My teetotaler friend used to routinely beat 3 level 8-9 computers on that game (Gamecube version). I didn't stand a chance against him. I wish he would have drank with me because then maybe I could have. That type of drinking game is a good idea, as long as you don't kill yourself.
It is dual core, i.e. it has two 1.2 ghz processors. Its a Snapdragon, just like in some newer Android phones but clocked a bit faster than most. Heavier schmaevier, 0.3 pounds weighs about the same as a small sandwich. Its probably due to the wireless induction charging and battery design.
It has a 1.2 ghz dual-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. Its also 0.3 or so pounds heavier, which basically means you may have to use 1 percent more calories to sustain the effort to lift it near your face per hour. Its a good tablet, very promising. Its just late. I am waiting to see it myself before committing to purchasing a tablet.
Typical fanboy response, and forgive me if you aren't one but all the same, who cares? It will take a month or two. Do you actually have to buy something when it first comes out? Maybe you should be a rational consumer and and actually look at the competition before you decide to make a purchase, or wait a month or two and see how the new technology pans out to avoid things like antenna problems. Only Apple could get away with a silly engineering mistake like the antenna problem, because they have too many teet suckling, apologist fanboys at their disposal.
HP TouchPad is rumored to be at 699 for 32 gb. It has more ram, better cpu, comparable gpu, same size/resolution screen, a real compass in it, wireless induction charging, syncs to WebOS phones via bluetooth, and has touch-to-share. The added features are worth the extra 100. Everyone acts like Apple has a monopoly on good ideas.
HP TouchPad is rumored to be at 699 for 32 gb. It has more ram, better cpu, comparable gpu, same size/resolution screen, a real compass in it, wireless induction charging, syncs to WebOS phones via bluetooth, and has touch-to-share. Frankly, the added features are worth the extra 100 but the iPad has more apps, so that's probably the better choice right now. In 6 months maybe not.
The HP WebOS tablet has better hardware at a similar price point, just has no apps. Really, the main reason it doesn't look competitive is because of the apps.
and this is no point in dreaming unless they are put under more customer pressure.
Which won't happen because too many douche-bag yuppies and hipsters would buy Apple products even if they tacked on another 30 percent. They would just continue to argue that they get what the pay for in spite of continuous evidence to the contrary.
Not going to argue the superiority of Apples supply chain. If theres one thing other manufacturers need to know is that they need to STFU until its time to release it. HP TouchPad with WebOS will be released, just a month or two late. They supposedly pushed the mid-summer release date back to April probably because of the iPad 2. They also are competing reasonably with the price, supposedly at 699 for a 32 gb model with more RAM, better CPU, touchstone induction charging, bluetooth WebOS phone syncing, and touch-to-share. I think its worth it for the extra 100. I doubt they will get the battery life, and it weighs.2 pounds more. HP already had working demo models out on the floor at an announcement that were working fine. I suspect they are manufacturing them as we speak to get it out ASAP to compete with the iPad 2. That being said, Im still probably getting the new iPad mainly because of the number of good apps it already has, WebOS is severely lacking there.
Of course, but if you don't have an iPad the incentive to get a new one now is that it now has a dual core processor and better graphics. I would skip every other generation on any Apple products at the very most frequent purchasing schedule.
Maybe not release new versions of iPads every fricking year and learn to optimize software for the hardware they already have. Im aware Apple does this a lot already, but just saying. It sucks to have new hardware released every year that inefficient software takes advantage of rather than trying for optimization on older hardware. This happened with GPU's in the past frequently, but not so much anymore since the gaming industry is targeting a wider audience. Im an actual adult (not in college) now and have less time for games, but in the past Id have to buy a new moderately priced graphics card every year or so to keep up with the latest games or spend A LOT of money on the top of the line one and have it last for up to three years. I realize its an unnecessary expense but it sucks when you can't take full advantage of features in your software because you are bottle-necked by the reasonably priced hardware you bought a year ago.
I suppose people want to get away with buying a 16gb iPad and then put additional storage into it later via SD card for pictures/music/etc. so they can save money in the short term (maybe long term too, don't remember the last time I bought a SD card so I am not sure of their price and I don't feel like looking it up).
To be fair they sell all sorts of stuff, not just containers and they prefixed it with "The". "The App Store" sure thing, be my guest, trademark the fuck out of that.
There are no comparable options because the Apple tablet has the lower end specs of the newer tablets coming out. Even the HP WebOS tablet has a dual snapdragon at 1.2 ghz and has other things like an actual built in compass, inductive charging, syncing to WebOS phones natively, and the touch-to-share.
Considering that no-one on an Apple will be able to use things off of a Microsoft app store and the Mac app store comes with each Mac already I don't see your point. If someone created a app store for Macs that was named App Store I could see your point, but then Apple could and would probably just block it in the next software update.
Actually, I could replace my laptop with a iPad and can still do math equations in LaTeX, take notes without using paper, take pictures of my professor's notes on the board, still terminal into our computer cluster, and still interface with matlab. There are legitimate uses for tablets.
HP's WebOS tablet actually has better hardware and will have quite a few features for syncing and sharing a connection with their smart phones. In this case, HP is setting a trend as so far the iPad has no native syncing support quite like the HP tablet (based on palm tech).
The A5 has two cores, so it can run applications multi-thread. Someone will use this capability in their app but I doubt they would be stupid enough to make any app require the A5. They will probably release apps that have extra features if you have the iPad 2, i.e. graphical enhancements, faster, etc. that are disabled if you run it on a iPad 1.
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My teetotaler friend used to routinely beat 3 level 8-9 computers on that game (Gamecube version). I didn't stand a chance against him. I wish he would have drank with me because then maybe I could have. That type of drinking game is a good idea, as long as you don't kill yourself.
It is dual core, i.e. it has two 1.2 ghz processors. Its a Snapdragon, just like in some newer Android phones but clocked a bit faster than most. Heavier schmaevier, 0.3 pounds weighs about the same as a small sandwich. Its probably due to the wireless induction charging and battery design.
Dude, You're getting a Dell !!
It has a 1.2 ghz dual-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. Its also 0.3 or so pounds heavier, which basically means you may have to use 1 percent more calories to sustain the effort to lift it near your face per hour. Its a good tablet, very promising. Its just late. I am waiting to see it myself before committing to purchasing a tablet.
Typical fanboy response, and forgive me if you aren't one but all the same, who cares? It will take a month or two. Do you actually have to buy something when it first comes out? Maybe you should be a rational consumer and and actually look at the competition before you decide to make a purchase, or wait a month or two and see how the new technology pans out to avoid things like antenna problems. Only Apple could get away with a silly engineering mistake like the antenna problem, because they have too many teet suckling, apologist fanboys at their disposal.
699 USD BTW
Thats because hipsters and yuppies drool over Apple products.
HP TouchPad is rumored to be at 699 for 32 gb. It has more ram, better cpu, comparable gpu, same size/resolution screen, a real compass in it, wireless induction charging, syncs to WebOS phones via bluetooth, and has touch-to-share. The added features are worth the extra 100. Everyone acts like Apple has a monopoly on good ideas.
HP TouchPad is rumored to be at 699 for 32 gb. It has more ram, better cpu, comparable gpu, same size/resolution screen, a real compass in it, wireless induction charging, syncs to WebOS phones via bluetooth, and has touch-to-share. Frankly, the added features are worth the extra 100 but the iPad has more apps, so that's probably the better choice right now. In 6 months maybe not.
Why not just get a large smart phone instead? Some of the android ones look damn near 7 inches, christ.
A user-facing webcam for video-chat, okay, but what's the other for?
Steve Job's one goal left in life was to create a freakishly big smart phone.
The HP WebOS tablet has better hardware at a similar price point, just has no apps. Really, the main reason it doesn't look competitive is because of the apps.
and this is no point in dreaming unless they are put under more customer pressure.
Which won't happen because too many douche-bag yuppies and hipsters would buy Apple products even if they tacked on another 30 percent. They would just continue to argue that they get what the pay for in spite of continuous evidence to the contrary.
Not going to argue the superiority of Apples supply chain. If theres one thing other manufacturers need to know is that they need to STFU until its time to release it. HP TouchPad with WebOS will be released, just a month or two late. They supposedly pushed the mid-summer release date back to April probably because of the iPad 2. They also are competing reasonably with the price, supposedly at 699 for a 32 gb model with more RAM, better CPU, touchstone induction charging, bluetooth WebOS phone syncing, and touch-to-share. I think its worth it for the extra 100. I doubt they will get the battery life, and it weighs .2 pounds more. HP already had working demo models out on the floor at an announcement that were working fine. I suspect they are manufacturing them as we speak to get it out ASAP to compete with the iPad 2. That being said, Im still probably getting the new iPad mainly because of the number of good apps it already has, WebOS is severely lacking there.
So you don't have to tote a dorky netbook around?
Only a Apple fanboy would use an Apple product as a fashion accessory.
Of course, but if you don't have an iPad the incentive to get a new one now is that it now has a dual core processor and better graphics. I would skip every other generation on any Apple products at the very most frequent purchasing schedule.
I don't really care for it. I suspect there will be a lot of cases designed to replace it by attaching in its place.
Maybe not release new versions of iPads every fricking year and learn to optimize software for the hardware they already have. Im aware Apple does this a lot already, but just saying. It sucks to have new hardware released every year that inefficient software takes advantage of rather than trying for optimization on older hardware. This happened with GPU's in the past frequently, but not so much anymore since the gaming industry is targeting a wider audience. Im an actual adult (not in college) now and have less time for games, but in the past Id have to buy a new moderately priced graphics card every year or so to keep up with the latest games or spend A LOT of money on the top of the line one and have it last for up to three years. I realize its an unnecessary expense but it sucks when you can't take full advantage of features in your software because you are bottle-necked by the reasonably priced hardware you bought a year ago.
I suppose people want to get away with buying a 16gb iPad and then put additional storage into it later via SD card for pictures/music/etc. so they can save money in the short term (maybe long term too, don't remember the last time I bought a SD card so I am not sure of their price and I don't feel like looking it up).
To be fair they sell all sorts of stuff, not just containers and they prefixed it with "The". "The App Store" sure thing, be my guest, trademark the fuck out of that.
There are no comparable options because the Apple tablet has the lower end specs of the newer tablets coming out. Even the HP WebOS tablet has a dual snapdragon at 1.2 ghz and has other things like an actual built in compass, inductive charging, syncing to WebOS phones natively, and the touch-to-share.
Considering that no-one on an Apple will be able to use things off of a Microsoft app store and the Mac app store comes with each Mac already I don't see your point. If someone created a app store for Macs that was named App Store I could see your point, but then Apple could and would probably just block it in the next software update.
Actually, I could replace my laptop with a iPad and can still do math equations in LaTeX, take notes without using paper, take pictures of my professor's notes on the board, still terminal into our computer cluster, and still interface with matlab. There are legitimate uses for tablets.
HP's WebOS tablet actually has better hardware and will have quite a few features for syncing and sharing a connection with their smart phones. In this case, HP is setting a trend as so far the iPad has no native syncing support quite like the HP tablet (based on palm tech).
The A5 has two cores, so it can run applications multi-thread. Someone will use this capability in their app but I doubt they would be stupid enough to make any app require the A5. They will probably release apps that have extra features if you have the iPad 2, i.e. graphical enhancements, faster, etc. that are disabled if you run it on a iPad 1.