Why do people keep saying that the iPad has no USB? It has the 30-pin iPod connector which will have a USB adaptor available. (Though I expect any connected USB device will need to be self-powered.)
I'll buy an iPad to travel with when: a. I can put Lightroom or a compatible on it, so b. When I download photos I'll be able to tag, rate, etc. and then c. When I get home I can move the photos to permanent storage with preliminary ratings etc. preserved. d. And when I am home, the iPad should function as a graphic tablet for use with LR, Photoshop etc. It'll be a big improvement over the iPhone for navigating via Google maps. Wonderful for slide-shows. Would be nice to have the Pentax Remote installed, combination of size and battery life would be an improvement over using a laptop. To say nothing of the touch-screen controls. stan On Feb 3, 2010, at 6:34 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: paul stenquist >> Good idea. Electronic textbooks are starting to appear. It won't be long >> until they're the status quo. Paul >> On Feb 3, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >>> > Here is my idea of a runaway hit for the iPad. >>> > 1) Make it multitask apps - you'll see why in a minute >>> > 2) Negotiate with College Textbook publishers for ebooks of all >>> > textbooks - $50 a pop - way cheaper than the printed ones, but COGS >>> > is low >>> > 3) Have a decent note taking app >>> > 4) Have a small, decent word processor >>> > 5) sell to college students instead of a laptop >>> > > I have two girls in college. Books are outrageous in price. The >>> > battery life of the iPad and ebooks would work perfectly for them. >>> > Beyond lots of web surfing/social networking, just lightweight word >>> > processing is needed. The appeal of the iPad would be embraced by >>> > that group. The price is a no brainer because I wouldn't have to buy >>> > them a laptop and the cost of college texts would more than pay for >>> > the device the first year. >>> > > > Interestingly, I was reading in another forum about Apple's effect on the > prices of ebooks. > > Apparently Steve Jobs at Apple was a prime mover behind major textbook > publisher MacMillan's decision extort higher prices from Amazon for their > books on Amazon's Kindle. > > Higher prices for ebooks diminish the Kindle's price advantage. > > As for the ipad ... well, it doesn't multi-task, and Apple appears prepared > to continue the same restrictive tactics they've adopted regarding iphone > apps, so it's a forlorn hope getting a decent note taking app or small decent > word processor. > > And there's no USB, it's Wi-Fi only, so you're going to have to buy them a > laptop anyway. > > You can get a decent netbook and a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet for the price of > the basic ipad, and they WILL multitask and DO have USB already. > > Did someone else post this here? Or did I find it somewhere else? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXpbGaIkPlw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
