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From: Ray Fischer on 12 Apr 2010 22:30 RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 11, 8:01�pm, Winniethep...(a)100acrewoods.org (GMAN) wrote: >> In article <110420101639447786%...@nospam.techline.com>, "Mr. Strat" <r...(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: >> >In article <829nu8F2h...(a)mid.individual.net>, ray <r...(a)zianet.com> >> >wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:17:38 -0700, Mr. Strat wrote: >> >> >> > In article <827ijtF2hk...(a)mid.individual.net>, ray <r...(a)zianet.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:09:40 -0700, RichA wrote: >> >> >> >> > Wait for HP to release its version. �No USB port Apple? �Are you THAT >> >> >> > paranoid about content control?? >> >> >> >> Half a netbook for over twice the price - what's the point? >> >> >> > The iPad will outperform a netbook easily. >> >> >> That I've got to see! What about all the lacking capability? >> >> >Lacking what...a camera? USB is so 20th century...get with it, man. >> >> The only reason the iPad lacks a USB port is so that Apple can controll every >> bit that passes from one location to the next. They can charge for the >> bandwidth. > >They are bucking for the same kinds of fines in Europe that Microsoft >has faced. You really don't know the first thing about business, do you? -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Josh on 15 Apr 2010 02:28 "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:edec83cf-a1b6-4819-93ae-e6fdd7fd724f(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com... On Apr 9, 11:33 am, SMS <scharf.ste...(a)geemail.com> wrote: > On 09/04/10 7:02 AM, R. Mark Clayton wrote: > > > "RichA"<rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > >news:8e18bd2a-2c76-4afe-839f-c0ea08c6c01e(a)g10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com... > >> Wait for HP to release its version. No USB port Apple? Are you THAT > >> paranoid about content control?? > > > No they are that predatory about locking in customers... > > The iPad is a media consumption device (MCD). It's not about locking in > customers, it's about selling media content. Think of the iPad as a > Kindle with expanded functionality for gaming, web browsing, and > entertainment and education, not as a tablet PC with reduced > functionality. We are still in the infancy of things other than notebooks and home computers. We can avoid this overpriced junk until something better comes along. Something 8.5x11, that is 5mm thick, relatively light, folds in half, has a screen where you can choose reflective and emission display and is FULLY FUNCTIONAL! >The attacks on the iPad seem to be based on "it can't do > all these things that a laptop or a netbook can do but it costs more" > while the focus should be on the things that it can do better than a > laptop or netbook. The one button printing is pretty cool: http://www.theformgroup.com/about/blog/2010/04/how-to-print-from-an-ipad
From: whisky-dave on 16 Apr 2010 08:32 "Josh" <me(a)privacy.blah> wrote in message news:5NSdnTbLaJGcL1vWnZ2dnUVZ8iednZ2d(a)pipex.net... > "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:edec83cf-a1b6-4819-93ae-e6fdd7fd724f(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 9, 11:33 am, SMS <scharf.ste...(a)geemail.com> wrote: >> On 09/04/10 7:02 AM, R. Mark Clayton wrote: >> >> > "RichA"<rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >news:8e18bd2a-2c76-4afe-839f-c0ea08c6c01e(a)g10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com... >> >> Wait for HP to release its version. No USB port Apple? Are you THAT >> >> paranoid about content control?? >> >> > No they are that predatory about locking in customers... >> >> The iPad is a media consumption device (MCD). It's not about locking in >> customers, it's about selling media content. Think of the iPad as a >> Kindle with expanded functionality for gaming, web browsing, and >> entertainment and education, not as a tablet PC with reduced >> functionality. > > We are still in the infancy of things other than notebooks and home > computers. We can avoid this overpriced junk until something better > comes along. Depends on how long 'we' have to wait, in the UK it's an extra month. > Something 8.5x11, that is 5mm thick, relatively light, > folds in half, has a screen where you can choose reflective and > emission display and is FULLY FUNCTIONAL! Nah not worth it I'm waiting for the 40" widescreen version that can fold up to the size of a postage stamp and won;t ever need charging. And if it's fully fuctioning I'd expect a specialsed socket for pron, and a kettle point and a bottle opener.
From: Roy Smith on 16 Apr 2010 08:50 In article <hq9ldn$ftb$1(a)qmul>, "whisky-dave" <whisky-dave(a)final.front.ear> wrote: > And if it's fully fuctioning I'd expect a specialsed socket for pron, and a > kettle point > and a bottle opener. Kettle point? What's that? Google and Wikipedia only come up with references to geographic locations.
From: Robert Haar on 16 Apr 2010 08:55
On 4/16/10 8:32 AM, "whisky-dave" <whisky-dave(a)final.front.ear> wrote: > > "Josh" <me(a)privacy.blah> wrote in message >> Something 8.5x11, that is 5mm thick, relatively light, >> folds in half, has a screen where you can choose reflective and >> emission display and is FULLY FUNCTIONAL! > > Nah not worth it I'm waiting for the 40" widescreen version > that can fold up to the size of a postage stamp and won;t ever need > charging. > And if it's fully fuctioning I'd expect a specialsed socket for pron, and a > kettle point > and a bottle opener. > You are not thinking far enough ahead. Let's get away from the need for a physical display and keyboard entirely. How about a device that projects a virtual screen (maybe a holographic 3D display) and uses a camera or laser to track hand and finger motions. Package it into a small unit, maybe a set of glasses or even a neural implant. But you might have to wait 10 to 20 years for it to be practical. Personally, I think the iPad is the next step in transforming how people interact with computers but we will have to see if the design works for enough people to catch on. For the people who want a PC experience in a tablet form factor, the iPad isn't it and isn't intended to be. |