an inductive pad, like the Palm Touchstone charging dock for Pre.
It's a bad sign that the Palm Pre comparisons have already started. If this thing winds up being to the iPad what the Pre is to the iPhone, it's already dead. It will have great promise and hope that will be dashed as soon as you try to use the thing. Sort of like a Democratic majority in Congress....
I agree that a lower price point is desirable but I'm still planning to wait until the page refresh process on these things is more acceptable. There is an annoying delay for every page turn, and most of the ereaders I've played with (at least 20 different models at CES this year) have a really annoying black screen in between page turns while the e-ink particles rearrange themselves. The delay and rearranging isn't so bad if you are just reading one book at a time always from start to finish, but it becomes really frustrating if you are skipping around or browsing through various documents and you want to navigate from one document to another like you might do while web browsing or working with legal briefs, etc. I would love to see e-ink technology improve to the point that one can use these things for browsing large quantities of documents -- this would be an incredible tool for researchers and educators. I'd be willing to pay current $250+ prices for one of these that was usable for such tasks, but at the moment we're still a couple years away from that.
I'm a musician, but I think this is awesome. Maybe now we can get past our bizarre obsession with entertainers and start focusing on curing cancer, getting nuclear fusion working, etc.
Great thought but what's more likely is we will get past the necessity of paying human entertainers to perform. The bizarre obsession will likely continue with far less overhead (and therefore more profit) for the companies that market such obsessions.
Oh so it wasn't a dinosaur at all then! Still I could see how scientists could get confused by these U of M students with long necks and thin skulls....
So the entire complaint about this report is actually based on mistakes that weren't found rather than the two that actually were? And these are errors found by people specifically looking for errors in the report in order to discredit it; this was the best they could do??
The former are very interesting. The latter are irrelevant.
Unfortunately, they're not irrelevant -- it is sadly the latter rather than the former who are driving the public debate. And somehow the actual consensus of scientists can be dismissed out of hand thanks to a phony "scandal" that was far more political than scientific.
This is the problem, people get away with blatantly false claims because they are able to name names and quote "facts" that they read in a political article by a non-scientist, even if their "facts" are totally wrong. And then a few emails taken out of context confirm that any "pro-global-warming" scientists can be dismissed out of hand because of an alleged global warming conspiracy. It's a pretty cheap logical trick, but the sad thing is it works over and over.
The iPad is also starting with an existing market, albeit one they created themselves - iPhone/iPod Touch users. It's a weird hybrid, it's not the ipod market that wants a music or media player primarily, but those are definitely important features. But the app store offers users much more than that -- I extensively use music-related programs from MIDI controllers to 4-track recording studios to DJing tools; but there are also games, organizing tools for various professions, data retrieval tools for various needs (airline schedules, fan-related data for music, sports, entertainment, etc, etc). There are numerous chat apps, some focused on specific interest groups. There are games out the wazoo. And through the itunes store you can download movies and TV shows at prices that anyone who can afford this gadget in the first place will consider reasonable.
Sure, it's all crap you could do with linux and a netbook and months of free time, but the app store collects all that in one place and, say what you want about their control-freakery and even outright censorship, the perception of consumers is that they are being protected from malware and bugs this way. All those apps are great on a phone but many of them (certainly including the media player) are going to be much more useful on a larger screen. And Apple has built a reputation of building gadgets that are easy to use and that people love to hold and interact with.
I'm guessing you're not in their target market. I'm pretty impressed by their ability to generate this kind of hype -- they did it with the ipod, the iphone, and now this. And each time the slashdot crowd said it would never fly. But fly they did, and we can scratch our heads all we want, but the standard line in the media is that Apple reinvented the Sony walkman with their ipod and reinvented the cell phone as a mobile computing device. We'll see what happens with the iPad but so far things are looking pretty good for Apple on that front. You're right about the AppleTV, of course; they certainly do strike out now and again, but I'm guessing this is going to be a win for Apple. All this, of course, has nothing to do with the actual technical merits of the device.
Pretty damn good considering it's not even available yet and it already has legions of fans proclaiming it the greatest thing since sliced bread. Hell they were doing that even before Apple admitted they were even working on an actual product! At CES this year - before Apple officially even announced it - people were talking about it even though Apple wasn't even at the convention. The Apple Store in Vegas was inundated with CES attendees asking the store people about the product even though they knew damn well the Apple store clerks didn't have any information and would be tightlipped even if they did. I have no idea how many orders they've taken but the amount of hype they have generated is a remarkable achievement.
Tim Cook is trying to woo investors, not persuade consumers. Trust me, Apple's advertising won't rely on comparing the ipad to a netbook. Apple has already done a remarkable job of advertising this product through its fans (in fact, people have been vocally anticipating the device for over a year before Apple even admitted it existed!); I expect the iPad will do swimmingly in Apple's intended market while slashdotters scratch their heads and complain that they could build their own ipad for a third the price using commodity hardware. Apple is selling an entire user experience, not just a "netbook."
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And the video only lasts 10 seconds. And it's cut off mid-flight.
Well, the bloody crash really didn't make for a good promotional video. It flies great but they're still working on the landing issue....
If I want to buy an iPhone and melt it down to slag or install Windows 7 Phone Series on it, no black helicopters will show up.
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
he only had one mouse button?
They know it's real because of the signature -- "Sent from my iPhone."
The email from the Swedish bloggers is real too. It's all "Bork, Bork, Bork"....
Jobs's reply--"No. Sent from my iPhone"
The big news here is that even Steve Jobs himself can't figure out how to turn off that annoying sig line.
an inductive pad, like the Palm Touchstone charging dock for Pre.
It's a bad sign that the Palm Pre comparisons have already started. If this thing winds up being to the iPad what the Pre is to the iPhone, it's already dead. It will have great promise and hope that will be dashed as soon as you try to use the thing. Sort of like a Democratic majority in Congress....
I'll create a GUI interface in Visual Basic and see if I can track these strange particles.
Paragraphs are hard.
maybe you'd prefer to read them on an e-reader?
We already have this. I think it's called emacs.
I agree that a lower price point is desirable but I'm still planning to wait until the page refresh process on these things is more acceptable. There is an annoying delay for every page turn, and most of the ereaders I've played with (at least 20 different models at CES this year) have a really annoying black screen in between page turns while the e-ink particles rearrange themselves. The delay and rearranging isn't so bad if you are just reading one book at a time always from start to finish, but it becomes really frustrating if you are skipping around or browsing through various documents and you want to navigate from one document to another like you might do while web browsing or working with legal briefs, etc. I would love to see e-ink technology improve to the point that one can use these things for browsing large quantities of documents -- this would be an incredible tool for researchers and educators. I'd be willing to pay current $250+ prices for one of these that was usable for such tasks, but at the moment we're still a couple years away from that.
I'm a musician, but I think this is awesome. Maybe now we can get past our bizarre obsession with entertainers and start focusing on curing cancer, getting nuclear fusion working, etc.
Great thought but what's more likely is we will get past the necessity of paying human entertainers to perform. The bizarre obsession will likely continue with far less overhead (and therefore more profit) for the companies that market such obsessions.
How about you go 5 seconds without having mindless drivel streamed into your fucking brain?
Actually I'm still waiting for the Germans to install a chip for faster streaming of that drivel....
So take anything the Germans want with a grain of salt
yeah no shit, me too! Several grains in fact - that is some of the blandest food in Europe, and that's saying a lot.
The respondents thought "chips" meant fried potatoes.
Oh so it wasn't a dinosaur at all then! Still I could see how scientists could get confused by these U of M students with long necks and thin skulls....
So the entire complaint about this report is actually based on mistakes that weren't found rather than the two that actually were? And these are errors found by people specifically looking for errors in the report in order to discredit it; this was the best they could do??
The former are very interesting. The latter are irrelevant.
Unfortunately, they're not irrelevant -- it is sadly the latter rather than the former who are driving the public debate. And somehow the actual consensus of scientists can be dismissed out of hand thanks to a phony "scandal" that was far more political than scientific.
This is the problem, people get away with blatantly false claims because they are able to name names and quote "facts" that they read in a political article by a non-scientist, even if their "facts" are totally wrong. And then a few emails taken out of context confirm that any "pro-global-warming" scientists can be dismissed out of hand because of an alleged global warming conspiracy. It's a pretty cheap logical trick, but the sad thing is it works over and over.
The iPad is also starting with an existing market, albeit one they created themselves - iPhone/iPod Touch users. It's a weird hybrid, it's not the ipod market that wants a music or media player primarily, but those are definitely important features. But the app store offers users much more than that -- I extensively use music-related programs from MIDI controllers to 4-track recording studios to DJing tools; but there are also games, organizing tools for various professions, data retrieval tools for various needs (airline schedules, fan-related data for music, sports, entertainment, etc, etc). There are numerous chat apps, some focused on specific interest groups. There are games out the wazoo. And through the itunes store you can download movies and TV shows at prices that anyone who can afford this gadget in the first place will consider reasonable.
Sure, it's all crap you could do with linux and a netbook and months of free time, but the app store collects all that in one place and, say what you want about their control-freakery and even outright censorship, the perception of consumers is that they are being protected from malware and bugs this way. All those apps are great on a phone but many of them (certainly including the media player) are going to be much more useful on a larger screen. And Apple has built a reputation of building gadgets that are easy to use and that people love to hold and interact with.
An ereader is an afterthought.
I'm guessing you're not in their target market. I'm pretty impressed by their ability to generate this kind of hype -- they did it with the ipod, the iphone, and now this. And each time the slashdot crowd said it would never fly. But fly they did, and we can scratch our heads all we want, but the standard line in the media is that Apple reinvented the Sony walkman with their ipod and reinvented the cell phone as a mobile computing device. We'll see what happens with the iPad but so far things are looking pretty good for Apple on that front. You're right about the AppleTV, of course; they certainly do strike out now and again, but I'm guessing this is going to be a win for Apple. All this, of course, has nothing to do with the actual technical merits of the device.
Okay wtf is going on lately. MS actually admitting mistakes left and right, trying to play nice. Did I miss the memo?
Yes you did. be careful; it's a cookbook!
So, how has the Ipad been doing so far?
Pretty damn good considering it's not even available yet and it already has legions of fans proclaiming it the greatest thing since sliced bread. Hell they were doing that even before Apple admitted they were even working on an actual product! At CES this year - before Apple officially even announced it - people were talking about it even though Apple wasn't even at the convention. The Apple Store in Vegas was inundated with CES attendees asking the store people about the product even though they knew damn well the Apple store clerks didn't have any information and would be tightlipped even if they did. I have no idea how many orders they've taken but the amount of hype they have generated is a remarkable achievement.
How to appropriately respond?
"Uh ... it's been a pleasure doing business with you?"
No, no; it's like this:
A+++++ comment, would read again!
Tim Cook is trying to woo investors, not persuade consumers. Trust me, Apple's advertising won't rely on comparing the ipad to a netbook. Apple has already done a remarkable job of advertising this product through its fans (in fact, people have been vocally anticipating the device for over a year before Apple even admitted it existed!); I expect the iPad will do swimmingly in Apple's intended market while slashdotters scratch their heads and complain that they could build their own ipad for a third the price using commodity hardware. Apple is selling an entire user experience, not just a "netbook."