BOOM! A shot into the iPad's heart. - Page 6

Brent · April 5 2010, 04:59 PM

StolenThunder wrote:

Simple question about the iPad - can you listen to music and use Safari or iWork or so at the same time?

Like the iPhone, you can run multiple Apple apps. What isn't supported is running multi-tasking between 3rd party apps I believe. But what you propose is very much possible.

John Picard · April 5 2010, 06:21 PM

Awesome Possum wrote:

I don't think it is a matter of it actually being heavy. It is more just an issue of getting tired from holding it a certain way for an extended amount of time. I've noticed it with my old video iPod.

It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Shaw · April 5 2010, 06:34 PM

John Picard wrote:

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

It could grip it by the husk.

Trekker4747 · April 5 2010, 08:48 PM

mswood wrote:

Trekker...

How about this? I'll ask you when I want your opinions on how I should post, OK?

Mr. Laser Beam · April 5 2010, 09:13 PM

John Picard wrote:

Awesome Possum wrote:

I don't think it is a matter of it actually being heavy. It is more just an issue of getting tired from holding it a certain way for an extended amount of time. I've noticed it with my old video iPod.

It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Well it doesn't matter! Will you go and tell your master that Steve from the court of Jobs is here!

John Picard · April 5 2010, 09:45 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

John Picard wrote:

Awesome Possum wrote:

I don't think it is a matter of it actually being heavy. It is more just an issue of getting tired from holding it a certain way for an extended amount of time. I've noticed it with my old video iPod.

It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Well it doesn't matter! Will you go and tell your master that Steve from the court of Jobs is here!

Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?

Lindley · April 5 2010, 10:41 PM

Applican or Windowsian?

DonIago · April 5 2010, 10:55 PM

Linusian.

StolenThunder · April 6 2010, 02:17 AM

Flavius wrote:

StolenThunder wrote:

Simple question about the iPad - can you listen to music and use Safari or iWork or so at the same time?

Sure.

Brent wrote:

StolenThunder wrote:

Simple question about the iPad - can you listen to music and use Safari or iWork or so at the same time?

Like the iPhone, you can run multiple Apple apps. What isn't supported is running multi-tasking between 3rd party apps I believe. But what you propose is very much possible.

Cool. I wasn't sure what not being able to multi-task entailed. Thanks guys.

ThunderAeroI · April 6 2010, 02:48 AM

John Picard wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

John Picard wrote:

It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Well it doesn't matter! Will you go and tell your master that Steve from the court of Jobs is here!

Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?

wait, I know this... Does it have anything to do with the airspeed of an african swallow? k.. can I cross the bridge now?

Stone_Cold_Sisko · April 6 2010, 06:58 PM

I finally got to mess around with one for an extended period of time. My thoughts:

-Slick, very slick interface. Browsing on this thing is pretty pleasant. Lack of Flash WAS noticeable in my limited online travels.

-iPhone apps scaled up to full screen size look pretty shitty

-"native" iPad app reformatting by Apple is well done. E-Mails in particular are excellent.

-iBooks is also very slick, but I'm not so sure about reading for a long period of time on this device's LCD. I did a little speed reading and was already feeling the pangs behind my eyes, just slightly.

-the weight, referenced in the OP is indeed an issue - my arms were getting tired after a few moments of holding it up. This thing works a lot better when it's on an incline on a table, or, maybe as the oft-mentioned "couch device" resting against your leg or whatever. It's not comfortable using this thing while standing or walking without a surface of some sort. Both because of the weight and of course that it's too big to be one-handed and palmed like an iPhone. For instance, you wouldn't be able to comfortably walk down the street and check your e-mail. It's just awkward unless you're sitting.

-Typing in notes on a landscape-view keyboard was more accurate than I thought it would be, but doesn't match the laptop experience. Also, impossible to type without a surface. People with LARGE hands may be able to thumb type in portrait, maybe.

-Apple's case for it is quite nice and bends back to give the iPad an incline on a surface, which does a lot to help it's usability.

The mantra for all Apple products should be: "buy the 2nd generation".

The 2-Gen device is always a rather large leap from the 1st, fixing a lot of things wrong, while the 3-Gen is usually just a small incremental improvement on the 2-Gen. (see iPod Touch adding speaker and upgrading the design, the 3rd Gen was just a size refresh, same with iPhone to 3G to 3GS). I expect the 2nd Gen iPad will be a rather spectacular product, especially if the iPhone 4.0 OS rumors are true that they might introduce some multi-tasking capability...

As of now, it's slick, but awkard. The weight, form factor, and sitting vs standing vs table all combine to make it kind of an awkward device. You basically need a bag to carry this around, like you would a laptop.

Personally it just doesn't make a lot of sense for someone like me, who has an iPhone and a laptop, and is also a power user who does a lot of writing and image creation and all that stuff. But it's a generation or two away from being a very good net-book replacement. Uh, as long as you don't have to do any real long-form writing.

The Stig · April 6 2010, 08:44 PM

No to nitpick, but the 3rd gen iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS were hardly 'minor' updates. The underlying architecture received a massive bump in speed and available memory. To this iPhone 2G owner, the 3G update was the minor one, providing features that I didn't need or use on a regular basis. Everyone could use the much faster processor in the 3GS.

John Picard · April 6 2010, 08:47 PM

These go to eleven.

April 5 2010, 10:41 PM	#82
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April 5 2010, 10:55 PM	#83
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April 6 2010, 06:58 PM	#86
Stone_Cold_Sisko Vice Admiral	Re: BOOM! A shot into the iPad's heart. I finally got to mess around with one for an extended period of time. My thoughts: -Slick, very slick interface. Browsing on this thing is pretty pleasant. Lack of Flash WAS noticeable in my limited online travels. -iPhone apps scaled up to full screen size look pretty shitty -"native" iPad app reformatting by Apple is well done. E-Mails in particular are excellent. -iBooks is also very slick, but I'm not so sure about reading for a long period of time on this device's LCD. I did a little speed reading and was already feeling the pangs behind my eyes, just slightly. -the weight, referenced in the OP is indeed an issue - my arms were getting tired after a few moments of holding it up. This thing works a lot better when it's on an incline on a table, or, maybe as the oft-mentioned "couch device" resting against your leg or whatever. It's not comfortable using this thing while standing or walking without a surface of some sort. Both because of the weight and of course that it's too big to be one-handed and palmed like an iPhone. For instance, you wouldn't be able to comfortably walk down the street and check your e-mail. It's just awkward unless you're sitting. -Typing in notes on a landscape-view keyboard was more accurate than I thought it would be, but doesn't match the laptop experience. Also, impossible to type without a surface. People with LARGE hands may be able to thumb type in portrait, maybe. -Apple's case for it is quite nice and bends back to give the iPad an incline on a surface, which does a lot to help it's usability. The mantra for all Apple products should be: "buy the 2nd generation". The 2-Gen device is always a rather large leap from the 1st, fixing a lot of things wrong, while the 3-Gen is usually just a small incremental improvement on the 2-Gen. (see iPod Touch adding speaker and upgrading the design, the 3rd Gen was just a size refresh, same with iPhone to 3G to 3GS). I expect the 2nd Gen iPad will be a rather spectacular product, especially if the iPhone 4.0 OS rumors are true that they might introduce some multi-tasking capability... As of now, it's slick, but awkard. The weight, form factor, and sitting vs standing vs table all combine to make it kind of an awkward device. You basically need a bag to carry this around, like you would a laptop. Personally it just doesn't make a lot of sense for someone like me, who has an iPhone and a laptop, and is also a power user who does a lot of writing and image creation and all that stuff. But it's a generation or two away from being a very good net-book replacement. Uh, as long as you don't have to do any real long-form writing.

April 6 2010, 08:44 PM	#87
The Stig Rear Admiral Location: Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey	Re: BOOM! A shot into the iPad's heart. No to nitpick, but the 3rd gen iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS were hardly 'minor' updates. The underlying architecture received a massive bump in speed and available memory. To this iPhone 2G owner, the 3G update was the minor one, providing features that I didn't need or use on a regular basis. Everyone could use the much faster processor in the 3GS. __________________ Some say that he can only type with his eyelashes and that he thinks YouTube is a self-service tyre repair shop. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

April 6 2010, 08:47 PM	#88
John Picard Vice Admiral Location: Waiting for Dorian Thompson to invite me to lunch	Re: BOOM! A shot into the iPad's heart. These go to eleven. __________________ Don't like my posts? Fill out a report. Psssstttt - Dorian, my location.

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