Apple Event - Live Blogging/Streaming Coverage - Page 11

phenomshel · 01-27-2010, 02:39 PM

Ok, y'all this is a totally stupid question, but I have to ask: Does this thing function as a phone also?

joblack · 01-27-2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dioib

BlogsDNA lists a number of websites that provide live blogging ad streaming coverage of the Apple event. Although UberGizmo is listed to stream the event, it seems that they would actually provide blogging coverage. Let's see if the other remaining two will cover it live..

What a scam is this device - 960 × 640 points resolution ... laughable.

rcuadro · 01-27-2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Totally agree. At that price point they basically just killed all e-ink devices, unless they start pumping them out at $50 each, which is highly unlikely. Amazon will probably survive as some kind of app, maybe, but who knows. Sony's dead in this game now. $499 is a price point that kills everything else dead, no matter what my initial reactions were.

I am think that you are both right. I paid full price for my K2 and if I were to do it again there is no real choice is there. The iPad can do more than a lonely kindle

Moejoe · 01-27-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rcuadro

I am think that you are both right. I paid full price for my K2 and if I were to do it again there is no real choice is there. The iPad can do more than a lonely kindle

Seriously if you're a book reader or in the market for a tablet, there's no reason not to buy this. It's going to sell like hot cakes, and unless we get an e-ink color screen with an open system pretty quickly, then e-ink just got took out to the back alley and kicked ugly.

(The keyboard attachment changed my opinion)

pholy · 01-27-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by joblack

What a scam is this device - 960 × 640 points resolution ... laughable.

That can't be right - it's 3:2 not 3:4... Now if it's 960 x 1280, it's about 150 dpi - best so far on a big(ish) screen.

kjk · 01-27-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Ok, y'all this is a totally stupid question, but I have to ask: Does this thing function as a phone also?

good question...I'm guessing if you use Google Voice, you could use it as a phone. Or Skype, over wifi.

Takeyabue · 01-27-2010, 02:43 PM

The Major League Baseball app that was demonstrated is a Flash application. Flash should word on the iPad. See very last statement at bottom of page

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

discourse · 01-27-2010, 02:43 PM

A linux tablet with a Pixel Qi screen is what I'm waiting for.

dmaul1114 · 01-27-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dioib

I got over it the very day they announced the price..

I was following news on QUE for about 4-6 months, lost the track of time

Same. $400-500 is about the most I'm willing to play for tablet/large screen reader with PDF stylus mark up.

The Que is definitely out of the question with it's price, with the first gen iPad being $499 for the basic model.

I'll definitely wait for a similar device with good stylus mark up vs. paying for a Que or iRex large screen e-ink device with stylus mark up since I'd use the other features more than reading and marking up stuff personally.

rcuadro · 01-27-2010, 02:44 PM

It is a shame that they did not extend the screen to the edges like the new imacs

Athryn · 01-27-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Seriously if you're a book reader or in the market for a tablet, there's no reason not to buy this. It's going to sell like hot cakes, and unless we get an e-ink color screen with an open system pretty quickly, then e-ink just got took out to the back alley and kicked ugly.

(The keyboard attachment changed my opinion)

Until you get a headache from eyestrain.

dioib · 01-27-2010, 02:45 PM

I think one good thing Apple did today was to set a new norm for price tag on the coming wave of tablets..

nekokami · 01-27-2010, 02:47 PM

One side benefit is that we'll now see a bunch of competing products in this form factor. Asus has already announced theirs:

http://www.techradar.com/news/comput...le+Feedfetcher

Hellmark · 01-27-2010, 02:47 PM

The biggest thing about it I noticed was the pricing on ebooks, not even mentioned in the keynote. $4.99 was the prices shown in the iBooks screenshots

Crusader · 01-27-2010, 02:47 PM

It's strange that they didn't go for a widescreen format since the device is also aimed at multimedia.

I doubt that it is a killer for E-ink just yet. I think the major influence would be that E-ink devices will have to seriously adjust their pricing structure. Which isn't a bad thing provided they can match Apple's pricing.

I'd like to see how this actually performs as a reader with regards to eyestrain etc.

01-27-2010, 02:43 PM	#157
Takeyabue Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: none	MLB.TV app The Major League Baseball app that was demonstrated is a Flash application. Flash should word on the iPad. See very last statement at bottom of page http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb Last edited by Takeyabue; 01-27-2010 at 02:45 PM. Reason: Added link

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discourse Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 96 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Finland Device: NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, iPad 1	A linux tablet with a Pixel Qi screen is what I'm waiting for. Last edited by discourse; 01-13-2011 at 12:12 AM.

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Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	The biggest thing about it I noticed was the pricing on ebooks, not even mentioned in the keynote. $4.99 was the prices shown in the iBooks screenshots

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Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	It's strange that they didn't go for a widescreen format since the device is also aimed at multimedia. I doubt that it is a killer for E-ink just yet. I think the major influence would be that E-ink devices will have to seriously adjust their pricing structure. Which isn't a bad thing provided they can match Apple's pricing. I'd like to see how this actually performs as a reader with regards to eyestrain etc.