Whitechapel - The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:38:55 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177922#Comment_177922 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177922#Comment_177922 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:11:18 -0700 Mark Seifert
Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and other interactive features with music downloads, in a move it hopes will change buying trends on its online iTunes store.

The talks come as Apple is separately racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution. The device could be launched alongside the new content deals, including those aimed at stimulating sales of CD-length music, according to people briefed on the project.
]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177926#Comment_177926 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177926#Comment_177926 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:20:13 -0700 warrenellis The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177933#Comment_177933 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177933#Comment_177933 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:43:25 -0700 pi8you
Tablet space could be heating up in general though, the guys over at CrunchGear are almost ready to launch an internet tablet of their own, though its appeal is more limited ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177934#Comment_177934 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177934#Comment_177934 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:49:55 -0700 rickiep00h
(I'm sorry, I can't resist terrible puns.)

I'm interested to see what the rest of the computer industry does around it. As far as comics are concerned, it would address the "I don't want to be tied to my desktop" argument people have against digital comics. Depending on the quality of the screen and the overall design, I could see it as a definite boon to creators (and to computer people in general). Maybe we'll finally get to the Star Trek-style "PADD" device... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177937#Comment_177937 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177937#Comment_177937 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:05:16 -0700 Seantaclaus gorgeous-- I can only assume that Apple will come up with something just as sleek, as they've been always been ahead of the curve on that.

From a functionality viewpoint, I've got mixed thoughts. Strictly from the stance of a full-color, back-lit viewing capacity, I'd love to see something like this come out. However, I'd have to wonder about battery life, especially if it's running full OS X. Now, from the stance of being an illustrator who utilizes a Wacom drawing tablet (or any other brand), I would love a portable tablet PC with that technology integrated. It's not that they don't exist, but they're usually not cheap. If either company can integrate that sort of capacity into this sort of 'iTablet' endeavor, I'd be thrilled. However, I'm just not seeing it happening. Doesn't mean I wouldn't consider getting one though.

What I do wonder, however, is how much of this will operate in the way that Microsoft Surface does, utilizing an encapsulated version of that concept (which, in concept, has a lot of potential). ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177972#Comment_177972 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177972#Comment_177972 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:57:52 -0700 Rootfireember The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177974#Comment_177974 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177974#Comment_177974 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:06:54 -0700 Alan Tyson Now, from the stance of being an illustrator who utilizes a Wacom drawing tablet (or any other brand), I would love a portable tablet PC with that technology integrated.

I thought something very similar when I was looking a the Crunch Gear one - a Cintiq the size of an Intuos tablet. That might be a ways off, though, considering they made the Cintiq as thin as they could and it's still quite a brick. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177992#Comment_177992 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177992#Comment_177992 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:49:50 -0700 Fan The device could be launched alongside the new content deals

That's something that someone said about Google's new O/S as well: that such a device would be (at least in part) for content delivery.

In other news, display techologies continue to improve: Amazon's Kindle is still black-and-white this year, but ... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177994#Comment_177994 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=177994#Comment_177994 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:58:44 -0700 orwells_eyes
I have a Kindle DX and it's about netbook sized (10inches) and has a nice heft. I'd happily read B/W comics on it, legal ones where the people making them were getting paid.

I wonder if the next bisecting of the market is between comics as art object (Mouse Guard, Chris Ware) and comics as pure digital output? You get tons of beautiful comic-shaped things and you have access to as much comics as you can download. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178056#Comment_178056 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178056#Comment_178056 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:15:39 -0700 warrenellis The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178067#Comment_178067 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178067#Comment_178067 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:38:33 -0700 tcatsninfan The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178073#Comment_178073 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178073#Comment_178073 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:46:34 -0700 Rantz
The WiFi-connected tablet space is going to be very crazy in the next 2 years.
(Which is great, because it'll drive the costs down, the quality up, etc, etc.) ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178075#Comment_178075 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178075#Comment_178075 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:48:24 -0700 E0157H7
@Sentaclaus - The defining difference between whatever Apple is about to unveil and the CrunchPad is that the latter is designed around consuming online content while the former is probably going to be built around consuming already-existing media like ebooks, music and video purchased from an online store. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178083#Comment_178083 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178083#Comment_178083 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:58:56 -0700 orwells_eyes
I hope if they go low on the prices they don't tie them into internet providers, as some companies are doing now with netbooks.

Subsidized pricing on the iPhone has led to AT&T providing some of the worst service while reaping in the cash.

You're about to get very right aren't you? ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178096#Comment_178096 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178096#Comment_178096 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:33:24 -0700 orwells_eyes Gizmodo lays out some of the very real issues that any Apple Table is going to have to address.
]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178107#Comment_178107 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178107#Comment_178107 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:51:55 -0700 Rantz
You're about to get very right aren't you?

We'll see... (obviously, I hope so, but as I stated at SDCC, this is very new territory in many ways) I will say that, you don't establish a decent foothold if you don't plan forward, and have contingency plans to adapt to the directions that the technology market takes. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178110#Comment_178110 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=178110#Comment_178110 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:04 -0700 RichBarrett
That Gizmodo article makes good points. I'd think the only way Apple is really going through with this is if they're planning to roll out a big book/magazine store addition to iTunes. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179796#Comment_179796 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179796#Comment_179796 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:19:38 -0700 doingitwrong
I know, I know, real physical comics are better. But I keep having to move and I can't keep moving all of these books with me. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179803#Comment_179803 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179803#Comment_179803 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:28:17 -0700 JP Carpenter The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179806#Comment_179806 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179806#Comment_179806 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:34:15 -0700 warrenellis Warren, did you hear that Amazon actually bought Stanza a while back?

I did not. Interesting. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179819#Comment_179819 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179819#Comment_179819 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:59:21 -0700 pi8you The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179825#Comment_179825 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179825#Comment_179825 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:06:20 -0700 E0157H7
@ JonCarpenter - I've tried reading comics in Windows XP on my Asus 1000HE with a display resolution of 1024x600 and it was awful. My N810 with a resolution of 800x480 does pretty well as a compact reading device as long as nothing very fancy is attempted, but that's mostly because of the good image viewer that comes as part of the software suite and the fact that it's handheld so switching the orientation is easy. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179826#Comment_179826 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=179826#Comment_179826 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:06:43 -0700 doingitwrong Pixel Qi ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184433#Comment_184433 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184433#Comment_184433 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:06:23 -0700 James Puckett Something like Pixel Qi

Pixel Qi is just a hi-res LCD screen, so it's inevitable. Screen size and horsepower are not going to be selling points, RAM is too cheap to be relevant, so in the tablet market screen resolution will become an important selling point. As a type designer I would kill for a 160 dpi tablet running OS X! ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184845#Comment_184845 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184845#Comment_184845 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:57:31 -0700 bjacques
Even if it's the first generation of a new Apple product. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184847#Comment_184847 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184847#Comment_184847 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:18:33 -0700 Paul Duffield The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184948#Comment_184948 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=184948#Comment_184948 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:19:59 -0700 Rootfireember -I think I've imagined the device you're speaking of. A cintiq/netbook hybrid. *sigh* We can hold on a few more years! ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185002#Comment_185002 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185002#Comment_185002 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:20:31 -0700 Phranky 'Modbook'... it's also super expensive. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185019#Comment_185019 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185019#Comment_185019 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:39:42 -0700 Paul Duffield The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185020#Comment_185020 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185020#Comment_185020 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:08:40 -0700 hank The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185107#Comment_185107 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=185107#Comment_185107 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:23:15 -0700 Phranky modbook pro which has improved specs and looks a lot better. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210715#Comment_210715 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210715#Comment_210715 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:13:57 -0800 MagicSword!
Apple poised to start new year with launch of tablet computer ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210717#Comment_210717 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210717#Comment_210717 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:35:11 -0800 Rootfireember They've been having similar speculation since October-November. I'll believe it when I see it. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210724#Comment_210724 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210724#Comment_210724 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:18:45 -0800 stsparky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210734#Comment_210734 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210734#Comment_210734 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:39:35 -0800 Phranky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210747#Comment_210747 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210747#Comment_210747 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:35:32 -0800 Kelind The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210755#Comment_210755 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210755#Comment_210755 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:58:35 -0800 Audley Strange Check out the bleeding edge... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210764#Comment_210764 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210764#Comment_210764 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:59:56 -0800 tcatsninfan
The big question I have is whether they'll update the MacBook Pros in January alongside the unveiling of this tablet. I'm right on the verge of buying a MBP but I have this sneaking suspicion they start off the presentation by updating the MBP's and then end with the iSlate announcement. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210776#Comment_210776 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210776#Comment_210776 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:33:01 -0800 Kelind The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210791#Comment_210791 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=210791#Comment_210791 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:27:08 -0800 Rootfireember The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=211109#Comment_211109 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=211109#Comment_211109 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:44:21 -0800 BrianKellett
Apple iSlate + Longbox = reason for me to purchase.

Otherwise.... well.... maybe I'll buy it because I'm an Apple fanboy, but if money is short I'll maybe just buy the media on my Macbook Pro. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=211127#Comment_211127 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=211127#Comment_211127 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:33:11 -0800 stsparky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=212526#Comment_212526 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=212526#Comment_212526 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:09:42 -0800 hmobius Steve Ballmer demoing HP's new Windows 7-based Slate PC this morning. Something bound to push Apple to show its hand I would think. Certainly something I'll be sticking on the 2010 Xmas list anyway. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=212664#Comment_212664 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=212664#Comment_212664 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:36:02 -0800 Mad_Man_Moon @hmobius
Gizmodo posted about Steve Ballmer demoing HP's new Windows 7-based Slate PC this morning. Something bound to push Apple to show its hand I would think. Certainly something I'll be sticking on the 2010 Xmas list anyway.
That looks nice, right ... and that new (full) HP Tablet does look very lovely as well ... if the iTenCommandments fails, I think HP will get my money as I've been holding off since ... well ...
@JonCarpenter
I imagine that screen resolution/format would be an issue for smaller tablets if you're thinking about reading comics on them - my old toshiba m200 had a wonderful 12" 1400x1080 screen which was high enough resolution to read on comfortably - my latest one has 1280x800 which is a totally hopeless format - being letterbox shaped it's too wide to read well horizontally and too narrow to read well vertically.

I also had one of those (the slightly befier m205) 2 years back, and I totally agree.

Comics in this medium (having read them on a netbook since my tablet got nabbed) need to be adapted, if they are going to work with any degree of decent quality for the end user. Which is, perhaps, one of the main issues.
Surely the companies that produce these thin floppies, that we're addicted to buying four variants for (no? just me? don't worry, I've quit that now, thanks avatar), want to bypass another step in the procedure to remaster for the tiny screens we're seeing.

I hope the tablet is the apple device that I've been waiting for, but more doubts have been raised in the last few months due to the intelligent speculation of the industry.

Still, let's be positive.
It will be powerful, high res and will have some miraculous new technology to reverse eyestrain.
Some kind of eye-crack (resisting obviously shit joke), drawing you to stare at this amazing screen all day ... because you don't already do that in your crappy desk job and at home.
It will change your life.

FUN! ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216479#Comment_216479 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216479#Comment_216479 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:55:18 -0800 stsparky
We'll see. Wish I knew or even had a clue. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216484#Comment_216484 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216484#Comment_216484 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:01:17 -0800 MagicSword! The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216495#Comment_216495 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216495#Comment_216495 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:26:29 -0800 Flabyo
I can think of several games I'd love to write for this sort of machine. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216498#Comment_216498 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216498#Comment_216498 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:35:55 -0800 Seantaclaus
Apparently someone from McGraw Hill let the cat out of the bag yesterday, on CNBC or such. I'm sure someone's YouTube'd it by now. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216500#Comment_216500 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216500#Comment_216500 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:31:22 -0800 gzapata

McGraw's cat out the bag video for everyone ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216516#Comment_216516 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216516#Comment_216516 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:51:14 -0800 lampcommander here's a live-updated blog of today's conference ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216524#Comment_216524 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216524#Comment_216524 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:45:33 -0800 costa_k The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216530#Comment_216530 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216530#Comment_216530 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:58:25 -0800 Rootfireember http://www.apple.com/ipad/
Can't order it yet, but the official site's up.
and of course with a name like iPad, I'm wondering if it comes in pink or red. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216533#Comment_216533 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216533#Comment_216533 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:02:48 -0800 SJD The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216535#Comment_216535 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216535#Comment_216535 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:17:03 -0800 Alastair
http://strungoutwire.blogspot.com/ ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216545#Comment_216545 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216545#Comment_216545 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:34:14 -0800 SJD The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216547#Comment_216547 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216547#Comment_216547 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:45:00 -0800 SJD
That was an amusing Blog. Cheers. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216549#Comment_216549 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216549#Comment_216549 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:54:47 -0800 stsparky
Now Ivey bugs me. Seriously. He hates I/O ports for some obscure design reason I can't fathom. I like my heavy MacBook with firewire 400. He doesn't. To replace it I'll need a MB Pro with a single FW 800. A built-in SD reader is moot. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216553#Comment_216553 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216553#Comment_216553 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:13:00 -0800 Pow The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216558#Comment_216558 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216558#Comment_216558 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:50:51 -0800 mortimersink spec, if one were considering formatting content specifically for the device:
768 x 1024 pixels in portrait mode at 132 dpi/ppi. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216561#Comment_216561 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216561#Comment_216561 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:07:13 -0800 Brandon Seifert
Then again, I'm typing this on a MacBook Air. So I probably have different needs and desires in my computing than you folks.

And, jesus, the low-end model is only $500, with a $30/month unlimited 3G dataplan? I'll take three! ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216562#Comment_216562 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216562#Comment_216562 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:11:08 -0800 taphead
That said, the price point they came up with is sexy. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216564#Comment_216564 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216564#Comment_216564 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:17:41 -0800 Flabyo The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216575#Comment_216575 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216575#Comment_216575 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:04:35 -0800 hmobius Thanks, but no. Netbooks are cheaper and more practical for that number of pixels. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216577#Comment_216577 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216577#Comment_216577 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:11:12 -0800 Val A Lindsay II
My Eeepc is 1024x600 resolution and set me back $500 at time of purchase. The Apple does have a greater pixel density, so pictures should come out nice and clean for it's size. If it holds out to a 7 hour battery life, it trumps my little machine...

Now if I can run Garageband on it... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216581#Comment_216581 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216581#Comment_216581 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:19:59 -0800 gzapata

What exaclty is the monthly charge for? Internet? So without it you can't access any of the features? That seems annoying ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216587#Comment_216587 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216587#Comment_216587 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:36:42 -0800 tedcroland
It's interesting to see this as an entertainment platform and not immediately billed as a replacement 'big notebook full of clips of things and reference material' like the Courier.

Who wants to start the betting pool as to when someone will crack the OS? I'd say within the first five days. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216588#Comment_216588 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216588#Comment_216588 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:47:03 -0800 agentarsenic The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216593#Comment_216593 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216593#Comment_216593 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:33:52 -0800 ramenpreacher

The secret behind the 10+ hour battery life? THE SOULS OF ORPHANS.

Yeah, I think I'll keep my ASUS for now. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216594#Comment_216594 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216594#Comment_216594 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:58:59 -0800 tedcroland iLet...which, according to the video, is a great way to read Sports Illustrated!

Windows 7, though...I guess that would be good for something. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216609#Comment_216609 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216609#Comment_216609 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:48:03 -0800 James Puckett The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216615#Comment_216615 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216615#Comment_216615 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:33:50 -0800 David Matthew The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216621#Comment_216621 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216621#Comment_216621 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:31:50 -0800 James Puckett The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216622#Comment_216622 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216622#Comment_216622 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:33:47 -0800 tcatsninfan
They're obviously marketing this thing toward people who already have iPhones. They mentioned the iPhone and they put a bunch of emphasis on the App Store and the fact that the iPhone apps would carry over and such. So, if this is aimed at the iPhone crowd, why the fuck is there a data plan for this thing?? There's no way in hell I'd pay for two different data plans.

Here's an idea: enable tethering on the damn iPhone so I wouldn't have to buy a second damn data plan. I realize you can do it with jailbroken iPhones, not to mention countless other smartphones. I don't know what to compare this situation to but it's goddamn ridiculous.

I see very little reason to actually own one of these things. Here's my situation, though: I may be moving to Japan in about 6 months, and if that happens I'm probably not taking my iPhone with me. At the same time, I've been debating the whole ereader situation...it'd be great to have an ereader if I move to Japan, especially if I take trains to/from work.

Before they announced the iPad I thought about maybe buying an iPod touch: I could keep using most of the apps I downloaded to my iPhone, it's got decent battery life, it's got wifi, and in all likelihood I could buy ebooks using the Kindle app.

So now I've got to wait and see how all this turns out. Will the ebook reader/store be worth a damn? Forget the estimated battery life, what's the actual battery life going to be? Also, given Apple's track record, at the very least there will definitely be a price drop before Christmas, possibly even a hardware refresh. I feel like they intentionally left certain things out like a webcam just so they could add it in the second time around and hook people in right before Christmas. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216624#Comment_216624 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216624#Comment_216624 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:44:45 -0800 James Puckett So, if this is aimed at the iPhone crowd, why the fuck is there a data plan for this thing?

My guess is that Apple is preparing to drop AT&T’s exclusivity at some point in the near future and that has something to do with it. AT&T has actually cut off new iPhone sales in New York twice because it can’t handle the traffic, so there’s no way Apple can lock another device in with AT&T. But there’s no way Jobs could talk about the data plan without that shit stinking up his talk, so it was left out entirely. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216628#Comment_216628 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216628#Comment_216628 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:36:25 -0800 lampcommander What a stupid name. Let the jokes roll.

I actually have a friend working on this right now. A few that he's passed along so far are "a version with a larger screen shall be called the Max Ipad" and "the version suitable for airplanes will be called the Max Ipad with wings." Har har har. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216629#Comment_216629 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216629#Comment_216629 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:36:53 -0800 chris g The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216632#Comment_216632 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216632#Comment_216632 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:47:37 -0800 BrianMowrey I was wondering how it'll work as an instrument. No USB or Firewire pretty much shoots that idea down
There's potential for a wifi-based app that uses the iPad purely as controller and produces the sound on a computer maybe?


So, if this is aimed at the iPhone crowd, why the fuck is there a data plan for this thing?

Seems to be trying to straddle two markets and emulate the kindle, to get in on the pay for text market. But removing physical limitations to a paid-content-access is not really what the internet is good for. With the Wifi one could RSS 20 hours of free reading material every morning and take it with them, this is already true on the phone-less-iPhone aka iPod Touch and has received zero marketing from Apple despite the fact that it's actually the most forward thing about their portable touch-screen product line in my pinion. This is because they are nurturing demand for iBooks, and good luck to them with that, really. No matter how much fun Apple makes spending money on information, you can't get around the fact that wifi is already everywhere, and the internet already has everything. For the iPad, the $500 wifi 16GB has 99% of the digital-life value as the high end will.

I don't think it would be fun to type on. It does look like the core apps are ergonomic perfection otherwise, Mail on the iPhone was already close, better for reading than any interface requiring a mouse.

I like the mentions of ASUS in this thread, they are quietly shifting paradigms as well. I get 12 hours of unplugged, constant tasking and occasional internet surfing before hitting the 20% mark on my 13", less than 4lb, Windows-7-64 AUSU UL30A, which is freakin ridiculous. 12 hours! I just pack it and leave my house. If the iPad can do 10 hrs of streaming content like it implies (no way) then it would be able to to 15 of light browsing or DocsToGo. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216638#Comment_216638 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216638#Comment_216638 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:31:50 -0800 Ben Gwalchmai
So, you mean it wont run more than one programme at any one time?

Ah...

EPIC...stumble, Mr Jobs.
Epic stumble. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216659#Comment_216659 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216659#Comment_216659 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:11:21 -0800 Dan Kelly
I can see it replacing my main laptop which spends 90% of it's life sat on my knee surfing the web / reading email / looking at photos etc.

I have an iMac that is hardly used that needs replacing and the question at the moment would be what setup do I need tablet + imac or table + laptop,

The one thing it's missing for me is obvious multi-user - which is used extensively by us.

There's no good reason I can see as a developed to be doing anything in Flash these days, and YouTube and Vimeo seem to have decided that as well.
As for multitasking, the switch speed looks to be great from what I've seen - if Apple can get the notification layer working properly, how much will it need multitasking (apart from playing your music from something other than iTunes - which is kind of the price you pay) ? ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216676#Comment_216676 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216676#Comment_216676 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:36:14 -0800 stsparky ModBook. I'll hook up the wife with the iPad and keyboard dock instead of the MacBook Air she thought she wanted.

@tcatsninfan Sell your AT&T iphone on Craiglist Josh; Buy a Japanese one (they've less onerous plans if you're staying in Japan). The phone won't be sim-locked to AT&T - I think they may be unlocked due to competition existing there. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216677#Comment_216677 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216677#Comment_216677 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:39:50 -0800 Forsaken
The only intriguing thing about this could be if comic companies get off their arses and start making comics a bit more interactive. Sound effects, animation, narratives could all come through the iPad with its color monitor and decent sound system. I think that may be very interesting. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216693#Comment_216693 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216693#Comment_216693 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:43:15 -0800 keyofsilence
"Look at the size of that piece of shit, and it couldn't even do most things a standard laptop could do in those days! Damn we were stupid in the past."

It's a chunky abomination that'll be nothing but a burden to carry around with you.

Of course, that's just me. Maybe I'm not seeing the bigger picture. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216697#Comment_216697 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216697#Comment_216697 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:20:42 -0800 JEFFSJ A Message to the Internets Regarding the iPad ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216703#Comment_216703 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216703#Comment_216703 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:20:58 -0800 Steven Thomas
Portable Interactive Digital Portfolio.
Leave a USB flash-drive containing a slide-show adaptation of your portfolio and contact info.
Email/file-share/whatever the same with a thank you note for the interview later.

That's probably the only reason I would get one. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216731#Comment_216731 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216731#Comment_216731 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:01:04 -0800 Thom B. What I would dearly love would be something with the same form factor and a dual function screen; Wacom/capacitive touch. Finger tips for object handling, but with a pen that could override the CT for sketching and drawing. I would freaking love that thing if it worked as a genuine digital sketch book.
Man alive, I cant think of anything I want more that Cintiq sketchbook right now.... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216732#Comment_216732 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216732#Comment_216732 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:05:12 -0800 Rootfireember The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216874#Comment_216874 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216874#Comment_216874 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:25:44 -0800 Ben Gwalchmai ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216889#Comment_216889 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216889#Comment_216889 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:23:58 -0800 oldhat


I don't know...personally I wasn't blown away at all by the presentation and felt that unlike the presentations for the macbooks and iphones, it didn't have one definitive thing to present that made my pants wet and got me to open up the 'ol sacrifice alter again in the hopes of getting one before it ships. With no multitasking and no flash, and internet capabilities being summed up as "a portable safari", I feel that what amazing potential it had was wasted. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216965#Comment_216965 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=216965#Comment_216965 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:12:32 -0800 stsparky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217017#Comment_217017 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217017#Comment_217017 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:12:15 -0800 James Puckett More women than men seemed to want it.

That’s because they’ve already got bags full of shit to carry around. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217021#Comment_217021 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217021#Comment_217021 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:36:29 -0800 stsparky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217024#Comment_217024 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217024#Comment_217024 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:48:09 -0800 SJD
It does seem like just a few more small features would have made it much more sexier in my opinion. utilizing a more Macbook style of software than iPod Touch. Multi-tasking is a must for me as well.

I don't hate it. I'm not a huge Mac fan, mainly because their toys tend to be pricier than I can afford. But I can't see the use/benefit to it for me. It really does seem to be geared towards a very niche market, at least until they revamp a later version. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217035#Comment_217035 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217035#Comment_217035 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:53:26 -0800 Val A Lindsay II
Examples; Board games will make a comeback. No camera? Please. Bluetooth your pictures from your phone or camera onto it. Not every device needs a camera. Multitasking is rather over-rated for such a device too, considering it's not a laptop. You can create an app that expands the desktop of your Powerbook, allowing a textile interface for Garageband, Photoshop, etc.

It's I think since so much information was leaked about it, it's just not spectacular to look at and a rather terrible name, no one is thrilled about it. Give it six months. You'll be riding the bus I bet... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217040#Comment_217040 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217040#Comment_217040 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:08:28 -0800 warrenellis . No camera? Please. Bluetooth your pictures from your phone or camera onto it.

So long as they haven't locked that level of the bluetooth stack, requiring you to buy a camera connection kit... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217041#Comment_217041 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217041#Comment_217041 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:09:20 -0800 warrenellis
]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217047#Comment_217047 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217047#Comment_217047 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:25:28 -0800 Val A Lindsay II The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217050#Comment_217050 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217050#Comment_217050 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:32:52 -0800 tedcroland The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217058#Comment_217058 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217058#Comment_217058 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:31:19 -0800 Val A Lindsay II behind the glass center screen for programs such as Skype etc. the camera as that which is equipped in an iPhone/Blackberry/etc. is already in her hands every day at our Beck and call, so I'll add to Mr. Ellis's Bluetooth speculation and say it might only work with the iPhone, if they truly want to be evil (DRM) about it.

The lack of an SD Port is a bit unsettling. Perhaps they view it as they once viewed CD drives. My netbook does not have a DVD drive and I do have to have an external drive ready in case something truly happens with the machine. 95% of the time this drive is at home, sitting unused as it is not needed. The confusing part is the fact that it takes up such a small amount of space and does not use any power unless you're reading/writing to an SD card. Again, maybe just a matter of room? A matter of cleanliness? ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217137#Comment_217137 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217137#Comment_217137 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:34:59 -0800 stsparky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217193#Comment_217193 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217193#Comment_217193 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:10:49 -0800 Val A Lindsay II licensing fee. I don't know if it's still in place but 'first impressions', as they say. With a higher power supply and faster transfer rate, USB should have never stood a chance against it... ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217211#Comment_217211 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217211#Comment_217211 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:16:19 -0800 stsparky The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217217#Comment_217217 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217217#Comment_217217 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:30:07 -0800 James Puckett Again, maybe just a matter of room? A matter of cleanliness?

A matter of cost. Apple does not make high-volume low-margin hardware. Ive’s design sensibility and obsession with thin gadgets makes it easy for Apple to market this as sleek design, but it really comes down to keeping the device margins high and then selling consumers high-margin accessories to make up for the missing parts. That’s why Apple won’t make a netbook—a low-margin device that doesn’t sell USB hubs isn’t going to make a big profit. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217226#Comment_217226 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217226#Comment_217226 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:53:59 -0800 bjacques
The camera hole in theiPod Touch jibes with something I saw elsewhere--that this spring the Touch would have a camera. It's why I didn't quite buy one when I was back home in the States for Xmas.

I might be interested if it's jailbreakable and hackable. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217242#Comment_217242 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217242#Comment_217242 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:49:07 -0800 oldhat
Anyways, that's just me. If they wanted this to be revolutionary, they should have increased the RAM and made it possible to do the stuff we're already capable of in these techno multitasking monkey times. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217254#Comment_217254 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217254#Comment_217254 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:49:31 -0800 tedcroland
The OS is essentially no different from iPhone OS. I jailbroke mine right when blackra1n came out. That said, I bought a refurb one in September, and I'm happy with it, but it's immensely disappointing to buy a product that's less than a year old, then find out that gens 2&3 are basically the same and gen 4 will be a huge step up and will be out in less than a year. Actually, based on the specs, the 8GB models of gens 1, 2, and 3, especially the latter two, are practically the same product in a different box.

And that's why Apple pisses me off. ]]> The Apple Tablet -- possibly a new comic viewing device? http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217293#Comment_217293 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=6461&Focus=217293#Comment_217293 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:55:03 -0800 Val A Lindsay II