iPad

[Deckard]

So who at this moment is buying one then ? I will be - the 32gig non 3g one

[HGFB]

Me. 64gig non-3g

[Deckard]

Me. 64gig non-3g

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[Misfit]

Me. 64gig non-3g

Show off

Me. Undecided on which version but 32GB non 3g seems most sensible.

[Misfit]

- I'd also expect to see some big changes in the second interation of the hardware, too. It just doesn't make sense for this thing to not use an OLED display. It needs a front-facing camera, too, and an SD slot would be nice (but I doubt we'll ever see it). You know the score, never buy first-gen Apple hardware

As with the iPhone, they have to leave a few things out and then add a couple of new features each year. How else do you get us to upgrade annually?

[WiteWulf]

Definitely not interested in a 3G unit but would like the 32GB unit.

Some info on the A4, btw, not as exciting as we hoped:

For some of us, amid all the hubbub about revolutions and whatnot yesterday, the most significant announcement on hand was Apple's supposedly custom A4 CPU. Alas, in the cold and brutal light of the morning after, we're hearing that it is in fact a system-on-a-chip driven by a Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU "identical" to the one found inside NVIDIA's Tegra 2, while besting the iPhone 3GS significantly with its 1GHz speed and multicore architecture. The chip is composed of that Cortex barnburner, an integrated memory controller, and the Mali 50-series GPU, making it an all ARM affair -- though we still don't know how much Apple and PA Semi did in terms of arranging and integrating those components within the silicon. While still not 100 percent confirmed, it would seem there were no revolutions on the iPad's processing front -- just a rebranded bit of well engineered hardware.

[Cloudane]

Not a certainty yet but maybe 70-80% sure to get one, unless I have the willpower to hold off for the 2nd gen, and unless there are any last minute deal breakers. (I'd kinda like my iMac back soon, too. I'm not boycotting them yet, but another week or so of waiting and it might start to cross my mind)

32GB definitely, my 16GB iPhone is almost full with all my photos on it and this being a great photo browsing device means it's a must. 32GB "ought to be enough" until I upgrade it to the 3rd gen or whatever.

Probably not the 3G model. Slightly tempted if it has a proper GPS, but don't think I'd use it often enough (in comparison to the iPhone's) to justify it.

[Deckard]

I think this is a fair point

My take: Apple isn't ready with iPhone OS v4, but that OS will probably contain better (read some 3rd-party) multitasking, and other features that are going to make the iPad a whole lot better.

I hope this is not what will be on the shelves in 2 months, because with a couple of mainly software fixes to the UI and multitasking, it would be a very worthy product.

From MacRumours.

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Keynotes up

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1 ... index.html

[Cloudane]

I'd be surprised if v4 doesn't bring in things like multitasking and the missing apps, but I doubt it'll be out in 2 months. It'll be a developer keynote event (or done alongside some Mac updates) to leverage sales once they quieten down a bit, and possibly a $10 fee. Maybe I'm being cynical, but often it seems to be justified!

[HGFB]

OS4 will be out in time for the next iPhone. Probably June.

[t0ne]

Having slept on it I'm not as excited about it as I was yesterday. I will be looking for the 32GB non-3G like most other people I think assuming I've enough work on to cover the cost. My iPhones have been the best bit of tech I think I've ever bought and don't regret buying them for a moment. I imagine the same will be true of the iPad.

[benedictw]

Something seems to be missing from the tablet. Can't put my fingers on it.

I am finding it a bit difficult to get excited over it and that really disappoints me - I was bleating about a 'bigger ipod touch' a year ago and this fits the bill. Perhaps what it needs is a more wizzy frontend - it just looks very 'empty'. Its a very safe product. The revamped apps look nice - the photo browsing is great.

Games? Its competing with the 360\PS3 etc as its a mainly home type device. It COULD be the perfect game for RTS games though. Large screen, speedy processor.

Books? Direct competition is the kindle\kindle DX. Beats the DX in terms of colour, speed, apps etc. Looses out because of the possibility of the led eyestrain issue - but until we get some long

Video? No 16:9?? An HDMI out would be nice (or an adaptor) to get the vid onto a decent display.

Multitasking? Not important to me - but anyone wanting to use skype or spotify would want those apps in the background.

I'm hoping we get a thirdparty keyboard + usb + sd card in one lump.

[WiteWulf]

I'm hoping we get a thirdparty keyboard + usb + sd card in one lump.

That'd be nice, but bear in mind that it'll already work with any bluetooth keyboard. I reckon the third party peripheral market for it will be pretty interesting Let's see what Griffin et al get out there and also keep a close eye on the unlicensed kit, too.

[Gorecki]

Stephen Fry has seen it and he hates it.
http://www.stephenfry.com/2010/01/28/ipad-about/

Not really.

The moment you experience it in your hands you know this is class. This is a different order of experience. The speed, the responsiveness, the smooth glide of it, the richness and detail of the display, the heft in your hand, the rightness of the actions and gestures that you employ, untutored and instinctively, it’s not just a scaled up iPhone or a scaled-down multitouch enhanced laptop – it is a whole new kind of device. And it will change so much. Newspapers, magazines, literature, academic text books, brochures, fliers and pamphlets are going to be transformed (poor Kindle). Specific dedicated apps and enhancements will amaze us. You will see characters in movies use the iPad. Jack Bauer will want to return for another season of 24 just so he can download schematics and track vehicles on it. Bond will have one. Jason Bourne will have one. Some character, in a Tron like way, might even be trapped in one.

Good old Fry, as ebullient about his hard-on for Apple tech as ever.