Ipad
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iPad is a better name than "iSlate". "Slate" was already used by Steve Ballmer, when he demoed the new HP Slate. But one thing I don't think many Americans realise (as I found the term is NOT used in the USA) is that in English slang, to 'slate' something is to 'put it down', or belittle it.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/slate
Actually, it looks like "to slate" is used inAmerica, but not so much any more
So "iSlate" would have been a bad choice anyway?
iPad? "My Pad"?- a tampon? "iJamrag"?!?
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TamPod?
And it can't play Flash? Every site on the Internet uses flash in some way small or large. That really seems like just a way to force you into buying a bunch of apps.
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@jim said:
And it can't play Flash? Every site on the Internet uses flash in some way small or large.
No it (the iPad) can't play flash, but for very good reason. Flash is hideously out of date, is a power hog, owned by Adobe (who seem to be out playing golf everyday, rather than developing flash), you can't link flash to a separate website, within a browser for eg. 9.9 times out of 10, it will be flash that crashes your browser (Mac or PC). Flash is utterly useless for blind people, because it can't be read by a screen reader. Probably the only thing left that flash is good for is watching porn! In a nutshell, Flash is shit.
However Apple and Google (oh yes
) believe that HTML5 is the way forward. According to Steve Jobs, "Adobe are lazy";@unknownuser said:
They are lazy, Jobs says. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy, he says. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash, he says. The world is moving to HTML5.
To be honest, I've had an iPhone for over a year now, and I haven't missed flash at all. Rock on HTML5 then.
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I agree and I don't care for flash pages; but will the Internets make the change before your iPad is obsolete? It's just the way things are at the moment. A device without flash today is useless for casual browsing.
I browse using a flash-blocker - I'm not sure which is more annoying - having all the flash apps on by default, or having to activate only the ones I am interested in; and that only takes one click.
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@jim said:
A device without flash today is useless for casual browsing.
I browse using a flash-blocker - I'm not sure which is more annoying
For a start, that's nonsense (ie useless). I browse all the time (except it seriously f**ks with my eyes on such a small screen), on the iPhone. My wife's iPod, is all she uses for the internet (because the kids are always on her PC! Which madly, is mostly crashing or freezing because of flash content, or complains, because certain things can't be replayed because the wrong plugin is installed, despite that it is).
I suppose as well it also boils down to what kind of site you look at as well. I tend to look at more text based sites than sites which contain a lot of flash.
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@tfdesign said:
For a start, that's nonsense (ie useless).
Of course.
I can certainly understand Apple's decision not to support Flash on the iPad - as you say, Flash is slow and I doubt the iPad's processor could handle it. It would have caused endless complaints, so it was smart for Apple to avoid it altogether. No matter if it was a political or technical reason.
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Ergonomics.... Where are the Ergonomics?
Where is the handle in the back so I can hold it with one hand properly while I scroll with the other, or do I always need to be near a chair so I can rest it on my lap. Personally I like my $300.00 Aspire 250 notebook. I can adjust the screen to any angle so it will reflect unwanted external light, and it also has a built in camera. I can also download lots of PDF books for Free, However if you want a large i phone go for it!
Apple is happy to create another i tunes monster trying to suck money out of your pockets. This thing will become like the printer phenomenon. They can give the printers away for nothing, the make all the money from selling you ink cartridges. Its been estimated that printing ink cost about US$8000.00 per gallon.Watch out for Technology traps!
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@tomot said:
Apple is happy to create another i tunes monster trying to suck money out of your pockets. This thing will become like the printer phenomenon. They can give the printers away for nothing, the make all the money from selling you ink cartridges. Its been estimated that printing ink cost about US$8000.00 per gallon.
What a load of paranoid nonsense!!
Do you really think that Apple are making such a profit from ventures such as iTunes? Apple hardly break even! Do you really think that multinational labels and publishing corporations such as Warner and Universal are going to cut Apple some slack when it comes to making a profit? Give me a break! Apple make money on their hardware. iTunes just simplifies the process of buying music and films, and so making it easier, makes the hardware more attractive.A printer is a different thing altogether. I've got an old laser printer (black and white), which works off ethernet. It's 10++ years old, but still works fine. Carts are a pig to get though, and I usually have to buy these off eBay, if I can find them. If you had to upgrade the chip inside the printer every two or three years, then the situation would be the other way round, as ink would only cost pennies. The chip inside this printer is made by AMD and is only 8bit! But as long as it prints Postscript at 1 A4 per hour, who cares?
BUT,
I totally agree with you on the question of ergonomics, but imho, computers in general fail big time in the ergonomics dept, even your Acer. This Macbook sucks on ergonomics, as it's screen is attached so close to the keyboard. I get neck ache and dizziness from using it 'on my lap' for long periods of time. Mac or PC- same difference!
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silly gadget, waste of money. why not just buy a 13 inch macbook? twice the processing power...similar size
and you can install whatever you like.no pressure sensitive screen either so forget dreams of photoshop brushes etc.
also....its got a really glossy screen.....stupid idea. its hard enough using a glossy screen indoors! reflections are so annoying! only the 17 inch mac book pro has the option of a matte finish screen (as far as im aware....worth every penny by the way)
anyway...im sure everyone will buy it and it becomes the next big thing that none of us need.
"Apple: creating solutions to problems you never had"
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I dunno, where do you read magazines normally?
I'd rather have an ipad in the toilet than a laptop.
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I'd rather have a tablet in a lot of places rather than a laptop. Which brings up the TSA question (pete, i'm at DFW as we speak). Can these things stay in a bag or do they have to come out and be scanned separately?
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Sorry to hear that Jeff...lost a bet?
I'd assume the ipad would be treated like a laptop in airports, it is after all a computer right? How does the TSA handle Kindles?
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Ha. Just passing through on my way to California.
Maybe I can't just tell security "it's just an oversized iPhone and you let me keep that in my bag"
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are they going to start calling the iTouch now the iPad Nano or something?
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@tfdesign said:
What a load of paranoid nonsense!!
Do you really think that Apple are making such a profit from ventures such as iTunes? Apple hardly break even! Do you really think that multinational labels and publishing corporations such as Warner and Universal are going to cut Apple some slack when it comes to making a profit? Give me a break! Apple make money on their hardware. iTunes just simplifies the process of buying music and films, and so making it easier, makes the hardware more attractive.
paranoid nonsense!! is a bit harsh..... What It really comes down: who is writing the review and who do you believe. You can put that in your pipe and smoke it
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@solo said:
@unknownuser said:
ppl are already writing it off as nothing but an enlarged Itouch.
Ever notice how stupid people always have comments, while smart ones wait, try, ponder, before making remarks?
when i saw the title of the topic i thought: "there goes pete with another round of sarcastic remarks about apple and its products". but, no, i was wrong and so am able to say that smart people do not just what you say above but they also acknowledge good ideas and deeds even when they come from someone they are not fond of (as i know you are not an applemaniac as a few of us).
cheers.
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I was glad to see that the iPad may yet have an built-in camera. See the attached picture.
I also read, 'Jobs Says Adobe is Lazy and Google's Don't Be Evil Mantra is Bullshit!'
Although ready the article he may have referred to Google's Mantra and 'crap'. Which ever term he used its like the pot calling the kettle black! Apple is a computer and software developer and not a mobile phone developer before the iPhone. Google's proposed new mobile looks promising and ups the anti which is no harm.
I also see that Apple have ground Psystar http://www.psystar.com/ into mud and its only a matter of time before they go under. However they might have more difficulty with the new kid on the block, http://www.pearC.de
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Not much point to that really, why in the world would you want a perfectly good PC with a Mac OS on it? Like getting a Ferrari without wheels.
You get the black box with a shiny OS that only works with 3 apps....pointless.
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