Dumb
Wi-Fi-only devices—and 3G device
multitouch screen measures in at 9.7 inches
weighs 1.5 pounds
powered by a 1GHz Apple A4 chip
16GB to 64GB of flash storage
accelerometer
compass
speaker
mic
30-pin connector
rated at 10 hours of battery life
Dumb
Wi-Fi-only devices—and 3G device
multitouch screen measures in at 9.7 inches
weighs 1.5 pounds
powered by a 1GHz Apple A4 chip
16GB to 64GB of flash storage
accelerometer
compass
speaker
mic
30-pin connector
rated at 10 hours of battery life
You have to buy a USB port and a card reader for something that's supposed to replace netbooks? I'll keep my Acer, thanks.
Steve Jobs could take a dump in a plastic bag, call it the iShit, and millions of people would not only be crawling over each other to buy it, but his army of Apple whores would be out in full force, defending the "revolutionary invention" and praising its “form factor” on every blog and message board across the web.
That being said, it's probably a huge upgrade over the Kindle, and it wouldn't suprise me if the focus of their marketing initially is geared heavily towards college students for their textbooks.
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Actually, people all over are pretty unanimously calling it the iShit.Quoting Benny Profane (view post)
The iBrain
I think you should listen to this.
I don't get it.
I don't understand something:
MS got drilled for tying their OS in together with the media player and web browser.
Isn't this what Apple is doing now? The iPad is a completely closed computing system, and all of its media capabilities are tied to iTunes, which Apple owns. The apps have to be created using Apple's tools, and then get approved by Apple to be sold on iTunes. This seems far more problematic than what MS got drilled for with the various worldwide anti-trust lawsuits.
What's the difference here?
Microsoft doesn't provide the hardware. MacOS can only be installed on Macintosh computers, and they get to decide what they bundle with it.Quoting Daniel Davis (view post)
I say this is simply a generation or two away from being something that will be special. As of now, meh.
You know what annoys me to no end? Old people railing against technology as if we're wasting our lives by enjoying them.
Friend of mine was talking about the iPad on Facebook, and this old geezer relative of his or something started ranting about how it's all a rip-off and they keep coming up with new gadgets to steal your money.
THAT'S HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS.
So what if I like the latest gadgets?
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
Nothing wrong with that. Although the iPad doesn't seem like it brings much new stuff except being a gigantic iTouch.Quoting number8 (view post)
Although the ideas coming forward are already indicative of what's to come. That's pretty exciting. I've heard Japan already has monitors or iPad-esque gadgets that roll up like a newspaper so it's easier to take around with you.
You can get a netbook with more space, memory, and processing power for $250. I'm not really seeing the point here.
The iPhone rules because it fits in your pocket. This doesn't, so it's no different than any small form factor laptop to me.
lol netbooksQuoting shaun (view post)
I've since owned 2 iPads.
And I was knocking watching movies on a tablet, which I do in bed all the time now on my Kindle.Quoting shaun (view post)
8 Wins, though. (as usual)
Quoting number8 (view post)
I know this isn't Apple, but since we're talking about cell phones...
Holy shit, what?
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
So glad I read that. I was debating on whether or not to throw down $500 for it this weekend.... What the fuck Moto? You didn't mind when I totally hacked the shit out of your Droid.Quoting number8 (view post)
From what I understand, it is unclear whether that thing is actually implemented. It is present in the hardware but no one can say if it's active or not. Let's not jump the gun here, let's wait for Motorola to say something.
Aand it didn't take long:
so it doesn't brick it... good.
BTW, buying this without a contract.. the phone is $570!
Very cool article on the very strained partnership between Apple and AT&T.
I thought this bit is funny.
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
Well, there's "casual" and there's "is that the only set he owns or does he have a wardrobe full of them?" I've heard people wonder if Jobs smells.
He smells of rich mahogany.
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover