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PC Mag just ran a review for anyone interested:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362042,00.asp

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I don't even have and IPod let alone an Iphone or an IPad.

I can't see myself in that much to use the internet or read a book when I'm "on the go". I can't use it at work, I'd get fired, internet/cell phone usage on the clock is NSFW. I have a basic cell phone with a camera, Mp3 player, and a full color screen; no internet,GPS, level, Apps etc.... I call it "my dumb phone".
I myself am a simple guy. I already pay $50 a month for internet at my house, so I can't see paying any more to use it outside my home (on an IPad or cell).

I am not knocking any of the "I" devices, they are just not my cup of tea,
Got better things to spend my money on like cheap wemen and expensive alcohaul (or is it the other way around ¿)

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The iPad arrived at my house today, but I'm in Ohio.
Sofaman (Scott) was good enough to run down to my house and get it off the porch and put it away.
Can't wait to play with it tomorrow. I'm most excited to watch ball games on it, I just got a subscription to MLB.com. I'll try to do a review wheni figure out if it sucks or not. I don't have any expectations to mention, aside from seeing how well it handles streamed media, beit from the intersne or from my network.

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Got one today at store for wife. Putting it throught its passes now. MLB TV is much better than on the phone.

In short, this is really more about how it does it rather than what it does. It's a game changer and is only going to get better over time.

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The dictionary implemented within the iBook app is amazing. I could see it being really helpful, especially for scholarly reading for school but even for just any book. I know I'm often hesitant to go grab a dictionary for words I don't know, especially when you can sometimes get by with using context clues, but having the dictionary automatically find the word right there for you is great.

here is a fairly extensive review of the iPad with a video in the middle

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It handles streamed data like a BOSS!

My buddy is one of the graphics developers for the project and he brought the 64GB version in on Friday to let me play with it. I watched Netflix on it and it was awesome.

I probably would not buy one, just because I don't need it, but it's pretty rad.

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I haven't put my iPad down since I got it. I could not possibly be more pleased.
I've used it mostly for surfing and streaming video, but I'm leaning more on it for working every day.
It is the most comfortable and pleasurable web appliance I've ever experienced, and I've really not begun to use it in a fashion it's capable of.
I'm looking forward to reading some books that I've put off forever. The ibooks interface is incredible.
I really wish you guys could all take it for a spin, just for the cool factor. It's fun. :tu

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Thank you iPad. AAPL as of today closed just under $240/share. :D

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Sell!!! :)

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depends...

I'll leave it at that.

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I'm not buying any more ipads for at least a couple months, if that helps. ;)

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:r:r

Do you have an iPhone too Scott?

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Got to see one last night in person.
Neat toy.

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I've paid for four in the last six months. I'm thinking I should get a cut. :)

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My buddy was playing with this one today, and all he could really muster was a "wow." He's a hardcore tech fanboi, and I was pretty set back that he was so impressed. He thinks my iphone is the second coming, so I suppose I shouldn't have been too surprised. :)

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So this might sound weird, and no offense to you old guys ;s :), but what do you all think my grandfather would think of one of these?

He has a WebTV and uses it a lot but I'm wondering how much he really gets out it. Every time I am visit and have my laptop he asks where he can get one. I think a full blown laptop could be too much for him to deal with...but for light web browsing and looking at pictures this might be perfect for him. Thoughts?

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Gather one up and drop it in his lap, Andrew. If he likes it, let him keep it. If not, you'll find someone who can use it.
My dexterity is crap, but my eyesight is good. It's still easy for me to use.
He'd have to have internet access and a wireless router to serve the ipad. I didn't even know web tv still existed, but a dialup connection wont get it. It needs broadband. If web tv is broadband now, just ignore the last part. :)

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We got two at work to test app development on.

Not impressed. Once they add USB, SDcard, and some flash capabilities it'll be mucho mejor.

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Yea that's what I should do. If he doesn't like it I will keep it. :D

He would have no problem getting high speed hooked up and I'll grab a linksys off craigslist. They already have cable TV and pay something like $20 a month for the WebTv.

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Played with one at the college bookstore the other day while I was buying texts. Honestly, I couldn't get over the incredible amount of glare off of the screen. Absolutely useless without a matte screen. Gloss was a horrid choice for this device. Other than that it behaves like you would expect.

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I've been a Mac user since 1986. I have a 30GB Ipod Classic (the one with video). I generally love everything Apple sales but...

When I decided to get a smartphone I looked at the Iphones and decided to buy a Blackberry. For one thing I find most of the apps pretty much unnecessary in my daily life and I really don't want to be told "you have to use AT&T."

As for the Ipad, I really can't see spending the money for one in its currentl configuration. It's nothing more than a bigger version of the Ipod Touch. Now if it ran OSX, had a camera, built in microphone, etc., then I would consider it but until then I'll use my Macbook Pro or my G5 to do my computing.

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I bought one on Monday. Like it and haven't had any issues with it. I might consider returning it for the 3G, but probably will keep it. I can use it for various work functions as well as for my personal entertainment, so it is worth the expense IMHO. Reading books and PDFs are what I would use it mostly, but the checking emails is nice too.

Funny thing yesterday: one of my brokers came to take me to lunch and was ready to give me an extra IPad he bought as a thanks for all of the business. I had to decline, more since I already bought my own, but allowed him to give it to my assistant. She was more than thrilled!!! Hopefully she won't ask for a raise this year.

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Nice, Tony! Not a bad gift at all

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Yeah, but will it blend?

http://www.blendtec.com/willitblend/...afe&video=ipad

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I want that blender. That thing is exceptionally badass.

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Wow, it doesn't have USB support :(

I hate Apple.

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:r

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Oh but there are adapters you can buy to get 1 USB port :r

The most useful thing I found this device capable of, it can't do due to lack of an SD slot.

Photo preview for professional photographers AT events.

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sigh, yes it does.


Jordan, could show @ events with this

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RAW support?

I shoot compact flash anyway, but my next body will migrate me to SD.

Either way, it's a stupid solution. Glad it was at least an afterthought. Can always hope for the next revision.

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I shoot CF as well, I'm sure something will be out for that before long that iPad users can drop another $40 on :tu

realistically though it would not be practical for them to stick an SD or especially a CF slot onto that thing. If it is capable of it with some sort of cable or connection, though, that isn't so bad.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next gen one has a camera and mic and maybe even 1 USB slot

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Even a USB port that could attach a memory card reader would be a perfect solution.

Just 1 USB port..... just one...... :r

;)

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Bingo, history teaches us to always wait for at least the first revision before buying new tech (not just from Apple, from all manufacturers)! Dan Williamson was just in the office, at your old desk actually, showing his to a bunch of us. Nice unit, significantly heavier than I expected it to be (especially compared to a Kindle). Basically is it just a touch that's been run through the Xerox on 500% enlarge. Internet and pictures are much more viewable than on either the iPhone or iTouch but it's going to be interesting to see if the iPad wins mass market appeal or only really manages to achieve Apple fanboi penetration like all of Apple's products that don't start with "iP".

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I'd take 5 to 1 it never happens. That'd put the ipad in competition with the macbook. It'd be borderline retarded to make a niche product that competes with your main lineup.
I agree it'd be awesome if this thing would tie into my photography, but even if it would preview pics, it's not an editing solution. It'd be kinda pointless. That's where a laptop comes in, which is what I've been using for 10 years.
After reading and reading and reading, it's pretty clear everyone kinda thought like I did about the ipad. I was thinking laptop in tablet form.
That's not what apple did. They made an ipod touch in tablet form.
If someone likes iphone or ipod touch, ipad is a no brainer. Pretty much a must have. If not, it's hard to imagine what a person would do with it.
I surf and watch media. Anywhere.
Since Monday I've watched 9 ballgames on the ipad and three or four movies, and wasted tons of time working on my fantasy ball team and surfed the web. It's far beyond iphone and ipod touch for those things that iphone and ipod touch have trained me to do.
It really is a niche-holer, and that's it. It does everything it does astoundingly well.
Even if it had a mic, camera, usb ports and a muti-reader slot, I wouldn't use it for work. I work here at my desk, which is what my desktop is for. I don't carry it around with me, but I do use my ipad at my desk so I can haul it along when I get up and move about. If I end up outside or upstairs or in the shop, it goes right along with me, and I can keep up with the game, my movie, email, messageboards, whatever. Then when I come back to my desk, I do what I do there.
I'd like to edit pics on the ipad, but without a mouse, it'd be cumbersome at best. I leave that for my desktop.
In a pinch, I can use Logmein and grab or do anything I need that's on my desktop. So there's that small link between the ipad and my desktop that gives me even more deskability.
If someone enjoys his/her laptop, I can see no benefit in the ipad aside from sitting around on the couch surfing while watching tv. I don't know if 500 or 600 bucks is worth that small amount of flexibility. For a guy like me who has always absolutely hated a laptop, it's perfect. I gave my laptop to my daughter a month ago when I ordered this thing, and sold hers. That's how much I hate laptops. :D

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How is the battery life on it Scott?

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I initially thought i would have no reason to get an iPad ( i still won't until at least 2nd gen) but then using the ibook feature jumped out at me. first off, for school it could be excellent if the school books in iBook form had extra features like videos and such. Also we got assigned alot of pdfs to read and instead of printing them out, viewing them on an iPad would be nice.

If you could highlight on the iPad and then print it highlighted if necessary that would be awesome.

For me, the dictionary feature is HUGE. I almost never take the time to find and look up a word in the dictionary if I don't know something.... but with just being able to click on the word and it has a dictionary option, that is really fantastic.

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I can watch video all day and never plug it in. It's touted as delivering 10 hours of video, but it appears I get way better than that, and I have the screen a lot brighter than the 50% factory default, which is adequate.
I still have the plastic factory cover on it so it doesn't get hogged up, when that comes off I can decrease the brightness a lot.
For whatever reason, the $40 cover/binder/stand I ordered with it isn't going to be here till Friday. That's better than the 20th, which is what the last email said that they sent.
The battery life is easily five times that of my 9 cell in the 17" Vostro 7200 gamer I was using. Or more accurately, the 17" Vostro 7200 gamer that I was never using. :)
My daughter loves it and has really put it to use since I gave it to her. That wasted $1400 has finally been put to use, even if it's just playing Sims 3 for 6 hours a day. :D

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The ibooks app totally kicks ass out of any reader I've ever touched.
If I had to struggle through a book on a Kindle, I'd stomp it and go about my life stupid. Sony reader? I'd far rather just go to Barnes and Noble. It's easier and more friendly.
I may actually read some books on it, but haven't gotten that far yet, aside from previewing it. Plus it's ball season. :)

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I think as it grows to implement more newspapers and magazines it can only get better and better. Newspapers have seen dwindling sales numbers in recent years, and maybe this new platform (be it apple or other non-apple products to come) could be a possible solution.

I also spend a great deal of time reading tech and other websites (such as gizmodo, engadget, etc) and if they come out with good apps, or hell just reading right on the website, that would be an enjoyable and more portable activity

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If you wanna check out a "newspapery" app, download New York Times. It's free and reads just like a newspaper with video in the pic holders.
I gave it a look, but I can't read it. It's too much like Fox. ;)

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Posted this in the current iPhone thread, but it's applicable here too. Seems strange to me that this OS won't be released to iPad (ie. giving iPad multi-tasking) until the fall. You'd think that'd be the first update they'd want to push out!

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I went three days before I needed to plug it in and recharge the IPad. I have been using the IBooks and the video function more than anything else. Still impressive and no I didn't fiddle with the controls. One thing, you need to use the 10 watt charge that comes with the IPad; it won't charge through your USB connector on you computer. I bit bothersome to me, but I will just have to buy an extra to carry in my backpack. The Apple cover is a nice protector and doubles for a mini stand when I am at my desk with the IPad.

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aapl is just under $260 a share. +14.63 today.

Can someone tell me when the iPad is going to be availible internationally?

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I got an email today and they have a memory card reader for the ipad, available from Apple. Didn't look into it any further cause I don't need one.
I imagine they'll be 2 bucks at ebay in coming weeks, if they aren't already. :tu

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not me. it isnt my time of month...... :r

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here we go :rolleyes:

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I got the I pad nano though.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/r...n69/itouch.jpg

Just stirring the pot. :D

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I went to an Apple store in Metarie La this weekend and got to play with one. It reminds me of an oversized IPhone. It didn't really turn me on. The Laberynth game was great! But the $500+ price tag (plus $20+ a month for internet acess) didn't thrill me either. There isn't but an hour in my day where I could or would want to use one and its on my lunch break... I have a desktop and a laptop computer....... they work fine by me and I think I will stick with them for now!

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I think if you don't utilize the ebook function the ipad isn't worth getting unless you don't have a laptop or something else to use

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Taking the plunge...my wife and I are gonna share one. That is code for she wants one. :r :r