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kjk · 01-27-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cavi

I am a bit late to the party, but I have a few concrns that some have mentioned. first, is it a glass screen like the itouch?

Yep. Big glass screen.

robinson · 01-27-2010, 04:47 PM

Well, it's an LED display for one thing... and with the right color scheme, it'll be easy on the eyes! Blue text on a black background for reading at night; black text on light parchment colored paper for during the day. The screen is gorgeously crisp--and there will no page flashing as with e-ink displays.

It looks like a winner in the ebook department!

I hope they put videos showing the iBooks app in operation or provide a detailed list of its features--soon!

freecia · 01-27-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lifevicarious

I don't understand your list above. Other then logging into work where I can understand you would need a netbook, why can't the ipad do the rest of these things? You can get work e-mail (assuming your company allows it) and with a larger keyboard, or better yet hte external keyboard, you should be able to respond just as quickly.

As for hulu, isn't that just through a browser? iPad has Safari so not sure why it won't work on that. I know netflix doesn't work now but I'm sure it will soon.

There is a SD attachment so you can move photos to it.

As for ebooks, I don't understand what you mean by scrolling on your touch. You do know you can just tap the side of the screen and change pages right? You do NOT need to "swipe" across. It's the same action as a Kindle except no button.

And your stock trades, aren't those via browser as well? All mine are and there are plenty of brokerage apps already available for the itouch and iphone. I can only see them getting more sophisiticated with a more powerful machine and more screen real estate to use.

Yes, I think the external and larger virtual keyboards are a real benefit to the iPad. It takes forever on the iPod Touch for me to reply to email.

Hulu is flash based. As far as I know, no plans to get it to work on the current iPhone platform.

On the iPod Touch, a lot of the user interfaces on various apps involve scrolling. For email, I have to scroll down to see older messages and to continue to read messages. Tapping on the Kindle app works fine. You're totally right on that. The iPad real estate should help lots here. I'm just saying that for me, I probably wouldn't use a netbook or iPad to replace my kindle. Other than book price (moot with Kindle app for US customers) I find the battery life the next most desirable feature, followed by how easy it is to hold.

Maybe what I'm waiting for for stock apps is a slightly more industrial browser or a larger keyboard. It's true that there's plenty of apps and mobile sites already available. I crash safari on the touch at least once a month, though... not what I'd want to deal with in relation to money transactions. That is independent of the iPad, more dependent on the OS.

SD card wise, it's great that there's a adapter. Hopefully multi-tasking will be available so people can do something else while waiting for photos to copy over. Also an OS issue.

I guess I need VPN and remote desktop apps

Then I could access desktops and it'd really be a useful device for me.

scottjl · 01-27-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieBird

I'm not questioning the response time of the virtual keyboard, but the interface with a human. We're switching from an already inferior transmission protocol of QWERTY to hunt and peck. You simple can't go nearly as fast with one finger as ten.

why will the keyboard be hunt and peck? it is a standard QWERTY layout, and with possible hacks, Dvorak,Colemak or what have you. it isn't a small phone sized layout, you can use more than 2 thumbs.

Moejoe · 01-27-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by deltop

No flash is dissapointing but as long as I can get my collection of de-drm'ed epubs onto it and read my comics I'll be buying one. And it'll be great for browsing the web in bed.

The more I find out, the more my initial 'meh' is actually downgrading to a 'not a chance in hell'.

No flash, no sd slot, massive ridiculous looking bezel, and worst of all, the most inexcusable and which will push me in the direction of a netbook for sure...no multitasking.

Laz116 · 01-27-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Battery life 10 hours. Meh.

No no, not Meh. mAh! (sorry couldn't help myself).

deltop · 01-27-2010, 04:49 PM

I certainly won't give up my PRS-505 for it, but an eink device and and iPad will be a nice combination.

Deneb · 01-27-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by joblack

My laptop cost less, has a higher screen resolution, better lcd backlight (led) and a lot of more power.

What a giant rip off ... but typical Apple behaviour. They will most probably find another bunch of brainless people with too much money to buy this overpriced product.

It's tiring to be called "brainless people with too much money" simply because we love a brand that make stable, easy to use, intuitive, long lasting products. Your laptop is a laptop, so is mine, and it's a pain to carry it along, a pain to read pdf or cbr on it which my ebook reader doesn't handle well.

This ipad seems exactly what I've been hoping for, provided you can put your own files (epub, html, pdf and cbr...) on it.
And I don't have too much money, I will have to save to get it, if I get one, but it has a real place on its own, between the laptop and the ebook e-ink reader, in my world

phenomshel · 01-27-2010, 04:50 PM

I want one of these:

http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/lb...under-400.html

kjk · 01-27-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by freecia

I guess I need VPN and remote desktop apps

Then I could access desktops and it'd really be a useful device for me.

I'd love to try LogMeIn on the iPad.

Moejoe · 01-27-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I want one of these:

http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/lb...under-400.html

That's pretty cool, I think I'll see what Asus have up their sleeve before I make any decisions.

AnemicOak · 01-27-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I want one of these:

http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/lb...under-400.html

Looks interesting, wonder what the battery life is.

Krystian Galaj · 01-27-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I want one of these:

http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/lb...under-400.html

Looks like a winner.

tsgreer · 01-27-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I do think the iPad has the potential to kill sales of the Kindle DX and other larger eink screen devices.

OMG! JSWolf actually admits that the device is real now!!

nekokami · 01-27-2010, 04:54 PM

Are we sure about the "no multitasking" part?

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01-27-2010, 04:47 PM	#302
robinson Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 997293 Join Date: Jan 2003	Well, it's an LED display for one thing... and with the right color scheme, it'll be easy on the eyes! Blue text on a black background for reading at night; black text on light parchment colored paper for during the day. The screen is gorgeously crisp--and there will no page flashing as with e-ink displays. It looks like a winner in the ebook department! I hope they put videos showing the iBooks app in operation or provide a detailed list of its features--soon!

01-27-2010, 04:49 PM	#307
deltop Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 244 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kobo Glo	I certainly won't give up my PRS-505 for it, but an eink device and and iPad will be a nice combination.

01-27-2010, 04:50 PM	#309
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I want one of these: http://www.liliputing.com/2009/10/lb...under-400.html

01-27-2010, 04:54 PM	#315
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Are we sure about the "no multitasking" part?