wait no, wait, no; what ? whatever..
that’s how I felt everytime I heard people on the tech news casts talking about the new apple I-Pad.
honestly speaking Ladies, you know what I thought ? honestly I thought steve had just broken down and laid it on the altar. Have Mercy. I digress;
well anyway like everybody else I had the golden fortune to be smack in the middle of one of my nightly rituals; reading my 12 thousand rss feeds and booyah ! the fricken I-Pad was right thurrr.. yupppp rite thurrr.
now don’t take my word for it, but I think most of us Have This Thing Already. so why would you pay $500.00 + dollars for this large print version of an I-Phone that thinks it a Kindle with an invisible credit card slot.
I am asking two people specifically to answer me why you’d get this because I know they have Kindles – Staci of Just Bloggled; and Abby of Daisy the Curly Cat and Harley Too.
You Gals have this Kindle thingy and apparently you like it since you put it on your blogs to talk about it. I don’t have one. what I do have is a handheld sony clie that I can download my stuff to anytime I want; toss that sucker into my purse and move out. it also takes pics, and makes movies, plays soundfiles, podcasts; and all kinda stuff on it’s lil harddrive. which powers those fabu magic gate cards I can pop in at will. I use that baby pc if I don’t want to look at it live on my smartphone; like when I’m in court, or on a plane.
now Ladies, don’t get me wrong - I understand yours has a modem and downloads without a cradle. but why would you buy something that charges you each and everytime you want to use it ?
yes people, you have to pay for books, and apparently rss feeds that you download into your Kindle. I know, I knoowwww,, big ass blackberry without a keyboard; (side-eye)
Please somebody tell me what is so darn dipped in batter and deep fried hot about this new large print version on an I-Phone ?
honesly speaking, I though Steve had just broken on down and made the senior version of the I-Phone.
yes I diddd.. (shakin my own head) okay now please fill me in, cause I thought I was a fairly saavy chica but after seeing this thing, I’m just scratching my head. hey how do you get that in your purse ? and what kinda sock does it wear when it sleeps ? have mercy, how do you charge it ? oh I forgot, it charges you. Whoo HA !
I hope they come out with the I-Pad Maxi Soon.. cause I Like to Read Big Books on Heavy Days. yes I said it, yes I did damn betcha I said it.. cause erryoneay’all was thinkin the same damn thang. I’m just game enough to say it. uh huhh
What’s The Deal With This I-Pad My Peeples ?
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That Time Of The Month: The Internet’s Best Period-Related iPad Jokes
Apple’s iPad announcement earlier this afternoon prompted a score of WTFing across the internet, prompting many to ask, “Are there any women on Apple’s marketing team?” Answer: Apparently not. (Period.)
From Twitter (for what it’s worth, #iTampon is apparently the number three trending topic on the site.):
tjakabon: “It surfs the web AND stops the bleeding.”
Gelatobaby: And you can use the giant QWERTY keyboard to get your period on the #iPad!
CarolBlymire: Is #apple making an iPad for light-flow days? Just wondering…
kathycacace: Okay, just one more. The iPad: protecting your data from embarrassing incidents.
Johnpapa: “64 gig iPad will forever be known as the heavy flow model.”
Lymed: Does the Period Tracker app come free?
fauxfruit: If I order this, will my boyfriend and I have to worry if it comes late?
vlvtjones: So will iffy Wifi coverage be called iSpotting?
morninggloria: Can I get a scented iPad for when my data feels not-so-fresh?
(this is my personal favorite) - andBegorrah: If you and your friends all buy one, will they sync up?
By Adam Frucci on twitter
A lot of people at Gizmodo are psyched about the iPad. Not me! My god, am I underwhelmed by it. It has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make buying one the last thing I would want to do. Updated
Big, Ugly Bezel
Have you seen the bezel on this thing?! It’s huge! I know you don’t want to accidentally input a command when your thumb is holding it, but come on.
No Multitasking
This is a backbreaker. If this is supposed to be a replacement for netbooks, how can it possibly not have multitasking? Are you saying I can’t listen to Pandora while writing a document? I can’t have my Twitter app open at the same time as my browser? I can’t have AIM open at the same time as my email? Are you kidding me? This alone guarantees that I will not buy this product.
No Cameras
No front facing camera is one thing. But no back facing camera either? Why the hell not? I can’t imagine what the downside was for including at least one camera. Could this thing not handle video iChat?
Touch Keyboard
So much for Apple revolutionizing tablet inputs; this is the same big, ugly touchscreen keyboard we’ve seen on other tablets, and unless you’re lying on the couch with your knees propping it up, it’ll be awkward to use.
No HDMI Out
Want to watch those nice HD videos you downloaded from iTunes on your TV? Too damned bad! If you were truly loyal, you’d just buy an AppleTV already.
The Name iPad
Get ready for Maxi pad jokes, and lots of ‘em!
No Flash
No Flash is annoying but not a dealbreaker on the iPhone and iPod Touch. On something that’s supposed to be closer to a netbook or laptop? It will leave huge, gaping holes in websites. I hope you don’t care about streaming video! God knows not many casual internet users do. Oh wait, nevermind, they all do.
Adapters, Adapters, Adapters
So much for those smooth lines. If you want to plug anything into this, such as a digital camera, you need all sorts of ugly adapters. You need an adapter for USB for god’s sake.
Update: Why stop at 8? Here are more things we are discovering that suck about the iPad.
It’s Not Widescreen
Widescreen movies look lousy on this thing thanks to its 4:3 screen, according to Blam, who checked out some of Star Trek on one. It’s like owning a 4:3 TV all over again!
Doesn’t Support T-Mobile 3G
Sure, it’s “unlocked.” But it won’t work on T-Mobile, and it uses microSIMs that literally no one else uses.
A Closed App Ecosystem
The iPad only runs apps from the App Store. The same App Store that is notorious for banning apps for no real reason, such as Google Voice. Sure, netbooks might not have touchscreens, but you can install whatever software you’d like on them. Want to run a different browser on your iPad? Too bad!
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Actually I have a Sony Reader, not a Kindle, but potat-oh pot-ah-to, right? Seeing as I just bought it a month ago, there's no way, even if I had $499 to waste, that I'd buy the iPad. Even if I hadn't bought the Sony, I wouldn't have for many of the reasons you just described. It's huge. The whole reason I went with the Sony I went with is because it would go into most purses. I'd have to carry a briefcase, not a purse, for that baby.
Second, the battery life probably sucks. I know when I was researching eReaders, it said the ones with backlights like this one have short battery lives because the backlight is so power consuming. My Sony, in contrast, will keep a charge for two weeks, even with me reading daily. I'd rather just turn on a lamp or clip on a booklight to the cover than have to constantly charge yet another gadget.
Third, I have a feeling that the iPad will require you to buy books only from the Apple store. They'll probably do what the Kindle and now the Nook are doing and using some specialized format that means you can't lend the book to a family member after reading on a different brand of reader. Like the Nook & Barnes & Noble use ePub like the Sony but puts some kind of protection on it so you can't read it on a Sony Reader or the off brands that use ePub. Kindle doesn't use ePub; it uses some kind of format unique to them that other readers don't support. That means if an online bookstore other than Amazon doesn't sell that format and Kindle doesn't support Adobe Digital Editions, you're stuck with the prices on Amazon. (Other books stores might sell that format, but usually the standard is ePub.)
Basically, I see the Apple Store doing the same, using some specialized technology so that you can only use its reader and its store. Look at how they already treat songs on the iTunes store. As it now stands, if you buy songs from iTunes, you can't put them on a different brand of MP3 player w/o burning them to disc first. I know because I bought my nephew some off brand a couple of years ago, and that was the only way to get around the protection iTunes puts on the songs. That has always pissed me off. I you pay for the song, you ought to be able to use it on any mp3 player you want, but Apple doesn't seem to think so.
Plus, if the books in the Apple Store cost more, like their audio books do, you're SOL. The whole point of getting a reader is so you don't have to pay $25 for a new release. If the books are that in iTunes, what's the point?
Fourth, I'll say what I said when asked why I went with the SR and not the Kindle. I already have gadgets for music, pictures, reading, drawing, going online, etc. Those gadgets still work. Until they die, I don't really need all those things in one device, especially at a $500 price.
Fifth, let's say my iPod dies tomorrow. Would I buy this as a replacement? No because how would I even use something that big on a treadmill or when I'm cleaning house. Is there a belt clip? If there is, how can you even move without impaling yourself?
Sixth, what if you're too fumble-fingered to use touchscreen? That's another reason I didn't get the touchscreen readers. I could see me being in the middle of a page,accidentally hitting something with the touchscreen function, and deleting my book. Then there's the upkeep on a touchscreen. Fingerprints galore. Special cloths. Avoiding strong lotions or anything that might eat the screen. If you drop it and damage the screen, you don't have buttons as backup.
Seventh, will there be an app that allows you to check out ebooks for free from your local library? The Sony Reader lets you do that, which is another reason I went with it over the Kindle, which doesn't. Although my local library doesn't currently have ebooks, I'm hoping one day it catches up with the libraries on the northside of Atlanta and allow it. Will it let you download the free classics that the copyrights have expired on from Google? Again, probably not. What about the self-published freebies on sites like Feedbook from new authors? Doubtful. You're just stuck with pay to use.
All in all, I'll just keep my Sony Reader, my second generation iPod nano (don't laugh), my el cheapo digital camera, my cell, my Wacom tablet, and my laptop. Let people with money to waste waste it on the iPad. I'm happy with what I already have.
Funny stuff. I'm hoping they rename it the iBrator.
BTW, I'm getting two and ditching my satellite Internet and TV dishes. I see this an ideal connection device for people in the boonies who are paying $150 or more a month to connect to the Internet and entertainment and keep running up against fair access policies.
I don't want a cell phone or need an ebook reader. I'm looking for an unlimited mobile data plan in a solidly designed integration of hardware and software, and that's what Apple does better than anyone else.
What's really impressive about this unit is the chip. The sucker outperforms the current crop of ARM and Intel processors and even exceeds a couple of ultramobile SOCs on the roadmap.
On the downside, it doesn't multitask, doesn't support voice recognition, can't prevent drones from finding out where I am, and doesn't work as well as cotton, but this is a first release. Can rectal probes be far behind?
have mercy faustroll, don’t you know better yet ?
I thought you moved away from people, to be away from people ?
don’t you know that with this thing, you can’t interact with em at all ?
no multitasking unless you consider “holding it and looking at it” multi-tasking.
ooh and how bout that music, and gps ? yeah they have gps enabled natural format.
all I can say is, sure riiiiiiiiiiite,,,
so you got the smaller one. alright that makes me feel better.
but I still don’t see how this is gonna be useful.
obtw, did you realize that ebook reader has gps in it;
so they can spot yo ass in a crowd. watch out for drones girly.
awww just kiddin bout the drones. maybe notttttttttttt,,
if the army gets their way; as I hear, they want to put them
ON the Battlefield. Oh Great Gods who Pay for War Tools;
wtf will they ask for next. cyber gi jane ?
they’ll probably make it look like a cross between
army killer chicas angelina joli and demi moore
let me hush.. (shooting myself some side-eye)
I never got a notice on this. Not sure why. Mine doesn't have GPS. It's not wireless. It's base of the line. That's why it's only $199. The only way you can get a book on it is to hook it via USB to a computer. I could have cared less about wireless. If I know I'm going on a plane/train/other method of travel where I might need several books instead of one, I'll download it ahead of time. If I read them, I'll buy a paperback at a jiffy store.
Anyway, I was right about the Apple store. They're already saying that if you buy an ebook from there, you can only read it on the iPad, not another device. They said you might be able to read other stores' books on it if it's in ePub format, but only if Apple works with Adobe. Adobe released a statement over the weekend saying it's not working with Apple at this time. In other words, so far Apple doesn't plan on using Adobe Digital Editions so basically you're stuck with Apple prices on books and Apple selections when you buy an iPad.
I also read somewhere I was right about the constant charging issue, too.
I didn't know I was supposed to argue for the usefulness of the iPad. Yes, I can see the usefulness of an eReader, since I have one, but I don't think the iPad is really going to be all that great of one. It's trying to do too many things at once so so instead of one or two things really great. That's my opinion anyway.
I never got a notice on this. Not sure why. Mine doesn't have GPS. It's not wireless. It's base of the line. That's why it's only $199. The only way you can get a book on it is to hook it via USB to a computer. I could have cared less about wireless. If I know I'm going on a plane/train/other method of travel where I might need several books instead of one, I'll download it ahead of time. If I read them, I'll buy a paperback at a jiffy store.
Anyway, I was right about the Apple store. They're already saying that if you buy an ebook from there, you can only read it on the iPad, not another device. They said you might be able to read other stores' books on it if it's in ePub format, but only if Apple works with Adobe. Adobe released a statement over the weekend saying it's not working with Apple at this time. In other words, so far Apple doesn't plan on using Adobe Digital Editions so basically you're stuck with Apple prices on books and Apple selections when you buy an iPad.
I also read somewhere I was right about the constant charging issue, too.
I didn't know I was supposed to argue for the usefulness of the iPad. Yes, I can see the usefulness of an eReader, since I have one, but I don't think the iPad is really going to be all that great of one. It's trying to do too many things at once so so instead of one or two things really great. That's my opinion anyway.
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