Apple tablet launch
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- lukus_W0
I can't wait for the etch-a-sketch app.
- monospaced0
So, everyone thinks it'll be called the iSlate or iTablet. There's evidence of it shown above, so I'm not really arguing it. But, how awesome would it be if they just called it the Newton?
- Mindbrix0
If that video is a fake then it's the best I've seen. Bigger than I expected, which will make it a dream design tool. I'm getting excited about the software possibilities of this.
- camer0
the transparent screen is the way to go. I can't wait to have a heads-up-display in my car. And then mount canons on the hood and shoot at people talking on their cell phones while driving. err, wait...
- just kidding. hehcamer
- corvette c5 has hud:
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- GeorgesII0
- sausage fingers + newton = dainty brickkingsteven
- Is that a Newton in your pocket ...?Point5
- uan0
and this is concept
- Etype0
- Rory Read CCO of Lenavo doing a convincing impression of someone flogging toasters on QVC.kingsteven
- Etype0
- laaaaaaaaaaagggGeorgesII
- who needs mouse trails when you've got grease trailskingsteven
- moth0
I seriously think that tablets will go down in history as the technological flop of the decade.
They just don't seem to fulfill or solve any particular problem. It's like they figured out touch screen and felt compelled to do something/anything with it.
- I kinda agree, but a lot of people at school swear by them so they've got to be worth something. Taking notes/doodlingismith
- notes/doodling. I couldn't see myself using one though.ismith
- For notes or doodling I want something smaller. Something between the tablet and an old Palm Pilot.ETM
- I disagree; I think, ultimately, they'll become the standard form for consumer computers.detritus
- boobs0
I could imagine using Illustrator or Photoshop on a touchscreen could be a real treat.
- dyspl0
I might be wrong but I think this could be a great tool/toy (if it comes with a 3g connection) for many people who only use their computer to :
check their email
browse facebook
browse youtube/dailymotion
manage their pictures, upload them etc...Looking forward to the apple presentation, I would buy one for my girlfriend.
- moth0
I'm not going to spend £1000's just to look at facebook and youtube though. And knowing Apple, this isn't going to reasonably priced. It's going to aspirationally priced.
- but mobile entertainment is the future...the tablet is setting the stage for thismonospaced
- monospaced0
Great point, dyspl. The fact IS that most people use their computer to check their email (less now than ever, though), fuck around on Facebook, troll the web and entertain themselves. Fewer and fewer people are using their personal computers for getting work done.
I am exactly the kind of person that might use a tablet. I go to work and design on a provided computer, and my own laptop feels cumbersome now that I don't use it to design on much anymore. The iPhone covers most of my computing needs while I'm away from my desk, but its limitations become clear quickly. The tablet would be a great portable.
- ETM0
I don't want to have to touch a co-workers keyboard half the time. I really don't want to touch the burger greased tablet.
- moth0
It's not mobile though mono... They're freaking huge - and lets face it - it's NOT going to be nearly as useful as your laptop, so which one are you going to take away for a weekend or business? Carrying both around would be a pain in the ass.
- moth0
Put it this way - it's nothing to offer the porn industry. It will fail.