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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    Lets hope someone releases an etch-a-sketch app for it....it's crying out for it
    Why would anyone want an etch-a-sketch app when you can just draw straight onto the surface?

    The whole funky thing with etch-a-sketch is that you get the tactile feedback from twiddling your knobs - it wouldn't be the same on a touchscreen...

    hmmm, how long 'til *that* gets sig-quoted out of context?

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Quote Originally Posted by scaryjim View Post
    Why would anyone want an etch-a-sketch app when you can just draw straight onto the surface?

    The whole funky thing with etch-a-sketch is that you get the tactile feedback from twiddling your knobs - it wouldn't be the same on a touchscreen...

    hmmm, how long 'til *that* gets sig-quoted out of context?
    Heh - there are plenty of apps on the app store that have far less use than that!

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar View Post
    A bit like this?



    It's not light. It feels pretty weighty in your hand.
    I like to see you hold it like that for more than 5 - 10 minutes.

    You'd have to cradle it on your arm or rest it on your lap or table.

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Worth a giggle:

    http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/ipad/

    (Some content may be unsuitable for work/small people)

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Infinite View Post
    I like to see you hold it like that for more than 5 - 10 minutes.

    You'd have to cradle it on your arm or rest it on your lap or table.
    From the pictures I am canny sure it has a curved back to it so it wouldn't sit still flat on a table xD

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    My mother in law loves Sair's iPod Touch but it's too small to see properly for her. She doesn't want a laptop in her living room, it's too slow and slouchy, with boot times, etc.

    This could be the total kiddy for her. I mean.. it's gonna have a web browser, will be lightning fast to do stuff like an iPod Touch does, have loads of useful apps that work 1000 times faster than going on line with a Vista/W7 lappy.... and it'll fit in the magazine rack or slide under the sofa easily.

    If an iPodTouch were larger, she'd use one. This is larger than an iPodTouch. I see this bad boy selling pretty well to the 50-70 year old market.
    TBH I just seen this as another example of how tablets are great for some specialised jobs but why they constantly fail to gain mass market appeal. For me personally i either need the portability of my ipod touch/ smart phone for stuff like email, music, odd website for checking things or the functionality of a laptop. Dont get me wrong the ipad looks like a great toy but, for me, theres no use for it.
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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    It seems to really meet my needs. My laptop is years old, heavy, hot and slow but I haven't been impressed with any recent PC laptops and Macbooks are slightly too expensive for me. Browsing the web while sitting on the sofa is okay with my iPod Touch, but can be frustrating at times because it's too small for longer browsing sessions. The iPad just seems to fit my needs perfectly.

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    I'm very disinterested in the iPad.

    I can't see it being a good eBook reader, certainly not as good as a dedicated eBook reader device. Sure, the iPad will have a shiny OLED screen but I *HATE* reading big blocks of text off a screen that is backlit, it makes my eyes sore pretty quickly. For eBooks I've got an iRiver Story which has a bog standard eInk screen and it's absolutely bloody fantastic for reading books.

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Fishcake View Post
    Worth a giggle:

    http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/ipad/

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...s-an-idud.aspx
    http://www.neowin.net/news/is-the-ipad-apple039s-ifail

    Is pretty much the feeling across the web. It is 'iFail' an 'iDud' if you will. Apart from one or two sheep (baaaaaa) I don't expect this to take over, and I will buy an iPod if it does

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    so it doesnt even work as a giant gps

    booo
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    now that i think about the word "throttled" in a certain light... its not so far different to strangled really

    our boiler broke so we has no heating or hot water, this is the bloody result ^^

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    The only thing that can redeem this iPad is good apps but since it is so restrictive, it will just look nice somewhere in your house.

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    Its an oversized iphone. It will sell as it has an apple logo. No doubt the fans will buy it.

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    I could see the point in this if it had some new revolutionary features and was actually different to the iPod Touch in any way except its size.

    This is Apples PSP Go.

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    If I had money to burn, sure, I'd get one to sit in my living room. I wonder how long it will be until you can jailbreak them? No doubt they will come with that pesky boot loader that apple have started shipping with iPhone's to stop jailbreakers..

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    Re: Thoughts on ipad?

    I dont understand what its for.

    A much better product wouldve been if theyd bought up a load of Acer 1820 PTZ Covertible tablets, painted them white, stamped an apple and iPad on them and then marked them up by £200.

    Then at least theyd be giving the fanboys a real computer.

    Loving the Blu-Tac comparison.

    Also found this pic earlier and chuckled.

    http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...962ff/340x.jpg
    Last edited by Champman99; 28-01-2010 at 08:55 PM.

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