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Found this video of the Ipad2: Apple iPad 2
And what they should really put in is a microSD port and a retina screen. Thier current screen is not that swift and i would never buy a pad without micrSD.
Maybe the new RiM PlayBook can compete: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381288,00.asp
And this an interesting comparison: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380049,00.asp
Apple are giving a $100 refund to people who bought the iPad up to 2 weeks before the iPad 2 was unveiled.
Apple confirms $100 refund for those who recently purchased an original iPad -- Engadget
Here is a great advertisement for the iPad2...it seems more honest and to the point;
Team CoCo Pokes Fun at iPad | NBC Bay Area
Watch the video clip at the bottom.
There's quite a few sites with the same rumour saying an Apple employee let it slip.
Apple iPad3 Rumored to Arrive this Year Itself; Is it the Real Next-Gen iPad? | Technology Magazine Daily
Hi all
a 7 inch Tablet (approx 16 cms) is a really HORRIBLE size to carry around as a phone --it's just TOO big even if it does have phone functionality), too small a screen to watch movies on (at least if you are over 45 like some of us) --why on EARTH would you watch an HD movie on a 7 inch screen anyway ???? and not flexible enough to be used as a serious travelling computer.
Give me something like the Acer apsire series 1 10.1 inch series netbook -- screen size just about sufficient, proper keyboard -- I HATE touchscreen type devices when inputting data such as for spreadsheets / e-mail/presentations etc. In anycase they get really filthy and greasy very quickly if you are outside a lot.
Anybody ever tried using an IPAD to create a powerpoint type of presentation or create complex spreadsheets.
A dedicated e-reader to me can make sense -- but a Tablet --what use is this to man or beast if you need to travel and need a computer -- these days travelling LIGHT is what you need to do and having to take this brick sized accessory in addition to a laptop isn't going to work.
As far as smart phones are concerned -=-who really NEEDS them anymore -- I've gone back to the tiny Basic Motorola Razr W295 -- fits neatly into tyhe smallest pocket and is perfect AS A PHONE --what else do I need it for..
If I need to be online then I'll just logon with a laptop.
When I'm out at a Pub / restaurant etc etc why should I be bothered with people who AREN'T sitting / eating / drinking etc with me.
I think the infatuation with these types of devices will soon dry up.
I'm not anti technology but it has to deliver -- just not look nice but doesn't offer anything I even feel remotely compelled to use.
Cheers
jimbo
Jimbo, It look like you would be candidate for this one: Samsung Slide PC 7: Tablet & Netbook in One Running Oaktrail | Netbooknews - Netbooks, Netbook Reviews, Smartbooks and more
I don't think the 7 inch tablets are bad at all. Of all of the tabs that I have played with, I've enjoyed the Samsung Galaxy Tab the best...and it had a 7" screen. I'm not going to carry these things around with me everywhere I go like I would with my smartphone. That's not really the point.
If I had to choose between a tablet and my smartphone, i would pick the smartphone every time. The smartphone is with me everytime that I leave the house. I can make a call, I can use it for GPS, I can give it to the kids to watch videos on, I can plug in headphones and listen to music, I can fire up the kindle app and read one of my books while I wait in a doctors office, I can look up a website on the Internet, I can check my Gmail account, I can keep up with my work email, and I can play games with it.
For more convenient web consumption, I can always return back home and use my laptop or desktop. The tablet is simply a middle sized form factor device that I have no current needs for.
Hi there
For people like me a Smart Phone just has too small a screen to use as a convenient Kindle like app to read books -- however the latest ebook readers are really thin enough even with larger screens to carry around in an inside pocket -- they can play music too look at the Sony PRS Daily Edition
PRS-950SC | Reader Daily Edition™ | Sony | Sony Style USA
Cheers
jimbo