The hardware looks awesome, apart from the screen which could do with a bit higher DPI. Would I buy an iPad if I was able to load up Android? Absolutely, but I have no interest in Mac, or iTunes, or Objective-C.
I see no reason for why Android tablets wouldn't be able to compete, when you look at what happened in the smartphone segment. Granted, currently there doesn't seem to be any device as thin or powerful but that's just a matter of time. I already envision me sitting in my office in a few years, watching TV on a tablet, being able to pick it up, walk to my 50" and press "Send to TV". Meanwhile, Android will likely compete on its own terms, beating Apple where they are weak (fixed resolutions, tied to iTunes, poor multi- tasking etc.). All in all, it's exciting regardless of which religion you subscribe to - let the tablet war begin. :) /Casper PS: It's also interesting how Apple claims to have invented the tablet calling everyone else copycats, and how iSteve purposely misquote their no. 1 supplier Samsung. On Mar 3, 6:41 pm, Chris Adamson <[email protected]> wrote: > Its effectiveness with autistic kids is truly extraordinary. The tools > for these kids have previously been expensive and limited -- one hard- > core autistic kid in my son's class communicates primarily with an > electronic board decked out with a few dozen physical buttons labelled > with icons. These devices cost several thousand dollars, and some are > inflexible in the communication they permit (imagine limiting yourself > to a vocabulary of 50 icons). There are a number of iPad applications > providing the same kind of functionality but with much greater > flexibility and expandability, at a vastly lower price. Beyond that, > there are autism-specific applications like "social story" apps that > help kids understand what happens in typical social situations, like > going for a haircut or visiting friends. And autistic kids do well > with the same kinds of apps that neurotypicals do, like games and > YouTube, so that gives them a common bond with others. > > Apple and Steve are prone to ballyhoo -- they're selling stuff after > all -- but the autism community has genuinely picked up the iPad and > run with it in a big way. > > --Chris > > On Mar 3, 12:25 pm, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > There was some stories from individuals. The one where the Woman > > started saying "I define a miracle as being". I felt just a tad > > uncomfortable with any piece of electronics being hailed as a miracle > > but I may be being oversensitive about it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
