Does W'dows need more padding to fend off Apple's iPad?

valtonray said:

im not an apple fan boy by any means but i dont feel the ipad is a bad product, it's key focus is portability, and the UI. obviously their are flaws, no multi tasking, no usb ports, no handwriting recognition on a tablet are all big ones, but for someone that just wants a small lightweight machine to check email and do some browsing on the goal it's adequate. the new tablets coming out are obviously going to be better for portability than netbooks, and after looking at some of the other upcoming tablets apple's offering is a bit lackluster, although realistically falls into the median capability wise. the ipad obviously isn't made to do everything but the things it does it should be able to handle well.

See my bolding. For this the iPhone or Blackberry for that matter, are far more sensible. I do both on my Blackberry Curve and it is far more portable. I've seen the browsing on an iPhone and must say that this is even better. However, how do I put that iPad in my shirt pocket? Again, I really think that Apple hit the Fail ball with this one. There might be a few (million) that get one to look cool, but I really hope someone comes out with something more useful in that form factor.

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Right so lots of Apple bashing. And it is well deserved.

I would like to rip on them, etc, but most of it has already been said. Instead, I present a list of ideas that I (both as a Computer Technician and University Student) think would be AMAZING in a Tablet (and therefor making my buy one):

*About the rough size of a 10-13 inch laptop (with screen stretching mostly all of that)
*Thick enough to be comfortable to hold (and drop) without feeling like you will crack it (see iPod Touch...)
*Handwriting recognition (great for college) that will convert handwriting to type with a click
*Built in speaker and mic (voice recognition would make this handy, a mic port better)
*Headphone, mic, and USB port, as well as power
*Removable battery (LiPo = amazing, but explosive)
*OPTIONAL stylus (see handwriting)
*MULTI TOUCH AND TASK... Not worth buying AT ALL without
*Battery sufficient to play music through headphones and browse web, and use another office style app
*Possibly fold up, or reduce in size? Not required, but could be considered.

Lets get a list going, I am sure I could keep going.

~Lordbob

Oliver Treend said:

I don't think these devices will even support styluses. If they did, and they supported handwriting recognition, I can see how this device might be handy.

However, I'm guessing (I haven't done the research) that this device is heat sensitive (not touch/pressure sensitive), which means you'll have to use your finger to touch the screen. This is obviously the case with iPhones.

I really can't see this device being much of a hit.

Indeed it would be. There may be a way to get a stylus to work with it, just not sure how. Maybe a Pen with a heated tip...

~Lordbob

I'm just going to wait and see where it actually thinks it fits in,in the marjet place before I make any real statements on it. Although I really don't think it is one of apples better ideas, it pales in comparison to the say iPhone. IMO. fabe