theoootini
Well-Known Member
no usb slot, closed iphone OS (not OSx), tied to itunes, no open development for applications etc. complete FAIL if you ask me. although i'm sure i'll be in the minority in that opinion.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/27/apple-ipad-tablet-computer-kindle
so it's aimed mainly at the ebook market???
seems to me it doesn't know what it is, and is trying to create a niche for itself where there is no need.
as a ebook reader: bit cumbersome for that, kindles etc, cheaper and handier
as a computer: for a grand you could get an actual laptop
media centre: see above
"With the iPad running an iPhone-style user interface, it's optimised for media consumption rather than creation."
it's an unnecessary product.
iPad is what people in Boston call the iPod
but I do give kudos to Apple for creating something decent that sites betwixt a laptop & an iphone.
iPhone revision. (Apple are making their own chips now). Also, without Apple we'd never have decent multi-touch devices. Gonna be interesting to see what DELL/HP/IBM come up as a contender to the iPad.
I'm curious to know how you measure 'necessity'?
here's the thing tho, is there really a need for someting between a laptop and an iphone? your at home, you use your laptop, your out and about you use your iphone. where/when would you use this yolk? on the shitter?
p.s. i have neither.
plus, the battery life is shit for an ebook reader.as a ebook reader: bit cumbersome for that, kindles etc, cheaper and handier
What Froog said. If you want to prize open a niche between a laptop/netbook and a smartphone, then fair enough. However, I cannot see people who have both of these things needing the in between thing. It's not going to replace a phone but it could replace your laptop. Some of the reasons I think it won't replace a laptop are the USB connectivity, the difficulty of using it when out and about (nothing to rest it on) AND the inability to use multiple programs at once. As a media consumption device it's probably pretty good and it will sell but i don't see this having the impact that the iphone had.
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