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satane
Amarr
EVE Corporation49487
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Posted - 2010.01.27 20:28:00 -
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http://www.apple.com/ipad/
what do you guys think?
worth it or is just a smart laptop?
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Rowdy Yates
Caldari
Redneck Rangers
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Posted - 2010.01.27 20:34:00 -
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I'd have to use one for a while before I could decide if it was worth a crap or not.
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.01.27 20:43:00 -
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it looks like a larger iphone/ipod touch.
it runs the same OS, pretty much
it... hell. I dunno. The 3g plan is good, but then, the kindle already has that stuff from what I understand (and it doesnt cost extra)
OHGODS BELOW THIS LINE IS MY SIG !!!! SRSLY!
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Zeba
Minmatar
Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2010.01.27 20:55:00 -
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"Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."
/pukes
 Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu
The only thing separating us from frightened, feral monkeys is running water on tap, fuel in the tank, and current in our wall sockets.
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente
Honour Before Death
Nominis Expers
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Posted - 2010.01.27 20:58:00 -
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The new sensation for women, the iPad.
Thread did not deliver.
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Meiyang Lee
Gallente
Azteca Transportation Unlimited
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Posted - 2010.01.27 21:09:00 -
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No Flash means that even with 3G access you won't be able to surf the entire internet (only those pieces that function without flash, and that's less and less these days). 64GB storage at most, no expansion slots for additional memory.
Simply put, it's an oversized iTouch with limited internet capability if you shell out for the $830 64GB 3G capable model. It doesn't run modified OS X, just the iTouch OS, which means it can't run normal software, and it can't multi-task. You can't even surf/read an iBook and listen to music on that thing. Not a good move by Apple in my mind, but it'll still sell like hotcakes I'm sure.
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Guillame Herschel
Gallente
NME1
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Posted - 2010.01.27 23:29:00 -
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Edited by: Guillame Herschel on 27/01/2010 23:29:11
Mad TV - iPad
-- He said "The President is near."
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FunzzeR
Death of Virtue
MeatSausage EXPRESS
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Posted - 2010.01.27 23:39:00 -
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From the described features, it sounds like an over sized ipod touch that can double as a Kindle.
And available storage ranging from 16 gb - 64 gb SSD drives.
Meh
On the other hand, the price is much cheaper than I expected.
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Zeba
Minmatar
Honourable East India Trading Company
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Posted - 2010.01.28 00:05:00 -
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Originally by: Guillame Herschel
Mad TV - iPad
 
Why do I get the feeling if Jobs was watching that skit the first thing that popped in his mind was a newer even moar magical and revolutionary vibrating model. 
Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu
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Bestofworst Worstofbest
Caldari
Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2010.01.28 00:06:00 -
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i(Apple)Pad our wallets
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Karma
Vortex Incorporated
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Posted - 2010.01.28 00:10:00 -
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... if I could, amongst other things, use it to control my TV, I'd buy it in a second.
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.01.28 00:16:00 -
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Originally by: Karma
... if I could, amongst other things, use it to control my TV, I'd buy it in a second.
There are apps out there for certain DVRs, and a jailbroken one for tivos..
OHGODS BELOW THIS LINE IS MY SIG !!!! SRSLY!
Blane Xero > Lance is at -0.9 sec status with a 1 million bounty. Lance is also amarrian. Thats 3 evil points |
Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2010.01.28 00:45:00 -
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It's a comedically oversized itouch. lol.
I'd just buy a regular laptop, tbqh
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE
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Posted - 2010.01.28 01:03:00 -
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hmm the keyboard is on the screen, so if you want to type on it like a keyboard you put it on your lap and look down? that sounds bad for the back/neck (okay laptops aren't that much better, but a bit less of an angle) or I guess you can hold it in 1 hand and poke letters with the other hand. that just doesn't seem well thought out at all.
the net books are just cheap laptops line was fantastic, of course they are cheap laptops. wasn't that the point!?
and tbh job's voice just sounded like he didn't care when he was talking about the thing.
also what setting do people use these things in? at home/work I have a full sized monitor. On a train/bus I don't think I'd want anything that I couldn't stick in my pocket. at school the larger screen of a laptop is nice, plus if I have that much time I'm getting a device out of my bag whats wrong with the laptop. plus I'm probably going to be there for at least an hour, and will want to run a full program.
also he says it is fast, well tbh the details given really don't mean a damn thing.
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Hellraiza666
The Circle
Systematic-Chaos
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Posted - 2010.01.28 02:29:00 -
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Edited by: Hellraiza666 on 28/01/2010 02:29:30
I want one to go with my iPhone and Macbook Pro 
And to the person who says it can't play music whilst reading a book. Yes it can  My iPhone plays my iPod in background whilst I either have an e-book, facebook or sky news open for reading.
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Daelorn
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Posted - 2010.01.28 02:56:00 -
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Disappointing. I don't want a big iTouch/iPhone.
I was hoping it would be running something more like OS X.
IMO, iFail.
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.01.28 02:59:00 -
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Originally by: Hellraiza666
Edited by: Hellraiza666 on 28/01/2010 02:29:30
I want one to go with my iPhone and Macbook Pro
And to the person who says it can't play music whilst reading a book. Yes it can My iPhone plays my iPod in background whilst I either have an e-book, facebook or sky news open for reading.
unfortunately.. .
thats the upper limit of how well it can multitask.
OHGODS BELOW THIS LINE IS MY SIG !!!! SRSLY!
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Roxanna Kell
Destructive Influence
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2010.01.28 03:15:00 -
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npot a fun of iphone, but this looks good. not soemthing ill carry arround the train, but reading books at home from computer is sth i wanted to do comfortably for a while.
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Khemul Zula
Amarr
Keisen Trade League
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Posted - 2010.01.28 03:34:00 -
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Originally by: Zeba
"Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."
/pukes
Somewhere in the universe, a planet filled with kittens was blown to bits (little cute fluffy bits).
Linkage
Originally by: GM Horse
I've sadly misplaced my magic "find farmers in ravens" button. 
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ceaon
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.01.28 12:35:00 -
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got flash ?
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Neyro7830
Gallente
The 5th Freedom
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Posted - 2010.01.28 13:05:00 -
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What I expected: Macbook tablet
What they showed: Ipod touch XXL
what a useless piece of technology
Now this is what I'm talking about
Once they work out the pre-release prototype bugs like the unresponsiveness of course
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Larkonis TrassIer
Neo Spartans
Laconian Syndicate
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Posted - 2010.01.28 13:16:00 -
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Apple's marketing division are pretty slick though. I bet they could sell people the steam from their own turds.
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Wendat Huron
Stellar Solutions
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Posted - 2010.01.28 13:33:00 -
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What is it? It's neither here nor there, it's iPad!
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Nye Jaran
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Posted - 2010.01.28 14:46:00 -
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It's not even a laptop. My problem with is it has a screen that will break easier than a laptop in a book bag, runs a cellphone OS, has inferior hardware to most computers / laptops at the same price point, and can only run programs Apple blesses. Wouldn't be a problem if Apple was less restrictive, but when they decide to block apps from industry leader (read: Google Voice) it speaks poorly of them.
Having said all that, I think I'd like to see Eve running on a touch screen. The idea of being able to flick scroll through overview, doubletap someone to target and the actually press the circles to start off turrets, hardeners etc. Just seems nifty to me.
Sadly, a decent touch screen for gaming is around $370, last I looked, and there's no guarantee it'd work well (if at all).
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ceaon
Gallente
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Posted - 2010.01.28 15:05:00 -
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i heard that apple dropped a bit on the stock market because of IPad
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Wuff Wuff
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2010.01.28 15:16:00 -
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Edited by: Wuff Wuff on 28/01/2010 15:16:23
Writing this post on a Mac, I can't deny that 1. I like a lot of Apple's products; and 2. that I was hoping this thing was going to run a more proper version of OS X and not a glorified iPhone OS. Who knows, maybe they will bring out a proper tablet in the future. But myself and some people in this thread are coming at this from the thought of "So it's not a laptop then? FAIL!" whereas if you think of it compared to the Kindle, as a next gen e-book reader that does internet, movies, music AND the great app store on top, it's actually pretty cool for the price.
That's not to say it will necessarily be that practical or carve out the niche they are hoping for. I think it will either gain as much popularity as the iPhone/iTouch or it will fall like a brick, no inbetween.
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Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2010.01.28 16:25:00 -
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Originally by: Wuff Wuff
But myself and some people in this thread are coming at this from the thought of "So it's not a laptop then? FAIL!" whereas if you think of it compared to the Kindle, as a next gen e-book reader that does internet, movies, music AND the great app store on top, it's actually pretty cool for the price.
for $500+, it better be a laptop, and not just a glorified kindle (which is a godawful unitasker) that does all the iStuff your other iWhatevers do
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Nova Fox
Gallente
Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2010.01.28 16:37:00 -
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can i install my own os on it?
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Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2010.01.28 17:15:00 -
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Originally by: Wuff Wuff
...if you think of it compared to the Kindle, as a next gen e-book reader that does internet, movies, music AND the great app store on top, it's actually pretty cool for the price.
Want a next-gen Kindle killing e-reader? Try the Skiff for oodles of coolness (as an e-reader that thing is drool worthy...hope it is priced right).
As for the iPad I already have an iPhone. Bigger screen is cool and all but then it is not a phone, cannot fit in my pocket, cannot multitask and is chained to Apple's increasingly Big Brother(ish) AppStore (I despise Apple/Jobs for their proprietary instincts). My contract for my iPhone, which includes unlimited data, is already hideously expensive. Unless they let me use my current data plan with the iPad they can well and truly f--- off. No way I am dropping another $30/month for the data for this thing (afterall I would only use one or the other and not both simultaneously for data stuff).
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE
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Posted - 2010.01.28 19:40:00 -
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whats with all the e-readers, why can't I just read on my laptop
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Krinthe
Gallente
The Scope
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Posted - 2010.01.28 19:59:00 -
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Originally by: Meiyang Lee
No Flash means that even with 3G access you won't be able to surf the entire internet (only those pieces that function without flash, and that's less and less these days). 64GB storage at most, no expansion slots for additional memory.
Simply put, it's an oversized iTouch with limited internet capability if you shell out for the $830 64GB 3G capable model. It doesn't run modified OS X, just the iTouch OS, which means it can't run normal software, and it can't multi-task. You can't even surf/read an iBook and listen to music on that thing. Not a good move by Apple in my mind, but it'll still sell like hotcakes I'm sure.
OMFG!!! $830 bucks for that thing?? LMAO!! I can build a bad arse quad core with 2 monitors for less than that and it will last me AT LEAST 4 years. How long would that POS last? A year maybe, before the next latest and greatest item arrives.
Man o man. It amazes me every time I see people spend their money on stupid things just cause they are "the latest and greatest" toys out in the market. I guess these are the same people who BUY isk and then turn around and buy the biggest BS or whatever with it and then still end up getting their arse handed to them, hahaha. Gessshhhh, makes ya wanna slap someone.
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Lance Fighter
Amarr
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Posted - 2010.01.28 20:51:00 -
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Yes, you pay 850 whatever for the most expensive model with every single bell and whistle..
OHGODS BELOW THIS LINE IS MY SIG !!!! SRSLY!
Blane Xero > Lance is at -0.9 sec status with a 1 million bounty. Lance is also amarrian. Thats 3 evil points |
Imperator Jora'h
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Posted - 2010.01.28 21:08:00 -
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Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton
whats with all the e-readers, why can't I just read on my laptop
You can of course.
E-reader advantages are they are much lighter, better readability (really) and significantly longer battery life (as in will work for days between charges rather than a few hours).
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Jim Luc
Caldari
Free Masons United Inc.
Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2010.01.28 22:55:00 -
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Apple iPad: no flash, no multitasking, no full OS, NO WAY!
If it were $250 I'd pick one up, but currently it's still just a simple web-browsing toy.
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sushistrip
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Posted - 2010.01.28 23:10:00 -
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Epic fail, larger screened, inconvenient iPod...for 500 bucks....
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Brolly
Caldari
Gangrel Mining and Security
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Posted - 2010.01.29 00:58:00 -
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I love the idea of tablets and will get one once a windows/linux version comes out that can play hd vid, flash, read PDF, has no intrusive DRM, lets me play retro games, plays music, can hook up to an external HDD and generally does all the sensible stuff it should do.
The ability to play eve on it would rock hard 
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Malaclypse Muscaria
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Posted - 2010.01.29 01:33:00 -
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Apple's marketroid claims of a "magical and revolutionary device" is backfiring them on the iPad, as most people seem to be thinking about the device as some sort of netbook / tablet-PC competitor, but it obviously completely fails on that regard with its numerous limitations regarding OS, USB ports, expandability, flexibility and freedom in installing software, and so on and on.
The iPad is Apple's response to Amazon's Kindle and popularity of e-book readers, with the iBook store and deals with major publishing houses to get content on it - and it ought to be compared to that and considered on those terms, not to a "mini PC" of any sort. An e-book reader that lets you access mail, websites, and for which they've reused the iPhone's OS, thus leveraging the very extensive number of programs and games on the App store. Nothing more.
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Redan Chulipa
Nebula Rasa Technologies
Nebula Rasa
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Posted - 2010.01.29 02:31:00 -
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I thought people read books to get away from the strain on the eyes that is a computer screen. Do we really need more screen time?
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE
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Posted - 2010.01.29 03:28:00 -
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Originally by: Redan Chulipa
I thought people read books to get away from the strain on the eyes that is a computer screen. Do we really need more screen time?
I read books to get away from reality, and for enjoyment. I don't care if it is on a screen or on paper.
and meh battery life, I'm either not that far away from an outlet, or at an airport in which case I take a real paper book as I can read it on takeoff and while landing.
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Salena Tarra
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Posted - 2010.01.29 10:58:00 -
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Obligatory ****** vid
I am also really dissapointed by this and as many others are saying I was expecting a very lightweight mac OS tablet that was integrated with the app store so it would have the best of the ipod and the mac.
How is this any different to an oversized iphone?
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Rodj Blake
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2010.01.29 11:12:00 -
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My prediction.
In six months time, Apple will announce that they're releasing an iPad with a built in camera. How innovative of them!
That way they'll get the early adopters to pay twice.
Then they'll make a model with a USB port, than then a few months after that an HDMI port will be added.
You get the idea.
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Magnus Nordir
Caldari
Nordir Industries
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Posted - 2010.01.29 12:55:00 -
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Edited by: Magnus Nordir on 29/01/2010 12:56:14
Just more of Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field.
-Locked down
-DRM laden
-Windows/Mac support only, Mac only if you want any real work done on it
-No flash/interpreted browser code other than what Apple wants you to have
-You can only install software Apple lets you
-And they can even disable that whenever they feel like it
-No multitasking for appstore applications
-DRM eBook format (seriously, what's wrong with PDF or plaintext?)
-Integrated battery
-Too big! What's with the gigantic unused edges?
-Where am I supposed to put this thing when I'm moving around? Assuming I don't carry a goddamn purse?!
-More expensive than netbooks, weaker hardware than netbooks, less convenient to work on than netbooks
-Do they really expect people to type anything longer than a ****ing incomprehensible tweet on that onscreen keyboard?
I'm ashamed of having fallen for the pre-announce rumor hype for this piece of ****.
Of course, they'll still sell truckloads of them to Apple fanboys who couldn't care any less about signing their privacy and Software Freedoms away for the latest fashion accessory.
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Brujo Loco
Amarr
Brujeria Teologica
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Posted - 2010.01.29 16:15:00 -
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The silly part is that most of the flak I have seen around the net is from apple fanbois, and I consider myself at least pro-apple, and I totally hate its guts.
As an ereader its too expensive, bulky and badly designed, as a tablet pc its extremely limited and bricked to boot, as anything else it simply fails to deliver.
It would have been better for them to release an e-ink ereader with nifty features and whatnot than this piece of stuff that can do anything but nothing particularly good.
No really, what were they thinking?
Not even the ipod at launch was this crappy.
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