iPad - Page 3

Zirax · 28-01-2010, 01:14

Hmmm, as a pad with internet it could be handy.... if I could remove the apple software. Just thinking I could use it to browse my movie collection and then select one to play on the TV (acting as an intelligent remote to my main machine). Expanding on this thought.... A media centre remote as well hooking into amps/tv/etc thereby replacing all remotes with this. Then have a handy browser available to sit and surf when wanted, like Feek I would want Firefox on there.

It just seems like a bit of a gimmick at present though, got a lot of stuff to buy with higher priority than this.

iCraig · 28-01-2010, 01:38

I don't get it's point, do we really need to bridge a gap between the phone and the netbook? Was any one really thinking, I wish I was working on something slighter more portable than this netbook but bigger than my phone? Tablets were tried before, they didn't catch on. It's not innovation at all, it's renovation and just a shiny one at that.

By that logic we need mini PCs for when we need something a bit beefier than our laptops, but not quite neccessary to turn the main PC on.

Mondo · 28-01-2010, 02:00

This thing will kill the Kindle and Sony E-book market, it costs a tiny bit more but it does a shed load more.

This won't take much away from the netbook or laptop market, if you already have one of those then you'll really need a good reason to get one of these, like pete, who can use this to show clients photos a LOT easier. Sit around the coffee table and pass it around, rather than turn the laptop around and hope they know how to use the touchpad on your macbook without deleting half the HD.

Me, I don't have a netbook, or a Kindle....so i'll be getting one ! lol

divine · 28-01-2010, 02:10

I dunno if it will kill off the Kindle et al actually.

Their main feature as it were are the e-ink screens. Incredible battery life and very very easy on the eye. You try and read a virtual book on that backlit glossy LCD and you'll want to rip your eyes out after an hour, it's just not practical for that sort of thing really, which is why so much money got invested in the new e-ink tech rather than just whacking some netbook screens in them.

Mondo · 28-01-2010, 02:20

I dunno, if i can read the forums for hours then I am sure I can read a book on one of these for about an hour too. I am sure the battery life is not as good as a kindle and it will never be with but the general public don't really think about details like that. They see a pretty colour screen on on hand and a B&W on the other, most will pick the colour screen.

Joe 90 · 28-01-2010, 03:15

My 2 cents...
I watched the Engadget video and thought it all looked very nice but it's just like a giant iPod touch with a few extras for the UI around photos and YouTube. I didn't see anything that could aid productivity, it all seemed like gimicy stuff - my main issue on this is the lack of multi-tasking!
But I'm sure it'll get hacked and end up bein pretty cool.

Stan_Lite · 28-01-2010, 05:54

I was waiting to see what this was like before I spent money on an e-book reader. Now that I've seen it, I'll be placing an order..................

...........for a Bebook Neo - when it eventually hits the UK.

For me, the ipad isn't useful enough to put up with the glossy screen for reading e-books. I'll stick with my netbook and go for the e-ink screen. Yes, it's more to carry, but both items are better at what I want them to do than the smaller, more portable unit - I haven't lost that much weight that I can't manage to carry an extra kilo. I'd rather not compromise for the sake of portability. The netbook and the Bebook will easily fit in my manbag and be easy to carry.

LeperousDust · 28-01-2010, 07:05

I'd get an e-ink reader over the iPad any day! And it can't be long till e-ink is colour-ish surely? Albeit some kinda washed out colour i'm sure but enough to be "pretty".

Apple are way way way off the mark on this one me thinks, flaws all over the place very apparent. No native USB/SD/ANYTHING!? That software keyboard looks terrible! No multi-tasking. And for the base cheap price 16Gb and no 3g and even at that 3g is with a "micro-sim"? Whats that about like sim cards weren't small enough to begin with for the iphone? Its alllll wrong in my eyes, its got eye candy going for it though definitely and it'll most likely win over job public with that...

Burble · 28-01-2010, 10:11

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

I'd get an e-ink reader over the iPad any day!

Absolutely. Sure, the iPad will have a shiny OLED screen but I *HATE* reading big blocks of text off a screen that is backlit, it makes my eyes sore pretty quickly. For eBooks I've got an iRiver Story which has a bog standard eInk screen and it's absolutely bloody fantastic for reading books.

I have no interest at all in an iPad. It'll sell like hot cakes though naturally.

Kitten · 28-01-2010, 10:26

if it's not too much bother could you bring that with you so I can have a play with it?

28-01-2010, 01:38	#22
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	I don't get it's point, do we really need to bridge a gap between the phone and the netbook? Was any one really thinking, I wish I was working on something slighter more portable than this netbook but bigger than my phone? Tablets were tried before, they didn't catch on. It's not innovation at all, it's renovation and just a shiny one at that. By that logic we need mini PCs for when we need something a bit beefier than our laptops, but not quite neccessary to turn the main PC on. __________________

28-01-2010, 02:00	#23
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	This thing will kill the Kindle and Sony E-book market, it costs a tiny bit more but it does a shed load more. This won't take much away from the netbook or laptop market, if you already have one of those then you'll really need a good reason to get one of these, like pete, who can use this to show clients photos a LOT easier. Sit around the coffee table and pass it around, rather than turn the laptop around and hope they know how to use the touchpad on your macbook without deleting half the HD. Me, I don't have a netbook, or a Kindle....so i'll be getting one ! lol __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

28-01-2010, 02:10	#24
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	I dunno if it will kill off the Kindle et al actually. Their main feature as it were are the e-ink screens. Incredible battery life and very very easy on the eye. You try and read a virtual book on that backlit glossy LCD and you'll want to rip your eyes out after an hour, it's just not practical for that sort of thing really, which is why so much money got invested in the new e-ink tech rather than just whacking some netbook screens in them. __________________

28-01-2010, 02:20	#25
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	I dunno, if i can read the forums for hours then I am sure I can read a book on one of these for about an hour too. I am sure the battery life is not as good as a kindle and it will never be with but the general public don't really think about details like that. They see a pretty colour screen on on hand and a B&W on the other, most will pick the colour screen. __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

28-01-2010, 03:15	#26
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	My 2 cents... I watched the Engadget video and thought it all looked very nice but it's just like a giant iPod touch with a few extras for the UI around photos and YouTube. I didn't see anything that could aid productivity, it all seemed like gimicy stuff - my main issue on this is the lack of multi-tasking! But I'm sure it'll get hacked and end up bein pretty cool. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

28-01-2010, 01:14	#21
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Hmmm, as a pad with internet it could be handy.... if I could remove the apple software. Just thinking I could use it to browse my movie collection and then select one to play on the TV (acting as an intelligent remote to my main machine). Expanding on this thought.... A media centre remote as well hooking into amps/tv/etc thereby replacing all remotes with this. Then have a handy browser available to sit and surf when wanted, like Feek I would want Firefox on there. It just seems like a bit of a gimmick at present though, got a lot of stuff to buy with higher priority than this.

28-01-2010, 05:54	#27
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	I was waiting to see what this was like before I spent money on an e-book reader. Now that I've seen it, I'll be placing an order.................. ...........for a Bebook Neo - when it eventually hits the UK. For me, the ipad isn't useful enough to put up with the glossy screen for reading e-books. I'll stick with my netbook and go for the e-ink screen. Yes, it's more to carry, but both items are better at what I want them to do than the smaller, more portable unit - I haven't lost that much weight that I can't manage to carry an extra kilo. I'd rather not compromise for the sake of portability. The netbook and the Bebook will easily fit in my manbag and be easy to carry. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

28-01-2010, 07:05	#28
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I'd get an e-ink reader over the iPad any day! And it can't be long till e-ink is colour-ish surely? Albeit some kinda washed out colour i'm sure but enough to be "pretty". Apple are way way way off the mark on this one me thinks, flaws all over the place very apparent. No native USB/SD/ANYTHING!? That software keyboard looks terrible! No multi-tasking. And for the base cheap price 16Gb and no 3g and even at that 3g is with a "micro-sim"? Whats that about like sim cards weren't small enough to begin with for the iphone? Its alllll wrong in my eyes, its got eye candy going for it though definitely and it'll most likely win over job public with that... __________________

28-01-2010, 10:26	#30
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	if it's not too much bother could you bring that with you so I can have a play with it? __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher