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From: Mr. Strat on 28 Jan 2010 08:31 In article <4b6138a3$0$29162$e4fe514c(a)dreader22.news.xs4all.nl>, Cat <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote: > Okay, there is criticism and discussion about details, but nobody > actually held one in their hands. Same as with the first iPod or iPhone. > What is it for? What is an MP3? Where are the buttons? Now everybody > uses those devices without thinking. > > The iPad looks very simple (to use) and you can do (almost) anything > with it. Before long everybody will use one thinking how they could live > without it. Moreover, like any Apple device it will evolve, becoming > thinner, longer battery life, becoming lighter, newer technologies etc. > > Supercool. I'm sold...can't wait to get my HANDS on one... > SK. No doubt that it's cool...I just can't figure out how useful it would be for me personally.
From: sbt on 28 Jan 2010 09:23 In article <280120100531592509%rag(a)nospam.techline.com>, Mr. Strat <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: > In article <4b6138a3$0$29162$e4fe514c(a)dreader22.news.xs4all.nl>, Cat > <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote: > > > Okay, there is criticism and discussion about details, but nobody > > actually held one in their hands. Same as with the first iPod or iPhone. > > What is it for? What is an MP3? Where are the buttons? Now everybody > > uses those devices without thinking. > > > > The iPad looks very simple (to use) and you can do (almost) anything > > with it. Before long everybody will use one thinking how they could live > > without it. Moreover, like any Apple device it will evolve, becoming > > thinner, longer battery life, becoming lighter, newer technologies etc. > > > > Supercool. I'm sold...can't wait to get my HANDS on one... > > SK. > > No doubt that it's cool...I just can't figure out how useful it would > be for me personally. All I know for sure is that we are getting (at least) one. My wife, who looks askance at Apple, saw the blurb on the news, went online to find out more, and informed me that she wants one: eBook reader was far and away her #1 reason, but the calendar, maps, Safari, and email apps held strong appeal as well. She had been agitating for the top-of-the-line Kindle as a birthday present, but it has been replaced on the "wish list." The only other Apple product she has liked is the iPhone. -- Spenser
From: Steve Hix on 28 Jan 2010 12:08 In article <4b6138a3$0$29162$e4fe514c(a)dreader22.news.xs4all.nl>, Cat <0kevi(a)accessforall.invalid> wrote: > http://www.apple.com/ipad/#video > > Okay, there is criticism and discussion about details, but nobody > actually held one in their hands. Journalists at the presentation got a chance to play with them afterwards. Engadget and Gizmodo have already posted some hands-on commentary. They seem to like pretty well.
From: Lloyd Parsons on 28 Jan 2010 12:42 In article <michelle-B825A5.10374828012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <280120100531592509%rag(a)nospam.techline.com>, > "Mr. Strat" <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: > > > No doubt that it's cool...I just can't figure out how useful it would be > > for me personally. > > Me too. However, I got an email from my daughter yesterday; she said she's > drooling to get one. (Her husband turned her to the Windows dark side when > they got married back in 1995.) I asked her why, and she said it looks > much better than the Kindle, which is what she wanted until Tuesday. > > Personally, I prefer paper books to e-books, and especially since I didn't > see any SF or Fantasy publishers on the list of publishers that Apple > showed. Ah, apps to the rescue!!! You can get plenty of scifi & fantasy from lots of places already. fictionwise.com, manybooks.net (free older stuff), and others including Amazon and B&N. There are a few ebook reader apps already available for the iPhone/Touch and they are free.
From: Fred Moore on 28 Jan 2010 12:48
In article <280120100623153529%dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid>, sbt <dogbreath(a)chaseabone.com.invalid> wrote: > All I know for sure is that we are getting (at least) one. My wife, who > looks askance at Apple, saw the blurb on the news, went online to find > out more, and informed me that she wants one: eBook reader was far and > away her #1 reason, but the calendar, maps, Safari, and email apps held > strong appeal as well. She had been agitating for the top-of-the-line > Kindle as a birthday present, but it has been replaced on the "wish > list." The only other Apple product she has liked is the iPhone. Yeh, I think Apple has a real winner here. (See David Pogue's comments about the naysayers which I posted elsewhere in this group.) For me, I think I'll wait until version 2. Because I purchase new hardware infrequently, I want a camera and a 128GB SSD. I figure these'll be in v2 which will be released in October for the Christmas buying season. That said, I feel like Dr. Strangelove, having to restrain one hand with the other so I don't reach for my wallet to buy one. Hmmmm, maybe I don't really need to wait... |