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For what it's worth. Richard Bacon about to review it on BBC Radio 5 live...

I think he's an iPhone lover.
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Nah, I'm quite happy with just browsing, email, and a few other apps. The closed platform doesn't bother me. Hell, I've got a Windows smartphone atm and I think I've got all of two third-party applications on there. I always tell myself I've gotta have something open and flexible, but I never end up exploiting it.

And I'm in America. It's not 500-700 of your pound thingies, it's $500 and do I want to make the trek to the retail store to get it quicker... :) That's hardly more than I paid for this here netbook thingie, which despite having four different operating systems over the last year is still used for a handful of apps that the iPad will do just fine.
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Ouch a bit of a downer on radio 5 and the IGN review seems a bit sour.
I can remember the iphone getting some similar flack and look how that turned out.
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melbourne wrote:Ouch a bit of a downer on radio 5 and the IGN review seems a bit sour.
I can remember the iphone getting some similar flack and look how that turned out.
I think Bacon was playing devil's advocate somewhat but it's true, no one NEEDS one, which was his main criticism. And he hadn't actually used one until that point.

Hilton loved it and Onion guy was always going to be against. The software issues will be solved over time as with the iPhone.

Hasn't dimmed my excitement for tomorrow....
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My iPad is in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
I live in St Ives, Cornwall.

It doesn't take a genius to see that FedEx have royally fucked up.

I'm waiting to hear back from them.

FFS :roll:
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matt wrote:My iPad is in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
I live in St Ives, Cornwall.

It doesn't take a genius to see that FedEx have royally fucked up.

I'm waiting to hear back from them.

FFS :roll:
I'm back in the race!

FedEx currently telling me mine will be here by midday tomorrow....
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I'm not waging any money on something like this!

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http://gizmodo.com/5511115/how-to-turn- ... pad-camera

Neat idea if not a little pointless.

UK launch details need to be announced already.
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Did I hear somthing about a race? ;)
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Tyke wrote:Did I hear somthing about a race? ;)
You haven't got time to be interested. You have some software to finish... ;)
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What you working on Tyke?
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Nothing too exciting, some long over due admin tools for my main man Misfit :oops:
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Get back to it then! ;)
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There was one in the office today. It's very nice indeed.

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Hiya mate
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