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What is a tablet even good for?
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Ok, wanna bet? (I am an engineer, btw. Not that it means anything, but it influences my opinion.).
Love to. So the bet is IF Apple releases a tablet computer, and IF it has a projection keyboard, then:
IF it's a massive fail, you win.
IF it's a massive win, I win.
Any chance you can engineer a time machine :
Love to. So the bet is IF Apple releases a tablet computer, and IF it has a projection keyboard, then:
IF it's a massive fail, you win.
IF it's a massive win, I win.
Any chance you can engineer a time machine :
I thought the bet was: me - no projection keyboard. you - projection keyboard?
I thought I was pretty clear that I didn't think Apple WOULD have a projection keyboard, just that I wished they would.
mt
Oh. Well, I'll accept your bet, but I'm pretty sure we'll never have an answer.
Here's the alternative view: from Jack Shafer at Slate.
I disagree with many of his basic points (of course). I don't think his slate v. HDTV cost-benefit scenario makes sense. And I think his view of history is jaded by 21st century eyes -- as if looking back at the horse-and-buggy era and questioning all transportation before Ferraris showed up. Videotex might seem clunky today, but it did change the way stock traders got information, and therefore it had a profound impact on our economy. Magazines on CD-ROM might seem as dull as dishwater today, but they changed the way people research in libraries.
The slate's going to change things. And because it brings a tool as versatile as the Web in a truly portable form factor, it has the potential to really change the way we get information.
mt
It's easier to use for one thing.
If I'm lying down on my back, I could just prop up my legs and the tablet would be at a nice angle on my thighs. It's also easier to use while walking. For instance, I see tablet computers being used in the CSI tv show. It's like having the form factor of an e-reader but a power and connectivity of a computer.
If I'm lying down on my back, I could just prop up my legs and the tablet would be at a nice angle on my thighs. It's also easier to use while walking. For instance, I see tablet computers being used in the CSI tv show. It's like having the form factor of an e-reader but a power and connectivity of a computer.
Yep, that's what I'd do. A BIG iPod Touch, great for movies, games, apps, web browsing... Wooohooo for tablet time!
This is why I cant justify buying one. Where am I going to take this thing that I cant take my macbook? Why Shouldnt I just stick a 3g adapter on my MBP?
Im sure apple will amaze us with it. Although I will probably save my money for the next iphone. I look at how great the droid is, and how good the Nexus will probably be. Apple doesnt release things that arent the best in their field. So I think we will see major iphone improvements regardless of tablet.
Im sure apple will amaze us with it. Although I will probably save my money for the next iphone. I look at how great the droid is, and how good the Nexus will probably be. Apple doesnt release things that arent the best in their field. So I think we will see major iphone improvements regardless of tablet.
Here's something to consider when comparing a self contained tablet touchscreen device with a traditional laptop
Isn't the "learning curve" lower for the iPhone than a Macbook? The apps for the mobile platform have to make do with a lot less, but that makes the UI a bit more clever.
Isn't the "learning curve" lower for the iPhone than a Macbook? The apps for the mobile platform have to make do with a lot less, but that makes the UI a bit more clever.
"A few hours" might be understatement, but even so, the equivalent barrier to an iPhone is perhaps minutes? As for being "simple and easy to use" I think the various forums on this site tell the tale of the complexities and issues with a full blown computing platform versus a more limited system. I'm not arguing that a laptop can't "do more" or is a better platform for traditional computer "worker bee" tasks, but the growth and acceptance of mobile based apps suggests that there are consumers willing to pay "for less."
In 10 years notebook will look as out-of-place at a coffee shop as guys carrying desktops and CRT monitors do now.
I doubt that. The MBP is a beautiful computer.
The clam shell design is just so practical... I don't think it would go out of style just because it being updated to something else. I don't think a physical keyboard will ever go out of style. I would hate the idea of typing on a virtual computer, unless done perfect as this new device very well could do.
As for the tablet... I would love to have one, but still would probably prefer the MBP, especially considering this thing isn't going to be cheap. But time will only tell as to how good it will actually be. The idea of a much large iPod touch interests me: not as an MP3 player of course, but for the many various other things the Touch can do.
Whoever mentioned running Photoshop on the tablet is spot on - this would revolutionize the graphic design world I believe. And if Apple made the two products very very compatible and fluid, as they do most things, this device could prove very useful.
heh heh heh. The history of technology is replete with statements like that. And they've always been wrong.
And all those clamshells you love so much predated the turning point we are now experiencing. Mark my words.
Yeah, that toilet seat design was one of Apple's best! It'll never go out of style!
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mt
-.-' Don't mock such an iconic figure in the advancement of personal computing. It's one of the earliest steps towards evolving laptops away from just professional ******s and into the hands of eager narcissistic abused children with a need to "pwn noobs" on WoW to compensate for their real life inadequacies.
I think "Photoshop" or other higher end graphics editing applications would be misplaced on a 7-10" touchscreen. Higher res editing takes up more screen real estate, not less and then there's the need to support upper end performance processors and graphics. Desktop and elite laptop owners won't be threatened by a tablet device, it's better suited to be an auxillary device.