Anyone Stoked for Apple's Tablet Release?



The iPad is a great baseline for competitors to create similar products but the real value of this is device is the browser and connectivity. IMO this product was never meant for productivity, just convenience. I could care less about 140k apps when there are plenty of online apps. Just a matter of time before Dell/Lenovo/HP create the same device running Windows 7 with better connectivity options.

I can't believe they stuck with ATT as a partner, those idiots can't even handle voice calls let alone data. We'll see how long that unlimited plan lasts before their network dies.
 
Anyone comparing this to a Kindle is a complete idiot. Seriously, you are fucking retarded.

Will I buy one? Probably not. When it supports a 1280x1024 screen, probably yes. I can totally see chilling on the couch with such a device.

However, they show Jobsy there surfing the New York Times in portrait mode, which is utter bullshit, since the NYT is your typical (READ JUST ABOUT EVERY MAINSTREAM MEDIA SITE) 960px wide website. There's absolutely no way you can utilize this device to surf the web in portrait mode without horizontal scrolling.

This is a complete deal breaker. I fully expected this to be a 1280x1024 pixel screen.
 
adamx12m said:
The iPad is a great baseline for competitors to create similar products but the real value of this is device is the browser and connectivity. IMO this product was never meant for productivity, just convenience. I could care less about 140k apps when there are plenty of online apps. Just a matter of time before Dell/Lenovo/HP create the same device running Windows 7 with better connectivity options.

I can't believe they stuck with ATT as a partner, those idiots can't even handle voice calls let alone data. We'll see how long that unlimited plan lasts before their network dies.
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i disagree with everything you said except for them sticking w/ ATT

we already know that no one can touch apples products ~iphone, but limiting themselves to ATT is retarded for consumers. on the upside, there is no contract required .. i'm thinking ATT may take their business in a different direction in the future doing shit like this
 
Mother fuckers dun know about my ipad

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invisible777 said:
So in other words the only way to type on the thing and functionally utilize it is to buy a keyboard for it and turn it into a weird looking laptop/desktop?
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Exactly. I saw the whole announcement and couldn't get over the obvious lack of true usability.

Not only does the on-screen keyboard look awkward and terrible but anytime you use it (even when not typing) you have to basically hold it up with one hand or a leg. You cant simply keep the screen facing your eyes like a notebook screen unless you use some muscle power. This has got to get really irritating over hours.

Also i was really surprised that there was no writing pen or something. Handwriting might have really saved the thing if it was well done.
 
Wow. What an utter piece of shit. A giant ipod touch? Can't even run normal apps, just iphone apps? This thing isn't even a real computer. OMG GUYS, I CAN CHECK INTO 4SQUARE ON A BIGGER SCREEN!

Certainly not a kindle killer due to the design being inferior and the screen not designed to be easy on the eyes for long periods of time.

Glossy, smudgy, just like the iphone.

Why would you pay for this when you could get 2 netbooks for the same price that run windows 7.

Even if it ran macos, it would still be a complete rip-off.

What the fuck are they thinking?
 
you know ppl are still gonna buy the crap out of it...like i said, its about the brand...Lenovo or some other company can make a better one, and come to think of it, all the less trendy and less expensive ones have cameras, better connectivity options and all that other jazz....this is just V1 of it....but yeah, in retrospect.....no multi tasking....and no camera? wtf, it couldnt have been hard at all to implement a camera....they do it on iPhones....damn.
 
DURRRRRR

i got an idea

Take One Flat Iron
Take One iPod touch
Merge and iPod touch with a kindle
Smash em together
Wrap some China white plastic around it
Package it in a pretty box
Give it a stupid fucking name that reminds you of a blood clot catcher - MaxiPad
Over-charge for it
Dont include Flash
Dont give it any REAL processing power
Create a new marketplace with overpriced products
and then lock yourself into another att contract for webaccess
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Cmon Steve, what were you guys thinkin?
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FAIL FAIL FAIL....
Fuck this useless contraption...

Btw, I happen to like MAC OS and most apple products, but this just totally missed the boat. Its nothing more than another contraption to clutter up your workspace and cause tumors.

I SAY BLEHHHH - PASS.

But I am looking forward to the first network that has an email submit offer for em ;P

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and then thinking back again, it sorta pisses me off that there is no multi tasking. id expect the iphone not to have it, but thers now a bigger device....how the shit are ppl supposed to operate that thing with one app access at a time?
 
subigo said:
hahaha... man, apple just strapped on a jet pack and flew over the shark: Apple - iPad - The best way to experience the web, email, & photos

"Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."

Really Apple? This is your most advanced technology? And it's MAGICAL too?!

edit: For extra lulz, watch the video.
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critique all you want, but if you don't see the blatantly obvious business model of universities using this for textbooks, you're blind. students carry around one iPad with all 4-5 of their books loaded onto it rather than a heavy load of books. Can use the touch interface to highlight in books even, make red marks or notes and much more.

Not only that, but know why the textbook companies will love it? Gets rid of competition from used books.
 
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