Well, since reviews are saying they got almost 12 HOURS out of the battery, yes, I'd say MP4 video playback is a bit less resource intensive than Flash.
As for a camera, that's coming in v.2. And this Thursday Apple is announcing v.4 of iPhone OS, which the iPad uses. That should be VERY interesting. Scott -- R. Scott Granneman [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books "It may be that there are metaphysicians and philosophers whose learning is greater than mine, although I have not met them." ---Madame du Chatelet On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Don Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. Has the camera and Flash playback missing from the iPad. > Overall, though, "Not yet ready for Beta" > I hope someone can really understand what Apple has done and match their > interface and overall finish, and still add on the things that are missing? > Maybe better just to hack the iPad (but how to add a camera?). > Of course, one big problem with Flash playback is the massive power > consumption. Is iTunes video less expensive to run? > --Don Ellis > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Scott Granneman <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/05/fusion-garage-joojoo-review/ >> >> Thought some of you might find this interesting. >> >> Scott >> -- >> R. Scott Granneman >> [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com >> Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications >> My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books >> >> "Lyons made war on Liberty; Lyons is no more." >> ---French National Convention decree of 12 October 1793 >> >> -- >> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >> To post: [email protected] >> To subscribe: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug >> >> To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
