Comments on: iPad: The Good, The Bad, and the Meh http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/ Mac news and rumors dug up on the web and sewn into and unholy monster Fri, 25 May 2012 01:14:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: billy kidd http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-2/#comment-199109 billy kidd Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:25:44 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-199109 just a thing about the camera. grab a web-cam, and hold it on your face for an entire video chat... not a good experience. real shaky, so it's not that pleasant for your viewers, and you have to hold it up for a while. just try it and tell me if you'd really like to video conference with the thing... just a thing about the camera. grab a web-cam, and hold it on your face for an entire video chat… not a good experience. real shaky, so it’s not that pleasant for your viewers, and you have to hold it up for a while. just try it and tell me if you’d really like to video conference with the thing…

]]> By: marki http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-198702 marki Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:46:40 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-198702 I agree with most points brought up about the good, bad, and meh... I would like to disagree with all of you that say flash isnt important. While HTML5 is more stable, What is more popular!?!?!? HTML5 may be great and all, but flash is still the king. Whether it be dying or not, there is a need for it, i want to watch hulu and other video sites on this iPad, i shouldnt have to rely on someone like saurik to jailbreak a device that should be customizable. If paying money, I want to do what I want to do with it. End of story. I agree with most points brought up about the good, bad, and meh… I would like to disagree with all of you that say flash isnt important. While HTML5 is more stable, What is more popular!?!?!? HTML5 may be great and all, but flash is still the king. Whether it be dying or not, there is a need for it, i want to watch hulu and other video sites on this iPad, i shouldnt have to rely on someone like saurik to jailbreak a device that should be customizable. If paying money, I want to do what I want to do with it. End of story.

]]> By: DaveB http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-197271 DaveB Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:44:17 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-197271 For all you waiting for gen 2 of iPad -- why are you thinking Apple is screwing over its customer base by announcing a tinkertoy iPad and holding the "real_one_with_all_the_goodies" for gen 2? This is like thinking the Coke 2/Classic was a thought-out strategy. No way. For all you waiting for gen 2 of iPad — why are you thinking Apple is screwing over its customer base by announcing a tinkertoy iPad and holding the “real_one_with_all_the_goodies” for gen 2?

This is like thinking the Coke 2/Classic was a thought-out strategy. No way.

]]> By: ron http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-197008 ron Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:18:20 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-197008 ok first of all i hate that it is only on at&t that ther is no flash no camera and no multitasking! or a port to put you usb and put videos or pictures on it ok first of all i hate that it is only on at&t that ther is no flash no camera and no multitasking! or a port to put you usb and put videos or pictures on it

]]> By: Gil http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-196819 Gil Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:26:22 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-196819 Odd how every blog on the web are panning this product with the same gripes about no camera, no flash, no multitasking, no removable storage, etc.,.. Apparently the people who miss those things can still buy a proper laptop or a netbook. I think that most tech bloggers, or the critics as they should be called (because really is this technology reporting?) don't really understand that they only represent but a tiny fraction of the market Apple is targeting. This product is more about transforming the Mac as opposed to evolving an iPhone. This product will attempt to shield a whole new crop of users from the complexities of general computing. Computers not complex to you? Well then your not the target market. Did Apple leave out a bunch of stuff? No. They simply by-passed all the things that would present unnecessary complexities for their target market: EVERYONE besides the tech geeks. Odd how every blog on the web are panning this product with the same gripes about no camera, no flash, no multitasking, no removable storage, etc.,.. Apparently the people who miss those things can still buy a proper laptop or a netbook.

I think that most tech bloggers, or the critics as they should be called (because really is this technology reporting?) don’t really understand that they only represent but a tiny fraction of the market Apple is targeting.

This product is more about transforming the Mac as opposed to evolving an iPhone. This product will attempt to shield a whole new crop of users from the complexities of general computing. Computers not complex to you? Well then your not the target market.

Did Apple leave out a bunch of stuff? No. They simply by-passed all the things that would present unnecessary complexities for their target market: EVERYONE besides the tech geeks.

]]> By: ObamaPacman http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-196275 ObamaPacman Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:59:08 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-196275 Video out doesn't require the dock. Only a small dongle. Photo here: http://obamapacman.com/2010/01/apple-ipad-accessory-prices-accessories-cost/ Keynote is amazing for presentations. Nintendo CEO uses Apple Keynote software for presentations. (that's on my site too). Video out doesn’t require the dock. Only a small dongle. Photo here:
http://obamapacman.com/2010/01/apple-ipad-accessory-prices-accessories-cost/

Keynote is amazing for presentations. Nintendo CEO uses Apple Keynote software for presentations. (that’s on my site too).

]]> By: darrell http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-196268 darrell Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:50:58 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-196268 i'm still wondering what's going on with multi-tasking. it's probably the most requested feature for the iPhone so if it makes it into 4.0 i wouldn't be surprised to see it initially in the iPad. i’m still wondering what’s going on with multi-tasking. it’s probably the most requested feature for the iPhone so if it makes it into 4.0 i wouldn’t be surprised to see it initially in the iPad.

]]> By: Infinitimoon http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-196267 Infinitimoon Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:47:21 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-196267 The 3G model does include Assisted GPS as indicated on the specs page under "location" on the Apple iPad website. http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ Makes sense. Assisted GPS requires cell phone tower info, and only the 3G-capable models would have that. Also includes a compass. I suspect the Navigon and TomTom apps will work OK. The 3G model does include Assisted GPS as indicated on the specs page under “location” on the Apple iPad website.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Makes sense. Assisted GPS requires cell phone tower info, and only the 3G-capable models would have that. Also includes a compass.

I suspect the Navigon and TomTom apps will work OK.

]]> By: Galley http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-196263 Galley Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:20:34 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-196263 The iPad supports both the Apple Composite and Component video cables. The iPad supports both the Apple Composite and Component video cables.

]]> By: Bad News Robot http://macenstein.com/default/2010/01/ipad-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-196262 Bad News Robot Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:05:47 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/?p=7061#comment-196262 Bad News Flash Lovers: Flash does nothing to improve the browsing experience. It will never be on an iDevice. You'll have to browse HTML5 based porn videos and stop playing those retarded "games" Sincerely, The Bad News Robot. Bad News Flash Lovers: Flash does nothing to improve the browsing experience. It will never be on an iDevice. You’ll have to browse HTML5 based porn videos and stop playing those retarded “games”

Sincerely,
The Bad News Robot.

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