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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Ted 'N' Leo on January 27, 2010, 10:21:52 PM
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http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/
Just been announced today!
As cool as I think it looks, I don't think i'd buy one. I've already got a fairly good Macbook and i expect it'll be ludicrously expensive when it makes its way over here.
Still, pretty cool piece of kit! Wish they'd announced a new iPhone instead, my contracts out next month!
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I'd only have to wrap it in cling film :(
Jizz splashes everywhere and keyboards are cheap enough to replace every 3 months.. I'll be "sticking" to a desktop. :P
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iPad...
...are Apple now making Jam Rags?
Paddy
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So.... it does exactly the same as a laptop, but doesn't have the inconvenience of being too big.
And it does exactly the same as an iPhone, but doesn't have the inconvenience of being too small.
I think the manufacturers need to start using Venn diagrams to show what things one techno-thing does but another doesn't. And what things they all do.
I can't be bothered with any of it. Whatever you buy is obsolete after a week.
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be good for reading books/rss/bkp in bed or maybe on a train but other wise I wouldn't have much use for it otherwise but iphone OS means you can only use a single application at a time which is a bit annoying
be quite interesting to see how atom based windows slate PCs compare when they come out
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this is a "premium product" for people that have to have such things. it's a fashion accessory more than anything else. they're lovely looking things, and of course the technology is amazing, but who needs it? and at the "premium price" apple will charge.
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I can't be bothered with any of it. Whatever you buy is obsolete after a week.
Indeed it will be. There will probably be a 3D version of it soon.
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Uh-oh, someone's taught apple a new word to put an 'i' in front of again.
Also, how fragile does this thing look? What are you supposed to keep it in? A laptop case, maybe...
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Now if they would bring out a digital SLR remote control and viewing application for that thing it would rock. If I listened to Steve and kept it in the kitchen, her indoors would have put a hot saucepan on it within a week I reckon.
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I can't be bothered with any of it. Whatever you buy is obsolete after a week.
Read this and thought of this video (NSFW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zxZ9TmMSvY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zxZ9TmMSvY)
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(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r275/petehix/triggerhappyipad.jpg)
:D
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Ha ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA_OUL91og (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA_OUL91og)
And I'm usually considered an Apple fanboy
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Absolutely bloody pointless!
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And I'm usually considered an Apple fanboy
Me too, I own an iphone and a macbook.
As for the eBook reader. Most eBooks come with a sort of matt screen design, so to resemble an actual page. Which also puts a lot less strain on your eyes. But the iPad has a regular screen, so i'm not sure how well it'll function as an eBook.
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I will reserve judgement until I've played with one but I think I'm a bit more enthusiastic than most here in principle. I can see me replacing all my print magazine subscriptions for electronic versions for example, I'm not sure whether the screen will be as good as eInk for book reading though - have to see. I think I'd use it a lot. Aside from coding and delivering talks, my laptop (upon which I write this) uses a lot electricity to surf the web, use e-mail, watch video, look at photos, read academic papers on PDFs and listen to audio all of which could be done on something smaller, lighter, more efficient and with a better interface for such activities. I shall definitely want to give this a try.
Whether it's worth the money is something for everyone to decide for him or herself.
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I can't be bothered with any of it. Whatever you buy is obsolete after a week.
Read this and thought of this video (NSFW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zxZ9TmMSvY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zxZ9TmMSvY)
:lol: That was good. I like Adam & Joe.
Ha ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA_OUL91og (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA_OUL91og)
And I'm usually considered an Apple fanboy
Those Hitler clips are funny.
But I do think it's a shame that a film as brilliant as Downfall may end up being best remembered as a source for YouTube comedy clips. :|
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I was in our local iStore yesterday getting a keyboard for my MacBook. There were 3 customers in front of me. Each conversation went like this:-
"When are you getting those iPads in?"
"Due in at the end of March"
"How much will they be?"
"We haven't had the UK price yet but I would guess $ to £ would be about it"
"Does it do XXXXX (insert your own geeky phrase)?"
"No idea - we've not had any training yet"
"Oh... errrr, umm - thanks!"
Repeat 3 times until I got to the front of the queue
"So, how many times have you had that conversation today?"
"About 100...."
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Ha ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA_OUL91og (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuA_OUL91og)
And I'm usually considered an Apple fanboy
Those Hitler clips are funny.
But I do think it's a shame that a film as brilliant as Downfall may end up being best remembered as a source for YouTube comedy clips. :|
that and understanding German takes the fun out of these clips :?
my mate sent me this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTzhXMbOWHE
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How have I lived without this gadget? It's like a laptop but only does half the things but will be twice the price!
Genius!
Afgan Dave, don't worry you can buy stick on protective screens for them, the sky is the limit with the locations you can take these babies, you can even use you chopper on the touch screen to fast forward your clips to the good bits :D
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Afgan Dave, don't worry you can buy stick on protective screens for them, the sky is the limit with the locations you can take these babies, you can even use you chopper on the touch screen to fast forward your clips to the good bits :D
Or use clingfilm - super-cheap and easily replaceable anywhere in the world! :P
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I was eagerly awaiting this, and i've got to say, i'm really disappointed by the lack of multitasking... for me it's a dealbreaker, even with the tempting price point. Also, it's gonna be pretty hard to type with it whilst you hold it-- unless you type with 1 hand, which just seems awkward!
A real shame for me, they could have got it so right, but they've missed the mark by a fair way with this one!
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There's probably going to be a lot of one handed browsing whilst using it...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFNQE_TzQNI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFNQE_TzQNI)
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I think its pretty pointless. Your better off getting a macbook or something and if you've already got one then why would you buy an iPad.
And like Jason Manford said "what ever happened to those old things we had...you know books"