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[Deadly Cyclone]

I'm still not letting go of the 'haptic touch' rumors.

Here is a tablet which has that technology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-9-57qG9Y

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Like their invitation said:

"We have something you really have to see. And Touch"

I'm not sure it will be haptic touch, but that line of the invite does have me wondering what's up. It's leading to something for sure, or it wouldn't be on the invite.

woah woah hold on, confirmed dual core for this new ipad?

hm, hope ipad 2 prices drop tomorrow then.

Nothing has been 100% confirmed yet, plus if it is dual it will be a supercharged version of the ipad 2 core. Even more, would you really want to miss out on retina, 1GB of ram, and a more powerful core?

 

[Diablohead]

It would depend on how bigger reduction an ipad 2 might get, and my income next month!

 

[Zeth]

New top-level App Store category added: Catalogs

Interesting

 

[Az]

So which are the best sites/blogs to follow tomorrows unveiling?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

So which are the best sites/blogs to follow tomorrows unveiling?

the usual tech sites. Engadget, Verge, C|Net, etc. They will be in the OP of this thread when the time comes.

 

[Az]

the usual tech sites. Engadget, Verge, C|Net, etc. They will be in the OP of this thread when the time comes.

Alright, next thing to do is have you help me with my home audio set up. ~

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Alright, next thing to do is have you help me with my home audio set up. ~

Happy to, sir!

 

[NYR]

New top-level App Store category added: Catalogs

Interesting

Not really. As "interesting" as Newstand. Just further categorization.

 

[Damon Bennet]

is there a countdown somewhere?

 

[railGUN]

is there a countdown somewhere?

In the OP.

 

[VPhys]

wt

 

[Damon Bennet]

In the OP.

lol i checked the op, but for some reason i just didnt see it. but thanks!

 

[Utako]

I'm still not letting go of the 'haptic touch' rumors.

Here is a tablet which has that technology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-9-57qG9Y

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Like their invitation said:

"We have something you really have to see. And Touch"

Well, Apple does have a special relationship with Disney Pixar, and Disney Research was showing off nigh-identical tech.

Still, it's too good to happen.

 

[Zeth]

Not really. As "interesting" as Newstand. Just further categorization.

Ok. I was referring to the fact that it was added on the night before an iPad announcement and hasn't been fully populated yet.

 

[Slurpy2k20]

I'm kind of disappointed in the dual core...but the A5 comes very close to a Tegra 3 in performance (I think). I would to see want a modified version could do.

The A5 wipes the floor with Tegra 3 in every benchmark I've seen. The A5X or whatever will blow it out of the water.

 

[Pachimari]

I got a quick question. Do any of you have all of your iOS apps stored locally on your hard drive or do you just have them in iCloud?

 

[Appleman]

woah woah hold on, confirmed dual core for this new ipad?

hm, hope ipad 2 prices drop tomorrow then.

What is with people's reactions to this? Are people really that hung up on a feature checkbox? It's like if Apple somehow cranked the A5 to 4GHz it wouldn't be enough because it doesn't have four cores...

 

[Squirrel Killer]

I'm not sure it will be haptic touch, but that line of the invite does have me wondering what's up. It's leading to something for sure, or it wouldn't be on the invite.

Touch screen AppleTV

Spoiler

Don't book it.

I got a quick question. Do any of you have all of your iOS apps stored locally on your hard drive or do you just have them in iCloud?

Apps are all on the hard drive. They disappear too often to rely on iCloud. TV shows, however, are increasingly in iCloud. Yeah, a few disappear, but since I download all the free stuff Apple puts out on the iTMS (songs, videos, movies (yes, there are a couple,) and TV shows (only the full length episodes)) I'm up to like 2 1/2 weeks of just TV shows. My hard drive has been crying lately, so every so often I delete 50 Gb or so of reality TV shows I'm never going to watch unless I become bed-ridden for months on end.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

I'm like a kid on Christmas Eve tonight. Looking forward to tomorrow in a big way. Can't wait to see what Apple has in store and I hope there are a few surprises left for us to discover.

 

[sc0la]

New top-level App Store category added: Catalogs

Interesting

SKYMALL APP INCOMING CONFIRMED

edit: lol there is already a skymall app and it is already in the catalogs category

 

[BoboBrazil]

So if I order this thing when preorders start from Apple.com I should expect to get it on launch day right? How has this process usually gone for people? Is it smooth?

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

So if I order this thing when preorders start from Apple.com I should expect to get it on launch day right? How has this process usually gone for people? Is it smooth?

Very smooth. You'll definitely have it on the day of release.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Nice. Does Apple.com charge sales tax? Would amazon have it up for preorder at the same time to avoid sales tax or is it strictly through Apple?

 

[Jayayess1190]

Nice. Does Apple.com charge sales tax? Would amazon have it up for preorder at the same time to avoid sales tax or is it strictly through Apple?

Amazon won't have it until re-sellers put it up. Though I hope by now Apple lets Amazon actually sell it directly.

 

[kehs]

Seven inch ipod touch tomorrow, new ipad on the 16th.

How awesone would that be?

 

[Grady Durden]

Nice. Does Apple.com charge sales tax? Would amazon have it up for preorder at the same time to avoid sales tax or is it strictly through Apple?

Amazon didn't have it for the original iPad but I don't know if that changed for the iPad 2 or iPad HD.

 

[blackflag]

So if I order this thing when preorders start from Apple.com I should expect to get it on launch day right? How has this process usually gone for people? Is it smooth?

When preorders start?....they haven't done that since the iPad 1 so it is more like"if" unless there's been some late breaking news.

 

[VPhys]

Amazon won't have it until re-sellers put it up. Though I hope by now Apple lets Amazon actually sell it directly.

Was is up with that? How come Amazon doesn't carry ipads?

 

[Jayayess1190]

Was is up with that? How come Amazon doesn't carry ipads?

I have no idea, ask Apple.

 

[KtSlime]

Seven inch ipod touch tomorrow, new ipad on the 16th.

How awesone would that be?

Pretty awesome. A 7.85" screen would make the user interface elements at 1024x768 exactly the same size as they are on the 3.5 inch iPhone - so it's definitely doable. I'm not sure it will happen tomorrow though.

 

[Tobor]

I have no idea, ask Apple.

What makes you so sure it's Apple?

Seven inch ipod touch tomorrow, new ipad on the 16th.

How awesone would that be?

Lol.

 

[Akira]

Wouldn't it make more sense if it said "...and FEEL"?

Was about to post the same thing. "Touch" is what we've been doing with iPhone and iPad for years. Remember the original iPhone keynote when touch was a big keyword?

 

[artist]

Confirmed: $99 for new Apple TV

The Apple TV J33 model, MD199LL/A – J33 BEST -USA, which we’ve covered before will come in at the same $99 price point (and similar prices globally). We know from previous reports that it will have updated hardware internally including Bluetooth 4.0 Broadcom chip as well as a higher powered processor capable of 1080P video.

 

[Tobor]

Confirmed: $99 for new Apple TV

Bluetooth? Interesting.

 

[kehs]

Lol.

You know you want it.

 

[Buckethead]

Night friends.

I'll see y'all in the morning.

 

[numble]

Bluetooth? Interesting.

There was actually a bluetooth module in the old Apple TV as well, but not turned on.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Confirmed: $99 for new Apple TV

If it's jailbreakable and allows playing off of external hard drives I might have to change out my wdtv, which really has nothing wrong with it except the interface which is kind of bland and boring and no wifi.

 

[lunarworks]

Confirmed: $99 for new Apple TV

I wonder if they'll adjust the Canadian price. They only adjust the price when new models are released, and last time it got pegged at $119, so it's still $199. The exchange rate is slightly above par now, so I hope it hits the $99 price point here with the new one. (I still need to sell my old one.)

 

[MercuryLS]

I know tomorrow is going to rock, all I really wanted was retina and 1gig of ram (to make browsing multiple webpages better, with little to no reloading). Everything else is gravy.

 

[MercuryLS]

I wonder if they'll adjust the Canadian price. They only adjust the price when new models are released, and last time it got pegged at $119, so it's still $199. The exchange rate is slightly above par now, so I hope it hits the $99 price point here with the new one. (I still need to sell my old one.)

Seriously, Apple TV should be $99 CDN and iPad should be $499 CDN. This extra $20 bullshit needs to stop.

 

[celebi23]

Confirmed: $99 for new Apple TV

Sweeeet Oh & RubxQub, nice OP I might just make it home in time tomorrow to keep an eye on the live blogs

 

[Refrigerator]

Like their invitation said:

"We have something you really have to see. And Touch"

Yes, these are touchscreen devices. And if they're going to call these Retina displays they'll probably talk about it in the same magical way as the first time. It's a screen that must be seen and touched to be believed. I'm more inclined to believe they'll go towards glass lamination than a haptic display if that's the case.

 

[Slurpy2k20]

After SJ passed away I felt I would never be able to get excited about an Apple event ever again. Ironically, I have never anticipated an anticipated an Apple event as much as the one tomorrow. The wait has been excruciating.

 

[JAVK]

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[Battlezone]

Am I crazy for wanting to go down to the mall tomorrow morning and work from there on the off chance this is available immediately after the keynote? There haven't been any rumors of such a thing happening, has there? I don't think they've done that since the old iPod days.

 

[Recon]

Am I crazy for wanting to go down to the mall tomorrow morning and work from there on the off chance this is available immediately after the keynote? There haven't been any rumors of such a thing happening, has there? I don't think they've done that since the old iPod days.

It wont be. It will be a week off at least.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Am I crazy for wanting to go down to the mall tomorrow morning and work from there on the off chance this is available immediately after the keynote? There haven't been any rumors of such a thing happening, has there? I don't think they've done that since the old iPod days.

They won't be available immediately. It's good for their image to give a few days/weeks notice so the media can get all those pictures of the long lines and hype it up as the gadget of FOREVER like they do every iphone and ipad launch.

 

[Slurpy2k20]

Can people not quote Refrigerator? He's on my ignore list and it kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[JCreasy]

I'm still not letting go of the 'haptic touch' rumors.

Here is a tablet which has that technology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-9-57qG9Y

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Like their invitation said:

"We have something you really have to see. And Touch"

Bless you BLESS YOU!!

MERRY KEYNOTE TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT

But read what TNW said about possible haptics tomorrow first . . .

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/03...he-ipad-3-is-a-new-touch-feedback-technology/