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From: Elden Fenison on 30 Jan 2010 21:36 * Steve Hix [01/29/10 19:31 UTC]: >> Apparently they're staying on the Kindle. I wish for some compatibility >> between devices, but that probably won't happen. > > You can't back them up to your computer? I had not tried that. > There's a Kindle app for the iPhone; does Amazon make you pay for each > device on which you want to read a given title? Yes, there is a kindle app on the iPhone. It's free. AFAIK you do have access to all your books that way, without any extra charge. > Except perhaps for the DRM, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to read > "Kindle format" ebooks on other devices. Well I was assuming there would be DRM. I don't typically attempt to circumvent such things. -- -=Elden=- http://www.moondog.org
From: Kathy Morgan on 30 Jan 2010 21:41 John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Ya don't need no steekin wallet! Just a keyboard and a CC number (which > I've set up in Textexpander)(shhh, don't tell anyone). Very > convenient.... Even moreso Amazon. It's frighteningly easy to order > stuff online from them. What a good idea! It hadn't occurred to me to put my CC number in TypeIt4Me. Amazon normally has a preorder option for almost anything Apple that hasn't yet come out, but (no real surprise!) if you try a search for iPad they just say, "Did you mean iPod?". I guess they're not too eager to push the Kindle's biggest competition. -- Kathy
From: Jim Glidewell on 30 Jan 2010 21:41 Steve Hix <sehix(a)NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote: > In article <droleary.usenet-B27E72.12391230012010(a)news.twtelecom.net>, > Doc O'Leary <droleary.usenet(a)1q2010.subsume.com> wrote: > > > I think > > they're also keenly aware that there is a huge opportunity to tap > > the > > Windows desktop market, including businesses, with an "accessory" > > mobile > > device like the iPad. > > Ya think? That might be why they listed both Mac and Windows > requirements for syncing the iPad. > > By crackee, smart fellers there at Apple. "nothing to worry about, it's just a MP3 player" "nothing to worry about, it's just a phone" "nothing to worry about, it's just a mobile accessory device" "oops!" :-)
From: Frank P. Eigler on 31 Jan 2010 10:36 Rick Jones (rick.jones2(a)hp.com) wrote: : Thomas R. Kettler <tkettler(a)blownfuse.net> wrote: : > Are you kidding? Any iTable better be widescreen. Try 4800 X 3000 : > pixels. : Still not 16x9. How about 5760 x 3240 (although perhaps going 4X 1080 : is better than 3X so maybe 7680 x 4320). Don't rest anything on it : though or it will confuse the multitouch. When the cat walks across : it englebert only knows what will happen :) Might make an interesting : virutal air hockey table though... I'm imagining PONG in HD ... -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum
From: Doc O'Leary on 31 Jan 2010 12:58
In article <sehix-B069DD.14573930012010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>, Steve Hix <sehix(a)NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote: > In article <droleary.usenet-B27E72.12391230012010(a)news.twtelecom.net>, > Doc O'Leary <droleary.usenet(a)1q2010.subsume.com> wrote: > > > > > And some might issue it in a corporate environment as a thin client. > > There are plenty of ways I could *imagine* it being put to use, but > > let's stick with common expectations, and all signs point to Apple > > expecting there to be a computer to sync with. > > Granted. But it's not *mandated*. Some few luddite-ish types might > choose to forego that capability, and they could do it. Could they? I don't know anyone who yet has the unboxing experience to say it doesn't require syncing. If you have evidence to the contrary, please say so. Otherwise, you're engaged in pure speculation (didn't we get enough of that from the rumor mills prior to the announcement?). > I'm under no illusions that it would be common practice, but it would be > possible. *Might* be possible. The specs page seems to list both Mac and Windows system requirements, though. I see no indication from Apple that it was designed to work as a completely standalone unit. -- My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, ono.com, and probably your server, too. |