Comments on: iPad : The Dynabook finally arrives? http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/ The blog of Ed Parsons, Geographer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Henderson http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1995 George Henderson Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:40:50 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1995 Wow. I just stumbled across the post. Every company in the world would love to have a fail like this. Say what you will about the shortcomings of the iPad it's been an overwhelming success. Lost a lot of cred with this! :) Wow. I just stumbled across the post. Every company in the world would love to have a fail like this. Say what you will about the shortcomings of the iPad it’s been an overwhelming success.

Lost a lot of cred with this! :)

]]> By: Ross Pomeroy http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1994 Ross Pomeroy Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:21:24 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1994 In case you're still curious, Ed. I finally found someone who made an iPad case with "Don't Panic" written in large, friendly letters on the cover. Found it here: www.mycaseconcepts.com. About time, if you ask me. Nice to see so many hitchhiker's guide fans out and about. In case you’re still curious, Ed. I finally found someone who made an iPad case with “Don’t Panic” written in large, friendly letters on the cover. Found it here: http://www.mycaseconcepts.com. About time, if you ask me.

Nice to see so many hitchhiker’s guide fans out and about.

]]> By: Stephane http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1993 Stephane Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:33:11 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1993 Dear Ed, I'm searching for links exchange (i don't found your email) with http://www.rodsbot.com. My site is about Google Maps / Earth (strange maps). If you are interested by homepage link exchange, don't hesitate to mail me back. Thanks, Stéphane, Rodsbot.com Dear Ed,
I’m searching for links exchange (i don’t found your email) with http://www.rodsbot.com.
My site is about Google Maps / Earth (strange maps).

If you are interested by homepage link exchange, don’t hesitate to mail me back.

Thanks,

Stéphane, Rodsbot.com

]]> By: Greg Byrom http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1992 Greg Byrom Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:19:40 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1992 I'm afraid I come down on the side of the bloggers - who'd want a device like this that doesn't multitask. A "device for the rest of us" well that rest of us includes, frankly, my mother - who doesn't understand the computer but just wants to browse the web or look at photos while playing her music or talking on Skype. iPad won't do that and her laptop does. So I can't see it appealing to the "rest of us", sorry. There's also the niggle that the "laser focus" isn't that of the design team at all but the marketing team who control what you can do on Apple's devices, take over your life and squeeze even MORE money out of you. ONLY apps from the app store? ONLY an iPod connector? Apple: "We control your every thought". Something reminds me of Demolition Man: "Now EVERY restaurant is Taco Bell!" I’m afraid I come down on the side of the bloggers – who’d want a device like this that doesn’t multitask. A “device for the rest of us” well that rest of us includes, frankly, my mother – who doesn’t understand the computer but just wants to browse the web or look at photos while playing her music or talking on Skype. iPad won’t do that and her laptop does. So I can’t see it appealing to the “rest of us”, sorry.

There’s also the niggle that the “laser focus” isn’t that of the design team at all but the marketing team who control what you can do on Apple’s devices, take over your life and squeeze even MORE money out of you. ONLY apps from the app store? ONLY an iPod connector? Apple: “We control your every thought”.

Something reminds me of Demolition Man: “Now EVERY restaurant is Taco Bell!”

]]> By: Tim Warr http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1991 Tim Warr Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:26:31 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1991 I've fallen for it :-) The form and interface look really compelling and it's going to be great for browsing maps. If it is truly a pleasure to interact with it will be a success (regardless of blogger's gripes). We just need to try it and see where it goes... I’ve fallen for it :-) The form and interface look really compelling and it’s going to be great for browsing maps.

If it is truly a pleasure to interact with it will be a success (regardless of blogger’s gripes). We just need to try it and see where it goes…

]]> By: bizlle kizzle http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1990 bizlle kizzle Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:27:34 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1990 buy a plane ticket online with this. cant print it. no printing. thats for an upgrade. want to take a quick picture of your cute little pup on the sofa? apple didnt include a 10 cent camera. thats for an upgrade. no usb of any flavor so you have to buy an adapter even for usb! maybe for an upgrade. hey google maps app looks really cool on this. no gps. probably drains that battery you say. i say no way, its for an upgrade. micro-sim? oh because it doesnt have 3g? weird. upgrade b...h I dont know about you but i have something called principals and this bs from apple sticks. f'em i will never buy this. but do please buy one. it's the only thing the US is making money on anymore. fwiw i own a macbook. buy a plane ticket online with this. cant print it. no printing. thats for an upgrade.
want to take a quick picture of your cute little pup on the sofa? apple didnt include a 10 cent camera. thats for an upgrade.
no usb of any flavor so you have to buy an adapter even for usb! maybe for an upgrade.
hey google maps app looks really cool on this. no gps. probably drains that battery you say. i say no way, its for an upgrade.
micro-sim? oh because it doesnt have 3g? weird. upgrade b…h

I dont know about you but i have something called principals and this bs from apple sticks. f’em i will never buy this.

but do please buy one. it’s the only thing the US is making money on anymore.

fwiw i own a macbook.

]]> By: Rob Stapleton http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1989 Rob Stapleton Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:53:19 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1989 I also think that the bloggers have it slightly wrong, but so have Apple in this case. It seems that Apple are gambling that the consumer will be happy to make the same kind of compromises in a larger device that they are prepared to make with a smart phone. I'm not convinced, given the kind of rubbish functionality in smart phones we had before the iPhone. In a larger device we expect more. I love the things that the iPad will do, and do very well: web surfing, iTunes, YouTube, e-books & newspapers, easy App installation etc. But the omissions are pretty glaring and not just the domain of the geek: sorry but I'm not prepared to live without multi-tasking (I want to be able to do something else whilst chatting with a friend on Skype), I want that USB port so I can connect an external hard drive that holds all my movies without faffing around, I want that internal webcam so that I can make video calls. I do want an iPad but I won't be an early adopter. I'm waiting until Apple wake up and realise that people want and need these things. Or maybe I'll just wait until someone comes up with something similarly sexy in an Android or ChromeOS flavour but with the features I want in it... I also think that the bloggers have it slightly wrong, but so have Apple in this case. It seems that Apple are gambling that the consumer will be happy to make the same kind of compromises in a larger device that they are prepared to make with a smart phone. I’m not convinced, given the kind of rubbish functionality in smart phones we had before the iPhone. In a larger device we expect more.

I love the things that the iPad will do, and do very well: web surfing, iTunes, YouTube, e-books & newspapers, easy App installation etc. But the omissions are pretty glaring and not just the domain of the geek: sorry but I’m not prepared to live without multi-tasking (I want to be able to do something else whilst chatting with a friend on Skype), I want that USB port so I can connect an external hard drive that holds all my movies without faffing around, I want that internal webcam so that I can make video calls. I do want an iPad but I won’t be an early adopter. I’m waiting until Apple wake up and realise that people want and need these things. Or maybe I’ll just wait until someone comes up with something similarly sexy in an Android or ChromeOS flavour but with the features I want in it…

]]> By: Ken Field http://www.edparsons.com/2010/01/ipad-the-dynabook-finally-arrives/#comment-1988 Ken Field Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:47:22 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=1131#comment-1988 ESRI released the news about their iPhone app last July - due for release end Q2 along with ArcGIS 10.0. We're quite excited about the iPad for fieldwork...the 3G version has potential. We currently use Trimble Junos running ArcPad but the screen on the iPad could open up lots of possibilities if apps begin to appear with decent data capture functionality. ESRI released the news about their iPhone app last July – due for release end Q2 along with ArcGIS 10.0. We’re quite excited about the iPad for fieldwork…the 3G version has potential. We currently use Trimble Junos running ArcPad but the screen on the iPad could open up lots of possibilities if apps begin to appear with decent data capture functionality.

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