IPad really?Follow

You hit the one item that the ipad will not solve that the kindle has .. eyestrain.

I do not see moving on to tablets as a problem. We do not use clay tablets anymore do we, or papyrus or hide? Its just a natural progression. It will make recording history harder though. I doubt in 2,000 years time they will dig up an Ipad and boot it up to find out what we were doing as they can do with ancient cunieform scribbles now ..


Edited, Jan 27th 2010 9:30pm by GwynapNud

While underwhelming, I find the iPad interesting. I am excited about the move in technology toward this direction, but it still didn't "wow" me like the iPhone did when it came out. I think the fact it even looks exactly like a blown up iTouch is kinda lame.

I'm sure they will add a stylus you could add on later. The fact that it does have Bluetooth keeps options open for things, which is nice.

I'm sticking with my "meh" feeling on it.

For the built in speakers, the site doesn't say if its stereo or not. I didn't hear it in the video either. Anyone know?

I just realized that all but one of my university professors are going to completely lose their shit over this thing.

That's really poor. I mean, flash will be on mobile devices soon, rendering the point moot, but it seems like strange game plan to just wait for that.

I'm interested in the B&N version. What's a book run on those? Cheap?

I wouldn't expect full Flash on any Apple device (minus laptops/pc's, obviously) any time soon. There are potential conflicts between what you can get via Flash content on the web for free vs what you have to pay for to get on iTunes. The big example people use is the fact that you can get videos on Hulu that you have to purchase via iTunes - unless you jailbreak your phone, of course.

Here is a link to an interesting article about it.

Edited, Jan 27th 2010 5:24pm by Dozer

My favorite part about an eBook reader is Project Gutenberg

So if you like the classics, you can have a free, legal library.

Edited, Jan 27th 2010 4:47pm by Sweetums

What reader do you use? I've read a bit on my ipod, but haven't really gotten into it.

Also, what Gutenberg books would you recommend?

Edited, Jan 27th 2010 11:10pm by Xsarus

I personally use Stanza and Kindle for iPhone if I feel like searching through their free selection.

Also IRC

I don't like mac, or anything related to macs just on general principal, so anything I say against the diepad has to be taken with a grain of salt. But regarding the e-book potential, apple has missed one hugely important factor. E-ink displays, such as the kindle and the nook and a handful of other devices work for reading because their screens truly mimic a piece of paper. no excess glare, no eye fatigue as you would find normally associated with a standard LCD screen. I still prefer paper books personally, but I can read an e-book on a kindle with somethign approaching my normal reading speed. Reading the same book as a word document on a computer screen, I find I cannot read it as fast, nor read as long as I would otherwise. Whihc is not to say my reading speed on a computer screen is ever slow, just not as fast as normal.

E-ink displays have huge drawbacks, especially given the monochromatic nature of them currently, but they do the purpose they are intended for quite well, and I think apple will find that after the initial hype is over, their book module will not take nearly the markket share they think it will.

Too bad Mad TV came up with the iPad 3 years ago.



No, it doesn't. That's one of the biggest drawbacks to the iPad aside from the lack of Flash support. Also, 64Gb is pretty damn small this day and age for something that's designed to store and display music, movie, and photo collections.

These drawbacks haven't dissuaded my wife from drooling over the iPad, though. I tend to agree with this article that Apple's target audience for this isn't really people who already own and use a netbook, Kindle, or even an iPhone; it's for everyone else that hasn't joined the portable media revolution yet, most of whom just want something that's ridiculously intuitive to use.

Also, I'm looking forward to the possibility of Jailbreaking it. If that can be done, this will be an amazing device.

What I would really like to know is it it comes in a version with "wings" and can I wear it when I swim?