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So it's nothing like the publishing industry savin', paradigm shiftin', rule re-writin', Kindle crushin' uber-device it was rumoured to be.

Instead we've got what is basically a large iPhone.
 
editor said:
So it's nothing like the publishing industry savin', paradigm shiftin', rule re-writin', Kindle crushin' uber-device it was rumoured to be.

Instead we've got what is basically a large iPhone.
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The thing about those rumours is that what hardware were people expecting that would actually achieve these goals? Im a bit out of date regarding screen technology, was there something people were hoping for in this regard?

It can still achieve those lofty aims with the current spec, all that is required is for a very large number of people to buy one. If people like & buy it then it can help to save the publishing industry I suppose.
 
Yes they've missed a trick as Dom Joly could have advertised it doing his trademark HELLO!!
 
Well I'd like to add my Meh to the general mehness.

This does not fill any gap for me as it stands.
Maybe give it a year or so, some possible iPad versions the serious apps like Photoshop/Lightroom etc & I may start listening again.

I want that MS Courier, but with an Apple OS & apps bassically :D
 
Looks like an oversized iphone/tablet hybrid to me - it looks like a nice bit of kit but with a 1ghz processor and the small solid state drive, there's not much bang for your buck compared to a netbook, which comes with a proper physical keyboard. Also, the built in battery is a bad thing because it's bound to start running down sooner or later and then you'd have to invalidate the warranty by prizing it open yourself and putting something dodgy from ebay in, or keep it plugged in all the time.

And, how can they charge an extra $130 just for 3g? I got a 3g phone from Argos for £20 so it can't be that expensive.
 
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Well I'd like to add my Meh to the general mehness.

This does not fill any gap for me as it stands.
Maybe give it a year or so, some possible iPad versions the serious apps like Photoshop/Lightroom etc & I may start listening again.

I want that MS Courier, but with an Apple OS & apps bassically :D
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It's very disappointing. It's just a big iPod Touch, with an Amazon rip off book store bolted on, a copy of Kindle's newspaper idea and, err, that's about it, no?
 
Looking on the bright side there's loads of room for improvement. In a couple of years and a few updates it could be a something rather special instead of just another cash generating device.

Apple must be feeling a tad vexed with this lukewarm reception.
 
If I compare the reality to the hype its easy to be disappointed.

But if I think of how great the multitouch & ui work on the smaller devices, and how much I have wanted the same experience with a larger screen, the iPad does not seem like a failure.

There will be some killer apps for it, if there was a dissapointment today it was that they did not have anything totally spectacular to deminstrate in that regard, but Im sure some 3rd party developers will come up with some interesting uses for multitouch on a larger screen.

Its a Jazzmutant Lemur killer for a start, and the Lemur had a silly pricetag. This is a niche application, but there are other interesting possibilities for using the iPad as a giant multitouch remote control device for other computers/kit.

For years I wanted a full apple mac tablet, and that would still be nice, but the iphone has taught me that a device with far more limitations than a full computer can still shine.
 
Apple iPad is announced

maldwyn said:
Looking on the bright side there's loads of room for improvement. In a couple of years and a few updates it could be a something rather special instead of just another cash generating device.

Apple must be feeling a tad vexed with this lukewarm reception.
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Maybe...I always liked the iPhone but it took until the 3GS before it got to what I'd accept as a minimum spec...
 
I agree with Elbows - it's a disappointment only for us who have been following all the speculation and letting our imaginations run wild.

I think it is somewhere between a 7 and an 8 out of ten.

Certainly the only credible tablet known today. It won't be as big as the iPhone (IMHO), but it's a good first attempt at the format. If Apple can't make this work, and maybe they won't, I really doubt anyone else can.
 
If it could be tethered to a phone so as to get around the data plan issue then it'd be a nice tool, but as a additional monthly expense it's unjustifiable.

Until it gets jailbroken couldn't everyone just hold their iphones a bit closer to their face?
 
It just seems massively unimaginative for an Apple product to me. And the stick on keyboard/card reader with its wires and dongles is hardly the most elegant solution.

On the plus side, the launch has helped me notch up my busiest day on Wirefresh with way over 4,000 page views so far ;)
 
Well I guess the two things working against apple besides the overhype, is that the tablet form factor in general has not so far seemed attractive to a lot of people, and that will take some time to change, and because realistically Apple cannot repeat the joy they elicited from first unveiling their multitouch technology. This is an evolution of that stuff which wowed a lot of people, and the evolution cannot hope to elicit as much shock & awe as the initial iphone unveiling of this tech & approach to interacting with computers. There may still be a wow when people actually hold & use an iPad for themselves, time will tell.

As far as I can guess the next tech evolution which may cause the big new wow will be Microsofts Project Natal if they actually make it work right.
 
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It's very disappointing. It's just a big iPod Touch, with an Amazon rip off book store bolted on, a copy of Kindle's newspaper idea and, err, that's about it, no?
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Or alternatively:

It's "just" based on one of the most revolutionary bits of consumer technology in the last five years. ;)
 
elbows said:
Well I guess the two things working against apple besides the overhype, is that the tablet form factor in general has not so far seemed attractive to a lot of people, and that will take some time to change, and because realistically Apple cannot repeat the joy they elicited from first unveiling their multitouch technology. This is an evolution of that stuff which wowed a lot of people, and the evolution cannot hope to elicit as much shock & awe as the initial iphone unveiling of this tech & approach to interacting with computers. There may still be a wow when people actually hold & use an iPad for themselves, time will tell.

As far as I can guess the next tech evolution which may cause the big new wow will be Microsofts Project Natal if they actually make it work right.
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Elbows keeps saying what I was going to say.

Thanks Elbows. This predictive paragraph technology, tell NO ONE, ok?

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Steve
 
It seems very strange to have a device that big that can't multi-task and it would soon become a real pain opening and closing apps all the time,
Here's Engadget's hands on.
* It's not light. It feels pretty weighty in your hand.
* The screen is stunning, and it's 1024 x 768. Feels just like a huge iPhone in your hands.
* The speed of the CPU is something to be marveled at. It is blazingly fast from what we can tell. Webpages loaded up super fast, and scrolling was without a hiccup. Moving into and out of apps was a breeze. Everything flew.
* There's no multitasking at all. It's a real disappointment. All this power and very little you can do with it at once. No multitasking means no streaming Pandora when you're working in Pages... you can figure it out. It's a real setback for this device.
* The ebook implementation is about as close as you can get to reading without a stack of bound paper in your hand. The visual stuff really helps flesh out the experience. It may be just for show, but it counts here.
* No camera. None, nada. Zip. No video conferencing here folks. Hell, it doesn't have an SMS app!
* It's running iPhone OS 3.2.
* The keyboard is good, not great. Not quite as responsive as it looked in the demos.
* No Flash confirmed. So Hulu is out for you, folks!
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No camera, no flash, no hardware keyboard, no SD slot, no gesture areas, no DVI/HDMI ports, no USB, and it can't run Mac OS apps - and it's going to be heavy to hold after a while.

Love this user comment:
Apparently they are coming out with an iPad Mini that will have phone and camera integration sometime around 2007. I can't wait.
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