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Apple unvails the "Ipad"

12,217 1,166 January 27, 2010 at 10:17 AM in Tech & Electronics
I think its kind of ugly Frown

And the name is stupid.


Its litteraly just a really big iphone. Looks almost comical.

No word on price yet.

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Last Edited by ajkam January 28, 2010 at 05:45 AM
There was a madtv skit about the Ipad can someone please post it?

HERE YOU GO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs

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metaldood
01-27-2010 at 02:18 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:18 PM.
nm ,,,,
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01-27-2010 at 02:18 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:18 PM.
[QUOTE=appleyum;27011049]

Huh
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brbubba
01-27-2010 at 02:19 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:19 PM.
Expensive ebook reader and photo viewer... That's it.
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ChristianM19
01-27-2010 at 02:21 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:21 PM.
Quote from derekjet :
One of the other polite posters in this thread said that it did have a Microphone and Speaker.
yes but no native voice commands unless you buy apps
http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
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appleyum
01-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
Quote from Pig :
[QUOTE=appleyum;27011049]

Huh
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01-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
Can I use this to make phone calls?
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jays92
01-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:22 PM.
Quote from appleyum :

People, learn to quote!!. Ranting
You missed the part where there was some gremlin that messed up with quoting.

Thanks for being the quote police, however.
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01-27-2010 at 02:23 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:23 PM.
iPass
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DrewBard
01-27-2010 at 02:24 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:24 PM.
seems a bit expensive for something that is nearly useless.
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theblackbra
01-27-2010 at 02:25 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:25 PM.
Quote from dzap :
But it isn't TRUE multi-tasking ask ANYONE with an iPhone. Just because it can background ONE THING, and ONE THING ONLY does not classify it to me as "multi-tasking". All iPhones and iPod Touch's can do this.

The fact is..this isn't a primary music device. And you've obviously never used Pandora then.

Have you used an iPhone before?

You should definitely try one out or an iPod Touch because then you'll maybe understand the frustrations of users everywhere. It was somewhat acceptable on an iPhone/iPod Touch, but when you're dealing with a 10inch tablet, it is completely unacceptable because it's not going to have the same primary reasons.
i've used pandora. it's pretty neat, although i find i already own most of the songs it comes up with. i imagine pandora is best used in a work environment, which it is perfect for. however, it is not something i use on a daily basis, unlike itunes.

my wife has an iphone... one of the earlier versions. definitely has its drawbacks (although my main issue is the monthly bill from att). if the capacity for the ipad really is that of the iphone, then it's poor execution. the iphone is good for what it does. it is a phone that you can play music with, watch videos on, get directions, etc. but if this machine doesn't do anything more than that, yeah, it is pointless.

however, if it does do more, and developers create cool apps for it, why wouldn't it sell? one of the main gripes with the ipod touch is that no one wants to watch a movie on such a small screen. ipad solves that.

again, this isn't for tech geeks and it doesn't replace the macbook or any other laptop. but i'll reserve judgment for a little while, as i do with any new product.
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dzap
01-27-2010 at 02:25 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:25 PM.
Quote from TheSawg :
seems a bit expensive for something that is nearly useless.
What are you talking about? I think it will be a great frisbee to play with my dog nod
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theblackbra
01-27-2010 at 02:26 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:26 PM.
Quote from brbubba :
Expensive ebook reader and photo viewer... That's it.
no, it's a big ipod touch. call it what it is.
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theblackbra
01-27-2010 at 02:28 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:28 PM.
Quote from dzap :
What are you talking about? I think it will be a great frisbee to play with my dog nod
so you'd pay 500 bucks for a dog toy?

i'm not sure anyone should take anything you say seriously if that's the case.Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
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TeamSharkie
01-27-2010 at 02:28 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:28 PM.
Quote from theblackbra :
however, if it does do more, and developers create cool apps for it, why wouldn't it sell? one of the main gripes with the ipod touch is that no one wants to watch a movie on such a small screen. ipad solves that.
So... why wouldn't I just use a laptop then? This thing's big enough where you would have to have something to hold it in so why not just carry a laptop?

No one's saying it won't sell. You have people that will buy it simply because it has "Apple" on it.
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jays92
01-27-2010 at 02:30 PM.
01-27-2010 at 02:30 PM.
Quote from brbubba :
Expensive ebook reader and photo viewer... That's it.
Except that it doesn't have e-ink to ease eye-strain and allow for multiple-day battery life, like an ebook reader.

And it doesn't have an SD slot to easily view photos.

iFail

Quote from TeamSharkie :
So... why wouldn't I just use a laptop then? This thing's big enough where you would have to have something to hold it in so why not just carry a laptop?

No one's saying it won't sell. You have people that will buy it simply because it has "Apple" on it.
Instant on is a plus, but, like I and others have said, it would need a lot more to make me buy it.

HDMI out, SD slot, USB port, camera, open (or more open) OS, flash, and multi-tasking, for starters.
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