Saw my first iPad today
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From: zoara on 14 Apr 2010 19:14 Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> writes: > > > Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > > > >> Ah well. Not terribly exciting but possibly worth a mention. > > > Someone > >> else I know is having one brought back from the States next week so > > > I > >> may get a closer look then. > > > > I'll be getting to play with one (and ask questions of the owner) > > this > > Monday. Anyone got anything (sensible) they want me to find out? > > Yeah, compare it to some books of similar weight and try to get an > impression if this thing is really too heavy or if this is just an > unfair comparison. I've found lots of books on my shelves which are as > heavy or even heavier than that thing and I can't remember having any > trouble reading those. But books feel different than aluminium and > glass, so an conscious comparison might be useful... > Unlikely I'll have a book on me for direct comparison but I'll give it a go anyway. There might be some books in the pub, depends which one we end up going to. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: zoara on 14 Apr 2010 19:14 Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > On 2010-04-14 17:48:06 +0100, zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> said: > > > Anyone got anything (sensible) they want me to find out? > > Yep - literally, how do you hold it? Okay. The guy's had it a few days now, so hopefully he'll have worked out how to most comfortably (eg) type on his lap or whatever. I'll try to get a decent go at typing in landscape and portrait as well, for first-hand experience. I reckon best experience will be a) thumb-typing in portrait held like an iPhone or b) "proper" typing in landscape lying on a table. But I'll ask what he's worked out. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Peter Ceresole on 15 Apr 2010 01:35 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > I reckon best experience will be a) thumb-typing in portrait held like > an iPhone or b) "proper" typing in landscape lying on a table. But I'll > ask what he's worked out. I'd guess definitely (b). It's just too big for thumb typing; on that much real estate, you need several fingers. -- Peter
From: Jim on 15 Apr 2010 02:01 Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote: > But books feel different than aluminium and > glass, so an conscious comparison might be useful... They bend in the middle, for one. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK Please help save Bletchley Park - sign the petition for Government funding at: (open to UK residents and ex.pats) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BletchleyPark/ Thank you.
From: Ben Shimmin on 15 Apr 2010 04:30
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>: > Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote: >> But books feel different than aluminium and >> glass, so an conscious comparison might be useful... > > They bend in the middle, for one. So does the iPad, as demonstrated in the `Will it blend?' video! b. -- <bas(a)bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `Zombies are defined by behavior and can be "explained" by many handy shortcuts: the supernatural, radiation, a virus, space visitors, secret weapons, a Harvard education and so on.' -- Roger Ebert |