Apple's January 27th Event

[tang0]

FFS JOBS, iPhone STUFF NOW PLEASE

 

[Raymond Lin]

I know i am getting one but such a long wait though !

 

[Hamish]

Gonna get a 64Gb Wifi only methinks - $700 = £500 i reckon

Needs multitasking though

 

[sbi5ar]

Higher Education discount please

 

[NickK]

Also interestingly no multi-tasking... so all the iPhone limitations about running applications makes running this as a desktop replacement with a dock a hard fail.

It also means that to publish any application to the iPad you need to be a developer and pay cash yearly.. no apps just loaded onto it as the app will have to be digitally signed (unless you jailbreak it).

 

[Marky]

put it on the webcam, they'll be no updates here.

If there is an update - you must eat your face

 

[NickK]

Will we have a "Just One More Thing..."

OSX 10.7..

 

[bam0]

But the thing is, when Apple launched the iPhone, did everyone instantly think about the ramifications for mobile internet use?

Yes, absolutely they did.

This does what Kindle does (barring the free 3G), plus all the normal netbook-esque functionality.

I think that if Apple have done this well (in conjunction with all the publishers and big newspapers) this could finally kick off e-reading properly.

It lets you read books, the battery life sucks compared to the Kindle and the screen tech will mean it's nothing like as comfortable to read on, I don't know if you've seen a eInk screen in real life but assuming you haven't there is a world of difference and this is why it's not a Kindle competitor.

 

[Fillado]

Boy are Apple bumming themselves with this video...

 

[Steedie]

YAY

 

[OzyOly]

If there is an update - you must eat your face

Whoa whoa whoa, I didn't sign up for this!

 

[tsinc80697]

Also interestingly no multi-tasking... so all the iPhone limitations about running applications makes running this as a desktop replacement with a dock a hard fail.

The new iPhone OS is bringing multi-tasking to it isnt it? So why would you bring out an "amazing piece of technology" that can't multitask like the phone it's been inspired by :/

 

[ic1male]

Was that a quote from an intern that had started a mere 7 days from recording that video?

I'm guessing Jobs counts designing their own processor (the first time they have ever done a custom chip???) as being the most technically advanced thing he's done.

 

[Marky]

Whoa whoa whoa, I didn't sign up for this!

Hah! If there is an update I will DEMAND SOME FACE EATING

 

[robbiemc]

Boy are Apple bumming themselves with this video...

Yeah, cos Apple marketing has always been such a low-key affair.

 

[derfderfley]

I wonder if we'll now see the pricing on that HP tablet PC they showed a few weeks back...

 

[Kainz]

Shut up Steve! Tell us about new Appel TV plz.

 

[Anewbe4u]

Yes, absolutely they did.

It lets you read books, the battery life sucks compared to the Kindle and the screen tech will mean it's nothing like as comfortable to read on, I don't know if you've seen a eInk screen in real life but assuming you haven't there is a world of difference and this is why it's not a Kindle competitor.

Exactly, eInk is the only way to read ebooks for me. Reading huge walls of text on a bright screen kills my eyes.

 

[Feek]

Higher Education discount please

I'll update the HE thread once the prices are published for all you dirty rotten slacking students

 

[DoubleCheese]

It needs a silicone case so you can hold on to it and use it on your lap (with leg up to get the angle) so it doesn't slip all over the place.