most of what you do is web browsing and playing multimedia, I don't see why not. I think this and Google Chrome OS are attempts at expanding the paradigms of what we've been used to for the past 25+ years.
Stop acting like the current incantations of a relatively new idea are the only ones that will ever occur. Better versions will come out. Faster ones, for example. If you haven't noticed, technology improves over time. I'm interested in the idea behind the Kindle/Nook/etc, but the execution of those ideas isn't quite correct yet. Someone will get it right, while still combining it with a screen that doesn't make you strain your eyes. This is an inevitability. The iPad is not going to do the job right, nor can it ever, because of its screen. Period.
If those are indeed the main attractions for apple's latest device, then kindly colour me underwhelmed. The IPass will be the fourth face on Mount Flushmore in Silcon Valley. The first three? Segway Google Wave Chumby
It's not really that much of a change in behavior is you use an iPhone a lot. Like a lot of folks have said, it really is just a bigger, faster iPhone. Your videos will look better, the keyboard's bigger, response time is faster, and apps will eventually do more, but that's about it. If you're not currently a slave to your iPhone, there really isn't much appeal here. Pretty much. They're bottlenecking what people do and presenting them in a more efficient, sleek package. They can't do as much as a regular laptop/computer, but for a lot of people, they do what they would use a computer for anyway. It's really personal preference. You sacrifice robustness for streamlined usage.
This is exactly right. People aren't going to read books on this thing for the same reason they don't read books on laptops or netbooks. That said, I was completely wrong on the popularity of the iPhone, so I'm withholding judgment on what people WILL use it for. I don't think it's a Kindle competitor, but it could very well have some interesting and useful purposes just due to its simple portability and long battery life.
Eh, the Kindle response time isn't bad. Maybe it's a split second slow in turning pages. It seems to me it would be annoying to type on the iPad after a few minutes.
No ****. I'm sick of the Kindle/Nook/Que hype. It's a terrible device that I can live without. It does one thing, and it's slow and crappy at doing that one thing. You make it seem as if this device will fail just because the screen isn't a low-res, crap e-ink screen. Maybe some people aren't affected by the iPhone screen (even though it may not be the same screen).
