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the point is that it's a waste of time to explain the experience of using one since it really is a personal experience and no one knows what someone elses needs are. It's a unique device and hard to put into words.All i know is i couldn't put it down the first day i got it and am still finding new things to do on it, which i would assume will always be the case due to the ample supply of diverse apps.Most have loved the experience, some haven't and you won't know until you actually try it.
Someone else does the passive aggressive QandA session much better.just sayin...
I've had no problem reading on it. It's been easy on my eyes, and the brightness control is right at the top of the page.I'm doing a 12 hour flight to Asia this week and lots of traveling there and then a return flight, and it's been fairly easy for me to load up a ton of work materials (several large binders' worth) in PDF format onto this thing, in addition to all my entertainment and personal stuff. I can even put all my work presentations on there. Basically, I could probably pull off this trip mostly by using just this. Gonna be sweet.
Yes, I know you like Capella. I do too, sport!Is there really a Masters app? :drool:
Awesome find. Hopefully its not all crap but at that price I cant really complain.
I just like how you cried about it, to Joe Bryant no less.Yes, I know you like Capella. I do too, sport!Is there really a Masters app? :drool:
A boy and his Apple.
"Cried"? Really?First off, I didn't say anything to Joe about it. I was asking the guys specifically who were doing the posting.I just like how you cried about it, to Joe Bryant no less.Yes, I know you like Capella. I do too, sport!Is there really a Masters app? :drool:
Too bad Apple didn't think of it first. It's been around for decades. And now they're facing a lawsuit for patent infringement.PS, it's not an "app" and Droid has had it all along (not new).Can we get a heart emoticon for that?next time, don't tag the Topic with one of those heart things. You did, and then you were just asking for it.I don't see this at all. How did I pick a fight? By expressing enthusiasm for a new product? It's not like I went out and said "this device is way better then what you guys are using, and you're all morons." And I certainly didn't go trolling in an android thread (is there even one?) or some microsoft thread looking for someone to argue with.So yeah, I have to disagree here.GB, I'm saying you picked the fight.J
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S, if anyone is interested, the guys in the android thread on page 3 are pretty stoked about the new pinch-zoom app they have available. Can't imagine where they got that idea from, but it sounds pretty cool.
That is awesome. Hopefully you guys can get it at that price. Just one part of the bundle would be worth $6.
I've been trying it the last few days. I know three people that have them so there easy to get access to. One of the three has buyers remorse the others are happy with the purchase.I also like here others experience and cool finds. Someone saying it cool doesn't mean anything. Knowing I can two finger swipe in the reader is good info. Knowing that one inch black boxing seems to be the norm on widescreen movies, etc is all good info.
To bad the people that have them can't tell us what they love about them.Like the reader.1. Like the two finger chapter turns.2. Like the bookmarking adding a snippet of what you bookmark to the TOC.3. Hate the page flip animations4. Hate the fake pages on the edge.5. Wish they had more font size and font choices.6. Didn't see it but might find it. Wish it had a theme or a day night toggle.Movies1. Lose way to much real-estate with black boxing. NotesPretty niceCalendar1. With the size I found my self wanting to write on the calendar. man that would have rocked. 2. Nice appDevice1. In my opinion it needs to shave a little more weight off.2. Upscaling seemed to hang the device in the simpsons game while going full screen. (slow load maybe)3. Typing is not very good at the moment. Could get better but unless I think about slowing down it is terrible. If I force my self to slow down it works great (flat position)4. 16gb model really isn't enough if you going to have you whole collection be portable. In this case I couldn't imagine going with anything other than 64gb.5. Auto-correction would be nicer if it was above the keyboard where I'm focusing. In notes I found my self glancing up to make sure but needing to see the keyboard also.
This is reading from a computer screen it does not compare to an e-ink screen. You will get wash out unless you turn the brightness all the way up outside. The presentation is nice but a little to much fluff for me. If you are carrying around tech docs and such it's a great way to do it and better than a kindle for that.
A lawsuit for patent infringement!!!!Too bad Apple didn't think of it first. It's been around for decades. And now they're facing a lawsuit for patent infringement.PS, it's not an "app" and Droid has had it all along (not new).Can we get a heart emoticon for that?next time, don't tag the Topic with one of those heart things. You did, and then you were just asking for it.I don't see this at all. How did I pick a fight? By expressing enthusiasm for a new product? It's not like I went out and said "this device is way better then what you guys are using, and you're all morons." And I certainly didn't go trolling in an android thread (is there even one?) or some microsoft thread looking for someone to argue with.So yeah, I have to disagree here.GB, I'm saying you picked the fight.
OMG that never happens!You'd be sad to know how many times every one of these tech companies are sued for patent infringement. Some of the cases completely merit-less hold-ups, others with some merit. I still noticed that Apple's iPhone was the first really useable touchscreen device, and it's been out, what, three years now? They were the first ones to do it right in a well-designed product. I know that deeply pains you. And from what I read in the droid thread, pinch zoom IS an app. So, here we are, three years later, and other folks are catching on to things that make sense.giantapplethumbupThe company suing them has already won one case on the same patent. First usable touch screen device. Funny I had usable touchscreens way before apple. Maybe they were first to do it in a product you felt was well designed but yeah not even close.From what you read? Why not use the device and see. Isn't that what everyone is saying here.A lawsuit for patent infringement!!!!
A little multitouch history for you. http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.htmliPhone is hardly the first usable touchscreen device. I worked for a company in the '80s that used touchscreen displays in schools. We installed boatloads in public schools and military bases. What iPhone is is the first readily availble consumer device to have multitouch. MS had a tablet in early 2000 but manufacturers were adamant that it include a keyboard. Kind of killed their effort.A lawsuit for patent infringement!!!!
OMG that never happens!
You'd be sad to know how many times every one of these tech companies are sued for patent infringement. Some of the cases completely merit-less hold-ups, others with some merit. I still noticed that Apple's iPhone was the first really useable touchscreen device, and it's been out, what, three years now? They were the first ones to do it right in a well-designed product. I know that deeply pains you. And from what I read in the droid thread, pinch zoom IS an app. So, here we are, three years later, and other folks are catching on to things that make sense.
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Nice facts. Thanks.A little multitouch history for you. http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.htmliPhone is hardly the first usable touchscreen device. I worked for a company in the '80s that used touchscreen displays in schools. We installed boatloads in public schools and military bases. What iPhone is is the first readily availble consumer device to have multitouch. MS had a tablet in early 2000 but manufacturers were adamant that it include a keyboard. Kind of killed their effort.A lawsuit for patent infringement!!!!
OMG that never happens!
You'd be sad to know how many times every one of these tech companies are sued for patent infringement. Some of the cases completely merit-less hold-ups, others with some merit. I still noticed that Apple's iPhone was the first really useable touchscreen device, and it's been out, what, three years now? They were the first ones to do it right in a well-designed product. I know that deeply pains you. And from what I read in the droid thread, pinch zoom IS an app. So, here we are, three years later, and other folks are catching on to things that make sense.
giantapplethumbup
As for the Droid, multitouch is NOT an app. Either you read wrong in that thread or someone doesn't understand the technology. Multitouch is a combination of hardware and software drivers that can utilize the hardware. The api is there in android. Software (apps) have to be written to use it. The Droid had it day one. They disabled it in the US while waiting on patent clarification. The rest of the world always had it on their version of the Droid. Now they've enabled it in the US.
Sounds about right. GB the highly-predictable shark pool FFA.
Redding was more fun.
Seem like a cop out to me. The one i played with was simply a big ipod Touch. I just couldn't call it the most innovative thing we'll see in awhile when it's just a super sized version of a device that already existed. I don't need to ask questions about it now that I've used one for a day. Hopefully they'll announce improved versions soon.
I'd buy one of the signed ones.
:( This hyperbole is what JB was talking about. iPad is not like going to the moon first. If anything, it's like going to the moon in a 777 instead of the smaller shuttle.
This hyperbole is what JB was talking about. iPad is not like going to the moon first. If anything, it's like going to the moon in a 777 instead of the smaller shuttle.
Tablet computing is nothing new, the iPad has more restrictions than its predecessors, it just has a nice UI.
Hopefully it will do better than the newton. It seems to be striking a new nerve between phone aps and laptops. It won't replace either but with 10 hour battery life and watching movies and email it should do well.
That's the point zDragon. But as a bigger iPod Touch you can use a real eReader, browse the web better, use iWork, watch movies with a bigger screen, etc. iPad has a bigger screen and it is the applications making use of it that makes it great.If all you got out of it was "it's just a big ipod Touch" then you're really missing something.
The "restrictions" make it more streamlined, simple and just better. Lots of people these days don't want to be typing "c:\...". Fast, easy, dependable. No blue screens of death. Etc. These are some of the best things about the device.This hyperbole is what JB was talking about. iPad is not like going to the moon first. If anything, it's like going to the moon in a 777 instead of the smaller shuttle.
Tablet computing is nothing new, the iPad has more restrictions than its predecessors, it just has a nice UI.
I'm not sure what you expect here. Either you have no concept of aspect ratios, or you expect electronic devices to stretch out to match whatever you're watching Jetsons style.
that's where google probably has an advantage. google docs.
see "shoulder strap"
That's a matter of opinion, as an advanced user I would benefit from separate USB and SD ports, the ability to replace the battery, the precision of being able to hook up a mouse, not being told what applications I can run (at what price).I will say the system on the chip seems to be paying off as the battery life is better than expected, I'd love to see how long the battery lasts during a stress test with an iPhone app like Hiarcs Chess which eats through my iPhone battery like no other app.The "restrictions" make it more streamlined, simple and just better. Lots of people these days don't want to be typing "c:\...". Fast, easy, dependable. No blue screens of death. Etc. These are some of the best things about the device.This hyperbole is what JB was talking about. iPad is not like going to the moon first. If anything, it's like going to the moon in a 777 instead of the smaller shuttle.
I was talking with another developer this weekend (and I'm not one) and he basically said it would play out pretty much word for word like you said even down to this part.
