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BoomAM said:
Drop box reads pretty much everything.
Ive havnt come across anything it doesnt do yet, and the fact that its the files i have at work and at home too, means i dont have to do more organising...

I think the mag app is Zenio or something like that. iPads just recharging atm otherwise i'd check for you. :).
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I see! So it does read PDFs, but one of the things Goodreader is... er.. good at :D is apparently its versatility to read very big PDFs and being also to transcribe PDFS into text form (i.e. you can press a button transpose the text in PDF to a basic document layout).
 
djkav said:
I'm still trying to decide what use the iPad is. Its just a enlarged iPod Touch with 3G internet addition. Its slightly too large to be considered a truly portable device.

Even the app store is still 90% full of crap that i don't find remotely useful. I just don't see its point at all. Apple still don't support flash. To me its just another ultra expensive gadget to pull out to impress others with your wealth.

I can afford one if I wanted to buy one, but I just don't see what use it would be. It just doesn't seem to fulfil any purpose.

That's just my honest opinion.
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Whilst the Android App Store may well be full of 90% crap the Apple App Store is not. It does have crap in it but nowhere near 90%.

The Flash argument has been done to death. It simply isn't right for mobile devices and from what I've seen of it running on Android it won't be for a long time.

Finally as for overpriced well seeing as a Dell Streak is £400+ I don't think we can call the iPad overpriced. Sure it ain't cheap but you don't have to buy one...

I haven't got one yet but I will be getting one - not to show off to others (I have plenty of Apple kit that I never feel the need to show off) but to provide a robust, long lasting and convenient mobile data device - just like my iPhone.
 
BoomAM said:
Is it just me who doesnt see the point in Goodreader?
I just leave everything in my free dropbox account and use the free dropbox app to get at stuff? Or am i missing something?

That magazine app, cant remember the name off the top of my head, looks interesting. £8.50ish for 10 issues of most of the mags on there suddenly makes magazines plausable to buy. As they are WAY overpriced now in paper format.
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Try and download a PDF through safari and save it in DropBox. I could only do this by using Goodreader and using the upload to DropBox features. DropBox would only let me upload pics or videos from memory
 
Shaz]sigh[;16684796 said:
Try and download a PDF through safari and save it in DropBox. I could only do this by using Goodreader and using the upload to DropBox features. DropBox would only let me upload pics or videos from memory
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So basically Goodreader allows me to store data ON the iPad, and download files to it via Safari and use appropriately?
What about in mail? It'd be handy if i could select some files within Mail for attachement then send them to whoever. Something that Dropbox lacks to an extent (just a download link).

Anyway, worth knowing:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/33496/ipad-tvcatchup-freeview-streaming-tv
 
If anybody is after a good protective case then I can recommend the Proporta Mizu Shell. Not cheap but fits perfectly, soft, grippy with very good protection.
 
LordSplodge said:
Whilst the Android App Store may well be full of 90% crap the Apple App Store is not. It does have crap in it but nowhere near 90%.

The Flash argument has been done to death. It simply isn't right for mobile devices and from what I've seen of it running on Android it won't be for a long time.

Finally as for overpriced well seeing as a Dell Streak is £400+ I don't think we can call the iPad overpriced. Sure it ain't cheap but you don't have to buy one...

I haven't got one yet but I will be getting one - not to show off to others (I have plenty of Apple kit that I never feel the need to show off) but to provide a robust, long lasting and convenient mobile data device - just like my iPhone.
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Nice comparison chart

http://www.beingmanan.com/wp/2009/1...slate-joojoo-dell-streak-archos-5-notion-ink/

Hardly overpriced !
 
EVH said:
I've found a case I'm in love with..

http://www.newertech.com/products/nuguardclear.php

Not so much a case as a thin polycarbonate protector, but then I think I prefer the "naked" look anyway :cool:
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I had a similar thing for my phone, they are great, but they attract dust inside them like no tomorrow, which leads to opening and cleaning. But repeat that a few times puts strain on the clips that holds it together, and then they break.
 
Headsets, cameras and audio USB devices work (perfect for audio skype calls, if you have a headset!)

I think some hard drives may work, but last time I checked it was touch and go because of power requirements/drivers.

A little loophole :)
 
Cheers guys.

Im quite literally baffled by this iPad.

Took it off the charger this morning at 8am.
Some light usage. Appstore, youtube etc.

98% charge 8 hours later.

Impressive.
 
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