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It's a portable computer, library and tv, people.

Posted by David (aka David) Jan 27 '10, 12:05

Hyde's cynicism notwithstanding, this is the future of communication as well as media.

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uh, it's an oversized ipod. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:07 14
- So, it's looking like the iPad will need a real computer to "sync" up to, right? It's not a standalone computer? -- nm - con_carne Jan 27, 12:29 1
  - correct. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:30
- See above re: computer, library and tv. - David Jan 27, 12:09 11
  - I guess. Although I sure as well would rather watch tv on my 50" screen rather than a 9" one -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:27
  - I enjoy watching tivo on my eNv Touch. And when I am done I out it in my pocket. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:11
  - Despite being able to watch TV on a variety of devices for many years, I still don't. And I'm certainly not going to do it the "Apple way" - oblique Jan 27, 12:10 8
    - Personally, I do not want or need more devices that make noise and show moving pictures. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:15
    - i'm having a debate with myself right now - i have a 6 hour train ride coming up (and then back), and it has free wifi... - Andie Jan 27, 12:13 5
      - The VIA wifi doesn't always work -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 12:17 3
        
        ah, interesting. i'm not lugging my laptop if it's not going to work. - Andie Jan 27, 12:18 2
        
        Oh, also you generally pay for it, but the reason it's free at the moment is because it's not working properly -- (link) - Roger More Jan 27, 12:20 1
        
        thanks. decision made! I love ST. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:22
      - this is why I love my netbook like c razy. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:16
    - *shrugs* One of the main reasons I committed to Unbox was the ability to watch tv on my terms in a portable format. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:13
It's hardly a portable computer -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 12:06 13
- For the average consumer, it absolutely is. - David Jan 27, 12:08 2
  - I demand a lot of my computers ... and I'm very happy with what the iPhone does for me. - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:09 1
    - yeah, doing any kind of programming or website development on that thing will be impossible. -- nm - decline Jan 27, 12:38
- it's enough of a computer for most people's uses -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 12:07 9
  - Unless they want to view Flash on the web... -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 12:08 8
    - No USB and no FLASH?!?! That's a dealbreaker, ladies. - Dr.Vermin Jan 27, 12:14
    - The people who made a big deal of that said on that same blog a National Geographic page may have used it. -- nm - David Jan 27, 12:10 4
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        Never mind then. That's an issue that needs to be addressed and given how they want it to run all web sites, I'm surprised it hasn't been. - David Jan 27, 12:22 1
        
        Their problem is they went with the mobile OS rather than a stripped down full OS. There just isn't Flash support for mobile operating systems yet. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 12:23
        
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    - if i can't play scrabulous on it, i don't want it. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 12:09
    - or if they want to type for more than five minutes. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 12:08
I stand by EPIC FAIL. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 12:06
I still won't be buying a first-generation one. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 12:06
So we've established the baselines for both ends of the spectrum, yes? Very good. -- nm - mara Jan 27, 12:05 1
- *laughing* -- nm - Mel - gay for pixie Jan 27, 12:06

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