Apple iPad

[artvader]

I actually saw a "static stylus pen" being sold that says it works for the iPhone/iPod touch... maybe it will also work for the iPad?

[remoteworld]

I actually saw a "static stylus pen" being sold that says it works for the iPhone/iPod touch... maybe it will also work for the iPad?

if you're referring to the pogo stylus, i believe its tip is kinda special

Edited May 6, 2010 by remoteworld

[imjustadude]

I would really like to see how some of these new RTS games play on the iPad. Seems like the touchscreen controls would complement that playstyle perfectly.

[Mango Man]

just wondering, wouldn't it be better to wait for the next generation IPad, which will presumably have better features (Flash, camera, etc.)?

[id6230]

Technological "discoveries" is and will always be an evolving process. What is new today will be old tomorrow. So it really up to you to decide to buy what is available now. If you want to wait so that you can get a better version of the current one, then that will be great too. In the end, it is your money and your decision to make. An alternative choice for a tablet is the WeTab (used to be WePad). It is german made and will be available in a month or 2, if I am not mistaken. You can order it at amazon.de. It will only be available in Germany initially. It has a USB, camera (front and back, I think = not so sure) media reader (SD). 2 versions (wifi and wifi 3G). You can google it for more info.

[cool_as_ice]

turn your iPad into a laptop using this ClamCase.

 

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/05/05-05-10clamcase.jpg

 

source: Engadget

 

[boomouse]

Technological "discoveries" is and will always be an evolving process. What is new today will be old tomorrow. So it really up to you to decide to buy what is available now. If you want to wait so that you can get a better version of the current one, then that will be great too. In the end, it is your money and your decision to make. An alternative choice for a tablet is the WeTab (used to be WePad). It is german made and will be available in a month or 2, if I am not mistaken. You can order it at amazon.de. It will only be available in Germany initially. It has a USB, camera (front and back, I think = not so sure) media reader (SD). 2 versions (wifi and wifi 3G). You can google it for more info.

 

It is pointless to try to keep pace with technology. You will always lose. Just decide if what you want to buy offers you justifiable utility. If not, don't buy. If you decide that it does, knock yourself out.

 

Once you buy a tech device, forget about what else comes out in the market. Just try to maximize its use so that in a few years or when you think you are ready to update, you can do so without much trepidation.

[orionpax]

The owners of an iPad Wifi + 3G can use a Globe SIM, provided that they "cut" it based on the size and chip alignment using an AT&T sim card

 

Waiver: Do it own your own risk Improper sim "cutting" may affect the chip itself

[Itto Ogami]

[anode]

you think ipad is better than netbook?

[LesVogue]

iPad is not a pc replacement.

 

It's either you choose to get a netbook or an iPad, or get both if you have the cash. hehehe

[boomouse]

you think ipad is better than netbook?

 

That depends on how you define "better". If you think higher versatility, lower price, use of a mainstream OS like Windows is better, then a netbook might indeed be better. However, even if a netbook does all of these, it is not necessarily more usable. It is possible that it will be abysmally slow that you will be tempted to chuck it out the window.

 

If on the other hand, you think "better" is what delivers a good user experience—a device that work like you expect it to doing the things that you do on a daily basis, iPad it is. I own several Macs including Macbook Pros but with the arrival of my 32 GB 3G iPad, I had little cause to pick up anything else on a regular week. Surfing, emails, watching movies is much eaier on the iPad because it goes with me everywhere and I have internet everywhere. Using a cutting pattern I got long ago from MTC member Albastro (supplied with his dual sim conversion kit) I was able to cut the regular Globe, Sun, and Smart Bro SIMs and this means that I will always have access to the internet wherever I am.

 

I also have a netbook, well, had. An MSI Wind. It was real cheap, but it was bloody slow, the battery was as anemic as the processor, and it was bulky. Plus, it had "low end" written all over it so it does nothing for one's street cred in high powered meetings especially. iPad is not a Macbook Pro or Air but I get more attention and interest during presentations because this time, I can pass the thing around to highlight a point of discussion.

 

Now, the only time I decide to go to a MBP or iMac is if I have to do something like transcode video, or burn a disc, or edit video. It makes a great temporary photo repository when shooting digital photos. Paired to an EyeFI SD card, pictures get sent to the iPad as they are taken.

 

Using the old-fashioned definitions for "better", netbooks would win.

 

But define better as the things that make life easier and iPad wins.

Edited May 25, 2010 by boomouse

[BoyTigas89]

At first I dismissed the iPad as just a larger iPod touch, but then I realized that's not such a bad thing at all.

 

Right now, I use my iPod primarily for browsing and watching movies while out of town or in the toilet.

 

The iPad would be perfect for these scenarios

[boomouse]

In 2001, Microsoft introduced the Tablet PC, with Bill Gates firmly believing that the next stage in man-machine interface was to eliminate the keyboard altogether. That idea flopped badly, and the only thing that Microsoft was able to save from that idea was Windows Vista with Tablet PC support, which can be seen in such devices as HP's Tx touchscreen laptop series.

 

The iPad doesn't offer anything new. So if Apple's iPad succeeds, I don't know what to say except that Apple has done a very good job of cultivating blind sheep from among the world's gadget users.

 

You think that given the millions of iPads sold and more selling at the rate of 250,000 units weekly, perhaps the sheep know something that a human being like you has failed to see?

 

ipad = epic fail

 

How do you want your crow cooked? Adobo? Can!!!

 

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International iPad Sales Kick Off with Long Lines [updated]

May 28th, 2010 at 8:19 AM - News by Jeff Gamet

http://www.macobserv...ith_long_lines/

 

Apple began selling the iPad internationally on Friday to long launch day lines, and in some cities, excited shoppers camped out over night to be among the first to get their hands on the multimedia tablet. In addition to the United States, the iPad is now available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K.

 

The overnight line at Apple's flagship store in Tokyo grew to about 1,200, and shoppers began lining up at the Regent Street flagship store in London about 24 hours ahead of the launch.

 

19 year old Takechiyo Yamanaka set up camp outside the Tokyo Apple Store Wednesday day night to be first in line. "I wanted to touch it as soon as possible. I felt a true excitement when it was finally in my hands," he told Reuters.

 

">How its like in Tokyo

 

17 year old Jake Lee lined up outside London's Regent Street Store on Thursday afternoon, according to the BBC. He originally planned on buying a 32GB iPad, but decided to go for the 64GB model instead — much like many U.S. shoppers did when the iPad went on sale in the States.

 

Shoppers lined up early outside the Milan Apple Store in Italy to buy their iPads, although it looks like there weren't very many people interested in waiting overnight. setteB.IT caught excited shoppers on film ahead of the launch and after the store doors opened.

 

Apple plans to release the iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July.

 

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Epic fail you say?

 

iPad is now outselling even the Mac.

 

iPad introductory sales grew at twice the speed of iPhone introductory sales and the iPhone was said to have made marketing history after being a hit during the worst recession of the current century.

 

Gloat. gloat. gloat.

Edited May 29, 2010 by boomouse

[mr.big]

ill just get the WePad ...its about 145$usd and got what the IPad is lacking.(usb port, webcam, sd card slot)..