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I have one coming through work when the 3G's come out.
Why aren't you getting one Gerbs?
I don't see a need for one yet. Not unless I have to start developing for one.
NEVVAA!
I refuse to buy over-priced gadgets that provide no new/useful functionality over old devices
Honestly, for close to the same price you can get any number of tablets with more functionality.
Waiting on the HP pad and even then I may not care enough.
Not just no, but Hell no!
That is the most useless peice of crap i have seen in a long time.
The name ipad suggests where i think people should stick those things.
I did just buy a dell axim x51v and a 32gb sd card though.
It appears we are in the minority. I just hope the hype dies down soon.
It's what I said all along about this product...not something that's even remotely targeted at the audience in this forum. Everyone in here is looking for something to design/develop on and this just ain't it. Looks like the weekend sales were definitely on the high side of all the initial estimates. Funny thing is - even with all of the shortcomings (no camera, etc.) it's still selling like a mofo. Whatever.
@Frets - Why do you hope the hype dies down? Does the popularity of a tech product cause you some level of personal concern?
apple could release a piece of crap, litterally crap from a dog, slap the apple logo on it and it would sell 500k
I'm not Frets, but for me I would hope that the hype subsides so that MS can push Courier properly, JooJoo can get some traction (it's a garage project, I'm pulling for it because of that one main reason) and HP Slate gets noticed.Quote:
Originally Posted by hanratty21
Competition is good. Hype is blinding.
Gotcha - so it's more hoping that the competition steps up...JooJoo does look like an interesting alternative. I'd like to see one in person though.
There is something about the mac media machine that overtakes the market.
Rio players came out years before the ipod and never got the big media push.
At CES ballmer showed several devices with greater capacity using tablet technology. Before the Ipad was announced. It didn't go over as big as the Ipad in the media.
For another $50 one can purchase an Asus Eee and have a complete netbook/tablet.
I think a month into ownership people are really going to discover the limitations of the ipad. When they find out it doesn't run flash they'll blame adobe not apple. When they find out that it doesn't run several products that they thought it would they'll blame the software vendors not apple.
I think it's pretty sexy, and I could think of a couple of uses for it (mainly as a comic book reader and as a very expensive photo frame), but what I really hate is the lack of freedom the OS gives us: I want to install whatever browser I want there, I want flash, I want to install software that I can download directly from the developers' sites. I want to mess with the system, even if I don't have a need and never will, I want to know the OS lets me do what I want with it.
Correct. It's this guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by hanratty21
hp slate looks cool: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/h...-and-custom-i/
It's competition, but moreso competition that actually isn't lazy and gets away with hitting only a few things that would be good for that size/format of gadget.Quote:
Originally Posted by hanratty21
Case in point... if all of a sudden people start imitating Apple as opposed to innovating, we will be stuck with a bunch of tablets that don't allow true multi-tasking, offers a limited idea of what the user wants - no video conferencing, dismissal of Adobe Flash/Microsoft Silverlight, and other limitations that are probably going to come in version 2.0 or 3.0 so they can release two more profitable versions before finally hitting the mark that many users want today. As a business, if you can get away with it, do it. Doesn't mean that savvy folks will buy into it until the whole "shiny shiny" wants are pushed to the side and the actual needs are met.
If Apple is allowed to take an early lead in something they're honestly late to the market with and they become a "standard" to imitate, it's a very serial way of thinking and very lacking imho.
And that's my ultimate fear. So yeah, I want competition to deliver something that's greater than the current iPad and then earn my money for a gadget that previously I didn't need.
Lord I hope that makes sense. It's a big jumble in my head whereas I don't want copying Apple to become the standard again like it was in cellphones.
id say theres a 1 in a few million chance ill get one tomorrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAl28...layer_embedded
yes it blends
ha ha!
i didnt personally buy one, but after having some hands on for a couple of days, i can honestly say that while its nice if you want to bring a computer with your to starbucks, i really dont see a use for it for me personally at this time. its just to impractical to hold up and type with one hand.
I am evaluating one for my company / department, so I didn't buy it. Sales people seem to want to use it. I took it on a trip recently instead of my laptop and did like how easy it is to carry and use. I was still able to access my work (and private) email accounts. That said, there are some limitations that reminded me that this is NOT a computer. I'd say it is pretty good as an in between tool.
actually, if you buy the case, it has a bit of a stand configuration that allows you to work on it at an angle.
Never!
Dude it's only been forever.
Post in this thread -
http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=810021
Ya know the one at the top.
When I am at home I have a computer. Why do I need an iPad at home?. When I go to work, I have a computer at work. I have no time to play around with iPads. When I go back home.... well see above. These toys are just for companies making a lot of money and for users loosing money.
Apart from that I wouldn't support a company any more whose CEO is writing this garbage:
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
has anyone tried using cloud browse to view flash videos via iPhone or iPad?
Yep, I love the app but its very difficult to manipulate. Sadly, hulu streams don't seem to play.
Personally I can't wait to buy a whole rucksack's worth of over-priced plastic peripherals just to do everyday tasks (like use usb).
Also really looking forward to a whole new raft of self-assured, plinky-plonk adverts telling me about amazing new features already available on a million other devices.
And so it came to be, on the fourth day apple did invent the ipad...
We're currently working on a site for a client who LOVES his iPad, so, we have to create everything to be supported on it, which is a pia and has added LOTS of extra development time between getting the size right, getting his animations & videos to work using jQuery & h.264 vs. flash. Plus, we don't have one to test on, so we try using iPadPeek on Safari which works fairly well, but it doesn't display some things that his iPad does display, so we have to keep bugging him to test things...uggg...
So, no, I won't be getting one... :)