Yea, I won't be getting an iPad anytime soon

[zridling]

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[nudone]

iPad = iYawn.

edit:
the TouchBook looks nice though.

[wraith808]

I can't see the 'netbook killer' concept in this.  If positioned as a e-book reader (with a lower price), then I could see it in that market.  Otherwise, it has all of the disadvantages of a MID and none of the advantages.  No multi-tasking in a device this size?  Yeah.. right.

iPad = Newton for the 21st century

[Perry Mowbray]

iPad = Newton for the 21st century

Was the Newton a success?? I heard about it, never saw one, or even any reviews really (ok: I've obviously never looked either...)

I love the graphic btw:

(see attachment in previous post)

[Perry Mowbray]

iPad = iYawn.

iYawn -- uYawn -- wiiYawn

[mouser]

it will be interesting to me to see how well it sells.

i do see the gut-level appeal in a nice touch tablet -- and yet tablets have been around for many years and the practical use for them seems limited.

there are other deal breakers for me -- the lock-in the apple application store is totally unacceptable and alone would make the device something i wouldn't want to get involved in.

plus i'm holding out for a proper full-sized ebook reader with e-ink style display that is easy on the eyes.

[wraith808]

iPad = Newton for the 21st century

Was the Newton a success?? I heard about it, never saw one, or even any reviews really (ok: I've obviously never looked either...)

Nope.  And that's the point! 

[wraith808]

plus i'm holding out for a proper full-sized ebook reader with e-ink style display that is easy on the eyes.

What do you think about the nook?

[mouser]

I think we are in store for some really brilliant satire making fun of the iPad.  Here's one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnT0zp8Ya4&feature=player_embedded

[zridling]

@mouser: ohmygod, that's the funniest mash I've seen of that clip to date.

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[Eóin]

I've never been an Apple fan anyway but this iPad sounds horrendous. Besides Tablet PCs have been around for a decade, big wow here comes a crippled one.

[Target]

not being terribly interested I haven't been following the development, but from what I've seen and heard to sounds like all they've done is produce an iPod (or touch) for the vision impaired

[Tuxman]

The most interesting thing about Apple's several useless crap is the press. I really wonder what all these journalists get for writing positively about anything starting with "i".

A very expensive, crippled iPhone, right?

[KynloStephen66515]

The most interesting thing about Apple's several useless crap is the press. I really wonder what all these journalists get for writing positively about anything starting with "i".

A very expensive, crippled iPhone, right?

couldn't agree more, apple need to get a grip on reality and make something useful, maybe an iCar would be ideal, or an iPlane. 

At the moment I suppose id settle for an iHammer ^_^

[Tuxman]

... to iStroy the iPad? 

[Stoic Joker]

The most interesting thing about Apple's several useless crap is the press. I really wonder what all these journalists get for writing positively about anything starting with "i".

A very expensive, crippled iPhone, right?

Well, that and they all get to iHump each other at in the iBall.

[Target]

couldn't agree more, apple need to get a grip on reality and make something useful, maybe an iCar would be ideal, or an iPlane.

they seem to be producing plenty of iDiots...

[cranioscopical]

they seem to be producing plenty of iDiots...

Surely you all realize that it's an iCon!

[nudone]

they seem to be producing plenty of iDiots...

Surely you all realize that it's an iCon!

classic!

[nudone]

p.s.

I can't wait for Apple to actually try to reinvent the wheel - I'm sure there will lots of ways they can cripple that too.

[y0himba]

It is going to be a trendy device for those iClones that need to show everyone they have one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnT0zp8Ya4

Hitler responds To The iPad
(May be offensive to some, NSFW subtitles)

[KynloStephen66515]

couldn't agree more, apple need to get a grip on reality and make something useful, maybe an iCar would be ideal, or an iPlane.

they seem to be producing plenty of iDiots...

Yep, it certainly ain't iDeal

[zridling]

Adrian Hughes wrote: (http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7058)

To save you the time of having to work out what Apple’s iPad doesn’t have, here’s a quick list:

• No camera/webcam
• No tethering
• No voice support
• No TV subscriptions (widely rumored)
• No textbooks (again, widely rumored, especially after McGraw’s slip the other day)
• No background apps
• No new notifications system
• No complex multitouch
• No Adobe Flash support
• No brand new platform (basically it’s the iPhone OS under the hood)
• No new take on the tablet UI, no significant on-screen keyboard advances
• No USB port for device connection, such as flash drives (a problem for road warriors hoping that this will replace a notebook/netbook)
• While the device is unlocked, the choice of micro SIM limits carriers
• No pre-orders (yet)
• And no, it’s not going to be the savior of the newspaper.magazine industry

[nudone]

is the iPad the premature iPril Fool joke for this year?

i hope it dies the slow agonising death it deserves, with all the owners pulling their hair out with frustration when Apple closes the apps store down for it in a years time.

it's another iCube - soon to be erased from memory by all Apple fanboys.

[wraith808]

i hope it dies the slow agonising death it deserves, with all the owners pulling their hair out with frustration when Apple closes the apps store down for it in a years time.

Ouch... that's a bit harsh, isn't it?  I'd hope it gets upgrades soon.. especially for multi-tasking.  It's not a bad device in my book... just not positioned and/or priced correctly, with some addressable shortcomings.