Well, Steve has got your attention has he now! I'll stick with my P1i and my Asus, plenty of space, can do web and read an ebook and make a call :)
Tsss Gip On Thu, 2010-01-28 at 14:52 +0300, Markus A. Wipfler wrote: > > Regards > > > -- > Markus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 28, 2010, at 2:25 PM, Paul Bagyenda wrote: > > > Markus, it's a cult. Just surrender to it already :) > > > Looking at my desk in front of me, I see a snow leopard install cd, a > macbook and an iphone, so I guess am already a member of the cult. ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > The iPad: Yes the whole thing at first glance seems a little > > underwhelming, but then you remember that this is Jobs and Apple we > > are talking about. Terribly good at revolutions by stealth, these > > days. The iPod got dissed too in the beginning, but now no > > self-respecting, bubble gum-chewing, Hilton-emulating feline would > > be caught dead without one. And the iPhone? While I don't own one, > > I'm always amazed by the amount of stuff owners of said device are > > able to do with it. Most the stuff that amazes me is not > > revolutionary in the sense that it makes new stuff happen. > > > It is so because it makes old stuff happen in a new, much more > > compelling manner. > Very true. I also notice this with the 3rd generation gaming consoles. > The games, at their core, are the same, but what changes is how we > play them. > > > > > The other day I saw a chap playing one of those soccer games on it, > > using the accelerometer to move the ball. Another time, I saw an > > application that, as you drive, measures your speed and > > acceleration. All quite compelling. > > > > > > I like this (though I doubt it envisages even half what Apple's > > chaps have in > > mind): http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/01/28/ipad_equals_tv/print.html > > > "The TV isn't going away anytime soon. And neither is the iPad" - a > bold statement from the author which might just prove the be correct. > I can "see" your average [american] family going on vacation and > packing their ipad, I think it has the potential to become a generally > accepted family device like the gameboy did so many years ago. I also > like the authors definition of the iPad: a portable general-purpose > display system. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 28, 2010, at 17:36, Markus A. Wipfler wrote: > > > > > Whuz up with the black turtle neck, it keeps creeping me out, > > > every time I see it. To me the most interesting part of steve's > > > presentation was the fact that apple [claims that it] is the > > > biggest mobile device company in the world (thanks to 15.6 billion > > > USD revenue it generated last fiscal quarter. Think ipod, iphone > > > and macbook). > > > > > > > > > About the iPad i read this funny article just a few days prior to > > > its release, here is a brief excerpt: > > > > > > > > > "Ever been using your Kindle and then tried to open a webpage on > > > it and realized, "Oh yeah, this isn't my iPhone." Ever pick up > > > your iPhone and try to read a book on it, and realize it's just > > > not colorful enough for your reading needs? Ever wish your iPhone > > > were bigger and couldn't make telephone calls? If so, Steve Jobs > > > is about to break out the black turtleneck and make your day." > > > > > > > > > lol > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Markus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Thomas Bbosa , CISSP wrote: > > > > > > > I know one person who is crazy about anything apple , I bet he > > > > should have > > > > one three/four months down the road. Am disappointed with the > > > > storage > > > > though, only 64GB max? > > > > > > > > Thomas. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Mark Tinka [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: 28 January 2010 11:18 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [LUG] iPad > > > > > > > > On Thursday 28 January 2010 04:00:46 pm brian muhumuza > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > maximum storage is 64 GB > > > > > no SD card slot > > > > > no camera > > > > > 3G is not standard and even if you get it, the 3G slot is for > > > > > new > > > > > micro sim cards still no multi tasking > > > > > > > > You've probably just outlined most of their upgrade strategy. > > > > Newer upgrades > > > > = repeat business. > > > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > LUG mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > > > (including attachments if any). 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