The Apple iPad

edgex

Marty_J wrote: »

It's a "proper" operating system for a tablet. There's not much point just putting OS X on it, as OS X isn't designed for using on a tablet.

Even on a netbook, Windows doesn't work very well, and I can't use one without my glasses on. Conversely, I can use an iPod Touch without my glasses, as the interface is optimised for that size of screen.



Well, you assume that the iTab can't do anything better than anything else, and that may not be the case. Certainly, web browsing, email and photos look amazing on it.

is the 'looking amazing' so important for web browsing & email?
or is the actual size of the screen more important?
& having a real keyboard to use, which dosnt obscure any of the screen?


so what is OS X designed for?
why is email & web browsing on a tablet any different to the same on a netbook, laptop or desktop?


are you really able to read an email or a website on an iPod Touch better than you can on a netbook with a screen 5x bigger?
even if you actually display the same amount of content?

iwanttosave_2

Its already been named the Itampon. Apparently once a month it becomes unresponsive and hard to deal with.

edgex

Marty_J wrote: »

According to the keynote today, Apple is now the largest mobile device manufacturer in the world.

by what measurement?
& what is a 'mobile device'?


in fact, anything thats not bolted to the ground could be considered 'mobile'
:rotfl:

S0litaire

edgex wrote: »

by what measurement?
& what is a 'mobile device'?


in fact, anything thats not bolted to the ground could be considered 'mobile'
:rotfl:

lol!!!

factoid:

Apple has sold roughtly 43 Million iPhone/3gs/iTouch in the past 3 years...
While:
Nokia has sold roughtly 42 Million mobile phones in the past month!:eek::eek::eek:

But Nokia phones are generally very much cheeper than Apple Phones...

Marty_J

edgex wrote: »

is the 'looking amazing' so important for web browsing & email?

By "looking amazing", I meant it looks very good. As in, it's a very nice way to browse the net and read your emails.

or is the actual size of the screen more important?

The size of the screen is important, but what's more important is whether or not the UI works on that size of screen.

& having a real keyboard to use, which dosnt obscure any of the screen?

That's hardly important at all. As long as you can see what you're typing, it doesn't really matter.

so what is OS X designed for?

OS X is designed for larger devices.

why is email & web browsing on a tablet any different to the same on a netbook, laptop or desktop?

Why is reading an ebook on your computer different to reading a real book?

Would you rather read something that you can hold in your hands, or something bolted to a wall or sitting in your lap?

are you really able to read an email or a website on an iPod Touch better than you can on a netbook with a screen 5x bigger?
even if you actually display the same amount of content?

Yes. The text, icons and general UI of Windows on a netbook are just too small to comfortably read. If the Ui was designed specifically for that size of screen, it would be much better, but it isn't.

Marty_J

S0litaire wrote: »

lol!!!

factoid:

Apple has sold roughtly 43 Million iPhone/3gs/iTouch in the past 3 years...
While:
Nokia has sold roughtly 42 Million mobile phones in the past month!:eek::eek::eek:

But Nokia phones are generally very much cheeper than Apple Phones...

And therein lies the rub; would you rather own a company that had a larger marketshare, or one that made more money?

RobTang

Marty_J wrote: »

It's certainly heavier than the average paperback, but I don't think it's prohibitively heavy.
.

As a tablet I think its nice and light..

As a book it is prohibitively heavy, my prs-600 weighs 300g half the weight of the iPad, and it is verging on being slighty too heavy to comfortably use as a book

Lack of flash is a much bigger killer for web browsing then it is on the iphone. isn't the time table for HTML 5 general release 2020 ? web standards move at glacial speeds, adoptation even slower becuase of that.

besides isn't the apple iPhone "model" trying to do away with that sort of thing anyway ? (mini thick client apps over thin client RIA)

busenbust

Nice pictures :drool: - and that's about it;)

davester

well all Mac Boys all have been looking at the iPad pictures while working out their forearms in anticipation for holding up such a weight over a lengthy period of time.

ddoris

MartyJ - You are sounding more than a bit repetitive.