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[brotkasten]

I'm not saying I hate you guys, but I'm just going to pretend the launch is in April and I'm getting mine on time.

And why the hell isn't there an iPad version of the Apple Store app?

 

[RubxQub]

Decided to roll the dice and buy that iPad back cover/skin I talked about before in white.

My only peeve with the iPad 2 w/Smart Cover combo was the delicacy of laying it on it's back. Hoping with a thin layer of faux-leather I won't get all nervous about laying it on it's back.

Worst case it's just $30 down the drain (including shipping). Hope it looks good and functions well...a bit skeptical to be honest but if it works I'll probably be a loud and proud advocate of these.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Decided to roll the dice and buy that iPad back cover/skin I talked about before in white.

My only peeve with the iPad 2 w/Smart Cover combo was the delicacy of laying it on it's back. Hoping with a thin layer of faux-leather I won't get all nervous about laying it on it's back.

Worst case it's just $30 down the drain (including shipping). Hope it looks good and functions well...a bit skeptical to be honest but if it works I'll probably be a loud and proud advocate of these.

Let us know how it works, I actually like the look of that. I am typically a smart cover only type of person, but that thin layer might be nice to have.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Two days until the new iPad arrives. I'm starting to get excited. After following the announcement last week I immediately placed my pre-order then sort of forgot about it. It just dawned on me this morning that it'll be arriving on Friday. I'm so glad we don't have to wait weeks for it to come out.

Only downside is that I am having issues with the battery in my iPhone and I'll have to make an appointment this weekend to go to the Genius Bar. I just know the Apple Store is going to be a mad house.

 

[PaulLFC]

Any UK Gaffers had shipping updates yet from couriers? Mine is still in Syncreon's depot, so I don't even know who'll be delivering it at the moment!

 

[mrklaw]

Black iPad > White iPad

my head says this, but I think red smart cover + white ipad would go better in my lounge

(thats a little old, but the colour scheme is still there - cables tidied, cream rug and coffee table in front of corner sofa)

 

[NekoFever]

Any UK Gaffers had shipping updates yet from couriers? Mine is still in Syncreon's depot, so I don't even know who'll be delivering it at the moment!

Mine's with TNT and hasn't updated at all since it was dispatched on Friday/Saturday. Almost certainly the couriers are holding on to them until Friday under orders from Apple and we'll start to see movement on Thursday.

 

[Blackhead]

my head says this, but I think red smart cover + white ipad would go better in my lounge

http://i.imgur.com/xkMl0.jpg

(thats a little old, but the colour scheme is still there - cables tidied, cream rug and coffee table in front of corner sofa)

Heh, and there I was thinking you picked the color scheme to match your avatar.

 

[RubxQub]

Apple Stores officially opening at 8AM for launch day...kind of known but officially official now:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/14/2870434/apple-store-new-ipad-8am-open-availability
http://9to5mac.com/2012/03/14/apple-confirms-8am-friday-march-16-launch-for-new-ipad
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/14...-time-launch-for-new-ipad-on-friday-march-16/

 

[peetfeet]

Any UK Gaffers had shipping updates yet from couriers? Mine is still in Syncreon's depot, so I don't even know who'll be delivering it at the moment!

Mine's still in Hinkley

 

[Toma]

my head says this, but I think red smart cover + white ipad would go better in my lounge

(thats a little old, but the colour scheme is still there - cables tidied, cream rug and coffee table in front of corner sofa)

Nice choice with your furniture.

 

[KennyLinder]

Mine's with TNT and hasn't updated at all since it was dispatched on Friday/Saturday. Almost certainly the couriers are holding on to them until Friday under orders from Apple and we'll start to see movement on Thursday.

Same here. The TNT number isn't even recognised yet.

 

[planar1280]

As of 9:16 am today. my 32 gb wifi iPad has still not shipped

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Just checked tracking on my iPad for the first time and see that it has already been picked up in Nashville and is on it way to here in Austin, TX. I wasn't worried about getting it all before and now it seems I'll have zero issues with it arriving on Friday.

And for those sweating out the delivery status, I wouldn't worry about it. Apple has a great track record for getting their products in customers hands on launch day, but sometimes the tracking isn't updated the way it should be. I forget exactly which of their products I ordered (I order many!) but the tracking said my device was stuck in Indianapolis or something and then the delivery guy showed up at my door. With this many items being shipped on one day you know that there are going to be a few issues with tracking updates.

 

[pubba]

I was planning to camp out and wait in line at the apple store this Thursday night. They told me that the shopping centre would be closed till 9am but people could wait at the main entrance and then do a mad dash for the apple store inside when the doors open.

Then I called JB HI FI (a big electrical retailers here in Australia) and the IT guy said that they already have the iPad 3 delivery and would put one aside me for Friday morning. No long queues or waiting for 9-10 hours. Just walk in and pick it up!

So for any Australian iPad fans - maybe hit up your local JB HI FI instead? My workmate did the same thing at a Harvey Norman store and had one reserved too.

 

[planar1280]

Boom

http://i.minus.com/iCco4OXFKtpsr.PNG


edit: rehosted

 

[Awesome Animals]

^^OMG, that looks beautiful!^^

Mine's with TNT and hasn't updated at all since it was dispatched on Friday/Saturday. Almost certainly the couriers are holding on to them until Friday under orders from Apple and we'll start to see movement on Thursday.

Same here. The TNT number isn't even recognised yet.

Off-Topic Question to those of you in Europe who use TNT: Are they a huge company over there? My company, specifically myself, have dealt with them quite a few times over the past few years for shipping stuff Internationally, and it has always been a headache. The largest problem is that since they don't have a depot close enough to me in Ohio, I'm not allowed to create an account, nor am I allowed to schedule an outgoing shipment even with an account number of the receiving customer. It's all understandable, but I'm just curious as to how well they do in Europe, and the Asias. I'm from the United States, btw. Also, they're customer service sucks, I've spent hours talking to them about solutions to our problems.

 

[RubxQub]

God that image loads so slowly...got it going in another tab.

I'd recommend linking to it instead of embedding it!

Edit: Jesus, it's still loading, but it's so god damn beautiful. The resolution on this thing is so freaking crazy. I can't wait to get it in my hands and just gawk at it.

 

[Spacebar]

I was planning to camp out and wait in line at the apple store this Thursday night. They told me that the shopping centre would be closed till 9am but people could wait at the main entrance and then do a mad dash for the apple store inside when the doors open.

Then I called JB HI FI (a big electrical retailers here in Australia) and the IT guy said that they already have the iPad 3 delivery and would put one aside me for Friday morning. No long queues or waiting for 9-10 hours. Just walk in and pick it up!

So for any Australian iPad fans - maybe hit up your local JB HI FI instead? My workmate did the same thing at a Harvey Norman store and had one reserved too.

This will not end well.

 

[planar1280]

God that image loads so slowly...got it going in another tab.

I'd recommend linking to it instead of embedding it!

i changed it to host it somewhere else. better?

 

[Phreaker]

Who makes a good stylus? A major part of my usage will be taking notes and such during meetings.

I use the Boxwave stylus for the same thing, it works pretty well. I also use it to annotate PDFs and draw. I'm not sure if there is something better out there now, but it was highly recommended when I got it (1.5 years ago for my OG iPad). I mainly use NoteTaker HD for taking notes. NoteTaker HD Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdGDnUKZcMM&feature=channel

 

[RubxQub]

i changed it to host it somewhere else. better?

Yep! Insta-load....FUUUU it's glorious!

Shitty non-Retina app icons are going to be the bane of my existence. They're so hideous!

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Christ that is a big picture. Looks great though.

 

[MasLegio]

considering the increased resolution, is it possbible to change a setting in new ipad to have five columns of apps instead of four in portrait mode?

or just lessen the space between app icons
seems like a waste of space

 

[Enco]

Ew at the non retina icons.

It's like the iPhone 4 all over again. After a long enough period, if the devs hadn't updated their app to be retina ready, I would delete it.

 

[MasLegio]

edit: you changed image site again. works now, but incredibly slow

 

[planar1280]

Yep! Insta-load....FUUUU it's glorious!

Shitty non-Retina app icons are going to be the bane of my existence. They're so hideous!

I had to remove that because IMGUR compresses photo. I put in the original link again. do you have a image hosting website which does not compress images?

 

[PaulLFC]

Mine's still in Hinkley

Mine too. I wish they'd at least tell us who will actually be delivering them so I can disappoint myself by refreshing the page to find no status updates!

 

[planar1280]

now it doesnt work. Only shows part of it in thumbnail size

sorry hosted the original file again. someone host this file

http://media.tinhte.vn/photo/var/albums/Anh-Bai-/Album-cuhiep/IMG_0023.PNG

somewhere where it is NOT compressed but loads fast. IMGUR compresses the image

 

[KennyLinder]

^^OMG, that looks beautiful!^^





Off-Topic Question to those of you in Europe who use TNT: Are they a huge company over there? My company, specifically myself, have dealt with them quite a few times over the past few years for shipping stuff Internationally, and it has always been a headache. The largest problem is that since they don't have a depot close enough to me in Ohio, I'm not allowed to create an account, nor am I allowed to schedule an outgoing shipment even with an account number of the receiving customer. It's all understandable, but I'm just curious as to how well they do in Europe, and the Asias. I'm from the United States, btw. Also, they're customer service sucks, I've spent hours talking to them about solutions to our problems.

TNT are a load of shitty shit. When I saw that's who would be shipping my new shiny Apple device my heart sank slightly. FUCKING SIGH.

 

[Enco]

sorry hosted the original file again. someone host this file

http://media.tinhte.vn/photo/var/albums/Anh-Bai-/Album-cuhiep/IMG_0023.PNG

somewhere where it is NOT compressed but loads fast. IMGUR compresses the image

Use this:

http://minus.com/

 

[planar1280]

Another image directly from the iPad

Browser:

http://media.tinhte.vn/photo/var/albums/Anh-Bai-/Album-cuhiep/IMG_0026.PNG

Those websites are going to look UGLY without retina optimization

 

[peetfeet]

Mine too. I wish they'd at least tell us who will actually be delivering them so I can disappoint myself by refreshing the page to find no status updates!

I guess there will be signs of life either late tonight or tomorrow morning when they move to a nearer depot for next day delivery. I hope.

 

[planar1280]

Use this:

http://minus.com/

There you go

http://i.minus.com/iCco4OXFKtpsr.PNG

 

[Jacobi]

Another image directly from the iPad

Browser:

http://media.tinhte.vn/photo/var/albums/Anh-Bai-/Album-cuhiep/IMG_0026.PNG

Those websites are going to look UGLY without retina optimization

Life... will find a way.

 

[KennyLinder]

There you go

http://i.minus.com/iCco4OXFKtpsr.PNG

Holy shit, is that a direct grab?!!!!

 

[PrimaNocta]

ipad has finally made it to the states from china! 2 more days! I sold my ipad 1 a few weeks back and I feel like something has been missing in my life since.

I never realized how much I needed it till it was gone. =*(

Will the ipad 1 to ipad 3 be as big of leap as iphone 2G to iphone 4 was for me?

 

[planar1280]

Holy shit, is that a direct grab?!!!!

yes

 

[Backfoggen]

There you go

http://i.minus.com/iCco4OXFKtpsr.PNG

Love how only the HD apps have crap icons.

 

[sfedai0]

Decided to roll the dice and buy that iPad back cover/skin I talked about before in white.

My only peeve with the iPad 2 w/Smart Cover combo was the delicacy of laying it on it's back. Hoping with a thin layer of faux-leather I won't get all nervous about laying it on it's back.

Worst case it's just $30 down the drain (including shipping). Hope it looks good and functions well...a bit skeptical to be honest but if it works I'll probably be a loud and proud advocate of these.

Let us know how it is. It dosent seem to cover the sides though. Anyone getting this?http://switcheasy.com/product.php?product=NUDE_iPad2

 

[Diablohead]

those direct screens really show how much of an improvement the resolution is, wow.

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/14/sample-photos-and-screenshots-from-3rd-generation-ipad/

"These applications are developed by Apple has been upgraded to support the Retina screen, for example with Keynote (iWork software sets), this application previously only 115MB capacity but its latest version is 327MB. Numbers from 109MB or 283MB up to, from 95MB to 269MB Pages, iMovie from 70MB to 404MB."

16 GB 3rd generation iPads all screaming in unison.

ok now I think 16GB should have been phased out for ipads, this is silly.

 

[bob page]

Who makes a good stylus? A major part of my usage will be taking notes and such during meetings.

I got a roocase stylus off Amazon for less than $10. It's the exact same stylus as the Boxwave one but rebranded for a fraction of the price.

 

[planar1280]

Here are 2 screens directly from the iPad


1: Browser: http://i.minus.com/iiehNXAvCzXON.PNG - shows websites need to make their websites retina capable


2: Game: Where's my water: http://i.minus.com/izhMUELL64mXV.PNG - Shows games need A LOTTTTT of work to do

 

[Awesome Animals]

TNT are a load of shitty shit. When I saw that's who would be shipping my new shiny Apple device my heart sank slightly. FUCKING SIGH.

Well, I'm glad to know it wasn't just my dealings with them I suppose. We actually request that customers don't use TNT anymore.

Let us know how it is. It dosent seem to cover the sides though. Anyone getting this?http://switcheasy.com/product.php?product=NUDE_iPad2

I may have to get one of those.

 

[VariantX04]

Edit: derp

 

[Vyse The Legend]

those direct screens really show how much of an improvement the resolution is, wow.



ok now I think 16GB should have been phased out for ipads, this is silly.

And this is why I went with a 64GB.

My first generation 32GB was already near max, and I knew the apps would balloon in size.

 

[Spacebar]

Anyone have some direct ipad 2 screen shots to compare?

 

[Diablohead]

yeah, looks like I need to spend £500 instead of £400 for my first ipad

 

[RubxQub]

2: Game: Where's my water: http://i.minus.com/izhMUELL64mXV.PNG - Shows games need A LOTTTTT of work to do

Oh, that's no so bad. Looks pretty g-

*clicks on magnifying glass to expand*

MY EYES! THE PIXELS! AAAHHHH!

 

[planar1280]

Pictures taken from the NEW iPad

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6978671533_95efff3353_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6832543722_2cfb02735e_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6978671013_7f1a4cd8aa_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6978670751_b7e153e86c_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6832542720_295006eeda_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6832539016_7aea1bd8d3_o.jpg

More here at source: http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/1139442/