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One melancholy thought occurs as my fingers glide and flow over the surface of this astonishing object: Douglas Adams is not alive to see the closest thing to his Hitchhiker's Guide that humankind has yet devised.
Aw. :(

Yeah it's a shame, he'd have loved it. Very good point.
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I would have thought the iPad is too large to be The Guide. I would say the iPhone/PodTouch was more in the right ball park.

Would the iPad fit in a standard dressing gown pocket?
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The Caffeine Kid wrote:Would the iPad fit in a standard dressing gown pocket?
Not easily, as it's about 7½ inches by 10 inches.

Here's a screen grab of the movie version, looking about 4-5 inches square:

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Looking at the TV version and the pockets on Arthur's dressing gown, the iPad might work:

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I love you too. :wink: :D
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GeeZa wrote:Love you Steve!

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And unpacking pics!
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Or send it to me and I'll review it for you :)
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Apologies mein hairies for the delay. This thing is fucking amazing. Better than the hype, the screen, my god the screen. It also feels like a battleship, solid, fairly heavy(!!), it is indeed the future.

More impressions later, gonna try some GAMEZ and videos and shit. Suffice to say, OMFG thus far.
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I'm typing this on a new iPad. :D

It's fucking cool. Wow, really neat. Noticeably heavier than a Kindle 2. You want to lay it in your lap most the time rather than hold it. Very neat apple tech.

Off to play some geometry wars on it. :skip:
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Bastard !!!! :D
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Those with iPads should give this a go:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/godfinge ... 31917?mt=8

The iPad version contains at least the last 6 weeks of my blood, sweat and tears...
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Al wrote:Those with iPads should give this a go:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/godfinge ... 31917?mt=8

The iPad version contains at least the last 6 weeks of my blood, sweat and tears...
I just gave that a quick go. Very nice work. :D
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