iPad

[HGFB]

Supposedly rated at about 4 hours of constant use. Fine for my train use and you can plug it into the mains when you're somewhere with a power point.

I once left it switched on all day at work and it still had juice to get me home on the train.

[HGFB]

http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2010/01/26 ... democracy/

It will run all the applications of the iPhone and iPod Touch, have a persistent wireless connection over 3G cellphone networks and Wi-Fi, and will be built with a 10-inch color display, allowing newspapers, magazines and book publishers to deliver their products with an eye to the design that had grabbed readers in print.

[Deckard]

I presume it will be easy to read in the sunlight ? as the iPhone certainly isnt

[HGFB]

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/26/apple-ipad-pricing-and-availability-600-1000-march-1st/

Fake twitter account.

[HGFB]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/techn ... technology

People who have seen the tablet say Apple will market it not just as a way to read news, books and other material, but also a way for companies to charge for all that content. By marrying its famously slick software and slender designs with the iTunes payment system, Apple could help create a way for media companies to alter the economics and consumer attitudes of the digital era.

This opportunity, however, comes with a sizable catch: Steven P. Jobs.

[Misfit]

I love my mifi.

Me too.

Get the PAYG 3 version here for £50:

http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/deal ... 99&id=1402

Then get it unlocked here for 15 Euros at dc-unlocker...

http://www.dc-unlocker.com/

[Deckard]

So this Mifi you speak of is like MyWi for the jailbroken iPhone ? Which frankly I cant plug enough as it just works brilliantly for one or more.

[Misfit]

So this Mifi you speak of is like MyWi for the jailbroken iPhone ? Which frankly I cant plug enough as it just works brilliantly for one or more.

Yes, exactly like that. MyWi is great, but sometimes I'd rather not use my iPhone battery!

[HGFB]

If mywi lets the phone act as a wireless router/mobile broadband provider then yes.

[Cloudane]

The beauty of it is, you can use it as a wifi point for your iPhone if you're on something shit like O2, and behold, your iPhone has decent internet coverage without having to unlock it. And it's a nice workaround for using Skype for cheap calls (assuming they wouldn't come out of free minutes anyway)

Being able to use the tablet with it as well (they take up to 5 connections at once BTW) will be awesome.

[RiK]

Get the PAYG 3 version here for £50:

http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/deal ... 99&id=1402

But do their top-ups expire every month though? That's the beauty of the vodafone payg, it doesn't expire (or it's something far more reasonable like 6 months)

[HGFB]

Yeah. Three topups expire. It's one of the worst things about mobile phone companies. It's sheer greed.

[Misfit]

Get the PAYG 3 version here for £50:

http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/deal ... 99&id=1402

But do their top-ups expire every month though? That's the beauty of the vodafone payg, it doesn't expire (or it's something far more reasonable like 6 months)

That is why I said get it unlocked, so you can use any SIM in it. I haven't found a cheaper way to get a MiFi.

As I only use mine for specific trips I actually use a 3 payg SIM card from a mobile phone in mine most of the time (rather than the 3 payg broadband SIM). I top that up from the phone and buy a day (50p), a week (£2.50) or a month (£5) unlimited internet depending on my trip length.

Much cheaper than the payg broadband route. Not had any problems so far doing that.

[HGFB]

You know the most frustrating thing? We're not going to be able to buy whatever it is for months.

[matt303]

Just been to the Vodafone site and their top-ups now expire after 30 days, not going to bother now.