Thoughts on ipad?

[Phage]

I think Mr fry has it about right.
iPad 1.0 is a beautiful design that will make people start to think about what they would do with the device. iPad 3.0 will be the one to buy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...fry-apple-ipad

[dangel]

I think Mr fry has it about right.
iPad 1.0 is a beautiful design that will make people start to think about what they would do with the device. iPad 3.0 will be the one to buy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...fry-apple-ipad

A good read - and a great guy as always - but there's a heck of a lot of holes in there. Let's face it, it's going to be 500 quid in the UK and that's a chunk of money compared to a netbook (which is easily in reach of many) and i'm guessing we'll see tables from other manus at 300 quid or so to boot. Personally, I want a full fat w7 tablet - but I can see android/arm/tegra2 tablets being cheaper and pretty darn good really. Given the amount of android gush we have in the mobile market right now it could well be a thorn in apple's side - W7 not so much due to higher price of entry (there's no arm version of 7 so forget tegra2, think atom/ion2). I could blow 2-3 hundred on a tablet but 5? Probably not, especially with all the limitations of version 1.0. I agree, version 3.0 might be the second coming but we're months away from 1.0 right now so it's completely irrelevant to me.

I don't really want a 'big mobile phone without the phone' - what I want is a netbook with a touchscreen and no physical keyboard. Whether my wants align with the masses, no idea - probably not - but then we've seen how netbooks with linux frustrated people to the point where windows suddenly took over. People will pick up a tablet and think 'computer' because it's big(er than a phone) and hence it'll get similar judgements thrown against it (perhaps).

I'm going to play with one IRL at the apple store (just like I do with all new toys) but as slick as it might be i really doubt i'll be reaching for my credit card. Roll on version 3.0 and the competition.

[scaryjim]

... i'm guessing we'll see tables from other manus at 300 quid or so to boot.

MSI are talking about releasing their dual-screen netbooks @ $299 - $499, and they have 2 touchscreens, so I think youi're probably right

Personally, I want a full fat w7 tablet

Then you want an Archos 9 tabletPC

And you're not the only one - that's exactly what I want too, pretty much. I just might hold off until a few more manufacturers have them at retail though

[Phage]

Ooooh that Archos is very nice.

[nibbler]

Much better looking than the ipad and more usefull by the looks of it

[Bunjiweb]

I think Mr fry has it about right.
iPad 1.0 is a beautiful design that will make people start to think about what they would do with the device. iPad 3.0 will be the one to buy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...fry-apple-ipad

As much as I love Stephen Fry, I don't think this is a valid arguement. It's not like its a genre defining device like the iPod was. There are already tablets out there that do far more than this piece of crap, and have been for quite a few years. There is no technical reasons to limit the functionality specs (such as lack of camera, flash, sd slot etc.), It's just that Apple thinks that they know best what we want, and yet they clearly haven't got a clue.

They are mearly stifling technology, deliberately holding it back so that they CAN do a iPadS version 2 & 3.. and go.... "WOW, look at the new iPad, it has a CAMERA!!!!!"

I think if I here too much more about this glorified sanitary towel, I may cry.

Ben

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[dangel]

Then you want an Archos 9 tabletPC

And you're not the only one - that's exactly what I want too, pretty much. I just might hold off until a few more manufacturers have them at retail though

so close but has 3 things wrong:

1. no dual core atom
2. no nvidia ion 2 chipset (worse, it's intel)
3. resistive screen




I've just watched this video of the ipad running and i have to say nice job with the UI apple that's very slick:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8484823.stm

So whilst it underwhelms in many ways that's a very polished UI there. Immediately I see it'd be a poor e-book reader and it's obviously the wrong ratio for HD video in it's "native resolution" (i giggled when he said that). Ah but i'd so like silverlight and flash support and.. er.. quite a few other things (damn). I'm starting to think the "PC" version needs an accelerometer though and i can also see it'd be pretty easy to mimick apple's UI layer in silverlight/wpf.

[shadowmaster]

Well, the main problem with it is that it isn't even THAT!

It's just an oversized iPod Touch. The iPhone has a wealth of extra functionality which seems totally absurd!

Yeah sorry, I meant to say an oversized ipod touch.

[Madness_3d]

Hate to think how much their gonna charge for the Keyboard Dock thingy :-S
I'd say £60? £70?
Its Apple, it cant be far wrong

[Zef]

Didn't anyone else get the impression from this:
that they'd go with the digital art angle? They could have given it one of those new resistive multitouch screens that are sensitive enough to use with a paint brush and it would have made this the ultimate sketchpad. The Wacom Cintiqs are great for drawing but they're just peripherals so not portable. Some tablet PCs do it too but they are still bulky. I reckon Apple missed an opportunity to expand into (yet) another market. Surely every digital artist would have bitten their hand off?

[Elkie]

too right, they totally should have gone for the keyboardless macbook angle, rather than the giant ipod touch.

unlike apple to miss the mark like this, could be critical for them as well, especially seeing as more and more people are buying into the shiny whiteness at the minute. this slip up could cost them quite a bit!

[Zef]

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[peterb]

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Nice to see you back - rather enigmatic after your post above er.... 4 years ago!