Apple iPad and related items

[revol68]

Oy revol: with two iPad fanboy mods ready to declare undying love for their shiny new toys today, I suspect you may be heading into stormy waters if you continue your current critical trajectory.

Maybe you should put the muzzle on your bitches then.

 

[editor]

Would a mobile forum be a happy medium?

Where would iPads, tablets, multimedia devices and slates go?

 

[Ax^]

The hardware is nothing special (although its a very nice screen) - it's the software and the user experience i paid for.

fair point

just think the price tag is mightily hefty for the hardware your getting

but course's for horses and such

 

[Kanda]

just think the price tag is mightily hefty for the hardware your getting

don't buy one then.

 

[hendo]

It was a policeman that said it

Strong stable computing. Coalition computing.

Shall we do an ipad app thread?

 

[revol68]

£429 and rising for that sort of spec is pathetic.

Face it, this is just a 'lifestyle item', mass produced Faberge eggs for aspirational wankers.

 

[grit]

Where would iPads, tablets, multimedia devices and slates go?

In the mobile forum, as they are mobile computing devices.

 

[elbows]

As for whether there is anything new about the hardware, I would say yes: battery life and the touchscreen are not really comparable with devices from years ago. Also the old tablets got hot & blew hot air in an annoying way.

 

[Kanda]

Remote Desktop and VPN over 3G is a lot nicer.

 

[elbows]

£429 and rising for that sort of spec is pathetic.

Face it, this is just a 'lifestyle item', mass produced Faberge eggs for aspirational wankers.

What does lifestyle item really mean anyway? The internet and computers are a big part of peoples lives now, and if we start getting into judging what is essential and what is just luxurious time-wasting aspirational lifestyle bollocks, then I dont know where it will all end, being as we dont actually need computers & the net to survive but its gone well beyond being a pointless gimmick.

 

[revol68]

What does lifestyle item really mean anyway? The internet and computers are a big part of peoples lives now, and if we start getting into judging what is essential and what is just luxurious time-wasting aspirational lifestyle bollocks, then I dont know where it will all end, being as we dont actually need computers & the net to survive but its gone well beyond being a pointless gimmick.

it's when the use value of the object extends beyond accessing the internet, providing a function and instead becomes about looking cool, gaining status etc etc

I've no problem with people buying fashion or making choices based on aesthetics and the like, my problem is when it's tied such pathetic aspirational ways.

 

[stupid dogbot]

pretty much this picture

looks cool but nothing really new about the ipad

Have you ever actually used a TC1100, or just seen pictures?

 

[grit]

I've no problem

Quite a bit of evidence to the contrary.

 

[Crispy]

it's when the use value of the object extends beyond accessing the internet, providing a function and instead becomes about looking cool, gaining status etc etc

Seems like you know me better than I know myself, doctor

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

it's when the use value of the object extends beyond accessing the internet, providing a function and instead becomes about looking cool, gaining status etc etc

I've no problem with people buying fashion or making choices based on aesthetics and the like, my problem is when it's tied such pathetic aspirational ways.

Christ, I don't even want an iPad, but your wibbling arse dribble is about as good an advert for getting one as I've seen so far.

It's Friday, the sun is shining, so how about you go have a nice big portion of shut the fuck up and bugger off to play outside?

 

[fjydj]

Re that HpTc1100 table... iPad does have a headphone socket, it's at the top. I've just got one just checked, that table got me worried then.

 

[Santino]

The iPed: http://kotaku.com/5549865/china-rips-off-the-ipad-with-the-iped

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Wondering whether to wander down to PC World and pick one up. I was initially thinking I'd just get the Wifi version as I'll mostly be using it at home, and an extra £100 plus another mobile contract is a little too pricey for me.

Anyone know how much HD space the apps take up? Is it comparable to the iPhone, or are they monsters?

 

[grit]

Wondering whether to wander down to PC World and pick one up. I was initially thinking I'd just get the Wifi version as I'll mostly be using it at home, and an extra £100 plus another mobile contract is a little too pricey for me.

Anyone know how much HD space the apps take up? Is it comparable to the iPhone, or are they monsters?

An issue of Wired magazine is 500 megs.

 

[Crispy]

That wired magazine app is shite anyway.

Games will be larger, text based apps are no different

 

[hendo]

That wired magazine app is shite anyway.

Games will be larger, text based apps are no different

Mail's a bit different though, lists them in a handy pop out window on the left

 

[elbows]

Mail's a bit different though, lists them in a handy pop out window on the left

I think he was talking about file sizes, not other differences.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

An issue of Wired magazine is 500 megs.

Blimey.

Do iPads work without a desktop machine? I can't see how it's much of a netbook competitor if you also need to own another PC to make the thing work...

 

[grit]

Blimey.

Do iPads work without a desktop machine? I can't see how it's much of a netbook competitor if you also need to own another PC to make the thing work...

It runs independent

 

[Crispy]

again - the wired app is a bag of shite, technically speaking. it's just images, no plaintext or markup, just images and video. no wonder it's 500 meg!

you need a pc to get it started (sync it to a copy of itunes) but then it's autonomous

 

[elbows]

I heard that the wired app was originally done in flash using adobe converter thing but then that plan got scuppered due to Apples stance on these things, leading them to knock together some equally shite alternative.

 

[grit]

again - the wired app is a bag of shite, technically speaking. it's just images, no plaintext or markup, just images and video. no wonder it's 500 meg!

you need a pc to get it started (sync it to a copy of itunes) but then it's autonomous

Isint that all any magazine/publisher can do? Except for lack of plaintext obviously.

 

[Kanda]

I can't see how it's much of a netbook competitor if you also need to own another PC to make the thing work...

Who says it's a Netbook competitor? Steve Jobs certainly doesn't think so.

 

[Crispy]

Isint that all any magazine/publisher can do? Except for lack of plaintext obviously.

There's nothing wrong with the content, just that it was put together in a very inefficient manner, so should not be taken as indicative of typical ipad app size

 

[elbows]

it's when the use value of the object extends beyond accessing the internet, providing a function and instead becomes about looking cool, gaining status etc etc

I've no problem with people buying fashion or making choices based on aesthetics and the like, my problem is when it's tied such pathetic aspirational ways.

Well my main dislike of Apple stuff these days is based on these preconceived conceptions about what their brand stands for. I guess its partly based on how Apple tried to position their brand, partly on the pricetag, partly on the excessive love that people show for their products on the internet, jesus phone etc.

Its a shame because Apple stuff has gone well beyond that now, its far more mainstream, and there is some real substance beyond the style and inflated pricing. Im a fan of technology done well, but as I have complained about here on several occasions, I am uncomfortable with posing or trying to look cool. WhenI was at school all I aspired to was not to be called Kevin the Gerbil anymore!