Apple unveils iPad, prescribed newest tablet
Once again, the mighty Steve Jobs took the stage in front of scads of Mac-o-philes to present them another device they need so bad it hurts. The iPad debuted to the standard “ooohs” and “oys”, and we here at ComicMix feel no need to wax poetic. We know you don’t care about our awesome alliteration adeptness. How about a little meat n’ potatoes:
- It’s meant to bridge the gap between a smart phone (like that iPhone already collecting dust in your pocket) and a laptop (that horrendously underpowered Macbook Pro heating up your desk).
- It operates on a hybrid OS from the iPhone, on it’s Apple A44 1ghz processor. Meaning you can use all 14.4 bajillion iPhone apps on it, right out of the box.
- iPhone apps will run at a pixel to pixel representation, or you can “double” the size at the same resolution for a faux-full screen effect.
- The aspect ratio is closer to 4:3 than 16:9… A 9.7″ IPS Display.
- Has already won this season’s American Idol (unconfirmed).
- The keyboard pops up like on an iPhone, though it’s now close to lifesize (as in your normal keyboard.)
- Full multi-touch display, allowing for two hands on to manipulate the screen.
- Full web-browsing capability. 802.11n, Bluetooth capable.
- Actually will consume other Netbooks to increase it’s own power. (unconfirmed)
- HD Youtube Access.
- It’s 1/2″ thin, and weighs in at 1.5 lbs.
- Capacity range from 16-64 GBs of storage
- 10 hours of battery life while watching video.
- Can operate Iron Man’s armor using iPod jack and Extremis app. (unconfirmed)
- Uses the ePub format for books, and iBook iPad app allows for purchases
from already signed publishing giants like Penguin, Harper Collins,
Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and more. - No on board camera. Sorry Skypers.
- Will run from $499 for the 16 GB Wifi version, to $829 for the 64 GB + 3G version.
And you only only need to wait… 60 days.
Discuss!
So, it's supposed to "bridge the gap" between smartphones and laptops. And yet I haven't heard word one about telephony capabilities.Sounds like a cross between a netbook and an iPod Touch to me. That isn't $500 worth of impressive (plus data plan!) in my book.
Sweet! A computer flame war on ComicMix! Listen, the iPhone is good enough for me for now, though this iPad does fit nicely into my home automation plans. But more importantly, why would you insult my MacBook Pro by calling it underpowered? It's got two GPUs for cryin out loud! It does get hot though, unless you turn the fans all the way up.
It's not a computer unless it's a PC, Brandon Saint Randy ads be damned. Never, never, never liked having to use a MAC.Will never own an Apple product.
I'm a mac-o-phile myself. While my home machine is a hackintosh for monetary reasons… I find the iPad to be well priced given the features it comes packed with. Albeit, my personal gripes come with the general lack of multi-tasking out of the box… no camera (not that I think it's super important) …. and I'd like to see more integration with desktops. (using the iPad as an interactive portfolio would be keen, so long as file transfer is quick, and efficient.)
First I'd like to point out the name could be a whole lot better. Moving on I agree with you about the interactive portfolio it would be pretty cool. Though I think Mr. Jobs is a little late on the tablet idea. To me it's just an bigger iphone or ipod maybe it's just me but why pay for a new shiny tablet if you already have the "smart" iphone and the imac or ibook. Seems like another thing to blow money on that's unnecessary just because it has that apple on it. Now if apple made an HDTV or game system (I'll take a check Mr. Jobs if it happens) that didn't cost $10,000 and need an apple genius to fix it when it gets has a problem I'd be down….till then no mas on that tablet.
I'm a Macaholic. Never owned any computer except a Mac and really don't want to. I have a mac pro and love it. If i had the bucks — hell, yeah I'd pony up for the new machine.
I probably won't get this version, or the version after that. I figure around the 3rd upgrade it'll be much lighter and do cooler stuff. That and the typical price drop will be enough for me to finally get one.
I'm with Kyle here.
Actually this could be a very good rival if it will have dual-core as they say it would have than it already has a head start in comparison to the iPad, the only thing that keeps it being great is probably lack or the wrong marketing and Apple fanboys. And copycats is a really broad term, where you complaining when apple came out with his mp3 player? no probably not even though the first mp3 was Saehan's MPMan (some people claim The Diamond Rio was the first), the first iPod-kinda device came from Compaq.. Same thing goes for TV's, phones, computers, laptops etc etc. There is always a first, doesn't mean the second is a copycat.http://www.applereviewed.net