Ipad :: new toy from Apple

[palibebeh]

but
but iPad is present on the market for years now.
so why the hype? :/

just look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTzhXMbOWHE

[sea2stars]

It's not a tablet. It's not "Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device".

And so sayeth Jobs. And rainbows and unicorns came forth from his buttocks. And the believers waited in lines and provided their first born.




It's just another revenue stream to place people on a permanent upgrade path for the features it should have come with in the first place. Hence why the Nano got a camera and the Touch didn't.

Plus:
No camera for video chat.
Enough storage for a true media device? Not that you could watch or transfer a DVD to in anyways.
A lame Bluetooth keyboard dock.
An odd resolution for movies.
Yeah, it comes unlocked but who in the hell uses micro-SIM? AT&T.
It costs the same as a Kindle? You'll have to add on $120 for 3G so you can download books when you don't have WiFI access, plus the cheap $15/month data plan.

Here's hoping the other companies with tablets planned produce something more serious.

Edit:
Yeah. How did Apple miss something like this instead?
Make the iPad Touch slightly larger and offer it with or without a base. The iPad Touch would run the iPhone OS and the base would run OSX. Perfect!

[jujubee]

I'd probably pickup a base model without the 3g. I use my iPhone in the bedroom and bathroom all the time (don't borrow my phone) to surf the web, check emails, and watch videos.

I only wished the screen was larger - and it appears that has come.

As for doing actual work on it, even a high-end laptop is mostly impossible and within a few years you'll be finding yourself purchasing another one.

Most people don't even need a full-fledged laptop. All they need is to keep their appointments through a calendar, check their email, write an occasional document, and surf the web for porn. All of that stuff you can do on this thing.

Even if it was to have a presentation to a client - I could play a video and store my photos on it. A laptop is overkill unless you're willing to sit in their office and try to make changes while they watch over your shoulder.

It's also better than a Kindle. I really think this device hits a sweet spot - I think it would be even "sweeter" if they could knock an additional $100-$200 off of it.

The down side is storage, lack of Flash, and extensibility.

I think the lack of Flash is completely intentional and has nothing to do with "increased bandwidth and processing." If Apple opened up Flash on their platform, that would suddenly allow third-parties to develop software on it which would bypass the iStore. Currently, the iStore takes 30% commission on everything sold. If Flash was opened up, they'd only get a fraction and Apple's "standards" would take a dump.

[flino2004]

for sure the market for this type of device is not CG artist, Designer,etc....because we do need a lot more power and bigger screens... from my business point of view it doesn't make sense to buy one of those....it would be a good one if you really travel a lot and you carry your own movies, games, etc.

would see what happen with the Ipad.... I read somewhere that Ipad is already taken then Apple has some problems to have the rights to use that name.

Fernando

[Neilg]

When I found out I could get VNC on my iPhone and manage the office render farm from a bar stool, it made the cost of the thing totally worth it.

Would you be able to say how you got this working, do you need the pay vnc? I often have to come in to check renders, but it'd be nice to know when to get in early to fix it or when I dont need to go in until much later because my render isnt done.

[peterguthrie]

I use logmein & logmein ignition on the iphone. Pricey but 'just works'.

[flino2004]

I use logmein igtion as well, it's one of the main reasons why i'm still have Iphone...I love it but I hate AT&T, they are way more expensive than other providers.

[beestee]

LogMeIn Ignition here also bacause of simplicity...but Mocha VNC Lite is free and can work if you want to put some time into it.

[Mikokariadis]

HTC HD2 vnc app just works out of the box.

[sea2stars]

Yeah. I think it's a poor (although funny) comparison, but I know we have a few of these collecting dust somewhere in the office. I'm curious to see how Windows 7 and a spare SSD, we were testing, might perk one of these up.

[sea2stars]

In case anyone is interested, this thing runs amazingly well with Windows 7 on it and runs circles around the original XP tablet install; IT was shocked.

Everything works and it's real snappy, even using the original hard drive and only 512MB of RAM.

Even full 2D/3D acceleration with some hacking; I'm going to have to toss a few older games on it. I'll have to try enabling pressure sensitivity and toss on the GIMP or an old copy of Photoshop to sketch with. Heh. That and the full 2GB of RAM.

Should make for a nice little netbook/tablet since the keyboard is detachable. Battery life is decent and playing with the voltages may increase the available battery time.

Yeah. The iPad may be lighter and sexier, but I've seen this model (1Ghz TC1100) for $175 on eBay, and it's a much more capable device despite its age.

[jujubee]

Yeah - but one thing that isn't mentioned is weight. The HP (I believe) is around 9-10 .lbs whereas the iPad is 1.5. The HP would be like lugging around a regular laptop.

So portability is a big factor here. If I wanted a laptop, well then I'd just use a laptop.

I wrote an article on the iPad - good or bad here:
http://www.lunarlog.com/2010/02/the-...d-and-the-bad/

[sea2stars]

My old zd7000 laptop, with 17" screen, approached 11lbs. The TC1100 is 3lbs without the keyboard, 4lbs with, but then again it's at least 7 years old. HP really should revive this form factor vs the current crop of "convertible" laptops.

I'm curious where this project leads to. However I'm not one to pay to be a "beta" tester. Plus the possibility of being able to use Iphone apps is appealing. Though as the founder states it's a "tricky question both technically and legally."

I have an iPod Touch already, and love it, so I have very little interest in jumping onto another Apple upgrade treadmill in buying an iPad Touch; especially when seeing how this TC1100 was gratis.