YES this is thier big secret! im gonna post all the info for all of you :) this device is amazing!
(http://images.apple.com/ipad/images/product_title_20100127.png)
FeaturesAll of the built-in apps on iPad were designed from the ground up to take advantage of the large, Multi-Touch screen. And they'll work in any orientation. So you can do things with these apps you can't do on any other deviceSafariThe large Multi-Touch screen on iPad lets you see web pages as they were meant to be seen — one whole page at a time. With vibrant color and sharp text. So whether you're looking at a page in portrait or landscape, you can see everything at a size that's actually readable. And with iPad, navigating through the web has never been easier, or more intuitive. Because you use the most natural pointing device there is: your finger. You can scroll through a page just by flicking your finger up or down on the screen. Or pinch to zoom in or out on a photo. There's also a thumbnail view that shows all your open pages in a grid, to let you quickly move from one page to the next.
MailSee and touch your email in ways you never could before. In landscape, you get a split-screen view, showing both an opened email and the messages in your Inbox. To see the opened email by itself, you just turn iPad to portrait, and the email automatically rotates and fills the screen. No matter which orientation you use, you can scroll through your mail, compose a new email using the large, on-screen keyboard, or delete messages, with nothing more than a tap and a flick. If someone emails you a photo, you can see it right in the message. You can also save the photos in an email directly to the built-in Photos app. And iPad will work with all the popular email providers, including MobileMe, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, and AOL.
PhotosWith its crisp, vibrant display, and its unique software features, iPad is an extraordinary way to enjoy and share your photos. For example, the new Photos app displays the photos in an album as though they were in a stack. Just tap or pinch to open the stack, and the whole album opens up. Then you can flip through your pictures, zoom in or out, or watch a slideshow. You can even use your iPad as a beautiful digital photo frame while your iPad is docked or charging. And there are lots of ways to import photos: you can sync them from your computer, download them from an email, or import them directly from your camera using the Apple Camera Connection Kit.
VideoThe large, high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching any kind of video: from HD movies and TV shows, to podcasts and music videos. You can also easily move between wide-screen and full-screen with a double-tap. And because it's essentially one big screen, with no buttons or anything to distract you, the picture fills your line of sight. So you feel completely immersed in what you're watching.
YouTubeThe YouTube app organizes videos so they're really easy to see and navigate. To watch one, you just tap it. When you're watching in landscape, the video will automatically play in full screen. And with its high-resolution display, the latest YouTube HD videos will look amazing on iPad.
iPodWith the iPod app, all your music is literally at your fingertips. You can browse by album, song, artist, or genre, with a simple flick. To play a song, just tap it, and the now playing screen will show the album art at full size. Then you can listen to your music with either the powerful built-in speaker, or with wired or Bluetooth wireless headphones.
iTunesJust tap on the iTunes Store icon, and you can browse and buy music, TV shows, podcasts — or buy and rent movies — wirelessly, right from your iPad. There are thousands of movies and TV shows (in both standard and high definition), along with thousands of podcasts, and millions of songs to choose from. You can even preview songs before you buy them. And you can sync iPad with the content you already have in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC.
App StoreiPad will run almost 140,000 apps from the App Store. Everything from games to business apps, and more. And new apps that have been designed just for iPad are highlighted, so you can easily find the ones that take full advantage of its features. Just tap the App Store icon on the screen and you'll be able to browse, buy, and download apps wirelessly, right to the iPad.
iBooksThe iBooks app is a great, new way to read and buy books.1 Just download the app for free from the App Store, and you'll be able to buy everything from classics to bestsellers from the built-in iBookstore. Once you've bought a book, it's displayed on your Bookshelf. To read it, all you have to do is tap on it and it opens up. The high-resolution, LED-backlit screen displays everything in sharp, rich, color, so it's very easy to read, even in low light.
MapsSee more of the world with high-resolution Satellite and Street View images. You can even see topography with the new Terrain view. You can also search for a nearby business type (for example, "Restaurant") and then tap on that business to see the route and directions from your current location.
NotesWith its expansive display and large, on-screen keyboard, iPad makes jotting down notes easy. In landscape mode, you get not only a note-taking page but a list of all your notes. It even circles the current note in red. So you can see where you are at a glance.
CalendariPad makes it easy to keep on schedule by displaying Day, Week, Month or List views of your calendar. That way, you can see an overview of a whole month, or the details of a single day. iPad will even show multiple calendars at once, so you can manage work and family calendars at the same time.
ContactsThe Contacts app on iPad makes finding names, numbers and other important information quicker and easier than ever before. A new view lets you see both your complete contact list, and a single contact, simultaneously. Need directions? Just tap on an address inside a contact and it'll open Maps.
Home ScreenThe Home Screen gives you one-tap access to everything on iPad. You can also customize your Home Screen by adding your favorite apps and websites, or using your own photos for the background. And you can move apps around to arrange them in any order you want.
Spotlight SearchSpotlight Search allows you to search across iPad, and all of its built-in apps. Including Mail, Contacts, Calendar, iPod, and Notes. It'll even search apps you've downloaded from the App Store. So no matter what you're looking for, it's never more than a few taps away.
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DesignLED-backlit, IPS DisplayThe high-resolution, 9.7 inch LED-backlit, IPS display on iPad is remarkably crisp and vivid. Which makes it perfect for web browsing, watching movies, or showing off photos. It's also been designed to work in any orientation — portrait or landscape. And because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. So you can hold it almost any way you want, and still get a brilliant picture, with excellent color and contrast.
Multi-TouchThe Multi-Touch screen on the iPad uses the same revolutionary technology that's in an iPhone. But for iPad, the technology has been completely reengineered for the larger surface, to make it extremely precise and responsive. So when you're zooming in on a map, flicking through your photos, or deleting an email, iPad responds with incredible accuracy. And it does just what you want it to.
Thin and lightOne of the first things you'll notice about the iPad is how thin and light it is. The screen is 9.7 inches, measured diagonally. So overall, it's slightly smaller than a magazine. And at just 1.5 lbs and 0.5 inches thin,1 it's easy to carry and use anywhere. There's also a slight curve to the back. Which makes it easy to pick up and comfortable to hold.
Up to 10 hours battery lifeTo maximize battery life, Apple engineers took the same lithium polymer battery technology they developed for our notebook computers and applied it to the iPad. As a result, you can use iPad for up to 10 hours while surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos, or listening to music.
**Wireless**With built-in 802.11n, iPad can take advantage of the fastest Wi-Fi networks. And it'll automatically locate available Wi-Fi networks, which you can easily join with a few simple taps. iPad also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, which lets you connect to devices like wireless headphones or the Apple Wireless Keyboard.
**3G**iPad will also be available in a 3G model, with super-fast data speeds up to 7.2 Mbps. So if you're traveling, or you happen to be somewhere that doesn't have a Wi-Fi network, you can still get a fast connection for surfing the web, downloading email, or getting directions.
PerformanceThe A4 chip inside iPad was custom-designed by Apple engineers to be extremely powerful, and yet extremely power efficient. So the performance is unlike anything you've ever seen on a touch-based device. Which makes iPad fantastic for everything from productivity apps to games. But at the same time, the A4 chip is so power efficient that it helps iPad get up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge. And iPad is available with a choice of 16, 32 or 64GB flash storage.4 Which gives you lots of room for your photos, movies, music, apps, and more.
ConnectivityThe 30-pin dock connector on the bottom of the iPad allows you to dock and charge it. It also lets you connect to iPad accessories like the Camera Connection Kit or the Keyboard Dock.
AudioThe powerful, built-in speaker produces a full, rich sound. Which makes watching a movie or listening to music even more enjoyable. It also comes with a headphone jack and a built-in microphone.
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Technical SpecificationsSize and weightHeight:
9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width:
7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth:
0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight:
1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model;
1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model
Display9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Capacity16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
Processor** 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Battery and PowerBuilt-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
SensorsAccelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Input and OutputDock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speakers
Microphone
SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)
TV and VideoSupport for 1024 x 768 with Dock Connector to VGA adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Composite A/V Cable, 576i and 480i with Apple Composite A/V Cable
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Audio PlaybackFrequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
What it Looks Like
(http://images.apple.com/ipad/gallery/images/hardware-02-20100127.jpg)
So it's a giant iPod touch/iPhone, with 3G/without the phone, running the same limited one-task-at-a-time OS...
For $500 I guess it's not bad, but... meh. I was hoping for something running actual OS X, like a MacBook tablet to compete with stuff like HP's TouchSmart line, not an oversized iPod Touch. Pass. :P
The fact that Apple used P.A. Semi to make their 'A4' chip inside is more interesting from a tech point of view, though.
I'm just going to stick to my purple nano. Touch screens don't respond to my zombie hands that are as cold as death. So unless it has a wheel, I'm not interested. Or at least have an ipod that responds to a stylus much like a DS.
@ Kithop the A4 isn't really anything special I'd bet. It's an ARM Cortex A8 SoC.
And yanno what? The apple software ecosystem for their mobile devices can stick to itself. One app open at once is bull. The app store is bull. I'll wait for an android derived tablet to come about... cause it will, it's just when it'll be made official.
Omanashi: this post edited for language abuse as declared in the forum rules
Accophox: When did it become necessary to start censoring colourful language?
as much as i agree, for the ammount you pay, its not to bad.
Also acco i changed your post due to the language concerns that were added were innapropriate for the forums.
You give a small man a tiny bit of power and he tries to take over the world.
Hush, barky little puppy.
Bite your tongue and say apple. What does it sound like?
It looks cool, be one reviewer was saying how it could be the next uber gaming platform, and will replace PCs and Consoles..
Jeez... first Apple starts making tampons... (iPad!! :P) and now you get to play games on it?
That's disgusting.
Pads and tampons are 2 different things. Since this operates outside of the body, it cannot be a tampon, for it is a pad.
Also I'm quite sure you don't stick this in your pants in the first place, for it doesn't operate with your private parts.
Yeah, but it couldn't hurt trying
Max out the vibrate function ya? ;)
Also edit:
iPad. Bleed Different.
: Wrath January 28, 2010, 12:59:42 -07:00
Pads and tampons are 2 different things. Since this operates outside of the body, it cannot be a tampon, for it is a pad.
Also I'm quite sure you don't stick this in your pants in the first place, for it doesn't operate with your private parts.
I don't think that'll stop some fanboys from trying... ;P
Seriously, though, I feel like Apple has turned into this grey-haired gadget corporation with ADD and a touch of senility. I feel like I want to take it to a home and drop it off where it will be cared for for the rest of its natural life. They've had some amazing products and I love my Mac Pro tower and OS X to death, but it seems the rest of the company is on crack.
As FOSS catches up, there's less and less likelihood that my next computer purchase is going to be a Mac. I've already ditched my old company iPhone for an HTC Dream (Android) device and while I'd really like to see a Rogers 3G-compatible Nokia N900 or other future Maemo device out here, my rooted Dream w/ Cyanogenmod is a close second. I keep going back and playing around with Ubuntu in a VM or on spare computers or partitions, and every time I'm pleasantly surprised by how much further they've come, and disappointed by the glaring issues that you don't realize are a pain in the ass to fix (back/forward buttons on mice, anyone? You mean to tell me I need to install imwheel, figure out what the hell the buttons are, and start making custom mappings for programs in the console?
I can do it, but try explaining that one to new users..).
As much as I love OS X for its UNIX underpinnings and slick, stable interface, if Apple keeps diverting resources to these crazy ventures, they're going to get overtaken in what was originally supposed to be their core market. A market that feels like it's been abandoned in favour of chasing the new shiny iPods and cell phones. I mean, seriously - the 9400M and 9600M GPUs in the MacBook Pro? Is this still 2008? nVidia has GTX 280-series chips out now that are a hell of a lot more 'Pro' than what Apple's still shoving in their top-end laptops. Their computer division is a joke, running on momentum from years ago, and it's sad, because I want them to be so much more. :/
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: Accophox January 28, 2010, 12:18:58 -07:00
@ Kithop the A4 isn't really anything special I'd bet. It's an ARM Cortex A8 SoC.
Oh I'm sure it's not going to be bleeding edge latest-and-greatest technologically - I mean, the precedent it sets - Apple making their own ARM chips - is interesting. :p
: Kithop January 28, 2010, 03:45:08 -07:00
Oh I'm sure it's not going to be bleeding edge latest-and-greatest technologically - I mean, the precedent it sets - Apple making their own ARM chips - is interesting. :p
Well it was always assumed that Apple would start making it's own silicon after they bought PASemi, most people thought it'd be the 3gs that would have it to begin with. I don't think that they'll use ARM anywhere else though except their ipod/iphone/sanitary napkin lines. It's just not as flexible an architecture and really only excels at performance/watt.
I'd look out for the MSI android tablet that's retailing for the same amount due out around the same time powered by a Tegra 2 SoC (ARM Cortex A9 dual core @ 1GHz, 1080p graphics support.)
: Accophox January 28, 2010, 03:18:45 -07:00
Max out the vibrate function ya? ;)
Also edit:
iPad. Bleed Different.
My /b/tard senses are tingling. Rule 34 anyone?
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7995/appleipad.jpg)
i lol'd
Well even trying to put my un-liking of Mac's aside...
$500.... for what in reality is a combination of a very under powered net-book and a Iphone.
I dunno man, sure its got its gimmicks and im sure the apps and multi-touch will be a saving grace for it, but I just cant see people walking around with a keyboard-less netbook that's gonna cost that much when someone like HP (who I am not a big fan of as well) has had the same kinda thing for years now. A unit with a integrated Wacom panel and is a full function notebook to boot. (yes I know its bigger and not as stylish, but I think function over looks and brand)
I just cant see how this thing is gonna be "win" when it lacks so much power compared to its netbook competitors that also sell for less.
I'm not sure it's necessarily underpowered... if it does exactly what you need it to do. Cortex A9's aren't exactly slow processors. And they certainly own the power efficiency area.
But the only way I would buy one is if it had a stylus and onenote. Cause as it stands right now, it's not what I need. And I imagine that it's not what a lot of people need as well.
Oonly 1 thing to say about that pic Kithop. Loooooooooooool
Heh heh, that picture is pretty funny. Is the iPad depend-able?
Can't resist the bad pun.
I rofl'ed, fell off the bed, and kept rofl'ing when I saw the enormous crotch pad pic, Kithop. :3
No multitasking (a feature touted in the very first iPhone demo and easily implemented in jailbreaked devices)
No USB port
No interest.
(http://www.funnyfreejokes.net/sites/default/files/images/iPad-fun-1.jpg)
Another apt one... not funny insomuch as true. :/
I think the only major miss from my POV is the lack of multitasking. Unfortunately, that's a really big miss.
Actually, the 1024x768 resolution of the device is a bit of a turnoff too. It's a 16:10/16:9 world!
: Accophox January 29, 2010, 11:55:05 -07:00
Actually, the 1024x768 resolution of the device is a bit of a turnoff too. It's a 16:10/16:9 world!
Yeah, that's unquestionably a weird decision. I'd rather not have my movies letterboxed on a modern device.
this is one of "The" Most useless devices, if i wanted a touch screen device that does more i will just go and buy an iPod Touch or get the iPhone...
I dunno with Apple recently, at least their laptops had function to them, though really even those you'd get the same "function" just getting the Mac OS and loading it onto a PC anyhow
the Ipad is just one of those dead-end gadgets, like the N-gage or the Virtual-boy both of those were "epic" breaking the norm technology, but they were impractical and gimmicky. in a year or two I honestly think this thing will just wind up in Steve's museum of ego stroking hardons.
Well, I'm going to revise my stance on the entire "tablet" thing... friend and I discussed it and, well... there are some very interesting possibilities for such a device. Not necessarily the apple slate, but...
Imagine a hospital where every doctor, every nurse, every medical staff member was issued a slate tablet as such. Let's also imagine that these slates actually have styluses (the digital keyboard is still a bunch of fail, as far as I'm concerned). Digital charting would be a very definite possibility. Just have an xray performed? Upload the image to the hospital's mainframe/patient files, and be able to see it anywhere within the hospital on any of these slate type devices. Adjusting a dose for a patient? Just note it in the patient chart, the nurses will get the information immediately, as well as the pharmacists. Medical students + operating theatre? Ditch the observation room, use cameras to stream the operation and monitors as necessary. Need to check on a reading from a patient? Heart rate or whatnot? Access that from your slate while having coffee.
I think that there are some very big possibilities with these slate-like computing devices. They don't necessarily have to be apple's... but theoretically, it COULD be done with them. While the device itself may not have use to us consumers, I'm sure that there are applications that we haven't thought of yet that might be very cool and come into use in the next few years.
: Drake Wingfire January 30, 2010, 10:35:04 -07:00
the Ipad is just one of those dead-end gadgets, like the N-gage or the Virtual-boy....
Umm... I hate to break it to you, but N-Gage is very much alive to this day. (http://www.n-gage.com/ngi/ngage/web/ca/en/showroom.html) You can still buy games for it, including games that are recently being released on Steam and such.
: Felix McKline January 31, 2010, 01:15:35 -07:00
: Drake Wingfire January 30, 2010, 10:35:04 -07:00
the Ipad is just one of those dead-end gadgets, like the N-gage or the Virtual-boy....
Umm... I hate to break it to you, but N-Gage is very much alive to this day. (http://www.n-gage.com/ngi/ngage/web/ca/en/showroom.html) You can still buy games for it, including games that are recently being released on Steam and such.
Well that may be so, I meant that in the context that it was one of those devices that was suppose to hit it big, even while its still around, it ultimately was a flop in that it was too much of a "radical" change of technology to ever really have market longevity.
The Ipad is just one of those things thats gonna be too different to ever become a main-steam must-have item.
Keep in mind that the original n-gage was a criticized as being a poorly designed phone. Hence why it never really got mass market appeal. Plus there was never any good software support.
I'll still never buy an ipad without a stylus... but I'm sure that apple will make it a reasonably successful product.
: Accophox January 31, 2010, 02:50:58 -07:00
Well, I'm going to revise my stance on the entire "tablet" thing... friend and I discussed it and, well... there are some very interesting possibilities for such a device. Not necessarily the apple slate, but...
Imagine a hospital where every doctor, every nurse, every medical staff member was issued a slate tablet as such. Let's also imagine that these slates actually have styluses (the digital keyboard is still a bunch of fail, as far as I'm concerned). Digital charting would be a very definite possibility. Just have an xray performed? Upload the image to the hospital's mainframe/patient files, and be able to see it anywhere within the hospital on any of these slate type devices. Adjusting a dose for a patient? Just note it in the patient chart, the nurses will get the information immediately, as well as the pharmacists. Medical students + operating theatre? Ditch the observation room, use cameras to stream the operation and monitors as necessary. Need to check on a reading from a patient? Heart rate or whatnot? Access that from your slate while having coffee.
I think that there are some very big possibilities with these slate-like computing devices. They don't necessarily have to be apple's... but theoretically, it COULD be done with them. While the device itself may not have use to us consumers, I'm sure that there are applications that we haven't thought of yet that might be very cool and come into use in the next few years.
I can agree there, on a commercial level such a device could have real potential like you described, though the beauty of it would be simply because it was replacing something unwieldy and old anyhow like a writing board or a massive book. That would have been a way better market spin compared to the "here is the future PC!" way they are trying for now.
No, the beauty of it is because you're connected to your patients everywhere in the hospital. You have access to all your patient records everywhere in the hospital. Your patient stats improve? You get an immediate notification of that. S/he crashes? You're notified immediately and see exactly what they did. Hell, you're connected at home through a VPN over 3G and can get information about this stuff as it happens. You get the surgeon's notes immediately after an operation. Etc.
: Accophox February 02, 2010, 01:02:04 -07:00
No, the beauty of it is because you're connected to your patients everywhere in the hospital. You have access to all your patient records everywhere in the hospital. Your patient stats improve? You get an immediate notification of that. S/he crashes? You're notified immediately and see exactly what they did. Hell, you're connected at home through a VPN over 3G and can get information about this stuff as it happens. You get the surgeon's notes immediately after an operation. Etc.
The tech for this has been around for years and years with no implementation as you've described.
There's no reason they had to wait for a tablet to make this tech work. Most of the hospital systems are still DOS based programs that are some 15 years old.
What you're excited for has absolutely nothing to do with the tablet, and has to do with a system that modern health care absolutely refuses to impliment.
(also all those tablets would be throwing off signals which would wreck havoc with delicate machines, which is why many parts of hospitals you can't even have a cell phone on)
: Accophox January 31, 2010, 02:50:58 -07:00Imagine a hospital where every doctor, every nurse, every medical staff member was issued a slate tablet as such. Let's also imagine that these slates actually have styluses (the digital keyboard is still a bunch of fail, as far as I'm concerned). Digital charting would be a very definite possibility. Just have an xray performed? Upload the image to the hospital's mainframe/patient files, and be able to see it anywhere within the hospital on any of these slate type devices. Adjusting a dose for a patient? Just note it in the patient chart, the nurses will get the information immediately, as well as the pharmacists. Medical students + operating theatre? Ditch the observation room, use cameras to stream the operation and monitors as necessary. Need to check on a reading from a patient? Heart rate or whatnot? Access that from your slate while having coffee.
That'd be awesome if (as Ember says) you could find a way to do that without interfering with sensitive medical equipment, which isn't something hospitals are going to want to flirt with.
Medical equipment isn't so sensitive these days.
I was just in the hospital on Sunday, getting my thumb stitched up, and the doctor was texting in the emergency room. So, I pulled out my phone and did the same, while he was stitching me up.
Yeah, they really don't give a shit about cellphones nowaday. :)
edit: they also never had the opportunity to do it for as cheaply as they do now.
Careful with that swearing, d00d... you could've gotten banned for a day a few weeks ago. :P
: Ember February 02, 2010, 01:55:33 -07:00
: Accophox February 02, 2010, 01:02:04 -07:00
No, the beauty of it is because you're connected to your patients everywhere in the hospital. You have access to all your patient records everywhere in the hospital. Your patient stats improve? You get an immediate notification of that. S/he crashes? You're notified immediately and see exactly what they did. Hell, you're connected at home through a VPN over 3G and can get information about this stuff as it happens. You get the surgeon's notes immediately after an operation. Etc.
The tech for this has been around for years and years with no implementation as you've described.
There's no reason they had to wait for a tablet to make this tech work. Most of the hospital systems are still DOS based programs that are some 15 years old.
What you're excited for has absolutely nothing to do with the tablet, and has to do with a system that modern health care absolutely refuses to impliment.
(also all those tablets would be throwing off signals which would wreck havoc with delicate machines, which is why many parts of hospitals you can't even have a cell phone on)
Ironically, I just finished moving a legacy system to a webapp last week! Most hospital applications are webapps (run in Internet Explorer) because they will run on pretty much any computer, anywhere, no installation required.
There's no need for handheld tablets because everyone in the room can look up at the 32" LCD screen in the corner. Also, nurses can yell faster than it would take to press buttons on a pad.
Doctors would lose them in about 2 seconds.
I can just imagine playing one of those games where you tilt the thing... since it's so big...
Just a fyi for any of you guys that are actually planning on spending money on a tablet: know that there are more options... that may be significantly better in many regards. :)
It's battery life is between double and 20x that of the apple tablet. It's cheaper than the apple tablet (by 200 bucks). It's built on the android 2.1 platform. And it's got a matte screen.
ipad killer? possibly.
edit: I just realized, I never tossed in the name -- Notion Ink Adam
(http://www.mopo.ca/uploaded_images/ipad-formula-756437.jpg)
all i can say to it after thinking about it, was the iPad has potential, since i looked deeper into why apple used the iPhone OS was to create the bridge for game companies and bigger companies to develop new ideas like Photoshop, Higher end games and such to bridge the connection, right now its left to imagination. which i kinda like now ^^
this device does have potential, i may buy it when it releases to test it out, i will definantly let you all know how it is actually using the device.
Could you imagine playing full on Stepmania (Not that tap tap thing) On this where you actually have to touch the arrows at the top? That would be the ONLY reason I would get this. The hopefully new and creative games that could come out. xD
: Accophox January 31, 2010, 02:50:58 -07:00
Imagine a hospital where every doctor, every nurse, every medical staff member was issued a slate tablet as such. Let's also imagine that these slates actually have styluses (the digital keyboard is still a bunch of fail, as far as I'm concerned).
I found one that's Windows, and designed for the hospital. :P (http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/ultra-mobile-rugged-mca-toughbook-h1.asp?cm_sp=Toughbook%20Site%20Promotions-_-Right%20Hand%20Promo-_-Flash%20Support%20RHP%20Promo%20H1)
: Accophox January 31, 2010, 02:50:58 -07:00
Imagine a hospital where every doctor, every nurse, every medical staff member was issued a slate tablet as such. Let's also imagine that these slates actually have styluses (the digital keyboard is still a bunch of fail, as far as I'm concerned).
Well a lot of them already have PDAs actually, they use a program called Davis's that stores all the necessary prescriptions, overdoses, and medical terms you need to know, and it fits in their pocket ;3. My buddy's an RN and she said it should be earning half of her paycheck sometimes.
In medical lectures they already do live sessions on a big screen like it's been done for decades now. I can go on and on and say every little thing but in the end it's the same point I'm trying to make: we already have something that does the job already, and if it's not broken, there's little point replacing it. I think that's exactly why the iPad just won't make sales: there's no market for it.
Unfortunately, there is one annoying, but very important fact that means that it will sell.
It has an apple logo on it.
There's a whole apple fandom behind the idea too.
Next thing you know, there's going to be apple conventions where people dress up as imacs, emacs, macbooks, ipads, and robotic tampons, and make one big sex train around the building.
Because, you know, an apple a day keeps the doctor away.