Covert Video of Apple IPad 2 Just Released

Uh by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:03 · Score: 1

I can't see the video at work, but can someone tell me if this is the same thing as the mock-up Engadget spotted?

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Re:Uh by iRommel · 2011-01-12 05:09 · Score: 4, Informative

Or even this one which we saw last week. http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/ipad-2-mockup-teases-128gb-storage-exhibits-speaker-grille-wev/
Re:Uh by mikeroySoft · 2011-01-12 05:15 · Score: 1

it sure looks like it.
curved edges, front and back cameras, that weird vent in the bottom corner. Some of the icons in the OS look different (contacts is blue) and the resolution looks a bit more dense, as much as you can tell on camera anyway.
Re:Uh by Sockatume · 2011-01-12 05:28 · Score: 1

No, the Engadget mockup at least managed to get the typeface right. This mockup not only uses the wrong typeface all over the shop, it manages to use about five different ones.

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Re:Uh by BlueBat · 2011-01-12 05:29 · Score: 1

It doesn't look like this one, but it does look like the one that is posted in another reply here.
Re:Uh by fusiongyro · 2011-01-12 06:24 · Score: 1

Additionally, it may be worth noting that Apple generally doesn't put release numbers on their products. My iPhone 4 just says iPhone on the back, and I'm pretty sure my 3GS only had iPhone on there too.
The grille is also pretty un-Apple these days.
Re:Uh by Selfbain · 2011-01-12 07:10 · Score: 1

Ya my 3GS just says iPhone. I checked as soon as I saw "iPad 2".

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Re:Uh by camperslo · 2011-01-12 07:15 · Score: 2

It's easier to look closely at the video if it is downloaded (as with DownloadHelper add-in for Firefox)and viewed in something like VLC. About 19 seconds in, it looks the the FCC IDs are almost readable. If someone with a video editing app views the video, it might be possible to find a better spot than where VLC can stop to try and catch those numbers and hopefully allow looking them up in the F.C.C. database to see if they match a current product or not.
Since DownloadHelper doesn't seem to work with embedded youtube content on other sites, here's a direct non-full-screen link. There is a 720P version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJvKEzRWzA8
(when doing a copy URL from an embedded page, adding that "watch?" and removing any "&fs=1" seem to be what's needed for Download Helper to work. Flash need not be enabled, either .flv or .mp4 can be usually be downloaded)
Re:Uh by icebike · 2011-01-12 07:23 · Score: 1

Its a mock up. How could you tell anything about resolution from a mock up? A back lit transparency behind glass!
At 4 seconds in, his fingers touch an icon. But nothing launches.
Mock UP.

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Re:Uh by icebike · 2011-01-12 07:32 · Score: 0

Additionally, it may be worth noting that Apple generally doesn't put release numbers on their products. My iPhone 4 just says iPhone on the back, and I'm pretty sure my 3GS only had iPhone on there too.
Really?
Mine has lots of info on the back.
Even the Engadget Pre Release "Found in a Bar" (planted) iPhone 4 had markings on the back with dummy numbers.

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Re:Uh by Tarlus · 2011-01-12 07:59 · Score: 1

Not to mention, I don't imagine Apple would etch "iPad 2" right on the back of the unit like that. With iPods they've always said, simply, "iPod" regardless of model or generation. (At least from what I've observed over the years.)

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Re:Uh by node+3 · 2011-01-12 08:10 · Score: 0

On of the best parts of any Apple product "spy shots/leaked cases" are all the posts that say things like this. The previous model of Mac mini was a sure fake because of the dual video ports and it had too many USB ports that weren't aligned in an "Apple-like" way. But it was real. iPhone 4 was fake because the band around the sides had little "un-Apple like" breaks.
Re:Uh by froggymana · 2011-01-12 09:26 · Score: 1

Don't worry, you weren't missing much and you wouldn't be able to see it from an iPad anyways since its flash...

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Re:Uh by T-Bone-T · 2011-01-12 11:15 · Score: 2

Additionally, it may be worth noting that Apple generally doesn't put release numbers on their products. My iPhone 4 just says iPhone on the back, and I'm pretty sure my 3GS only had iPhone on there too.
Really?
Mine has lots of info on the back.
Even the Engadget Pre Release "Found in a Bar" (planted) iPhone 4 had markings on the back with dummy numbers.
They are referring to the name. The backs of iPhones don't say "iPhone 3GS" or "iPhone 4." They simply say "iPhone" in addition to the other things. In fact, "iPhone 3GS" isn't found anywhere on the phone, even in the "About" page.
Re:Uh by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-13 00:20 · Score: 0

It's "FCC ID: BCG-E2328A", which is the A1337 - the current iPad 3G/WiFi model.
Re:Uh by fusiongyro · 2011-01-13 04:31 · Score: 1

Funny, I believed both of those were true leaks.
Re:Uh by camperslo · 2011-01-13 08:26 · Score: 1

The listed F.C.C. files for BCG-E2328A show as being from March and April 2010. The final user manual there lists both models each with a FCC ID number. The rear cover apparently lists both also (with and without cell radio)
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=751625&fcc_id='BCG-E2328A'
All docs are listed as .pdfs but download with the wrong filenames and .html extensions. They open fine after changing that to .pdf. There are quite a few pics in those FCC submissions but things like chip numbers are hidden.

From the land of the neverending knockoffs. by sethstorm · 2011-01-12 05:04 · Score: 1

Not only will there be a case for the next iPad, there will be cases for the inevitable knockoffs too.

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Flip by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:06 · Score: 0

How come the screen doesn't flip when the iPad is held upside down?

Re:Flip by netsharc · 2011-01-12 05:08 · Score: 0

Yay, you're just as intelligent as the Youtube commenters. It's a fucking hardware dummy, you idiot!

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Re:Flip by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:10 · Score: 0

Because it's a miserable shitload of fuck, that's why. What are you, a goddamn democrat or something?
Re:Flip by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:12 · Score: 1

"I can see why you've been having problems, see, this isn't actually a computer...it's a briefcase." -Roy
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Re:Flip by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 0

Pojut! Pojut! Come here, come here. Tell them that story about when we were drunk in Amsterdam.
Re:Flip by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:32 · Score: 1

Oooohhhhhhhh, THAT story.

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Re:Flip by spamking · 2011-01-12 06:06 · Score: 1

Hullo, IT
Have you turned if off and back on again?
Re:Flip by d6 · 2011-01-12 06:08 · Score: 1

this Dilbert Cartoon leaps to mind.
Re:Flip by KnightBlade · 2011-01-12 07:04 · Score: 2

I love the one where he has a tape that plays with that question. He picks the phone and leaves the receiver on that machine. Hilarious!
Re:Flip by BillGod · 2011-01-12 07:18 · Score: 1

a dynamic go getter a genius and a man from Ireland.

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KIRF by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:07 · Score: 0

There's a reason they aren't lingering on the screen for very long...

eh by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:09 · Score: 0

I don't know if it's real or not, but Apple certainly didn't give it to a case manufacturer. Certainly could have been industrial espionage.

Dock icons changed... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:10 · Score: 0

If this is true, then Apple is adding colorful backgrounds to the icon text in the dock. Also, the icon itself was bigger looking with smaller corners and the margins were closer. I don't quite believe it, but it was a shaky video.

Re:Dock icons changed... by Registered+Coward+v2 · 2011-01-12 05:19 · Score: 2

If this is true, then Apple is adding colorful backgrounds to the icon text in the dock. Also, the icon itself was bigger looking with smaller corners and the margins were closer. I don't quite believe it, but it was a shaky video.
Apple could have given somewhat different screen mockups to various manufacturers - that way, if one leaked they'd know the source. Making subtle changes to documents so you can identify whose they were is an old trick.

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Re:Dock icons changed... by icebike · 2011-01-12 07:19 · Score: 1

I'm not too sure anyone is worried about the source of the "leaks".
Apple might want to throw a huge hint to the market place not to jump on any of the dozens of Android Tabs introduced at CES, without breaking their deny-ability.
Still, its clear this is a non-operational dummy, because at 4 seconds, his fingers are touching an icon, but nothing launches. Its almost impossible to handle an iPad with one hand and not accidentally launch something.
It is interesting that you can actually see the face of the person making the video in the reflection of the screen in the high def version of the video.

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Not an actual iPad 2 by autojive · 2011-01-12 05:12 · Score: 4, Informative

You can clearly tell that it's only a mock-up; a shell of what could be the new case design and a printout of the screen pasted on the front so I wouldn't call it a 'leak' of the device.

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Re:Not an actual iPad 2 by CharlyFoxtrot · 2011-01-12 05:16 · Score: 1

Camera on the back + really ugly speaker grate = fake.

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Re:Not an actual iPad 2 by mini+me · 2011-01-12 05:36 · Score: 1

They also said that the iPhone 4 was ugly and that Apple would never release something that looked like that.
Re:Not an actual iPad 2 by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:47 · Score: 5, Funny

They also said that the iPhone 4 was ugly and that Apple would never release something that looked like that.
Thats because they were holding it wrong.
Re:Not an actual iPad 2 by hoggoth · 2011-01-12 05:51 · Score: 3, Insightful

Short repeating loop of "CES crowd" sounds = fake.

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Re:Not an actual iPad 2 by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:01 · Score: 1

Well, in their defense, the iPhone 4 WAS ugly. Then again, so was every other Apple device ever.
Re:Not an actual iPad 2 by rilister · 2011-01-12 07:52 · Score: 1

Someone mod this up: I noticed this too and it pretty much means it has to be a fake.

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Beyond unlikely by DavidR1991 · 2011-01-12 05:12 · Score: 2, Insightful

In my opinion, there are two big issues against this supposed iPad 2: First, prototypes of Apple stuff have shown up before (on eBay) - however the key thing is, they tend to use the name / badges of the previous generation, or their name plates are simply blank (prototype Macbooks had 'power book' on them and the prototype macbook air's badge was blank)

On top of that, Apple has so far never named a product with a '2'. There is no Macbook 2, no iPod touch '2', no iPhone 2 etc.

So the likelihood that a) the prototype is a reflection of the finished product (with a proper 'iPad 2' name on it) and b) Apple have put a '2' in a product's name seems doubtful

Re:Beyond unlikely by man_of_mr_e · 2011-01-12 05:20 · Score: 3, Insightful

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by tlhIngan · 2011-01-12 05:22 · Score: 2

No, the second-gen iPad will be called... "iPad" (generation 2, or iPad 2011 to differentiate it).
It's just a really well done mockup, I think, so the case manufacturer can show off their iPad 2G cases at CES. It's probably just a really well done mockup (it's non-functional if you look closely at the video and the screen).
I think the manufacturer just took Apple's mechanicals for the next gen iPad and created some mockups so they could test their fit and finish of their cases, and marketing took the mockups to show off how well their cases look at CES.
The real question is - did that manufacturer just lose their Apple accessory license because of this? Either that or they're going with preliminary specs, and Apple has been known to release mechanicals that are incorrect which is why usually the cases suck on release day, but after a month they tend to be really good.
Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 1

Of course not! That was the Apple ][
Re:Beyond unlikely by swanzilla · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 1

Well, aside from that whole Apple II thing...

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Re:Beyond unlikely by DavidR1991 · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 1

I agree. Apple II or Apple ][, sure. Apple '2'? What's an Apple '2'?
Actually for a better example, iPhone 4 would work better - complete forgot about that. But then they were somewhat pushed into that name (for clarity reasons) by the stupid names of the previous iPhones. Not so with the iPad
Re:Beyond unlikely by ColdWetDog · 2011-01-12 05:26 · Score: 1

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.
Apple II

Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by galfridus73 · 2011-01-12 05:28 · Score: 1

Not in recent memory, but the Apple II, the Macintosh II, Mac Classic II, Mac Color Classic II, and the Mac LC II all definitely came out.
Re:Beyond unlikely by man_of_mr_e · 2011-01-12 05:35 · Score: 1

Well, interestingly, iPhone 3G was the 2nd generation, and iPhone 3GS was the third, iPhone 4 isn't 4G (though a 4G version could come out.. probably called iPhone 4GS or something).
There was also the Mac 2, which was an open design (compared to the original Mac)
Interestingly, apple supposedly has a rule about naming anything "3", based on the failure of the Apple 3, which is why they went from Mac 2 to Mac Quadra (skipping anything that sounds like 3), but they seem to have violated that rule for the 3G and 3GS.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by countSudoku() · 2011-01-12 05:44 · Score: 1

There's never been a Mac III though, since that number was deemed bad luck after the ill-fated Apple III. I have an Apple III keychain though, it's not yet disintegrated into a pile of dust like the traces on it's namesakes motherboard. :)
The coolest Apple series was the Apple IIc. Portable and a built in floppy drive. I ended up getting into Commodore 64, so I missed out on the early pre-Mac Apple gear. Good times!

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Re:Beyond unlikely by AragornSonOfArathorn · 2011-01-12 05:46 · Score: 4, Funny

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.
Apple II
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Apple ][
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:06 · Score: 0

I think, so the case manufacturer can show off their iPad 2G cases at CES.
But why would Apple drop from 3G to the slower 2G network for the next generation iPad?...
Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:08 · Score: 0

Just do be even more complete:
][ ][+ //e //c //c plus //gs
etc
Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:48 · Score: 0

There's never been a Mac III though, since that number was deemed bad luck after the ill-fated Apple III.

God, I love the Internet.
Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:51 · Score: 0

That may depend on whether or not it's a total replacement to the product line. If iPads are handled like macs and most iPods yes,Apple will just replace the iPads they're selling with the new models.
However in the iPhone and iPod touch product lines Apple has recently been using the previous generation's best model and the low price point in the new product line (iPhone 3G being sold at the low end alongside the iPhone 3Gs for example). That strategy requires a new name for each generation so consumers know the difference between the cheap old model and the more expensive new model (there are usually also a stiorage capacity difference, but they don't want customers buying the iPhone with 8gb storage thinking they're buying an iPhone 3G with 8gb storage).
Re:Beyond unlikely by cpt+kangarooski · 2011-01-12 06:54 · Score: 1

The three rule was broken a long time ago, when the LC III came out, and was a big success.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by cpt+kangarooski · 2011-01-12 06:57 · Score: 1

On top of that, Apple has so far never named a product with a '2'. There is no Macbook 2, no iPod touch '2', no iPhone 2 etc.
But there was the Lisa 2, back in 1984. Then, the next year, it was followed up by the Macintosh XL. Here's an old brochure.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by Draek · 2011-01-12 07:07 · Score: 1

I agree. Apple II or Apple ][, sure. Apple '2'? What's an Apple '2'?
How anyone with half a brain called the Apple II.
In fact, I doubt even the most hardcore Apple loyalist ever called it the "Apple bracket-bracket", or that Apple actually intented it to be so.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 07:23 · Score: 0

The back of iPhone 4 states simple 'iPhone', even though it's marketed as 'iPhone 4'.
For this reason alone I don't think the new iPad will say anything other than 'iPad' on the back, no matter how they call it.
Re:Beyond unlikely by meloneg · 2011-01-12 07:35 · Score: 4, Funny

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.
Apple II
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Apple ][
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
There are pedants lurking about.
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Re:Beyond unlikely by Osgeld · 2011-01-12 07:40 · Score: 1

or the mac II
Re:Beyond unlikely by dgatwood · 2011-01-12 08:02 · Score: 1

You forgot:
Enhanced //e
The grey enhanced //e
Mac II
Mac IIfx
Mac IIsi
Mac IIcx
Mac IIci
Mac LC II

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Re:Beyond unlikely by dgatwood · 2011-01-12 08:07 · Score: 1

I forgot:
ImageWriter II
LaserWriter IIf
LaserWriter IIg
LaserWriter IINT
LaserWriter IINTX
LaserWriter IISC

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Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 08:17 · Score: 0

It wasn't marked "Ipad 2", it was marked "!Ipad 2". So "Not Ipad 2"?
Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 08:54 · Score: 1

Are. There ARE pedants lurking about.
Re:Beyond unlikely by Drummergeek0 · 2011-01-12 09:07 · Score: 1

I personally seem to remember an Apple 2 back in the day that had a few different versions. And Apple also named the latest generation of the IPhone, IPhone 4 as it was the fourth version. So logic about the 2 is very flawed IMHO.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by ChunderDownunder · 2011-01-12 09:37 · Score: 1

In said fanboy's defense, he probably wasn't born at that stage.
Re:Beyond unlikely by mattack2 · 2011-01-12 09:45 · Score: 1

and Apple //c, //c+, ][GS
(and probably others).
Re:Beyond unlikely by catmistake · 2011-01-12 10:07 · Score: 1

Well, interestingly, iPhone 3G was the 2nd generation, and iPhone 3GS was the third,

Actually not. The iPhone 3G was the second iPhone, but not the second generation of iPhone. The 3G is exactly the same as the original iPhone internally except for a new baseband radio for 3G. The 3GS is the proper 2nd gen device, as it used a new CPU at a higher speed. Technically, the iPhone 4 is still only the 3rd Gen iPhone, and still uses 3G cell technology. Apple screwed up here IMHO. The iPhone 4 should have been named the iPhone HD so that when the 4G cell technologies are available, they could have unconfusingly called the new one the iPhone 4G (which many journalist were incorrectly calling the iPhone 4 prior to release)... which is doubtful they will do now as it will cause confusion between it and the current iPhone 4.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 10:56 · Score: 0

Get it right. There are pedants lurking about.
Re:Beyond unlikely by garote · 2011-01-12 11:13 · Score: 1

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.
Apple II
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Apple ][
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
APPLE ][
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Re:Beyond unlikely by T-Bone-T · 2011-01-12 11:23 · Score: 1

I think you have it backwards. The 3G was a significant step up because it added 3G and GPS. The 3GS only improved existing features.
Re:Beyond unlikely by dgatwood · 2011-01-12 11:36 · Score: 1

I was replying to a post that listed those.

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Re:Beyond unlikely by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 12:25 · Score: 0

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.
Apple II
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Apple ][
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
There are pedants lurking about.
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
There are pedants lurking about.
Get it right. There are pendants lurking about.
Re:Beyond unlikely by mattack2 · 2011-01-12 12:49 · Score: 1

Oh, sorry, It was a score 0 anonymous coward, which I is below my threshold.
Re:Beyond unlikely by aug24 · 2011-01-12 21:13 · Score: 1

Yeah, nobody has ever heard of the Apple 2. Right.
Apple II
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
Apple ][
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
There are pedants lurking about.
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.
There are pedants about. (They're clearly not lurking.)
Get it right. There a pedants lurking about.

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Snuck by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:13 · Score: 0

Snuck is fine, no need to add "sneaked" to the tags

Re:Snuck by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:16 · Score: 1

"With a word like Snuckers, it has to be racially insensitive!"

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Saw That Video Earlier This Week by DJCouchyCouch · 2011-01-12 05:13 · Score: 1

It's not real. It's just a mockup.

Re:Saw That Video Earlier This Week by Culture20 · 2011-01-12 10:37 · Score: 1

It's not real. It's just a mockup.
No, that was Camelot.

iPad, iSad by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:15 · Score: 0

At the risk of sounding disingenuous, can someone explain to me the appeal of the iPad? It seems to me that any iPhone or newer Android device can do everything an iPad can do AND they can make calls. A netbook can do everything an iPad can do (likely more) AND it has a keyboard. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about devices that challenge the market, and I can see the advantages of the iPad in specific situations (awesome device for hospital environments, imo. Great way to drop computer carts.), but for the everyday joe that's just goofing around on the internet only to set down their iPad to pick up their iPhone to make a call (which I've seen) seems utterly /headdesk worthy.

Re:iPad, iSad by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:20 · Score: 0, Troll

From the time my wife has spent with our neighbor's iPad during our normal weekend movie marathon, it seems best suited (for home use, anyway) when sitting on the couch. She finds the tablet form factor easier to wield than a laptop when staying stationary for long periods of time. Then again, her as-yet unending obsession with Plants vs Zombies may have something to do with that.
I'm more of a traditional laptop guy myself, but I can see the appeal. That being said, the only reasons I could see in choosing the iPad over a different tablet is the battery life and if you're already locked into iTunes...other than that, the differences between it and other offerings are negligible.

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Re:iPad, iSad by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 0

Please note that I'm aware Plants vs Zombies started life as a PC title. According to her, though, it's much better suited to a touch interface than a mouse (or controller) interface.

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Re:iPad, iSad by man_of_mr_e · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 2

Actually, there's skype for the ipad, so you can make internet based calls if you want. You would have to use speakerphone mode, or get a wired headset though.

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Re:iPad, iSad by Ignacio · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 1

Most people hate keyboards. More than one button confuses them. Heck, I've seen people get confused by the mute switch on the iPhone.
Re:iPad, iSad by larry+bagina · 2011-01-12 05:23 · Score: 1

I don't think anyone can explain the appeal to you.

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Re:iPad, iSad by Japong · 2011-01-12 05:28 · Score: 1

http://www.spirov.com/albums/fun/stupida_mouse.jpg
Re:iPad, iSad by jemtallon · 2011-01-12 05:34 · Score: 1

I had the same question and a friend of mine who owns one says his 2 big killer features are the battery life and the instant on. In his case, he likes to play games (Angry Birds, Plants vs Zombies) around the house, read ("especially on the toilet," he claims), and do quick lookups of movies and pop culture references while watching TV. Apparently for those uses, the instant on and long battery life make it a better fit than the smaller-screened phones and wait-for-boot netbooks. In my case, I don't mind using my phone for the searches, netbook for games, and ebook reader for reading. That being said, when the netbook and e-book reader start getting outdated, if I can consolidate them into one device I'd consider it.
Re:iPad, iSad by tirerim · 2011-01-12 05:44 · Score: 1

It's useful if you want a big screen compared to a phone (useful for watching movies, or reading), but want something that's a bit lighter than a netbook (it's only 1.5 pounds, most netbooks weigh about twice that). Personally, I'd rather have a phone plus a netbook, because I want the extra capabilities of a real computer, but my girlfriend, who has neither a smartphone nor a netbook, loves her iPad.
Re:iPad, iSad by Wyatt+Earp · 2011-01-12 05:53 · Score: 4, Informative

We use a ton of them for disability support, some of the apps on iOS (iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone) are replacing $2-5,000 stand alone dedicated devices.
A netbook or a laptop are over kill and or too complex for autistic kids or the programs aren't supported well or are very complicated and expensive.
We are replacing old Windows applications that cost 800-1200 dollars with an iPad and an app.
So some users a keyboard and mouse aren't as good of an interface as a touch screen.
Re:iPad, iSad by node+3 · 2011-01-12 08:30 · Score: 0

Quoted from somewhere else: the iPad is just a big iPhone the same way a swimming pool is just a big bathtub.
If you prefer a netbook because it has a keyboard (iPads support both bluetooth and USB keyboards), then you won't want an iPad, but to understand the appeal, there's a *huge* appeal in interacting with the device by directly touching the interface elements. Touch vs keyboard/mouse is a lot like GUI vs CLI. Also, as a form-factor, a tablet is much more natural in most every situation that isn't "device sitting directly on a desk" (and in that situation, you can get a dock and a keyboard for the iPad, but that doesn't really appeal to me much).
It's also interesting that you think it's "/headdesk worthy" for someone to use the internet on their larger-screened iPad, then pick up their iPhone to make a call. The iPhone is sized perfectly to be used as a phone, the iPad is not. On the other hand, the iPad has a much larger screen, which is better for viewing the Internet. Best of both worlds. "/headdesk" would be browsing the web on the iPhone, then making a call on the iPad.
Re:iPad, iSad by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 09:21 · Score: 0

to set down their iPad to pick up their iPhone to make a call (which I've seen) seems utterly /headdesk worthy.
You only have a point if the size of the item your using has no effect on what it's useful for, which is a little bit crazy.
I don't want to have to mess with a small screen when goofing around on the internet if I can avoid it, and I don't want to have to hold something with a giant screen up to my face to make a phone call If I can avoid it.
Re:iPad, iSad by catmistake · 2011-01-12 10:16 · Score: 0

nice... keep up the good work! I, for one, am sick and tired of the incorrect notion that Windows systems are less expensive... in the long run, they never are (mostly due, I think, to Windows rot)... and afaict, sticking with Windows systems that barely work is a scheme to keep Windows specialists employed (because it's nearly always broken, it always needs fixing).

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Re:iPad, iSad by Wyatt+Earp · 2011-01-12 10:53 · Score: 1

If LINUX had the applications, we'd use that, or Android, but the applications and developers for this genre of applications are going heavy into iOS, so thats the hardware we buy and recommend.
We've gone from two test devices in July to something like 20 agency wide with 5 loaners for schools and parents, I'll bet by fall of '11 we'll start replacing note taking laptops with iPads for field work.
Re:iPad, iSad by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 15:17 · Score: 0

I know EXACTLY where you are coming from.
We are currently demoing a Springboard PRC and I don't even want to share the price... After spending a couple of weeks using it I'm convinced that the same could be done with a $200 device, BUT I don't think it would be as durable right out of the box.
Re:iPad, iSad by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 16:46 · Score: 0

More details please on how you are using iPads for disability support.
Re:iPad, iSad by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 19:11 · Score: 0

Or you could have bought Archos Android tablets at a third of the price of the iPad, but that would't have been as hip and trendy would it? You would have had to do some market research, too, which would have eaten into your posing time in Starbucks.

Fake by TrippTDF · 2011-01-12 05:17 · Score: 3, Insightful

The speaker grill and printing "iPad 2" on it seems pretty un-apple.

Re:Fake by Amorymeltzer · 2011-01-12 05:19 · Score: 1

Not to mention the bootleg Safari icon.

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This wasn't made by Apple. by rayd75 · 2011-01-12 05:18 · Score: 4, Interesting

It's a nice-looking iPad 2 style case for a first generation iPad. It's well-known that Apple only provides dimensions to case manufacturers in advance of product launches. At best, this is a manufacturer's attempt to visualize what they'll be working with but it's really nothing more than a first generation iPad in a one-off shell.

Re:This wasn't made by Apple. by rayd75 · 2011-01-12 05:58 · Score: 1

I changed my mind... I don't even think it's a functioning unit of any kind now. The screen is printed, not unlike a display model cell phone. Plenty of discrepancies in the graphics, including lack of proper shading and the use of iPhone-only app icons (calculator & weather) point to it being a quick photoshop.
Re:This wasn't made by Apple. by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 07:05 · Score: 0

Pfft...they're obviously using e-ink now!

No RIckroll? by spinkham · 2011-01-12 05:20 · Score: 4, Funny

Personally, I was expecting to see Rick Astley sing to me when I clicked this link. You missed a good opertunity, Slashdot...

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Re:No RIckroll? by Yvan256 · 2011-01-12 09:02 · Score: 1

I was expecting to see a Rick Astley video playing on the first iPad.
Re:No RIckroll? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 23:30 · Score: 0

If you look carefully, on the screen there was an app for Rickrolling

Still not very convenient by GPLHost-Thomas · 2011-01-12 05:22 · Score: 2

I think this big phone is still not so convenient to take phone calls on the subway... Have they ever thought about doing a smaller version that could fit in a pocket?

Re:Still not very convenient by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:27 · Score: 0

They released it a few years ago. It's called the iPhone.
Re:Still not very convenient by Illicon · 2011-01-12 05:49 · Score: 2

Whoosh.

Covert?? Please!! by countertrolling · 2011-01-12 05:24 · Score: 1

Pull the other one Sheesh! People will believe anything

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What's wrong with the iPads we got? by calmofthestorm · 2011-01-12 05:24 · Score: 1

Drink pretty good don't it?

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Re:What's wrong with the iPads we got? by Stregano · 2011-01-12 05:33 · Score: 1

Uh, yeah, didn't the iPad come out last year? I would be pissed if I hopped on the bandwagon of iPad owners, to just have Apple release another one a year later

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Re:What's wrong with the iPads we got? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:41 · Score: 0

I would be pissed if I hopped on the bandwagon of [b]iPhone[/b] owners, to just have Apple release another one a year later
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Re:What's wrong with the iPads we got? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:22 · Score: 0

Uh, yeah, didn't the iPad come out last year? I would be pissed if I hopped on the bandwagon of iPad owners, to just have Apple release another one a year later
Then you'd be pissed for no reason because it indicates that you didn't research the product and company. Apple has been doing it for years. Also, what, when a new iPad comes out your original iPad suddenly stopped working? No.
I've got a 2nd Gen iPod Touch and it works just fine and will continue to work fine even though, gosh oh my, I'm two generations behind!
Re:What's wrong with the iPads we got? by AltairDusk · 2011-01-12 09:59 · Score: 1

The one year release cycle is a well known pattern with Apple. What would make you expect them to break convention with the iPad?

Oh Assinage by jimmerz28 · 2011-01-12 05:27 · Score: 2

WikiLeaks should have been on top of this...

Didn't anyone notice? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:29 · Score: 0

The time on the "iPad Deux" is printed in a Romanji-esque typeface - the same as all of the knock-off products from Asia. Obviously fake.

Grumpy old man time by jollyreaper · 2011-01-12 05:30 · Score: 3, Insightful

I don't like how short these product generations are. Yes, I understand that perfect is the enemy of good and trying to shove everything into the product to make it the best can make it unaffordable. The conventional wisdom now is that Sony did screw up by trying to push the Blueray in the PS3 too early. It made the whole thing too expensive and ceded the high ground to Microsoft with the 360.

But I do have to wonder about a new pad coming a year later, as everyone and his brother claimed it would back when the first one launched. This new one is going to make the last one look like shit, right? Only a fucking barbarian would be stuck using such old kit. Rah rah. But seriously, what more can they stick in to make the thing better? Three years between refresh ok, I can see there will be some changes. But one year? It's just more marketing bullshit.

I'm not complaining as someone who doesn't see a place for gadgets. I like them. I'm a fan. But I don't like the wasteful, destructive, consumerist crap that goes along with it. Should we really be trading out gadgets every year? Should we naturally assume that any product should be EOL'd after three years? Should we really feel good about this endless stream of expensive trinkets that will go from awesomest thing ever to landfill in 18 months?

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Re:Grumpy old man time by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:41 · Score: 1

I think the rapidly decreasing time between product generations (with the exception of gaming consoles...that's an entirely different conversation though) comes down to a few, simple reasons:
1. The technology snowball is getting huge, and as such its speed is increasing (i.e. better technology allows you to make even better technology with less effort...look at the technological difference between 100-1000 AD, 1001-1799 AD, 1800-1950, and 1950-2011.)
2. Money, money, money. As gadgets and various doodads become less for dorks and more for the general public, the market increases. A larger market generally means more people that are likely to be manipulated via marketing, and thus people can be convinced a minor improvement is larger than it really is.
3. The need to always be "cutting edge", which is a big part of Apple's image. If they went an entire year without refreshing any of their products, Apple fans would lose their collective shit. Whether it be for status purposes or legitimate gadget lust, the end result would be the same.

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Re:Grumpy old man time by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:47 · Score: 0

If you care to read the business news, most of the people in the know do not think a new Apple product will come out this year. There may be updates to the existing product line, but no brand new product is expected. They think Apple might have outsmarted itself by coming out with a new thing every year. Just my opinion.
Re:Grumpy old man time by Pojut · 2011-01-12 05:51 · Score: 1

Note that GP was referring to a new product generation, not a new product.

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Re:Grumpy old man time by Mr.+Underbridge · 2011-01-12 05:53 · Score: 2

I don't like how short these product generations are.
C'mon Grumpy, it should remind you of the halcyon days of the Detroit automotive industry, right down to the built-in obsolescence. After all, if you make the right product the first time, how the hell do you sell them once a year to rich kids?
And get the hell off my lawn.
Re:Grumpy old man time by mini+me · 2011-01-12 05:56 · Score: 1

What is a reasonable upgrade timeframe?
Keep in mind that the original iPad does not stop working when a new one hits the store shelves. I am still using my iPhone 3G. It still does everything it did the day I purchased it. The release of the 3GS and 4 did not mean it needed to go straight to the landfill. It has lots of useful life left.
Re:Grumpy old man time by Pojut · 2011-01-12 06:08 · Score: 1

Same way my wife feels about her second-gen iPod Touch. She's going to get an iphone 4 when they come to Verizon next month, so technically that will replace the Touch, but she's been quite happy with it. Granted, it can't play some of the newer games (Infinity Blade being a good example), but it still gets used quite a bit (although, at this point in its life, it functions mainly as a Netflix streamer/Plants vs Zombies player. It will be further demoted to a "music-only" device when it gets permanently docked at my desk at work, when she gets her iPhone.)
Hell, I'm still rocking a Rio Carbon as my main MP3 player :)

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Re:Grumpy old man time by ustolemyname · 2011-01-12 06:22 · Score: 1

The conventional wisdom now is that Sony did screw up by trying to push the Blueray in the PS3 too early. It made the whole thing too expensive and ceded the high ground to Microsoft with the 360.
Unless the point wasn't so much to beat Microsoft as it was to defeat HDDVD. In which case, big win. Maybe the wrong win, in light of the impending death of physical media, but still a win.
Re:Grumpy old man time by toriver · 2011-01-12 06:28 · Score: 2

Come, now: It's not like last year's model will stop working.
At least it is just one: I have a bigger problem with e.g. Nokia, releasing ten phone models a year, how many of them are they actually backing, how many will meet with success, how cheap and flimsy are they making them in order to spread their total market share between so many different devices?
Re:Grumpy old man time by gknoy · 2011-01-12 06:31 · Score: 1

There will always be SOME people willing to be bleeding-edge customers. They sometimes subsidize their upgrades by selling their older kit on ebay.
Re:Grumpy old man time by Draek · 2011-01-12 07:20 · Score: 1

Should we really be trading out gadgets every year?
No, we should not. Thankfully, chances are the iPad one will keep working long after the iPad two is released, so as long as you're able to keep your own tecnophile, consumerist urges in check there shouldn't be any problem.
Fujifilm has updated their digital camera lineup three times since I bought my current camera, IBM did it twice for my laptop before selling out the business to Lenovo, who did it another few times afterwards, and if I had a buck for everytime LG has updated their DVD players since I bought mine, I could probably buy a top-of-the-line BluRay player today and have money to spare.
Repeat after me: I don't have to stay on the bleeding edge of technology, I am not a dirty, commie hippie if I stay with last year's smartphone rather than moving on to the latest model, and if my friends look at me funny because I'm not wearing the latest fashion in Milan, it only means I need to get better friends.

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Re:Grumpy old man time by thesandtiger · 2011-01-12 07:25 · Score: 1

I don't think most people upgrade with *every* rev - most people probably would upgrade every three years or so, MAYBE every other year in a rapidly changing marketplace (smartphones, for example). And it isn't that the products are being EOLd for purely marketing reasons (though some are) it's more like the space just changes that fast as new players enter and start challenging each other to innovate.
The point of frequent product refreshes is to get the people who say "I won't get that until it has x, y and z." For example with the iPad, I won't get a tablet like that until it has front and back cameras and the equivalent of the "retina" display resolution.
Granted, there are some people who will continually upgrade, but I think they're in the minority and so you wind up with people staggering revs.

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Re:Grumpy old man time by StikyPad · 2011-01-12 07:46 · Score: 1

Just because they come out with a new model doesn't mean you have to buy a new one every year. They come out with new cars every year, but nobody complains about that. "Oh Jesus, the 2011s are out... my 2010 is obsolete!" In fact, I think most people probably *don't* upgrade their gadgets every year; it's just that the people who do upgrade make such as fuss about it that we tend to apply that to everyone.
Releasing a new product makes sense, otherwise your product line gets stale and you'll lose out to competitors. Why would someone buy a "new" 3 year old iPhone when somebody else makes a brand new uPhone with twice the power and features? They probably wouldn't. A somewhat frequent release cycle also allows you to be more agile in responding to flaws in prior designs and/or the development of new technology, rather than being stuck with old technology or flaws for n years as with gaming consoles. This is especially true given the rate of technological progress in the world of component manufacturing.

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Re:Grumpy old man time by guspasho · 2011-01-12 07:55 · Score: 1

The 3GS does, but support is already dropping for the 1 and 3G.
Re:Grumpy old man time by MorpheousMarty · 2011-01-12 08:13 · Score: 1

They should update the product every year. You don't have to buy it and you can wait until the feature Delta is large enough for you. For example, my phone is now getting too slow for me, but the new batch of phones aren't quite fast enough. I will wait, but every iteration before I buy makes my next phone better, and cheaper.
Re:Grumpy old man time by mini+me · 2011-01-12 08:17 · Score: 1

Unless the hardware fails, how much support do you really need? The device will still function just as well as it did on the last day you had support.
Re:Grumpy old man time by nametaken · 2011-01-12 08:50 · Score: 1

It's Apple. They'll crank up the resources on the 2 a bit, then they'll release software updates for all the ipads that make the first one borderline unusable, and leave a few bits out for old ipad users, just like the did with the iphones. Those users will be compelled to go get the new one "cause it's faster and does more stuff".
Re:Grumpy old man time by UnknowingFool · 2011-01-12 08:59 · Score: 1

For some people, a yearly refresh of a tech product is too slow. They want one every six months when some new chip/chipset or technology of the month is mentioned, ie 3D. But it's just not consumers that are pushing the cycle.
Competition has a great deal to do with this. Take for instance the iPhone. With a cycle of 1 year it is a bit longer than the average which is 9 months. If Apple is any slower they risk falling behind their competitors.

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Re:Grumpy old man time by Bing+Tsher+E · 2011-01-12 09:03 · Score: 1

You're right. A small time operator like Nokia has no business producing multiple models. Similarly, General Motors should focus their engineers on one model of car, and perhaps a heavy truck.
Re:Grumpy old man time by guspasho · 2011-01-12 09:04 · Score: 1

I mean in terms of software updates. Once you're a few generations in, you stop getting the new features that get introduced for newer products. This is an old problem for all devices that have frequent updates, simply because it isn't cost-effective to develop for hardware that isn't being sold anymore.
Specifically with the iPhones, many new features in iOS 4 could have been supported by the iPhone 1 and 3G hardware if Apple chose to make it happen. Probably not multitasking of course, but why not folders or custom background images? I have a 3GS and I'll probably upgrade to an iPhone 5 when it comes out in June because I expect that once it's out the 3GS will probably start getting the same treatment the 3G and 1 get now.
Re:Grumpy old man time by tlhIngan · 2011-01-12 09:11 · Score: 1

The point of frequent product refreshes is to get the people who say "I won't get that until it has x, y and z." For example with the iPad, I won't get a tablet like that until it has front and back cameras and the equivalent of the "retina" display resolution.
In other words, you're not buying a tablet for the next 5 years, because the graphics aren't there to drive a 300+dpi display 10" in size (you're looking at something like a 2000x3000px display, at least). No embedded GPU can drive this, and it's nearly 3x 1080p resolution, so most embedded video chips won't be able to display video on something that big either. Right now, a midrange PC graphics card drawing 50+W can probably drive it with decent framerates, but we're talking nearly 100 times the power budget (iPad has a 2.5W power budget - 1.5W to the screen, 1W to the CPU and everything else according to some measurements I saw). At least, not without running between wall sockets.
About the best that Apple will have would be 1280x1024-ish type display.
Re:Grumpy old man time by mini+me · 2011-01-12 09:25 · Score: 1

I guess my point is that those updates do not make the older device any less useful. Your iPhone 1 can still do everything it did in 2007 and that will continue to be true until the hardware no longer functions.
That's not to say that the new features are not desirable, but nothing has been taken away.
Re:Grumpy old man time by komode0 · 2011-01-12 10:53 · Score: 1

Here's a step-by-step of how to fix this problem.
Step 1: Don't buy it.
Re:Grumpy old man time by thesandtiger · 2011-01-13 02:25 · Score: 1

3-5 years sounds about right. It'll give the market time to mature, a bigger market will lead to more "obvious" features being implemented and improved a bit, and it will be exactly the kind of device I'm looking for a media consumption/casual use device to be since hopefully the major issues will be ironed out.
For some things I'm definitely an early adopter - but for this, it would just be a little bit convenient rather than anything really new, so I'm content to wait.

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So long future Apple licensing, Gearzap. by Essequemodeia · 2011-01-12 05:32 · Score: 1

TSIA

I Don't Buy It by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:35 · Score: 0

It's not covert until Apple sues. We all should know how Apple handles leaks from the iPhone 4 and Gizmodo incident.

Released to the Web? by PCM2 · 2011-01-12 05:37 · Score: 1

I'd figure any real covert video of a real prototype Apple product would be far too valuable and difficult to obtain to just post on YouTube for free.

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4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by traindirector · 2011-01-12 05:39 · Score: 1

iPhone 4 would work better - complete forgot about that. But then they were somewhat pushed into that name (for clarity reasons) by the stupid names of the previous iPhones.

Pushed into it? I'm pretty sure they named it 4 to suggest to those who haven't done research that it supports 4G wireless networks, so when providers and other manufactures advertise 4G service, people think "Apple has that!". I still hear it called "the iPhone 4G" from time to time.

If that wasn't the primary reason, it had to be part of the calculation.

Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by UnknowingFool · 2011-01-12 06:17 · Score: 1

You do know that the iPhone 4 was actually the 4th version of the iPhone right? iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4. Maybe that was the simple explanation.

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Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by traindirector · 2011-01-12 06:27 · Score: 1

You do know that the iPhone 4 was actually the 4th version of the iPhone right? ... Maybe that was the simple explanation.
Actually, it's not an explanation at all to the question "why did the company name the product with a version number at the end when they usually go out of their way to avoid doing this?".
Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by UnknowingFool · 2011-01-12 06:56 · Score: 1

Who knows what is in the mind of marketing? Apple isn't the only one to change the naming scheme:

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 98SE
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

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Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by meloneg · 2011-01-12 07:34 · Score: 1

Well now, that's not even a remotely complete list. Where's Windows 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.1, 3.1.1, NT 3, 3.51, 4, ME,...?
Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by Bing+Tsher+E · 2011-01-12 08:42 · Score: 1

You missed Windows 3.0, which was the 'truly revolutionary' first usable Windows. And you missed NT 3.5, which was far superior to NT 3.1 but didn't have the 3.51 bugfixes.
Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by Ixitar · 2011-01-12 10:22 · Score: 1

You forgot the 286 and 386 designations for Windows 2.1.
Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by T-Bone-T · 2011-01-12 11:26 · Score: 1

I hear it too but from people who have no clue it is the 4th generation. It is a very common mistake.
Re:4 to misleadingly suggest 4G by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 15:48 · Score: 0

You forgot Poland

With Wings? by Gothmolly · 2011-01-12 05:40 · Score: 1

I'm waiting for the iPad 'with wings'.

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Re:With Wings? by H0p313ss · 2011-01-12 06:02 · Score: 1

I'm waiting for the iPad 'with wings'.
Surely there's an app for that?

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Re:With Wings? by Bing+Tsher+E · 2011-01-12 09:05 · Score: 1

I don't want a screen shot. Unless someone has very recently pressed the 'new document' icon up on the left corner of the display.
Re:With Wings? by Pyrus.mg · 2011-01-12 10:22 · Score: 1

I hear the iPad3 will have a built in razor with 6 blades. When you hold it wrong it drops fingers though.

Videographer is now in hiding... by mgoheen · 2011-01-12 05:51 · Score: 1

If you pause the video at around 0:42 you can get a fairly good picture of the guy filming this in the reflection on the screen. I have heard rumor that Apple has sequenced the several seconds that his image appears and have created a pretty good image of the culprit. Monitoring of the various clandestine networks across Asia and the Middle East have uncovered price tags in upwards of six figures for his capture and delivery to Mr. Jobs himself.

it's a trap! by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 05:51 · Score: 0

it's a trap!

Looping sound by Bender+Unit+22 · 2011-01-12 05:59 · Score: 1

Is it just me or is the fake background noise just a short loop?

Re:Looping sound by kccricket · 2011-01-12 06:28 · Score: 1

Yes, I was noticing that. Very obviously a loop.

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When every new product is leaked... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:01 · Score: 0

It's hard to believe that this hasn't become Apple's standard marketing ploy.

Fake! by pik0 · 2011-01-12 06:01 · Score: 0

Why was this even posted to slashdot.org?! Please remove...

Video of the same Fake device by zerosomething · 2011-01-12 06:03 · Score: 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMVhgSHo7EQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp It's a fake. this is another video of the same device. However I bet iPad 2 will look very much like this.

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iPad 2 on the back? No way! by YesIAmAScript · 2011-01-12 06:03 · Score: 1, Interesting

Look at the back of your iPhone 4, does it say "iPhone 4"? No, it says iPhone.
Look at a new MacBook Air, does it say "MacBook Air 2" on it? No, it says MacBook Air.

Apple would never print iPad 2 on a 2nd generation iPad.

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Re:iPad 2 on the back? No way! by Boawk · 2011-01-12 14:10 · Score: 1

Get it right. There a pedants lur...oh, nevermind.

Wooohoo! by McTickles · 2011-01-12 06:06 · Score: 0

Another iGizmo for iConsumers who don't know what to do with all their welfare moneys!

but whatever, I hope they realize there are cheaper alternatives to iPad someday...

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Re:Wooohoo! by jo_ham · 2011-01-12 08:10 · Score: 1

I know you're trolling, but the key word there is "someday". So far no one has come up with anything comparable at the same price point. All the cheaper ones have crappy screens or some other compromise. Stick a USB port and an SD card slot on the new one and it'll be pretty much done.
Re:Wooohoo! by McTickles · 2011-01-12 09:13 · Score: 1

The point is: yet another iGizmo is not what the world needs; but whatever knock yourself out, you only live once.

Thanks! by jplopez · 2011-01-12 06:07 · Score: 0

Thanks for the slashvertisement.

Big by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 06:08 · Score: 0

whoop.

Wrong typeface by subw · 2011-01-12 06:10 · Score: 1

This looks pretty faky. They didn't even get the font on the back right, something which any real Apple designer would never do, even in a mockup. (The typeface is Helvetica or Arial while Apple uses Frutiger or Myriad for writing "iPad".)

Disappointed by avatar4d · 2011-01-12 06:47 · Score: 1

It is really disappointing to see things like this, which are not even close to being newsworthy, becoming front-page material.

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iPad 2 shadow by TJ-Redmond · 2011-01-12 06:54 · Score: 1

Oops! You can clearly see the guy's reflection in the iPad 2. How long before he's looking for a new job?

Fake video by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 07:09 · Score: 0

The sound in this video is a loop of a crowd. This video seems very fake.

Audio is looped by petsounds · 2011-01-12 07:59 · Score: 1

Several details seem fake...the iPad "2", the camera which looks more like a sticker. And then the crowd sound is very obviously just a looping audio file, which I assume was put it to make it seem like he was at CES. Come on /., I expect better from you. Okay, wait. No I don't.

It's a Canary Trap by dreadlord76 · 2011-01-12 08:09 · Score: 1

Apple actually shipped a number of prototypes to a variety of manufactures. Each with a different name. For example: iPad II, iPad 2, iPad Next Gen, iPad Mini, iPad Maxi, iPad jr, iPad Zwei Now that the pictures leaked, Apple knows which manufacturer leaked it. You know that the iPad 2 guys would not get the next contract. See, it's all part of the plan. That's why they have high stock prices, and we are just arguing about if they would name something with a 2 in the name.

Sound Loops by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 08:12 · Score: 0

Anyone notice the live crowd noises sound like a crowd loop - can anyone find the source of that?

Will it have wings? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 09:35 · Score: 0

Ipad 2 with wings.

Mojave Experiment says otherwise by traindirector · 2011-01-12 09:40 · Score: 1

Who knows what is in the mind of marketing?

...

Windows Vista
Windows 7

Actually, it's pretty obvious why Microsoft marketing went back to version numbers, especially considering the Mojave Experiment. While it's certainly possible they might have just named it 7 because they felt it was the seventh generation of Windows, the obvious, likely reason is that 7 sounds as little like Vista as possible.

OMG by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 09:55 · Score: 0

OMG at whom do I throw my money at to get this thing?
I don't know how I can stand living with my current generation iPad.

Do not want. by jmerlin · 2011-01-12 09:55 · Score: 1

(nt)

Video interface recognition by Gulthek · 2011-01-12 10:00 · Score: 1

Of course the iPad 2 is getting video cameras. The big question for me is: are they going to be smart and use the front camera to provide a simple hand gesture interface?

Re:Video interface recognition by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 12:10 · Score: 0

...and will it be able to tell when the hand motions speed up and automatically fast forward to the money shot. That's what we really need to know.

Obviously a fake by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 10:33 · Score: 0

The logo is upside down - obviously a fake.

Icons/UI are fake by dn15 · 2011-01-12 11:37 · Score: 1

Fonts are wrong. Icons are wrong. Similar to the iOS interface, but a bad clone. It looks like a Chinese ripoff that would be sold on eBay.

Getting bored of Apple leaks by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-12 11:50 · Score: 0

Why does this always happen with Apple's products? It's so predictable. Rumours circulate, speculation arises, "leaks" occur, announcements are made, more "leaks" happen, announcements are elaborated upon. (Not necessarily in that order.) No other company has this. It's plainly part of Apple's marketing plan to have leaks. Either that or Apple's fanclub is more driven and scheming than I imagine it to be.

Cautionary Note by camperslo · 2011-01-12 16:33 · Score: 1

Video DownloadHelper was just updated with what looks like a potentially invasive new feature "SocialShare" that can be disabled in the prefs. It is on by default!

From the 4.8.2 update info page that appeared:
"Video DownloadHelper
Update: From version 4.8.1

Added SocialShare, a new Video DownloadHelper service to share a video page over a number of social services: Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, Buzz, Digg, Del.icio.us, ....The former Twitter service, which was broken since the last change in the Twitter API, has been removed from the add-on.."

Re:Cautionary Note by Vastad · 2011-01-12 18:55 · Score: 1

Thanks for highlighting that. Disabled it immediately.

Re: repeating loop of "CES crowd" sounds by emaname · 2011-01-12 16:39 · Score: 1

Glad to see that I wasn't the only one to notice that. That was my impression as well; ie, fake.

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An explanation by graymocker · 2011-01-12 17:06 · Score: 2

The iPad is a very limited deice that does one thing very, very, very well: it is a great reader. Note that "reader" is a large category that includes web, magazines, books, and email.

The iPad is a much better reader than a smartphone, for reasons that should be obvious to anyone who's ever compared browsing the web on their tiny phone screen to browsing the web on a full-sized computer screen. The iPad is a much better reader than a netbook, because it is lightweight (both physically, which makes it easier to carry, and software-wise, which makes it more responsive), has longer battery life, and has a form factor that more closely resembles a printed page. If you've ever tried to read an e-book or even a longer article on a a netbook, with all of 600 pixels of vertical resolution, you'll see the appeal of the iPad. Instead of constantly scrolling you can just "flip" a virtual page occasionally.

Every time I use the iPad to read something I'm reminded of how much I love it. Every time I try to do anything other than reading on my iPad - write an email longer than two sentences, say, or make a few quick tweaks to a document - I'm reminded of how much I miss my netbook.

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