Whether you are interested in one or not, at least you can be thankful the rumors are done and that the much speculated iPad is announced.

1-27-2010 3-11-51 PM

For the most part, it really seems like a big iPhone or iPod Touch.  They also introduced the iBook Store which seems to obviously be going directly after the Kindle and the Amazon book store.   Base price is $499 with options like 3G connectivity and more storage space that can bring it over $800.

I’m still looking over the details, but it certainly is an interesting device, but certainly not game changing.  It won’t be out for a few months so I guess we have time to think about.


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on Jan 28, 2010

CariElf
Maybe.  But I'd also want an iMac so that I could develop for it.  I'd take one as a wedding gift.  

Cari, are you trying to tell us something?  An announcement you'd care to share with us, perhaps....?   

 

 

 

 

 

on Jan 28, 2010

Leauki

And the smartphone market was already owned by cheaper and/or with more functionality phones and PDAs with phone functionality.

Just like the MP3 player market was already owned by all those MP3 player companies.

Apple are particularly good at redefining and taking over existing markets, especially those that already have a clear pecking order.

In the case of phones, they haven't taken over anything. In the case of MP3 players, the market before the iPod was just sad (they did it pretty well there). And we could talk about their market share in computers if you want.

I'm not saying it won't sell, it will for sure as Apple marketing machine is amazing, but the device is totally dissapointing, tries to do too many things and ends doing all of them pretty badly.

Leauki

I am in that same situation and bought a netbook partly to solve that problem.

My guess is that many people are in that same situation.

I was in the same situation and I got a TabletPC, a big yay for forum statistics.

on Jan 29, 2010

Yes I'll get one. It'll be great for surfing the net from the couch. The multi touch interface is what makes it way better than other netbooks. Yes, it's just a bigger more powerful iPod Touch, but that's exactly what I want. It'll be perfect for 4x turn based strategy games and probably also RTS. I hope it revitalizes the genre, and they start invading the Appstore like Tower Defense games have done on the iPhone.

on Jan 29, 2010

Nope. I have absolutely have no need for it. Besides, that thing looks terrible. Looks like a gigantic iPhone. lol And Steve Jobs used the word" Magical" haha. I think not.

on Jan 29, 2010

In the case of phones, they haven't taken over anything. In the case of MP3 players, the market before the iPod was just sad (they did it pretty well there).

They certainly did take over public perception of what a smartphone should be like.

 

And we could talk about their market share in computers if you want.

Why? It's irrelevant. But I understand they are among the top five?

 

on Jan 29, 2010

And for all you pirates, here comes the iPatch

for a few extra dollars you can get the optional iBall for nights on the town while in port.....

on Jan 29, 2010

Without words: iPad on YouTube

on Jan 29, 2010

No

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on Jan 29, 2010

LOL

That is......awesome.

on Jan 29, 2010

MadTV from 5 years ago.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs

on Jan 29, 2010

messiah1
MadTV from 5 years ago.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs

You didn't look to my link-it's the same..

 

on Jan 29, 2010

martinlo64



Quoting messiah1,
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MadTV from 5 years ago.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs


You didn't look to my link-it's the same..

 

Nope, I didn't.  hehe.

on Jan 29, 2010

I like Apple products, iPad is beautiful, but unacceptable  ! No way!

 

 

 

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