Comments | editswlonghair: Well, it finally happened...

editswlonghair

Well, it finally happened...

Jan 27, 2010 15:04

...the long rumored Apple tablet has arrivedWhile watching the iPad announcement, I couldn't help but think I was watching Norville Barnes in 'Hudsucker Proxy' unveiling his new ideas for the hula hoop: "A larger model for the portly, one with more grit inside for the hard of hearing... oh yeah, I'm full of ideas ( Read more... )

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mekkasimian January 28 2010, 04:55:44 UTC

CONVENTIONAL LAPTOP CAN DO SWELL THING LIKE MULTI-TASK, USE WEBCAM FOR VIDEO CHAT, RUN FLASH ON WEB PAGES, AND NOT REQUIRE AWKWARDLY HOVERING FINGERS OVER SURFACE IN ORDER TO TYPE.

SERIOUS EBOOK USERS NOT WANT BACKLIT DISPLAY, AND KNOW E-INK IS RIGHT TECHNOLOGY FOR TASK.

SORRY, BUT 1ST GEN IS NOT GAME CHANGER HYPED TO BE.

(ON OTHER HAND, NEXT GEN IPOD TOUCH SHOULD SEE SOME TRICKLE-DOWN IMPROVEMENTS AND LOWER PRICE...)

=M=

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telepresence January 27 2010, 23:05:03 UTC

"Can't throw it in a bag like you can with a lappy, can you?",/i>

Why not?

Battery life was listed as 10 hours for HD video playback, 30 hours standby.

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telepresence January 27 2010, 23:24:10 UTC

"* built-in high-functionality PDF reader"

The iPad seems to run a slightly modified version of the iPhone OS. This means it will read PDFs natively. It also apparently will run most appas from the app store, which means you can download one of several third party pdf readers. Or you can buy Apple's iWork, which will read and write pdfs (also MS Office formats).

"* Kindle capability since I have already purchased some Kindle books"

Grab the iphone kindle app from the app store. Also note that if you already own an iphone or ipod touch, any apps you already purchased can be synced to the ipad for free.

"* close-to-complete (neo-)Office suite functionality"

See iWork, above. Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, all Office compatible.

"*good enough memory to run several document files and programs at once and to facilitate hassle-free switching between them"People who have handled the device say it's fast, faster than an iPhone 3GS (for the purposes of this discussion, fast=powerful). I see no reason why it should be ( ... )