'The new iPad' revealed: Full specs, rumor scorecard
As expected, Apple announced its latest iPad at an invitation-only event* in San Francisco to a crowd of happy journos and live-bloggers. There's a good bit new about the latest iPad – but not its name. The updated Cupertinian fondleslab was merely referred to as the "the new iPad" or the "third-generation iPad". For weeks …
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Re: Why bother...
And 640kb ought to be enough for anybody?
Re: Why bother...
"I don't see any current need to supply more than 1920 horizontal pixels in a device like this."
1. Those extra 128 pixels are a real dumb idea eh? Absolute killer.
2. I think having a screen size multiplier from old to new of 2 beats having one of 1.875 when scaling icons, apps etc.
Do you see the logic now?
Re: Why bother...
>>Why bother...ripping it up and starting again
Quite - they already have an excellent, market-leading product; there's no good reason to cause a stir and risk messing it up.
Re: Why bother...
Yes, let's not bother with progress anymore, particularly if it only improves something that might happen in the future.
I honestly have no idea why we even bothered making personal computers in the first place, there was no software to run on them at the time.
I have even less idea why TB-L invented the web either, it's not as if there were any web sites around.
Remind me why you're on a tech site?
Was the Rumour Mill correct?
Or is Apple getting a little predictable?
Still, it works for the Call of Duty franchise I suppose.
Microsoft Office for the iPad
"Microsoft Office for the iPad: Microsoft told The Reg late last month that reports of Office coming to the iPad were based on "inaccurate rumors and speculation." They were telling the truth – so far, at least."
I use CloudOn for my Ipad and can edit Office documents just fine http://site.cloudon.com/
Re: Microsoft Office for the iPad
This is what I don't understand, most people complain about Windows and it's applications not being touch friendly, they're not, but then everybody seems happy with the RDP* Office solution and seem to tout it as a great feature of their tablet.
While RDP* is useful for the odd server maintenance job when out and about, it's not an Office solution. That's not even considering the required Internet connection to use it.
*I realise CloudOn may not be MS-TSC, but it is remote desktop regardless.
Re: The viPad
Do you think a Cupertinian would know Greek? They barely know English.
Re: The viPad
They lost that a long time ago; OSX 10.2 "jag-wire".
Re: The viPad
Since when was "jaguar" an English word subject to English pronunciation rules?
Re: The viPad
Actually, the "u" in "nu" was originally an ypsilon (υ), which should be pronounced as the "ee" in "knee" so perhaps this should be a "KneePad" or maybe even a "NiPad" (as in Knights who say).
So, it has come to this.
Also iPad2, still on sale, it's the 16GB version you mentioned for $399, This is of course in accordance with prophesy.
No surprises the commentards don't like it, but they're going to sell bazillions of them all the same, at least ten to a fanboy, it's all smoke and marketing.
I'm gonna get the Transformer Prime (Once I've heard they fixed the reboot issue), okay, the screen res and WS format isn't as good, but a better camera (still not really sold on them for tablets), 2 sd slots (I'm tired of having to delete stuff off my gen 1 ipad), USB and inclusive keyboard with extra battery life kind'a wings it for me.
I'll just keep my first gen ipad as well. :-)
Jeez Tim Cook, all you had to do was include an sd slot... I don't hate iOS, prefer the non widescreen aspect of the ipad and have invested a fair amount in iTunes, but the 'new iPad' just isn't enough 'more' for me.
SD Slot?
Why - I have a 32Gb model and am nowhere near filling it. What do you use it for??
Mine has 7 Newsstand subscriptions and i archive the older issues... no music as that is on my iPhone etc.
I transfer the pics from my Nikon camera with the SD -> Dock adaptor and am good to go.
Really don't see the extra storage need!!
But each to their own requirements...
Transformer owner rep'r'sent....love my transformer. The USB ports are very useful..if you've got a ps3/xbox controller you can just plug-er-in and go.
I know people were talking about the "textured" touch screen possibility and maybe this is one way to help with the fact that typing and touch screens do not go well together...but...I like the Asus approach better. A docking keyboard that doubles battery life for when I need to type, and one click and I've got a fondleslab for general reading and browsing. This would be a winning combo for a full blown laptop (ubuntu on android, maybe? Ubuntu in laptop mode, android tablet when screen detached).
+1 for transformer prime love
PS3 controller also works wirelessly, after you have initially connected with the cable.
Reboots and WiFi other negative reports have all been over hyped.
Transformer Prime WiFi issues
You're right the WiFi issues on the Transformer Prime have been over hyped. There is no issue with the Prime
Users are just holding it wrong....
Re: SD Slot?
I'd insist on an SD slot for IO. Specifically, for transferring photos from my DSLR. I don't want extra cabling or adapters for this.
Re: SD Card?
Oh great, so with those services I can transfer photos from my camera to my iPad?
Re: Time to get rid of my iPad3?
But if you do change your mind and want to sell at a significant discount...
Re: Time to get rid of my iPad3?
Why not connect your camera to the iPad?
Eminently Predictable...
So a Meh from me.
Buy apple if you want, I like Sony.
Re: Eminently Predictable...
Sony? Rootkits? Hacked web sites? Whistle whistle...
Re: Eminently Predictable...
Well, that would be true if I was taking about the PS3 but seeing as this is a thread about tablets. The Tablet S is a good bit of kit. A different bit of kit, and why I use one.
Agreed tho, the Rootkit was fuc^ing stupid.
Re: Eminently Predictable...
If you hate Sony's rootkit you should actively despise the iPad which has DRM baked all the way through it and removes your choice to purchase music, books or videos from any other store than Apple's.
Re: Eminently Predictable...
Hey what?
>>>>>you should actively despise the iPad which has DRM baked all the way through it and removes your choice to purchase music, books or videos from any other store than Apple's.>>>>>
It does? Are you sure?
Mine copes with my mp3's, some video codecs and DRM free books (I have ePub). I don't own any DRM'ed media (other than DVDs, I guess), and don't intend to. I've never bought any media from iTunes.
Amazon's Kindle app lets you read those, I don't know about that nasty Adobe-buggered-DRM ebook format though.
iOS lacks the choice of codecs that I'm sure you can get on Android. But other than Flash (which I regret not having a couple of times a month), I've never had a problem getting access to stuff I want.
apple.com down so can't get my order in
Anyone who says that this latest iPad isn't revolutionary is just trying too hard to be dismissive. The screen alone is revolutionary and not just for a tablet; no laptop has a resolution as high as that. It should make reading typeface a real pleasure. I'm looking forward to reading my Sunday Times and some books on it for a start. I also think the screen will make me consider buying magazines on it too.
Unfortunately, Android tablets will have a hell of a long journey to catch up to the iPad. There's simply no point in any of them at the moment.
Re: apple.com down so can't get my order in
I am tempted as i do read a lot of magazines on mine. iPad 2 resale values will be great if i feel the need to move mine on.
The screen does sound stunning - the other features aren't essential for me at the moment though.
Re: "screen alone is revolutionary"
It's still just a screen, only with a larger pixel resolution, so your definition of "revolutionary" appears to be "more of the same".
Re: "screen alone is revolutionary"
Going to such a high resolution is a huge departure. If you don't think so then you're just being an extremely poor contrarian. It's a huge rise in the bar for screen technology in tablets and can quite justifiably be called revolutionary in my opinion. You're free to be wrong.
Re: "screen alone is revolutionary"
Whether you like Apple or not is irrelevant. That they are pushing the technology in this form factor is a good thing. They have massive scale and others follow or have to out innovate or undercut on price in order to sell. The result is better technology for cheaper sooner. I fail to see how that is a bad thing.
Re: apple.com down so can't get my order in
Not as much as you think. ASUS has been working on an HD Transformer tablet that's due out soon. I can't remember for certain but I think it'll be 1920 x 1200. Is it as high as this new iPad? No but it's a big step up from the current set of 1280 x 800 tablets. You can't claim it was done to copy off either as it was (stupidly) announced just after the release of the Transformer Prime.
Re: "screen alone is revolutionary"
Yeah, that screen is r^Hevolutionary. Not that it's a bad thing... given that my new cellphone has higher resolution than an iPad 2... as do most of the new Android tablets, even the 5" ones ... Apple pretty much had to do something here. And since they don't support true device independent graphics like Android does, it was pretty much a no-brainer to bet that Apple's next resolution upgrade would simply double the resolution of the iPad/iPad 2. Nice, indeed, but not revolution.
And think about it... 4x the resolution, 4x the graphics performance... in short, it's a higher resolution version of what you already have, if you have an iPad 2. Or is it even? They say "quad core graphics".. but the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S already have dual-core graphics. So is this really 4x faster, as they're claiming? And what about CPU, which they've been very quiet about so far. You'll need 4x as much CPU power as well to push that pretty display just as fast as the lower rez screens. For graphics on this slab, 4x increase in CPU and GPU is JUST the break-even point.
But the A5X is a dual-core CPU, not quad core as, well, Android tablets you can already buy. Samsung has been rumored to be releasing much higher resolution displays Real Soon Now (they showed off a 10.1" 300dpi display last May, though no product announced yet), and unlike Apple, they actually MAKE the display, so this is pretty likely. Particularly given the fall's orgy over 1280x720 screens as small as 4" diagonal on all those new smartphones. Again, not just evolution, but obvious evolution.
Revolution is something that catches you off-guard. The original iPhone was revolutionary... but not even the device itself, which didn't meet the hype and guesses that had been circulating for a year before the "all screen' device came out. But it's impact on the industry -- despite the claims of every smartphone maker at the time, consumers really did want smartphones.
Re: apple.com down so can't get my order in
I don't want or care about revolutionary. Polishing an already solid product at the same price point is quite enough
Re: apple.com down so can't get my order in
There is nothing revolutionary about the screen, its evolutionary, i.e. basic evolution... they upped resolution to something that really is not needed but is nice to have.
There is nothing revolutionary about the ipad, tablets have been around for over a decade, we before ipad hit the scene, the difference now is that the tech has reached a point where they can be powerful as well as handy.
So far i have not seen ONE thing that the ipad can do that has not been done before in one way or another by someone else..
Re: apple.com down so can't get my order in
I hope it pushes the revolution into laptops and desktops. On it's own I don't see the screen on the new iPad as being revolutionary -- 1024x768 looks fine on an iPad. Not that I'm rubbishing it -- I've put my order in already because I'm a pixel count whore. But what really kills me is that we've been stuck at 1900x1200 as the maximum resolution for relatively inexpensive, relatively ubiquitous displays forever.
Re: Wow
Like many others I think such hi-res is a gimmick. BUT I do want to try one out to see for sure...
Re: Backside illumination!
Well...the fanbois think the sun shines out of their arse...
Next years model
Will have a stereoscopic display without the need for glasses, feedback and give you a blow job whenever you say three heil Jobsies.
Oh, and I was lying about the first two.
Funny really
You don't get all this fuss over new graphics cards every year, yet they cost more and - for intents and purposes - give you less back. As for the "meh" opinions...people blaming the media for pre-launch rumour mongering hyper, instead of themselves for clinging on to it?
Spoiler: Santa Claus doesn't exist either.
Back to reading my book (printed on real paper).
Re: Funny really
>>You don't get all this fuss over new graphics cards every yea
You do if you're in the hardcore gaming scene
Speaking of free publicity from the media...
If I see another article in the local paper or story on the evening news about what somebody was capable of doing with their iPad -- something that any tablet, or for that matter any laptop\netbook made within the last ten years, is equally capable of doing -- I'm going to... punch a hole in some drywall.
Imagine if the new ipaD came with a dock-able keyboard that doubled it's battery life and pretty much made it an ultra-light notebook. It would have pushed WWIII or an alien landing to page
My wife has an original Ipad and it's a great little device (other than itunes) but I certainly couldn't get her to upgrade if I tried. "Nothing wrong with the one I have".
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