Apple iPad and related items
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Difference being that this year he'll be following one of the live blogs on an iPhone - Double bubble win! - He can take the piss & roll his virtual eyes about the new product, whilst simultaneously moaning about how much easier it was to do it from a Palm Pre last year.
for editorKeeps on giving
"I'll buy almost anything if it's shiny & made by Apple"
I must remember to get this made into a t shirt for a friend of mine.
The macrumour forums are currently working building towards the biggest collective orgasm the world's ever seen.
apparently steve jobs was overheard saying '"This will be the most important thing I've ever done"
The thread discussing that piece of hearsay is currently at 420 odd posts
apparently steve jobs was overheard saying '"This will be the most important thing I've ever done"
The thread discussing that piece of hearsay is currently at 420 odd posts
Structaural
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Interesting article on the Fingerworks aquisition on Appleinsider (sorry on phone, no link) as it relates to the iSlate.
pinkychukkles
Feed Your Head
The macrumour forums are currently working building towards the biggest collective orgasm the world's ever seen.
apparently steve jobs was overheard saying '"This will be the most important thing I've ever done"
The thread discussing that piece of hearsay is currently at 420 odd posts
This is causing me much mirth....
which I like.
editor
hiraethified
*swoonsThe macrumour forums are currently working building towards the biggest collective orgasm the world's ever seen.
apparently steve jobs was overheard saying '"This will be the most important thing I've ever done"
The thread discussing that piece of hearsay is currently at 420 odd posts
Most anticipated tech product launch of the year. I'd guess all the broadsheets have already planned up a full page on it, rolling news will cover it, wouldn't be at all surprised to see it spill over into places like Radio 6.
All of this on what is probably the most miserly PR budget in the industry. The less they say, the more coverage they get.
All of this on what is probably the most miserly PR budget in the industry. The less they say, the more coverage they get.
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hiraethified
Apple are absolutely brilliant at stoking up at the hype - a little leak here, a whisper there, and the bloggers go crazy with desire and speculation.
The oddest thing is that when the actual product launch disappoints - as quite a few have recently - the press seem to instantly forgive and forget and start up the cycle all over again.
Already planned?
The bloody Guardian has had at least 2 or 3 pant wetting features/articles on the front page of the website in the past week.
All i hear are the screams of people still using windows.
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=314859
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=314387
mack
Fact Me Till I Fart
editor
hiraethified
Yeah! Because Macs never ever go wrong either!
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=289731
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=139999
http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=212953
Back on topic, a part of me would love to have the Messiah Slate and another part of me wishes it turns out to be a total lemon, just for the fanboi lolz.
elbows
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Im assuming the design will be great, but whether its a winner in terms of sales is something I shall pay a lot of interest to - Ive been waiting a long time to see a tablet done properly so can really judge whether the form factor will ever really fit with humanity, and this Apple tablet should answer that question, as long as they dont mess up with the pricing of the device (which with Apple is always a possibility).
Ive got far more at stake with this announcement than I would ideally like, as it will likely determine my future career and how quickly I can get away from the day job that has been driving me bonkers for 10 years now.Want badly to develop sites/services/apps that work wonderfully on a tablet, it will be the complete opposite to the insanely poor UI & functionality that my deluded boos forces me to be involved with for years.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I really hope it does well, because apple are great at making the rest of industry improve their game.
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hiraethified
The pricing is absolutely critical. No matter how wonderful it is, if it's over £600 (as rumoured) then I can't see it replicating the iPhone's success. Price it a bit above netbooks (say £400), and I may well be high fiving the Apple Store staff.
They're pretty good at enforcing their way of doing things and using proprietary controls too, which ain't so good.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
That's one reason I don't own Apple kit. What will be interesting is how the market responds and what other products appear.
No it's not.
To you it may be, but Apple don't really give two figs about the you's of this world - we're talking about the rosy glow of Apple here & I'd never underestimate the spending power of the Kanda's of this world when it comes to things that are shiny & made by Apple
If anything the iPhone & iPod support this.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It's gonna have a webcam allegedly. That'll be pretty cool.
And some kinda highly advanced handwriting recognition shit... ive got to stop reading that mac rumour site
That could be very cool for a device with no hardware keyboard.
My work mate is a big fan of tablets and I was very impressed by how good the handwriting recognition is on his HP Tablet. Of course its almost laptop sized, which partially defeats the point, but with Win 7 on and multi touch its a nice thing to browse from the sofa.
Even if Apple just manage to make something a bit better with a nicer form factor it could be a winner and I'm hoping it will blow it away.
elbows
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No it's not.
To you it may be, but Apple don't really give two figs about the you's of this world - we're talking about the rosy glow of Apple here & I'd never underestimate the spending power of the Kanda's of this world when it comes to things that are shiny & made by Apple
If anything the iPhone & iPod support this.
Granted Apple have traditionally gone for the price premium end of things and they arent going to want to appear to cheapen their brand by going for the bargain basement side of things, but there are numerous reasons why the price might not end up being as stupidly high as some rumours would have it. They have to watch the price if they are trying to get share of the ebook market, and assuming it does not have a full OS & the flexibility of a complete computer or even netbook, it would be very risky to price it the same as an expensive computer.
Plus Apple have rather gotten into making lots of money through sale of digital goods, music, video & apps, and they will want to strike a balance between profit from selling the hardware and getting shedloads more potential customers for their digital wares.
If it includes 3G connectivity then there is also the possibility of having the hardware subsidised by a contract with mobile operator, which may not make total cost of ownership cheaper but would likely make the device appear more affordable in terms of up-front cost.
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hiraethified
It's not just me, you know:No it's not.
To you it may be, but Apple don't really give two figs about the you's of this world - we're talking about the rosy glow of Apple here & I'd never underestimate the spending power of the Kanda's of this world when it comes to things that are shiny & made by Apple
If anything the iPhone & iPod support this.
I imagine Kanda will buy it if it tuns out to be just a glowing inflatable Apple iPillow.
It's not just me, you know:
I imagine Kanda will buy it if it tuns out to be just a glowing inflatable Apple iPillow.
I remember it was widely claimed the iPhone wouldn't sell either, given its premium price... which was, well, kinda wrong...
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