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Apple iPad and related items
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Its not going to happen.
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Look what Apple's done to him!Buying a 1st gen model and from PC World?
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I went to that shop, got the last 3G 16GB in the store. They handed out registration forms for people who wanted the 3G (so they could get the SIM sorted) and then had to take half of them back cos they only had so many 3G models. So many broken faces!
elbows
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Some more initial impressions from me:
Device is a fair bit faster/smoother than I had expected - this may be because I havent used an iphone 3GS much so Im used to the performance of my overloaded iphone 3G. Fullscreen games with lots going on work really well. Device has certainly exceeded my expectations in this regard and left a very good first impression.
Music apps are much fun on this sized screen, and one of my (yet to be tried) primary uses for this ipad is as a midi & OSC controller for audio & realtime visual apps.
It does not get warm to the touch, which is excellent as this was a serious flaw with other tablets Ive tried in the past, making them uncomfortable to use for long periods. It will apparently shut down due to internal overheating if you take it outside in hot sunny weather and dont keep it in the shade.
There are already enough ipad-specific apps to keep you busy for some days, although the serious depth isnt really there yet.
Deals seem to have been done with a few publishers for iBooks in the uk - I was happy to se Douglas Adams books on it
Books can seem a tad pricey to me compared to other media & apps for the device though. I shalltry other book purchasing options this weekend.
The 3 productivity apps that Apple has made are very well thought out, bound to be room for improvement and not hugely feature rich, but enough for some business uses for sure.
The Reuters photo app is better than the Guardian one, although both show off the screen nicely.
Its certainly going to have a noticeable impact on my energy useage and I have at last been freed from sitting at a desk (I could never get on with using laptops on lap etc).
No wifi problems here, yet.
Its certainly a very good thing that they put a screen orientation lock switch on it, would be quite annoying without it when used at a variety of angles.
Too early to be sure it wont just end up as a gimmick, though it certainly has the potential to cause a few mini-revolutions. Really looking forward to seeing what I can do in regards to ipad-optimised websites/webapps.
I havent been annoyed by lack of flash at all, yet, but suspect I will for video on a few websites at some point.
It will soon be time to see how much of a knob I feel taking it to work.
If you feel like you might want one, you probably really do and will not be disappointed. If you arent sure, certainly worth waiting until you can try one for 10 mins.
Device is a fair bit faster/smoother than I had expected - this may be because I havent used an iphone 3GS much so Im used to the performance of my overloaded iphone 3G. Fullscreen games with lots going on work really well. Device has certainly exceeded my expectations in this regard and left a very good first impression.
Music apps are much fun on this sized screen, and one of my (yet to be tried) primary uses for this ipad is as a midi & OSC controller for audio & realtime visual apps.
It does not get warm to the touch, which is excellent as this was a serious flaw with other tablets Ive tried in the past, making them uncomfortable to use for long periods. It will apparently shut down due to internal overheating if you take it outside in hot sunny weather and dont keep it in the shade.
There are already enough ipad-specific apps to keep you busy for some days, although the serious depth isnt really there yet.
Deals seem to have been done with a few publishers for iBooks in the uk - I was happy to se Douglas Adams books on it
Books can seem a tad pricey to me compared to other media & apps for the device though. I shalltry other book purchasing options this weekend.The 3 productivity apps that Apple has made are very well thought out, bound to be room for improvement and not hugely feature rich, but enough for some business uses for sure.
The Reuters photo app is better than the Guardian one, although both show off the screen nicely.
Its certainly going to have a noticeable impact on my energy useage and I have at last been freed from sitting at a desk (I could never get on with using laptops on lap etc).
No wifi problems here, yet.
Its certainly a very good thing that they put a screen orientation lock switch on it, would be quite annoying without it when used at a variety of angles.
Too early to be sure it wont just end up as a gimmick, though it certainly has the potential to cause a few mini-revolutions. Really looking forward to seeing what I can do in regards to ipad-optimised websites/webapps.
I havent been annoyed by lack of flash at all, yet, but suspect I will for video on a few websites at some point.
It will soon be time to see how much of a knob I feel taking it to work.
If you feel like you might want one, you probably really do and will not be disappointed. If you arent sure, certainly worth waiting until you can try one for 10 mins.
elbows
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Well done, very keen to hear your impressions once you have had a chance to sync it etc, will that be tonight?
Gutted for those who thought they were going to get one and didnt, cruel & unusual torture!
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elbows
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Id always love to know what percentage of people who queue want an ipad based purely on the devices merits, as opposed to being influenced by the media stories hyping up the launch & other aspects of herd mentality.
Still if there ever was an apple device worth waiting for, its this one, woooo its not often something outdoes my expectations.
Still if there ever was an apple device worth waiting for, its this one, woooo its not often something outdoes my expectations.
grit
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Yeah the analyst who originated that story has now said its not happening - yet - claims his timescale was wrong for it to be announced at wwdc.
Meanwhile
There is a bunch of different reasons for it not to happen, timing is pretty much the bottom of the list.
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The two people infront, and the person behind me in the (very small) queue weren't buying for themselves. One was buying as many as possible all over town in order to have 10 by next week for a client schmooze. The other two were PAs getting one for their boss.
elbows
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Well I never say never, but that particular analyst has rather soiled his own credibility so Im going to forget all about that story until such a time as other sources start the same rumour.
elbows
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Yeah after being scarred by my Leopard launch experience at the Apple Bullring store some years ago, I pre-ordered to avoid the whoopfest. But then I got involved with a 100+ page thread on another forum tracking the deliveries, and Ive ended up going woooo on forums several times, which is probably worse!
grit
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Its a bit of a ridiculous rumor tbf.
elbows
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Its certainly not the most likely rumour Ive every heard but there are a couple of reasons why its not necessarily 100% false.
TitanSound
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aaargh, there's no wifi in our office so I can't get on the internet, and you need wifi access in order to register for a 3G account
Apple fail
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O2 fail reallyApple fail
grit
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I always find those videos fun, its great marketing.
hendo
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I went to Westfield this morning, took an hour to buy one. They activated it in the store for me (ed: I saw no high fiving but there was some applause from the apple-people) and now it's sat on my desk, where people are coming to play with it.
Many of them are impressed after expressing scepticism that it could be any good. Can't seem to get my google contacts into its gorgeous address book app, but I think I may have that sorted by the end of today. And that is my only gripe, this thing is a lovely device that will probably become my digital companion on lonely trips to Manchester etc.
Photos a revelation, iplayer even more so, tweetdeck a pleasure. Safari is so much better on the fast chip, and web pages become almost a tactile experience. There's a sample ibook (Winie the Pooh) which is extraordinary. I'm not even missing flash that much. Ipad owners are at the start of something here, I'm sure the device will evolve as the iphone did.
Many of them are impressed after expressing scepticism that it could be any good. Can't seem to get my google contacts into its gorgeous address book app, but I think I may have that sorted by the end of today. And that is my only gripe, this thing is a lovely device that will probably become my digital companion on lonely trips to Manchester etc.
Photos a revelation, iplayer even more so, tweetdeck a pleasure. Safari is so much better on the fast chip, and web pages become almost a tactile experience. There's a sample ibook (Winie the Pooh) which is extraordinary. I'm not even missing flash that much. Ipad owners are at the start of something here, I'm sure the device will evolve as the iphone did.
Minnie_the_Minx
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Kanda
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The Apple queue - full of middle class geeks apparently
It was full of a variety of people from varying backgrounds. Very few proper geeks.
Minnie_the_Minx
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grit
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Minnie_the_Minx
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I never personally said it was. I was just posting up link from another site where it was mentioned
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