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Apple iPad..... gaming option?

yes i can see how it would work 35 19.89%
 
yes but very limited 41 23.30%
 
maybe..... convince me some more 21 11.93%
 
no 79 44.89%
 
Total:176
Twistedpixel on 28 January 2010
twesterm said:

Again though, what advantage does the iPad GPS have over the iPhone or iPod Touch GPS?

  • Walking around a city I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Driving in a car, I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Being a passanger giving directions is nice, but it's not so much better that it's worth the extra money.

Actually the deal breaker is in disolitudes post, no flash and no HDMI out. I usually sit my GPS in the seat beside me when driving so a larger screen is useful to me. Walking around a city it would be preferable to have an iPad than a laptop as its lighter and I hate to be encumbered, however I have no need for a full keyboard as I generally just check for updates in important information. Personally the Courier is likely to be more suitable to my needs.



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twesterm on 28 January 2010
Twistedpixel said:
twesterm said:

Again though, what advantage does the iPad GPS have over the iPhone or iPod Touch GPS?

  • Walking around a city I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Driving in a car, I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Being a passanger giving directions is nice, but it's not so much better that it's worth the extra money.

Actually the deal breaker is in disolitudes post, no flash and no HDMI out. I usually sit my GPS in the seat beside me when driving so a larger screen is useful to me. Walking around a city it would be preferable to have an iPad than a laptop as its lighter and I hate to be encumbered, however I have no need for a full keyboard as I generally just check for updates in important information. Personally the Courier is likely to be more suitable to my needs.

My above examples were iPad vs. iPhone/iPod Touch, not iPad vs. laptop

There's not a lot the iPad does better than than the iPhone/iPod Touch that warrants that much extra money ontop of *another* monthly 3G charge.

And yeah, I only just heard about the Courier today but it already sounds pretty awesome.  Hopefully it gets made and it isn't stupid expensive.

Also, I know the iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash, what about Adobe Acrobat or PDF files in general?  That's another pretty major thing.



 

Twistedpixel on 28 January 2010
twesterm said:

My above examples were iPad vs. iPhone/iPod Touch, not iPad vs. laptop

There's not a lot the iPad does better than than the iPhone/iPod Touch that warrants that much extra money ontop of *another* monthly 3G charge.

And yeah, I only just heard about the Courier today but it already sounds pretty awesome.  Hopefully it gets made and it isn't stupid expensive.

Also, I know the iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash, what about Adobe Acrobat or PDF files in general?  That's another pretty major thing.

Well its kind of hard to classify the device as it kind of crosses over between the two. Its not a PC and its not a small portable pocket device... Im personally more interested in courier as they have multiple PC manufacturers working on it. I think they have HP as their main partner and they have been brilliant as of late in terms of product implementation. For that size I would prefer something that can multitask and handle HDMI out along with flash support. Hell it would be pretty fun to play Civilization IV on my lunch break, I wish they would release Civ 5 with that save game cloud service so I can keep playing no matter the PC im on. I would probably buy a courier just to play Civ, im that much of a whore for that game!



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famousringo on 28 January 2010
twesterm said:
Twistedpixel said:
twesterm said:

Again though, what advantage does the iPad GPS have over the iPhone or iPod Touch GPS?

  • Walking around a city I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Driving in a car, I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Being a passanger giving directions is nice, but it's not so much better that it's worth the extra money.

Actually the deal breaker is in disolitudes post, no flash and no HDMI out. I usually sit my GPS in the seat beside me when driving so a larger screen is useful to me. Walking around a city it would be preferable to have an iPad than a laptop as its lighter and I hate to be encumbered, however I have no need for a full keyboard as I generally just check for updates in important information. Personally the Courier is likely to be more suitable to my needs.

My above examples were iPad vs. iPhone/iPod Touch, not iPad vs. laptop

There's not a lot the iPad does better than than the iPhone/iPod Touch that warrants that much extra money ontop of *another* monthly 3G charge.

And yeah, I only just heard about the Courier today but it already sounds pretty awesome.  Hopefully it gets made and it isn't stupid expensive.

Also, I know the iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash, what about Adobe Acrobat or PDF files in general?  That's another pretty major thing.

I thought you had an iPhone. If you do, it can open pdf files from within Safari or the Mail client, as can many 3rd party apps. Since the iPhone can, the iPad can.

If you're talking about creating pdf files, that's something that Apple's iWork suite may be able to do.



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twesterm on 28 January 2010
famousringo said:
twesterm said:
Twistedpixel said:
twesterm said:

Again though, what advantage does the iPad GPS have over the iPhone or iPod Touch GPS?

  • Walking around a city I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Driving in a car, I don't want to hold an iPad
  • Being a passanger giving directions is nice, but it's not so much better that it's worth the extra money.

Actually the deal breaker is in disolitudes post, no flash and no HDMI out. I usually sit my GPS in the seat beside me when driving so a larger screen is useful to me. Walking around a city it would be preferable to have an iPad than a laptop as its lighter and I hate to be encumbered, however I have no need for a full keyboard as I generally just check for updates in important information. Personally the Courier is likely to be more suitable to my needs.

My above examples were iPad vs. iPhone/iPod Touch, not iPad vs. laptop

There's not a lot the iPad does better than than the iPhone/iPod Touch that warrants that much extra money ontop of *another* monthly 3G charge.

And yeah, I only just heard about the Courier today but it already sounds pretty awesome.  Hopefully it gets made and it isn't stupid expensive.

Also, I know the iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash, what about Adobe Acrobat or PDF files in general?  That's another pretty major thing.

I thought you had an iPhone. If you do, it can open pdf files from within Safari or the Mail client, as can many 3rd party apps. Since the iPhone can, the iPad can.

If you're talking about creating pdf files, that's something that Apple's iWork suite may be able to do.

I don't use the browser a lot on the iPhone >_>



 

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De85 on 28 January 2010
Grimes said:
twesterm said:

I just don't know how Apple will advertise the iPad as an eReader though.  I'm sure they'll have the usual iPhone App store videos that show the eReader app, but I just don't see it taking away from the Kindle, Nook, or even Sony eReader.

I absolutely agree that the iPad is shinier than the usual eReaders, I just don't see it being sold as one. 

Amazon advertises the Hell out of the Kindle and no other eReaders, Barnes and Noble advertises the Hell out of the Nook and no others, and Sony has portable stands in the middle of malls advertising the eReader.  The iPad will have the Apple store, Best Buy, and other electronic stores, but I'm not sure if people looking for eReaders will go to those places. 

I don't think Best Buy or other electronic stores even sell eReaders other than the Sony one which is doing the worst of any of them.

I think just showing the eBook reader on TV is going to wow a lot of people. Seeing the pages move back and forth with the touch looks very fluid and smooth. That is enough to sell the device. It's fun to watch.

It isn't about the consumer that is looking for the ereaders. It's ALL about the consumers that haven't considered an ebook. That is where Apple will have a huge advantage by being able to show a bright shiny product that lets them read books, browse the web and watch videos. It's very easy to demonstrate all these things in a short commercial or quickly in a store. Remember, it's not about you, it's about the untapped audience that may not like laptops or computers but reads books, browses the web and watches tv. Apple can afford to buy Super Bowl spots and advertise it in a way other companies cannot.

This completely contradicts your earlier statement that this will devastate kindle sales. People who buy a kindle ARE those who are looking for ereaders.  I think in the long run the effect on kindle/nook/sony whatever sales will be at worst, slightly positive because most who get it will not use the ebook feature.  Of those who use it, most will try it and only use it once in a blue moon.  For those people who had never previously considered an ereader, but got hooked on the concept by the ipad, the device will be woefully inadequate as such.  10 hours of battery life is laughably short for an ebook, and the backlighting will strain eyes like no other.  Those people will look elsewhere for a more efficient ereader, and amazon/barnes&noble/sony will be there waiting for them when they do.



Xoj on 28 January 2010

its a fail product.
higher priced than a netbook and do least.

its practically a huge iphone. same problems, no multitasking, flash or features common in 10$ phones



perpride on 28 January 2010

This is a very simple question and the answer is a big fat YES!!!!

Look at iPod Touch & iPhone.

The apple app store currently has more games available for iPhone than PS3+360+Wii+DS+PSP have combined. All of those games will not be compatible with iPad. All they realistically have to do is make games that are specifically for it as well.



twesterm on 29 January 2010
perpride said:
This is a very simple question and the answer is a big fat YES!!!!

Look at iPod Touch & iPhone.

The apple app store currently has more games available for iPhone than PS3+360+Wii+DS+PSP have combined. All of those games will not be compatible with iPad. All they realistically have to do is make games that are specifically for it as well.

Uhm, yes they will?  Pretty much everything has said all iPhone App work on the iPad.  Well, I guess there are those ones that require a phone so those might not work, but you get the idea.



 

perpride on 29 January 2010
twesterm said:
perpride said:
This is a very simple question and the answer is a big fat YES!!!!

Look at iPod Touch & iPhone.

The apple app store currently has more games available for iPhone than PS3+360+Wii+DS+PSP have combined. All of those games will not be compatible with iPad. All they realistically have to do is make games that are specifically for it as well.

Uhm, yes they will?  Pretty much everything has said all iPhone App work on the iPad.  Well, I guess there are those ones that require a phone so those might not work, but you get the idea.

LOL SORRY DUDE I meant to say that all those games WILL be compatible with iPad. That's why my answer is a yes. Because on launch day, iPad is already going to have more games than all of the consoles combined. This gives it an amazing advantage to start off on. Now all they have to do is make games that are specifically designed ONLY for the iPad so it stands out.

Thanks for pointing that out.