Apple Announces iPad (Finally) - Page 2

Nice one Steve Yep their stock ended down 3.82% today. I checked because I guessed yesterday it would go down and wanted to see if I was right.

Yesterday they were at 205 per share, ended at about 208...so about 1.5%+. Today they opened at 205 (started the day down) and ended at 199. The interesting thing is that yesterday when the seminar started, they plummeted down to 200 before spiking back up to 208 at the close.

Stocks go up and down based on expectations that are not being fulfilled. Any stocks!

For Apple, lots of them did not get what they "think" they would get from the conference. Thus the let down. Shareholders nowadays are just a bunch of speculators wishing to make some quick gains on the stocks that have no bearing on how a company performs over the years as a whole.

Let us stay ON topic as far as tech concerns!

cheers ...

The voice of reason. Thanks.

*Almost posted a video here but will take it elsewhere.*

Apple's stock always goes down after a keynote.

As far as the iPad goes: your current applications will work on it without a problem unless they take advantage of iPhone specific hardware such as the camera or the, well, phone.

There is at least one company that makes a stylus for capacitive touch screens and if any of you have been in an Apple store recently you've probably seen people signing on EasyPay Touches with them.

Not only does Apple offer a keyboard dock for the iPad but it can use Apple's Bluetooth keyboard as well.

Apple will be selling a camera kit which will allow you to transfer photos to the iPad directly from SD card or USB.

And while the iPad is kinda of like an oversized Touch or Phone, the larger screen and faster processor open up the door for a new class of applications such as Apple's iWork. I can imagine Adobe putting out an iPad version of Photoshop, especially when you take into consideration that the iPad's screen is true 8 bit colour.

Apple Change Quietly Makes iPhone, iPad Into Web Phones

This is getting good.

cheers ...

Oh this just gets better and better:

Steve Jobs Lashes out at Google and calls Adobe 'Lazy'

Shenzhen P88 Tablet PC predates iPad?

iPad woes continue, or would it benefit from so many controversies and attention?

First Fujitsu with the "name", now Shenzhen with a "I'm gonna sue you" threat if Apple ever decides to sell the iPad in China

Seems like that the P88 Tablet PC (same size, but a bit thicker than iPad) was being introduced 6-8 months ago (Berlin IFA).

cheers ...

tablets have been around forever. XP had a Tablet version. its only recently tho that serious OS support, cheap LCDs and touchscreen hardware, and low power hardware has cranked it up to 11.

I believe that Apple has a way of taking an already present device and tweaks (styling) it into something trendy for a good market niche. Same thing they did with their iPhone.

cheers ...

no, if you mean something different than what I responsed to, I really am not sure what you mean. handheld slim touchscreen tablets have been around for a long time, and I have considered purhasing one at several points in time. all Apple has done here is aim is make one primarily aimed at consumers, instead of aimed at the business or education markets like they usually have been in the past.

The key advantage this unit will have is the smooth scrolling interface that the iphone already has and I would expect this to also have. That and the app store which my wife loves - yes she has an iphone and I have to admit the finger scrolling interface is the best I have seen. Far better than my HTC touch pro 2.

However why do I think this will fail.........................

1> typing on a touch screen is silly no tactile feel plus you lose half the screen real-estate. Yes you can take notes in class or in business meetings - I can do this right now with my mini 9 (same size as the iPad - but thicker)

2> No multi tasking - I use the mini 9 for business, I'm using it right now - have open outlook, word, excel, web browser. What am I supposed to do get an email, open the attachment remember to save the file, reopen the email client reattach then send. close email open word work on a document - remember to save & close this reopen email client check emails - close down again reopen word doc. Just not practical for work.

3> Skype - ops can't have that either no webcam,

4> USB support - so I need a file on a USB key - ops left the dock at home so now I'm stuffed.

5> no ethernet - OK so no high speed connection other than wireless - pity we don't have wireless in all business locations.

My mini 9 has - multi app support, 3 USB slots, ethernet, Wireless a,b,g (upgradeable to n if I wanted), 3G builtin, GPS (built into the 3G card), VGA out & SD multi slot, Bluetooth, webcam. And a similar sized footprint (OK thicker than the iPad by quite a bit but smaller than a piece of A4 paper in both length and width) - only negative is the lower res display being 1024x600. All for a similar price point - yes, however no touch display the only thing it is missing.

Sorry but for me the iPad does not cut the mustard, too many compromises. Will it sell well and prove me wrong - only time will tell.

qhn, here's another one for you:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/01...tablet-photos/