Members Jeff da Weasel Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Yeah, but, to get seriously geeky for a minute... the videos get converted to .FLV format (Flash video) which is not the same thing as embedded Flash content (.SWF). Correct. I was oversimplifying it for the less geeky among us (which, now that I think about it, is a small minority around here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bp Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 How is that possible when Jobs ran a YouTube vid as part of the demo? Aren't all youTube vids flash encoded? Apple will not allow flash on the iPhone, iPod touch or the iPad. more here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bp Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 [YOUTUBE]lsjU0K8QPhs[/YOUTUBE] Thanks Professor Fortner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcastar Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 So it's just a giant iPod Touch? Talk about innovation! Let's now watch all the Apple fanboys swoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 0.5 inches thick- weighs 1.5 pounds (0.7kilos)- 9.7 inch multitouch display- 1GHz Apple A4 chip (built in house)- between 16GB and 64GB of flash memory sounds like a low level netbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Apple will not allow flash on the iPhone, iPod touch or the iPad. more here If you're Brian Chen, good job on the blogging. Enjoyed your humorous comments too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Apple will not allow flash on the iPhone, iPod touch or the iPad. more hereAh... I was not aware of all of that. It's not surprising but it explains a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 0.5 inches thick- weighs 1.5 pounds (0.7kilos)- 9.7 inch multitouch display- 1GHz Apple A4 chip (built in house)- between 16GB and 64GB of flash memorysounds like a low level netbook. I'm sure you meant to write designed in house and manufactured under their supervision, yes? (Or am I misinformed there?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Big -- if not surprising -- news seems to be that the 3G models (available later at what seems like a hefty $130 premium) will not be locked into AT&T service -- although AT&T will be the first service providers online with month-to-month plans. Looks like the perplexing ~$1K price point that had been floated was just a little bit of downward expectation engineering, since the base 16 GB unit (without 3G) will be priced at ~$500. But get the 64 GB unit with 3G and you're talking about ~$830 and another $30/month for 3G service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 From what I can tell... This was designed as: - the ultimate e-book reader - the ultimate digital photo display - the ultimate PERSONAL video player - a complement to a Mac + iPhone combo - the ALMOST ultimate net book* * Apple will never display Flash content. It sucks but any iPhone user out there is getting used to that, anyway. Still, that may keep away many potential new customers. It is NOT: - A Laptop replacement for day to day work ( This is a bummer, given it could be awesome to prepare a killer KeyNote presentation on it and then just plug it on a video projector or even send the signal via WiFi / Bluetooth to a video device such like Apple TV and others) - Designed as a "take it everywhere" and use it as a photo / video camera - Your current DAW replacement. Forget about running Pro Tools or even GarageBand on it, unless Apple releases GarageBand for iPad. - it does not sport USB ports, just like any other iPhone / iPod Touch - it won't run full OS X apps, unless they are specifically designed for the iPad. - a telephone It is: - Rightly priced. Slightly pricier than a standard netbook, but come on, this looks terrific. - Muy bonito. I may end up buying one for me ... and even buy one for my son, instead of whatever new thing Nintendo / Sony release for home consoles. The video may not be the same quality but it seems the dwarf would like to have an iPod Touch... then why not an iPad? It would be great and I could save money from not buying him a computer + game console ! And he may -and will- end up using the music apps designed for it. Yes, this will rock as a gift for my son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ Size and weight Height:9.56 inches (242.8 mm) Width:7.47 inches (189.7 mm) Depth:0.5 inch (13.4 mm) Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model Input and Output Dock connector 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack Built-in speakers Microphone SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only) It may not be a phone, but I predict there will be voice communications apps for it, with or w/o Apple approval. (File that one under, Well, duh. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I'm sure you meant to write designed in house and manufactured under their supervision, yes? (Or am I misinformed there?) Blue I was just quoting the Guardian Article http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/jan/27/apple-tablet-launch-live-coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Sayers Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I can't see why it's any different from this from Samsung apart from the touch screen - and the Samsung has HDMI so you can plug it into your plasma or LCD giant screen and watch movies. http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-pc/mini-notebook/NP-N120-KA01AU/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Blue I was just quoting the Guardian Article http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/jan/27/apple-tablet-launch-live-coverage Well... I was working off info from Ars Technica... So... who ya gonna believe? The air-headed tech-wannabes or the old lefties? But I'm pretty sure that Apple doesn't run its own chip fab plant(s). I could be wrong. I just watch Apple from a distant hill... EDIT: Here's a big from CrunchGear (pulled from Google cache, as CrunchGear appears swamped right now): Apple looking into building its own chips by John Biggs on April 30, 2009 apple_chips Not content at owning 100% of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted January 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Can't wait to see the selection of armbands for this thing. Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I'm buyin' one. But not until probably 2nd gen. Cam would be nice. And yes I recognise it's shortcomings. But I see it handy for photo trips, toss it in my pack, multitouch maps/photos on a bigger screen, awesome. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if something like this becomes my computer. I don't game as much anymore and if my design career doesn't make it I won't need my desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members swarley Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 more like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Can't wait to see the selection of armbands for this thing. Ha. Yeah, at roughly ten by seven and a half inches and a pound and a half, it's a bit of an awkward size. Too big for most pockets (I've had overcoats with huge pockets that might accept one). Probably too big for most fanny packs. (Not that I would ever be caught dead with a fanny pack anywhere but a backwoods trail.) But small enough to make it hard to justify a backpack. But I'm sure that there will be a raft of accoutrements for it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Too bad it doesn't have chain attachment points so you could wear it around your neck, Flavor Flav style. I honestly don't see myself getting an iPad any time soon. I don't see what it would give me that I don't already have "covered" with my iPhone and MacBook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Too bad it doesn't have chain attachment points so you could wear it around your neck, Flavor Flav style. Oh MAN! Now I must have one. Boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Duddits Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 So yeah, it sucks. Apple and Adobe really need to work this out. It doesn't reflect very well on either company, frankly. I think it's part of a larger strategy to supplant flash in favor of native video support in HTML5 based on open standards that wouldn't require any kind of plugin to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members girevik Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 On my list of fantasy/GAS items is a wireless controller for DAW usage. Granted, the iPad costs more than twice as much as, say, a Frontier Design Tranzport, but there are a number of iPhone apps that can be adapted to the iPad that do similar jobs, such as the Far Out Labs Pro Remote and Pro Transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Duddits Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 - a telephone You *could* probably use it as a phone through VoIP or something, although you'd look kind of silly holding a big slab up to your face. I think everyone was waiting for a forward facing camera for using it for video iChat... maybe in the 2nd generation version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Duddits Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 On my list of fantasy/GAS items is a wireless controller for DAW usage. Granted, the iPad costs more than twice as much as, say, a Frontier Design Tranzport, but there are a number of iPhone apps that can be adapted to the iPad that do similar jobs, such as the Far Out Labs Pro Remote and Pro Transport. A great remote for Logic - using your paws to adjust faders and other controls - is my #1 wishlist for this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 On my list of fantasy/GAS items is a wireless controller for DAW usage. Granted, the iPad costs more than twice as much as, say, a Frontier Design Tranzport, but there are a number of iPhone apps that can be adapted to the iPad that do similar jobs, such as the Far Out Labs Pro Remote and Pro Transport. Good point. The iPad's multitouch screen has the potential to make this device a big hit with the DAW controller crowd. The example below doesn't use multitouch, but it's a start: http://gizmodo.com/332324/proremote-pro-tools-controller-may-be-coolest-iphone-app-ever-updated Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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