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[url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8480063.stm ]Apple new product.[/url] I probably won't even buy it, oh the shame i'm a apple fanboy. 😳
Will they be on sale today? Do I need to start queueing? Somebody tell me please...
It will change the world at 6pm today.
I'd love it if they released something like a corkscrew or a saucepan.
LOL!
Or an apple peeler.....
The Fanbois would still buy it 🙂
Maybe they're going to relaunch that stupid apple tv thing
The hot money is on a tablet finally, if its not i suspect alot of people will be very disappointed.
The only thing that would get me excited and actually part with cash would be a solid state music player that you could record and edit music on.
Like minidiscs. Cos I can't part with my minidiscs until they come up with something like that.
But the answer to the original question - "Why am I excited?"
It's because you're a nerd 🙂
Maybe they're going to relaunch that stupid apple tv thing
What actually was that?
tell you what they should do as A) lower their prices and B) make the macmini as powerful as the imac.
so, is a 'tablet' PC like a laptop that doesn't fold?
If so, great! Where do I get one? 🙄
An A-5 version of the iPod touch would work brilliantly for the way I generally use my laptop at home, while being much less 'intrusive'.
I wouldn't pay Apple prices for it though.
If so, great! Where do I get one?
I'm not entirely convinced either but it will no doubt be highly portable, more so than a laptop and better spec than a netbook.
so, is a 'tablet' PC like a laptop that doesn't fold?
It's like your laptop lid, with a touch screen.
IMO there are 2 questions that should be asked of this product:
1. Would you give up your home laptop for one of these?
2. Would you want to carry this with you instead of (if it's got mobile capability) your current mobile phone or along with your current mobile phone.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it'll be very cool (I'm an iPhone owner and think it's a good piece of kit) but I don't see where they're going to sell in volume.
[i]Why am i excited about a gadget?[/i]
No idea - but my work colleague is so exited about the release of Mass Effect 2 for the XBox this Friday that I think he might explode!!! He's talked about nothing else for weeks.
Me - I'm exited about the new F1 car launches which start this week, and which many people would find veeeeery dull indeed!
Functions and features:
* OLED screen
* solar pad for recharging on the back (the device is mainly battery-powered)
* the tablet is running on an iPhone OS variation
* it can run multiple apps at the same time
* it has thumb pads on each side (for mouse gestures)
* fingerprint verification (up to 5 profiles can be registered on one device)
* HDTV tuner, a PVR and a chess game built-in
back camera and front camera (quote: “u shoot what’s in front of you + yourself. Augmented video conferncing!”)
* wireless keyboard + monitor connection for external monitorsAvailability and price:
* the tablet will be offered by Verizon and ATT
* it will cost $599, $699 or $799, depending on the screen size and internal memory
It will be called the iJesus and come with the moon on a stick.
IsLate
where they're going to sell in volume
fanboys, surely this will kill off the most pointless macbook air.
"better spec than a netbook"
Or (amongst other rumours) it could just be running iPhone software on a bigger screen. Lets hope you can have more than one application running then.....
It'll only be a better spec than a netbook if Apple charge £800 for it. Then it'll become the must have item.
Personally I hope it is just a massive iPhone so you have to look like Dom Joly when you take calls on it!
do you have a manbag and dress metrosexually?
If not why are you such an i-fan!
So, looks likely to be locked to the itunes store for software then?
So, looks likely to be locked to the itunes store for software then?
One thing I'd read suggested this would be the case. It means Apple have control over software, so there shouldn't be issues when installing it. It's an appliance.
this time round I'm going to wait for the 2nd gen, or at least til there is a price drop or two.
I can't see it being that much more than a larger iPhone to start with, but once devs start to understand what they can do with it I'm sure it'll be fc*king ace. Plus you know they'll have a couple of things kept secret that they can release in v2.0 or the next software release at the least.
Bloody Apple and their way of releasing something you never knew you needed, then educating you on what you've been missing out on all these years !!
Personally I'm more excited by the possibility of v4 of the iPhone software, which will probably include some\all of the fancy stuff that the new device will have (fingers crossed)
It 'could' be the start of a change in the way we interface with computers though. In recent years I can think of only the Nintendo DS\Wii which has managed to successfully do something like this, which resulted in opening up videogames to a whole new market\demographic. My son loves playing with my iPhone (3.5 years old) and can use my Mac with no problems other than the actual typing of webpages etc. Take the typing part out and a touch screen\voice command interface suddenly opens up the technology to a lot more people (disabled\elderly\young\ etc).
We're a way from minority report levels of tech, but this could be big change.
(total fanboy here, but trying to resist . . . .)
vinnyeh - Member
So, looks likely to be locked to the itunes store for software then?
An apple product that isn't?
Jeez, you Premier boys need to sharpen up!
PVR would be an odd one to include- that would almost certainly permit/encourage file sharing.
actually, why would the guy violate a non disclosure agreement, when he says Apple has given him one to 'do press' on? That would almost certainly mean he'd never never be trusted again by the industry.
An apple product that isn't?
my macbook doesn't seem to be. :D. Yet.
I'm going to buy shares in Windolene - there's going to be a whole lot of screen cleaning going on if touch screens do take off!!!
More leaked info...
[url] http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/jan/26/apple-tablet-mcgraw [/url]
Dave
If it is basically just a big iPodTouch/iPhone then it will be excellent for "sitting in front of the telly"-style surfing. That's mainly what I use my iPhone for at the moment anyway.
But I suspect there may be a little more to it than that, the announcement will also include details of iPhone OS4.0 which will presumably be used on the tablet too.
fingerprint verification (up to 5 profiles can be registered on one device)
Nah. Too passé. Use the front camera to do facial recognition instead. 😀
Like minidiscs. Cos I can't part with my minidiscs until they come up with something like that.
Actually found my mini-disc players in a recent clear-out of my study. One is a tiny Panasonic with what appears to be a kaput battery, however the Sony one (which can record etc.) still worked fine when re-charged. Quite impressive given the battery must be something like 10-12 years old.
The most exciting thing for me is the way Apple will re-invent the publishing industry, followed by it's open source spin-off file formats. Paper's outdated.
Paper has been outdated since the first palms. Been waiting for the publishing revolution with reasonably priced e-books for bloody years but still no sign of it. Have seen a few restricted format, overpriced stuff on sale before but currently the only reasonable way of me having a library full of books and a decent reading program in the palm of my hand is to search p2p for scanned stuff.Paper's outdated.
Paper has been outdated since the first palms.
Nah, okay for short stuff, but reading anything lengthy off a backlit screen is rubbish.
It's only now that epaper is taking off that I think it has a good chance of making an impact.
If the thing won't work with a stylus then I wouldn't be interested.
Paper outdated? It's one of the few things left that doesn't need electricity!
The humble sheet of paper, will never ever ever ever ever x infinity be out of date or go out of fashion. ever.
There's loads of books available for windows mobile that you can just find lying about the internet.
I have a netbook, it's perfect for my mobile computing needs, but if you could ditch the keyboard that would be cool too, and more power. Put a decent OS on it, ie not one thats been cripled by Apple's non-apple software paranoia and we could be onto a winner. No doubt if they came up with what I wanted I couldn't stomach the price, my Netbook was £200.
TomdB - Would you be saying that if you were a writer? At least musicians can make money out of concerts I can't see many writers packing out the o2 for a reading.
TomdB - Would you be saying that if you were a writer? At least musicians can make money out of concerts I can't see many writers packing out the o2 for a reading.
Or if he worked for a magazine? 😉
Lots of writers are in favour of giving their work away for free. Cory Doctorow is probably the biggest champion of this. I bought two of his books after downloading the free e-versions, and probably wouldn't have otherwise.
For me the rumoured device would be really useful. I regularly need to take documents in PDF format to meetings etc. to review, comment on etc.: a laptop's too clunky for that, mostly. If I could just have them on a decent 10-12" screen rather than printing them out it would be great. As well as that there's all the other stuff it's rumoured to do. I'd also probably change my ST subscription to internet-only if the screen's decent: saves having all the paper issues lying around! 😉
The humble sheet of paper, will never ever ever ever ever x infinity be out of date or go out of fashion. ever.
Mleh I'm not so sure.
It will have it's place for a long time to come, but I suspect the days of paper-based daily newspapers are numbered.
I think there is a big difference between the relative immediacy of a magazine and a book but no doubt new technology is forcing magazines to challenge their business models. I have huge admiration for what Singletrack is trying to do and think it is pretty innovative.
I am afraid I am not familiar with Cory Doctorow but no doubt he is an author who will cope with the challenges of new technology, but I fear some won't who I would have enjoyed reading.
I guess I am a Luddite who worries for the future of his local library and independent book shop.