Apple's January 27th Event

Illusion · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:23

I think this looks cool but I can't see me having any use for it. The only Apple device I currently own is an iPhone and I feel I can do everything when I'm out and about on this anyway...

I just need my current laptop to break so I can justify a sexy new Macbook Pro or iMac :'(

Dewotter · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:24

So much fail. Annoyed there was no indication of a MacBook Pro refresh. Think I should go for the 13"?

Ross1234 · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:26

Wow apple what a fail :/

I was expecting something like a macbook but just the screen and touchscreen but can also be used as a graphics tablet. Now that would be good. But its just a stretched ipod touch

Seft · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:27

Fiction

Reality

bigredshark · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:29

robgmun said:
LOL saw this in the news, techically speaking the slate pc's are going to **** on this from a great hight, but as usually the numties that by this will make it sucessful

Only if you think spec rules the world. Functionally it looks pretty good as a MID to me, it's not perfect and it is expensive but it does fill a hole for me and right now I don't know what else competes...

Marine Iguana · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:29

I lol'd so much at this comment

Yes it looks like a giant iPhone, and it looks good, but who is going to pull one of those out on the train and use it! Dom Joly anyone?
Don O'Ketty, London, UK

bigredshark · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:30

RKO said:
So much fail. Annoyed there was no indication of a MacBook Pro refresh. Think I should go for the 13"?

I am now in that boat, much as I want a new macbook pro I'm tell myself to wait. The refresh (certainly for the 15" at least) will be notably faster in theory...

bigredshark · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:31

Marine Iguana said:
I lol'd so much at this comment

Got a point to me honest, I see even the guys with Sony e-readers getting interesting looks on the train...this will be infinitely worse.

Fillado · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:33

Seft said:
Fiction

Reality

Those are both accurate. One is just full-screened (and chopped off) instead of being the correct widescreen.

robgmun · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:33

bigredshark said:
Only if you think spec rules the world....

It does rule in my household, the best of the best, nothing else

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:35

something interesting regarding iphone OS
The iPad has a hands on at engadget

I quote them on this
"It's running iPhone OS 3.2"

Thats not 4.0.
What makes me wonder is that we (as iphone users) will get 3.2 when iPad ships? and thats enough to warrant not releasing a new iPhone this year?

Mullins · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:36

It looks interesting, but the lack of a camera is a shame, as is the apparent lack of flash support (I'm assuming that the missing plugin icon in the presentation was a flash plugin).

Meatball · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:37

I've just looked through all transcripts, not that impressed. Bit of a let down really, it's now obvious the iPhone will not get multitasking either

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Galaxy · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:37

Feek said:
Apple don't tend to imply anything. It's not been mentioned so as far as we're concerned, it's not there.

Tech specs on Apple site says it has A-GPS...

http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Edit: just 3G + WiFi version though

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:38

Thats assisted GPS.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:39

One nice thing is these adapters you can get for importing photos
iPad Camera Connection Kit

The Camera Connection Kit gives you two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera. The Camera Connector lets you import your photos and videos to iPad using the camera’s USB cable. Or you can use the SD Card Reader to import photos and videos directly from the camera’s SD card.

bigredshark · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:40

robgmun said:
It does rule in my household, the best of the best, nothing else

And damn it actually being usable and useful?

bigredshark · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:42

Fstop11 said:
something interesting regarding iphone OS
The iPad has a hands on at engadget

I quote them on this
"It's running iPhone OS 3.2"

Thats not 4.0.
What makes me wonder is that we (as iphone users) will get 3.2 when iPad ships? and thats enough to warrant not releasing a new iPhone this year?

No, there will likely be a new iphone in the summer, when there's been a new iphone for the last two years running. Why people were expecting it (or iphone OS4) now is a mystery to me...

Fillado · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:43

bigredshark said:
And damn it actually being usable and useful?

Apple make things EXTREMELY usable. But to do that they sacrifice other functionality. It's a personal choice if you value form (in the UI sense) over function.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:45

bigredshark said:
No, there will likely be a new iphone in the summer, when there's been a new iphone for the last two years running. Why people were expecting it (or iphone OS4) now is a mystery to me...

I Think once the iphone has a decent camera with flash theres not much else they can seem to do with it. iPad is nothing more than software really on a bigger canvas.