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The new iPad |OT|
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None of the hands-on have mentioned if they used optical lamination. Fucking useless tech reporters, this is important!
Heh yeah, that one sucks balls. Just using the web mobile version.
Yeah, he did great. It was noteworthy to me when he said, "it just works." Great job from the team all around.
Mmm, that's a cute iPad.
I'm willing to say 2x
Raitosaito
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Last time this happened anandtech did a benchmark showing iPad 2 outperforming tegra 2 tablets.
Technosteve
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GOD DAMN YOU APPLE
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I doubt it. The tech sites would have already mentioned it. What a shame. The glass fusing would have been killer.
retina ipad am disappoint
It's like iOS gets an HD remake when Apple goes retina.
In The Verge's gallery, it's clearly visible that the Game Center icon has refined, re-rendered textures.
In The Verge's gallery, it's clearly visible that the Game Center icon has refined, re-rendered textures.
If you're talking from a design standpoint, I think the one thing they could do (if even possible) is eventually decrease the bezel size, thus making the iPad as a whole a lot smaller but retaining the 9.7" screen.
But I don't think that'd be possible while staying just as thin, tbh... OH and a touch enabled home button. Swipe left and right across it to switch between running apps, etc.
Meus Renaissance
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What more could they do it in the next iteration? Obviously larger hard drives, stereo, haptic feedback, faster CPU/GPU, more RAM..sure, but would those gain similar level of attention and success at retail as the previous iPads? It'll get to a point where sales slow down significantly because it'll never replace a notebook/PC
yeah, it was a bit of a bummer seeing no mention of getting the LCD closer to the glass. that effect is great on the iPhone.
there was one thing mentioned in the Apple iPad video where they moved parts of the pixels above the wiring so theyre very slightly raised higher than the older pixel elements.
But I doubt that difference will be noticeable to our eyes. The difference is probably just way too small.
You've got that backwards. The sales of notebook will slow down significantly over time.
Jill Sandwich
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It's a shame the new iPad doesn't have a real mahogany back. Total disappointment.
planar1280
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I am really thinking of cancelling my order for 16 gb wifi and get the 16 gb wifi/3g. What should I do? I will be using this at home and everywhere I go like office, friends and family homes. I have a few trips planned here and there
no, whats happening is that people are realizing they prefer the ipad to a notebook for lots of use cases. iPad sales will keep going up as its capabilities increase and notebook sales will go down, as they are no longer the obvious choice for mobile computing.
it is already replacing notebooks for some people. it will only escalate from here.
All those places you listed should have wifi. Even on trips most hotels/aiports have free wifi. So all really depends if you have no problem spending the extra cash
Diablohead
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I kept tabs on the gaf thread earlier while at work, the new ipad sounds really good for keeping it's current price.
I will buy one but not until next month, let the ques drop a bit and another lot of pay money to enter my bank
I will buy one but not until next month, let the ques drop a bit and another lot of pay money to enter my bank
Slurpy2k20
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Are you a real live person? I'm serious. Are you real? Cause I can't imagine a real, sane person actually typing that. Yeah, just wait for the iPad 4. I'm they'll throw in a bunch of buttons and a couple analog stick on that one- you know- cause it make so much sense and all. Do you think ANY iPad in the future will? Do you think ANY TABLET will? What percentage of iPad owner do you think WANT those things? The hadrcorz gamerz demographic? I sure as hell don't. And what the hell does owning an iPhone have to do with anything? Incredible.
Next up- I'll buy a PS Vita when it has a 10" screen.
planar1280
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They could add an official wacom digitizer! NFC, maybe some fancy iPhone+iPad connection, a really fancy keyboard dock accessory that makes it function like a macbook pro + extends the battery. Creativity would be nice, spec bump seems so anticlimactic.
I'm fully entrenched in the Android ecosystem, but I always appreciate innovation.
Tasks that i'd now rather do on my iPad than notebook/PC;
-Music
-Reading
-News
-FB/Twitter
-Photo editing and tuning
-Light internet browsing
-Occasional movie/video watching
Things i'd like to do but don't;
-Heavy typing (though I could just use a bluetooth keyboard..)
-Heavy tabbed internet browsing/researching
-Heavy YT watching with multiple tabs
-Gaming?
Really, the iPad is slowly but surely replacing everything.
You craze man.
Yeah, really glad that rumor turned out to be bullshit.
MrCunningham
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Comparison with the iPhone 4S:
The pixel density of the iPad 3 looks pretty similar to the iPhone 4S. But even still.... the new iPad 3 screen is drop dead beautiful :O
OldJadedGamer
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A lot of people were on the fence when the iPad 1 came out and didn't jump because they weren't sure of it. By the time the iPad 2 came out, the iPad had proved itself so all the folks that waited to see how the original would fare jumped right on the iPad2. I am not saying the new iPad won't sell great but I don't think we will see lines wrapped around city blocks months after release.
innovation that creates complexity isnt a win. some of the things you mention would be nice but they can be handled in software or by third parties.
wacom isnt happening. its against the whole concept of the ipad being simple and intuitive with no extra hardware between you and the screen.
NFC will happen eventually.
iPhone and iPad connectivity exists already to some extent with iCloud pushing data between devices. they can do more here but iOS updates (and maybe NFC) will be a part of it.
I think theyre done with keyboard docks. theres wireless BT keyboards and cases with built in keyboards.
they will never do anything to make it work like a macbook pro. that just makes things more complicated and its not why the ipad is popular.
the ipad hardware is always going to remain simple. its designed to get out of the way. its the future iOS updates and the new apps (that iPhoto demo was awesome) that will showcase creativity.
Now that we got that retina screen, I can just get excited for iOS reveals in the summer and just nod along with the hardware improvements.
dorkimoe
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I dont think so Tim
Buckethead
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Are you guaranteed an iPad if you preorder?
I guess we fundamentally want different things from consumer tech.
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I ordered one. Who wants my ASUS Transformer Prime with a lovely case for $400?
Ken Masters
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reality is that it's going to take some time for apps to actually take advantage of the retina display, just look how long it took devs to take advantage of retina display on the iPhone 4
BlueTsunami
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Truly amazing;
I mean, it's just beautifully sharp.
Fuck me that looks good. That's obviously a real world tangible difference.
yup. and thats fine.
hell, I still have a huge iMac for a lot of browsing and video watching. And a PC for gaming.
But I love the iPad for being so simple and not trying to be a Mac-lite. it does exactly what I want it to do when Im not at a desk.
Just give me a freaking pressure sensitive stylus! I came THIS close to buying this thing today, if it were not for the store being down. It gave me time to sit back and think about it and in the end, I'm not going to buy a tablet that I can't draw on.
LCfiner said:
Bullshit. If Apple wants this device to be used for productivity and content creation, it's going to need to give the basic tools necessary. It doesn't need to have it on all models, but an option would be nice. Much like how you can choose a different hard drive size, you should be able to choose an art package with some wacom or wacom knockoff tech.
They'll sell as many of the 3rd gen iPad as the 1 and 2 put together. That's my prediction.
That's a little worrisome to think that future products will be improved by software, given that Apple seems intent on using said software to drive hardware sales. It feels pretty corny that the iPad 2/3 and iPhone 4 can't have Siri.....just because they think they need Siri to sell the iPhone 4S.
freenudemacusers
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Dreams-Visions
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They have tools for productivity and content creation. people are using them for this stuff this very second.
they just don’t have a pressure sensitive stylus as an input option. deal with it. it’s a niche audience that wants it and adding it wouldn’t make the product better for the vast majority of customers.
Adding an “art package” would basically require a whole different model and add complexity and confusion to satisfy a small number of people. Why is it worth it for Apple to add this when only a small fraction of potential consumers care and even fewer would be likely to pay for it?
Your needs are not common and not worthwhile for Apple to pursue. Beyond that, adding active stylus support send a very mixed message about the way you’re supposed to use the device and I bet Apple thinks that could actually hurt them.
I think you make a good point about Siri being hardware exclusive. I hope that doesn’t become common.
My point wasn’t that hardware wouldn’t continue to evolve. I’m sure the battery life will improve. and there’ll be improvements to weight, cameras, thickness, storage, speed. They can add some things like NFC, maybe even something like that haptic touch stuff. there’s always ways to make the hardware better year after year.
My point was that they’re not going to innovate on iPad hardware by making a dock that turns it into a macbook. Or make an ipad with a wacom digitizer built in and a stylus attachment. they’re not going to do something that makes the ipad way more complicated. The ipad hardware will always be simple and the interaction with it will always be simple.
I really do not think it is a niche market. The entire art industry heavily skews towards using Apple desktops and laptops. There is a huge market for them to release what is basically a portable cintiq that isn't clunky like existing windows transformable tablets. Pretty much every artist I know and work with would buy it at the drop of a hat. They even went ahead today and demonstrated the new autodesk lineart app to this very market, which is baffling because that app is so very useless without a pressure sensitive pen.
I also really do not believe it would confuse anyone at all. They barely have to mention it at all. Just say in your keynote "Oh and we now have an artists package available with a digitzer pen that works with all your favourite art apps available exclusively on the online store." It doesn't have to appear at all in any of their regular stores, just make it online order only.