Should we reserve a spot for Apple's Tablet in our devices list? - Page 8

EowynCarter · 01-20-2010, 02:51 PM

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The point is an Apple tablet willl either deliver a better e-reading experience or will push Amazon and others to "up their game." How is that prospect not something to get excited over?

Neither if you want my mind. e-reader != tablet. Different stuff, different need, different buyers.

And I hope what happens to the mp3 players will not reproduce again. It sucks.

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If you want to hack your phone then perhaps there are better choices

I don't to "hack" anything. But if use an app to download a book, i expect to be able to access my phone memory to get them. I expect to be able to put music on my phone without any software but my OS. Anything but UMS is a pain on linux.

LS650 · 01-20-2010, 03:20 PM

Wouldn't it be a good idea to simply wait one more week and see what's actually announced?

EowynCarter · 01-20-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LS650

Wouldn't it be a good idea to simply wait one more week and see what's actually announced?

If it is

The Old Man · 01-20-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by LS650

Wouldn't it be a good idea to simply wait one more week and see what's actually announced?

What! And spoil all this fun we're having?

kennyc · 01-20-2010, 04:10 PM

I'm havin' fun, are you havin' fun?

vivaldirules · 01-20-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I'm havin' fun, are you havin' fun?

Well I certainly am. I'm excited just thinking about the possibilities of this and similar devices.

CyGuy · 01-20-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Well I certainly am. I'm excited just thinking about the possibilities of this and similar devices.

I am excited about the "similar devices" part.

kennyc · 01-20-2010, 04:50 PM

I'm excited about seeing the video of Job's liver transplant.

fugazied · 01-20-2010, 05:00 PM

Well it obviously won't be as good at reading books as a dedicated e-reader, but when you add on the apps/internet/email/video/audio capabilities it becomes a good compromise.

erasure25 · 01-20-2010, 05:35 PM

NO.
A computer is not an eReader. All laptops can read ebooks (duh) but there's not a space for every laptop. Why not put a space for every single netbook on the market??

Just let people talk about it in the "Other" category. Allow people to put tags for it in the "Other" category... but it shouldn't be given special treatment just because it's an Apple device.

stustaff · 01-20-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by erasure25

NO.
A computer is not an eReader. All laptops can read ebooks (duh) but there's not a space for every laptop. Why not put a space for every single netbook on the market??

Just let people talk about it in the "Other" category. Allow people to put tags for it in the "Other" category... but it shouldn't be given special treatment just because it's an Apple device.

I agree, the only reason for me it would ever deserve its own unique spot is if there were the demand to justify it.

If everyone buys the thing and there are hundreds of posts about ereading on it clogging up every other thread then giv it its own spot, if not then it wouldnt need one anyway.[

DrFyzziks · 01-20-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HansTWN

I bow my head to Steve Jobs, the grandmaster of hype. Unbelievable, this thing hasn't even been announced, nobody knows how it will look, how much it will cost (actually we do, an arm and a leg), and what functionality it will have and his zealous fans want to add it to a reader forum already! Oh great marketing genius, we worship you.

What's funnier still is Steve Jobs and Apple haven't said *anything* other than "we want to show you our new creation on the 27th". That's it. All the hype you speak of is entirely user-generated (with perhaps a few behind the scenes "leaks" by Apple now and then).

I haven no doubt that Apple will be introducing a tablet device next week, simply because they would've stopped the rumour mill if they weren't releasing one - otherwise their stock would plummet on the 27th.

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DrFyzziks · 01-20-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 4-eyes

Neither the iPod nor the iPhone revolutionised their fields. What Apple did do was make very good devices for existing markets and gained large market share.

I don't know about that. The iPhone revolutionised the mobile phone market in two ways:

1. It 'woke up' existing mobile phone makers and inspired them to think differently about phone user interfaces.

2. The app store concept changed the way mobile phone applications are sold. How many new 'app stores' have been announced by other mobile phone manufacturers since Apple came out with theirs?

If nothing else, Apple is good at coming into an existing market and shaking up the status quo.

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Penforhire · 01-20-2010, 06:04 PM

Eowyn, not sure what your e-book on iPhone complaint is. I use Stanza and beam e-pub books from my PC to it over my wifi network.

Does it bother you not to be able to use the iPhone itself as a file server? If so, try Air Sharing or any similar app for that.

If you're talking about not being able to "see" a directory of files on your phone then get over it. I did. So I have no directory level access. So what? Turns out you don't NEED directory access for a smartphone. My password/database app (iDB Pro) gives me unencrypted (or encrypted) backup capability over wifi. 99% of the music in my iTunes library was ripped by me, my own CD's, and has no DRM. It transfers and plays fine. So I have to use iTunes to manage my phone's music and podcasts. Big deal. I don't like that front end but it works. You make it sound like a problem?

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Penforhire

Eowyn, not sure what your e-book on iPhone complaint is. I use Stanza and beam e-pub books from my PC to it over my wifi network.

Does it bother you not to be able to use the iPhone itself as a file server? If so, try Air Sharing or any similar app for that.

If you're talking about not being able to "see" a directory of files on your phone then get over it. I did. So I have no directory level access. So what? Turns out you don't NEED directory access for a smartphone. My password/database app (iDB Pro) gives me unencrypted (or encrypted) backup capability over wifi. 99% of the music in my iTunes library was ripped by me, my own CD's, and has no DRM. It transfers and plays fine. So I have to use iTunes to manage my phone's music and podcasts. Big deal. I don't like that front end but it works. You make it sound like a problem?

Unless you're on Linux, and then, sorry, buddy, but none of that applies

01-20-2010, 05:35 PM	#115
erasure25 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 601321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony PRS-950; PRS-505	NO. A computer is not an eReader. All laptops can read ebooks (duh) but there's not a space for every laptop. Why not put a space for every single netbook on the market?? Just let people talk about it in the "Other" category. Allow people to put tags for it in the "Other" category... but it shouldn't be given special treatment just because it's an Apple device. Last edited by erasure25; 01-20-2010 at 05:37 PM.

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01-20-2010, 03:20 PM	#107
LS650 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 66 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Device: Android, Jetbook Lite	Wouldn't it be a good idea to simply wait one more week and see what's actually announced?

01-20-2010, 04:10 PM	#110
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,904 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I'm havin' fun, are you havin' fun?

01-20-2010, 04:50 PM	#113
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,904 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I'm excited about seeing the video of Job's liver transplant.

01-20-2010, 05:00 PM	#114
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	Well it obviously won't be as good at reading books as a dedicated e-reader, but when you add on the apps/internet/email/video/audio capabilities it becomes a good compromise.

01-20-2010, 06:04 PM	#119
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Eowyn, not sure what your e-book on iPhone complaint is. I use Stanza and beam e-pub books from my PC to it over my wifi network. Does it bother you not to be able to use the iPhone itself as a file server? If so, try Air Sharing or any similar app for that. If you're talking about not being able to "see" a directory of files on your phone then get over it. I did. So I have no directory level access. So what? Turns out you don't NEED directory access for a smartphone. My password/database app (iDB Pro) gives me unencrypted (or encrypted) backup capability over wifi. 99% of the music in my iTunes library was ripped by me, my own CD's, and has no DRM. It transfers and plays fine. So I have to use iTunes to manage my phone's music and podcasts. Big deal. I don't like that front end but it works. You make it sound like a problem?

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