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So basically I can see the advantage of this for students, if they can get textbooks this way. Otherwise, it's a big ipod touch with a few more apps - pmb Jan 27, 11:57 2
- for business people, it will replace your "calendar" - tik tok Jan 27, 11:59 1
  - No moreso that a blackberry or iphone. -- nm - pmb Jan 27, 12:01
the calendar feels like a calendar -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 27, 11:53 1
- the snozberries taste like snozberries -- nm - mara Jan 27, 11:54
I would like to introduce the iPenis. - Greg Oden Jan 27, 11:53 1
- *That* sir, is an IPenis. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:54
Have they given it to that British guy to see if he can break it yet? -- nm - Dano Jan 27, 11:51 2
- Or attempted to chuck it at that kid's ass to see if he can catch it? -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:53 1
  - the iPad Petting Zoo -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 27, 11:54
I'd like to take a quick second to thank y'all for all this Apple/iWhatever talk. I've been able to get a ton of shit done today. nm - Jim Jan 27, 11:51 4
- I decided to battle this one from within. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:53
- Why aren't you as grateful for HK threads? -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 11:52 2
  - Those let us relive our youth. *creak, creak* -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 11:57
  - I hate myself cause I know the answer to this -- nm - Epiphany Jan 27, 11:55
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- comedic fodder, duh. - musubi Jan 27, 11:53
he's using it! -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 27, 11:51
*kills self because the iPad won't transport me to Pandora* -- nm - Dano Jan 27, 11:48 1
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technically iphones and droids are 499 if you consider they are subsidized by the 2 year contract (an unlocked one, ala googlephone goes for 500 as... - zeitgeist Jan 27, 11:48 1
- it's not a phone :) -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:48
something for everyone to love today: John and Elizabeth Edwards now legally separated -- (link) - tik tok Jan 27, 11:47
So.. a $300 netbook won' -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:44 39
- oops.. enter key. So this is better than a netbook? Because of the touch screen? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:44 38
  - I will go for the keyboard every time, until touch screens get way, way better. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:46 2
    - Yeah, and it offers an add on keyboard. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:47 1
      - in a convenient backpack sized carrying case :) -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:48
  - ASUS has already demoed the eeePad touchscreen netbook. Don't be surprised to see lots of those soon -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:46 34
    - the problem I have with a touchscreen is I can't type without looking. tht's huge. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:47 33
      - One thing I'm curious about, on a computer like this, the keyboard is VERY close to where you're looking. I wonder if after a while you see where your - Guigue Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        IIRC, peripheral vision doesn't work like that. - musubi Jan 27, 11:58
      - This is the issue I have with touchscreen keypads Without the tactile cues, I can't type. - musubi Jan 27, 11:48 25
        
        I could not possibly take notes (in class or meeting) on a touchscreen. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:49 24
        
        people said this about the iPhone when it was released v. blackberries -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 11:50 9
        
        When I see people at work pulling out their BBs, I can't get over how much more complicated they are. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:52 7
        
        Really? I feel 10x more functional reading and replying to emails on my BB than I do over people using other devices -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:54 3
        
        And what does the feel like? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:55 2
        
        like I'm the Peyton Manning of email -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        Hmm. You must *really* like your email. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:57
        
        I love them and would kill to get it back. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:52 2
        
        Uh, now you are not forced to use something else, right? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        I was forced to switched to a Windows Media Device, which is Satan's own invention. - loosilu Jan 27, 11:57
        
        a lot of people still prefer BB for this exact reason. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:50
        
        don't forget the option for handwriting on the screen with the laptop style touchscreens -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:49 9
        
        the whole point of a netbook is that typing is a million times faster than handwriting. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:50 8
        
        I don't find this to be true. I've alternated between typing and writing transcripts during interviews and I'm always faster and more accurate with - Reagen Jan 27, 11:55 5
        
        I would rather slit my wrists than try to take notes by hand. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:56 4
        
        also thinking back to school and the classes I took, typing a formula is damn near impossible - Reagen Jan 27, 11:58 1
        
        this is true, but I rarely did (or do) that. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:59
        
        A lot will depend on how good a typist people are. If they're already hunting and pecking it won't matter. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        I am a touch typist. if you hunt and peck a touch screen is fine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:58
        
        sure, which is why I like the convertables because you get the traditional typing but also the option of annotating documents, etc. -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:55
        
        Word. I can't hand write notes in class. Way too slow. I carry my laptop all the time. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:51
        
        so don't buy one then. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:49 3
        
        this is where we're going to draw the line on iPad talk? heh. -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:50 1
        
        There is no line, just a serious of repetitive posts about touchscreens. No harm though. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:51
        
        I believe that's what I said. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:49
      - This is why I'm a big fan of the convertable tablet laptops, you get to use the touchscreen + handwriting when you want plus unfold the keyboard -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:47 4
        
        yeah, a convertable may be my next big tech buy - very cool in a lot of ways. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 11:50
        
        do I need to be on a table to use the keyboard? I want an all in one that I can hold on my lap. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:48 2
        
        on a convertable? no, the laptop screen rotates to cover the keyboard and when it's open it's a regular laptop -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:49 1
        
        I'm cool with that. just don't try to sell me a separate keyboard. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:51
ok, on to the next keynote with the smooth talker selling you a bill of goods....nm - x Jan 27, 11:42 2
- I wonder if there are any gadget lovers on this site -- nm - crash davis Jan 27, 11:45
- so we get three today? - tRuMaN Jan 27, 11:44
the iPad site is live -- (link) - oblique Jan 27, 11:42 1
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so .... no macbook news. Damn :( -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 11:42 1
- (could have ordered one last week and had it by now, but nooooo ... the rumors said there might be news) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 11:42
So the event was just tablet-only. I was expecting something on the iPhones too, and possibly the MacBooks. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:41 2
- Those are done. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:42
- Most people were. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 11:42
Am I the only one to think this all will be a major flop for Apple? -- nm - nubby downer Jan 27, 11:38 34
- The sceptic on ST will say yes, but I think it will be a decent success - Guigue Jan 27, 11:52
- I don't trust that price to stay that low for the year. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 11:51
- It's going to do well, personally I'll wait for 2nd or 3rd generation when there is a camera and kinks worked out, -- nm - GWAA Jan 27, 11:45
- I don't think so, but I also don't think it's the breakthrough people want. It's a good 1st step towards that though. -- nm - Soap McRemlik Jan 27, 11:45 2
  - I wonder what breakthrough people wanted. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:45 1
    - Hookerbots that transform into jetpacks. - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 27, 11:56
- Why do you hate America, nubby? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 27, 11:43
- I'm underwhelmed. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:42
- Comic could save it. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:42 3
  - I think you overestimate the value of comics in the general populace -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:43 2
    - That was sarcasm. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:44 1
      - *bangs detector* - oblique Jan 27, 11:44
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- how could something that will CHANGE THE WORLD FOREVER be a major flop???....nm - x Jan 27, 11:40 3
  - and how could this device really save the people of Haiti. -- nm - CQ Jan 27, 11:42 2
    - this is how!! -- (link) - decline Jan 27, 11:43
    - Well, at 9.7 inches it IS bigger and has better structural integrity than most Haitians houses. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 11:43
- When they showed it, I dubbed it the iFail instantly.....but I gotta say, I'm impressed as hell with the price. -- nm - scorpion Jan 27, 11:40 6
  - I wonder if the 3G versions will be the flop but the WiFi at the $499 pricepoint be the true success -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:42 5
    - Am I to understand that a the base model is basically a larger iPod Touch, but $250 more expensive? - musubi Jan 27, 11:44 4
      - you get 6 more inches!! -- nm - decline Jan 27, 11:46 1
        
        Enough about Greg Oden already, jeez. (nm) - musubi Jan 27, 11:49
      - Well, also faster processer and higher screen quality. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:45
      - Essentially...yes -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:45
- it's quite possible. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 11:40
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- I don't know, there are enough Apple cultists who'll plop down $500 for anything Apple that it probably can't be a true flop. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 11:40 3
  - I for one am grateful for the Apple cultists, because they'll pay premium prices that subsidise me when I get around to buying it -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 11:53
  - yeah, sadly, this is pretty true. And the "no contract" thing is a big win. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 11:43
  - The company has certainly had flops before, though they've been on a roll lately. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:43
- i've never had an iPhone or an iPod but i'm already doing the math in my head about when to get one of these -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 11:39
- AppleTV 2: Electric Boogaloo -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:39
- Depends. Which board are we on right now? -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:39 1
  - (I think B3 agreed with you, B2 disagreed, and B1 is on the fence.) -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:39
"It's a computer without a keyboard, it's a digital reader with poor battery life and a high price tag, - decline Jan 27, 11:37 2
- It's barely a computer by my definition -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:38 1
  - oh, same here :) -- nm - decline Jan 27, 11:40
I think it's a really cool device. I think it's a Kindle killer. But if I was buying one I'd wait for the next gen stuff. -- nm - Soap McRemlik Jan 27, 11:35 14
- i could see getting one to replace having to lug my laptop around when i go to write at the library - tik tok Jan 27, 11:38 7
  - you know what's awesome for that? al $300 netbook. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:43 2
    - i don't microsoft -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 11:44 1
      - that surprises me for some reason. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:45
  - I'd bet you type on it for 5 minutes and you want to throw it out the window -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:38 3
    - at least with device i will be able to go to a store and try it out. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 27, 11:43
    - yep, writing for any significant time on that small of a virtual keyboard will not be fun. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 11:42
    - i would certainly test it out first to be sure of the typing functionality -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 11:39
- This is me. I held out until just 2008 to get an Ipod for the first time and will likely be getting an iPhone or similar device just this year. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 27, 11:37
- But the kindle's screen would be easier to read on. (I haven't tired it but that is what I hear) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:36 4
  - I don't even think the friggin thing can handle 3D. -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:37
  - I don't find it impossible to read books on the iPhone (or ST or RSS, for that matter), but e-Ink is a lot nicer -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 11:37 2
    - it's not impossible, but given the option I go e-paper every time. - Reagen Jan 27, 11:39
    - see, i read ebooks on my netbook and cellphone, so it wouldnt bother me -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 27, 11:37
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- nothing but noise....nm - x Jan 27, 11:39
- Interestingly, if you look at AAPL, it dumped about $5 right after they first showed the device. It's sense rebounded. -- nm - scorpion Jan 27, 11:37
- "That Guy was the greatest businessman that ever lived and before his mysterious death he taught me everything he knew. *stock goes up* - Reagen Jan 27, 11:37
$499! - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:32 23
- I am confused.. isn't it a bit pricey for a bit ipod -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:35 7
  - BLASPHEMER...nm - x Jan 27, 11:37 1
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  - Is $499 too much to pay for 23rd century technology? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:36 4
    - lol, 23rd century?! does it teleport or fly me to other planets?? -- nm - GWAA Jan 27, 11:37 1
      - Of course. - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:53
    - you can make transparent aluminum with this shit -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 11:36 1
      - I hear it's made of Unobtainium. (nm) - musubi Jan 27, 11:38
- Obama will mention this at the State of the Union tonight. Jobs has saved America!!! - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 27, 11:34 7
  - If Obama unveiled healthcare like this, we'd be done already. "This blows... this fucking blows... no wait... hold on..." - TFox Jan 27, 11:36 3
    - I'm confused as to how a price point changes "underwhelming" to "wow". - musubi Jan 27, 11:37 2
      - Dude, don't ask me. I have no effing clue what is going on right now. -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:38 1
        
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    - ... and more rim jobs. -- nm - America Jan 27, 11:36
  - Maybe he'll announce more Jobs -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 11:35
- *waits 2 years for it to be better and cheaper* -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 27, 11:34 3
  - Sorry, this is Apple, you have to pick one of those two. If it's better then it won't be cheaper. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 11:38
  - *waits 3 years and still does not care* -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:35 1
    - Same opinion. -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 11:37
- Fuck Yeah! -- nm - America Jan 27, 11:33
- "It's a magical device at a breakthrough price" -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:33 1
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you rolled Steve McJobs -- nm - lone canadian leafs fan Jan 27, 11:32
Let's go Villains! -- nm - CQ Jan 27, 11:32

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