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Apple Special Event January 2010
The video is available here.
I can’t wait for the next generation – I expect Apple, just like with the iPod, to introduce an iPad Nano….
Well, at least you skipped the joke that everyone else is making (maxipad).
I was thinking.. Given that this is an iPod Touch on steroids, and therefore the logic board need not be much bigger, what’s in that thing? Is it otherwise all battery?
well, 10 hours of video is pretty impressive battery-wise. I guess we’ll know when the first one ships, because within 24 hours some website will have done the usual apple-porn unpacking and opening up the device…
I’ll believe the 10 hours when I see it–especially since the phrase I saw started with “up to”.
I had really hoped for a camera, and was thinking 50-50 they might have multitasking, but alas.
The most interestng question I saw is whether this will allow for user profiles, or if it’s essentially a personal gadget. If you leave this lying around the house, family members are going to want their own email, Facebook, and other accounts separated.
Well, forgive me for not talking about the features in OS 3.2, and whether there’s something like that in there, or not at all. I’ve been playing around with it because all my apps will have to be reworked a bit to support the iPad, and I want to make sure I’m not breaking my agreement with Apple.
But yes, I can see your point – and even if they have profiles now or later, I suspect Apple would really like you to buy one for each family member. It will be interesting to see future versions exploit that by doing a lot of sharing amongst devices, like you can do in iTunes and iPhoto on the mac.
it would be really nice to see a next-gen version of the iPad that uses Qualcomm’s mirasol display tech. I’ve done enough reading of backlit text to know that a book reader with a backlit display is not something i’m willing to pay for. if then it’s just a mobile internet and media player, i might as well stick with my iphone.
Well, I think flow has a point, it was one of the first things that I noticed about the pad: it uses a backlit display. Great for watching movies, nice for browsing, but everyone knows that it does not work well for reading.
@Maarten: indeed an ‘iPod Touch on steroids’. It’s too big to fit in a pocket, so won’t replace the smartphone. Not easy to type on, so won’t replace the laptop (certainly not for working travellers that want to do some work in the train or on the couch like me). But it is the coolest clipboard I have seen yet. I never use a clipboard however, and have no intention to either.
It would be a fun thingy to have lying about to surf the web on at home, but I don’t see much more use for it than that. I’d rather invest the $500+ in a good tablet – though I must admit I haven’t seen many of those yet. I’m sure we’ll see more of those emerge this year.
Gotta say my reaction to the iPad is pretty much the same as the HP Slate: Meh!
Well, my wife gets at least 8 hours on her Toshiba netbook (10″ screen, 250GB HDD), even with the WiFi running. So, I think it’s safe to assume Apple is getting 10 hours out of theirs, especially since I think they are using a lower-power display.
It is very much an Itouch on steroids…but I would expect from that to support flash. That disappoints me very much. I think it’ll be great to watch a movie on, even read a book (as I find the back-lit screen not a problem as on the itouch you can set the luminosity). But that’s not enough to make me buy it. I’ll have to wait what apps are developed for it and see if any of them makes it worth my money.
No flash – no cash