Official : teh iPad 3

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Hmm.

[Heath Ledger]

Wrong thread.....

[Cry Havoc]

still with the "tablet is a fad"?

I see tablets evolving into something else before they really arrive as the next generation of computers. Touch screen interaction with a device that you have to cradle with one hand or squeeze between your thumbs is horribly inefficient. They need a much less awkward way to input data and as it stands I don't see much happening there for a while.

[ElNono]

I see tablets evolving into something else before they really arrive as the next generation of computers. Touch screen interaction with a device that you have to cradle with one hand or squeeze between your thumbs is horribly inefficient. They need a much less awkward way to input data and as it stands I don't see much happening there for a while.

Why would they need to replace computers (desktop)?

To me, they're a very different segment of the market.

There's also no reason you couldn't dock a tablet... you can already do it with almost all of them, including the iPad...

[lefty]

I almost bought a PB today


Almost

[Cry Havoc]

Why would they need to replace computers (desktop)?

To me, they're a very different segment of the market.

I'm just going by what Steve Jobs (RIP) and company have stated, that the iPad is the next generation in the evolution of computers.

But my statement also stands for portable computing. These devices have the potential to replace laptops entirely, but they aren't close yet. With a better way of interacting with them, that would change.

[ElNono]

I'm just going by what Steve Jobs (RIP) and company have stated, that the iPad is the next generation in the evolution of computers.

But my statement also stands for portable computing. These devices have the potential to replace laptops entirely, but they aren't close yet. With a better way of interacting with them, that would change.

Eh, I'm talking about right now. You can use a keyboard with them if you want. Touch is arguably superior to a mouse (direct access + gestures).

What are these better ways of interaction you mention?

[Creepn]

I've considered switching to a dumbphone/cheap contract and getting a network supported tablet device. But I don't know. It seems like a tablet offers little that a phone doesn't. It's still nothing compared to a desktop/proper laptop. It offers marginally better websurfing than a phone, esp. since phones are now Quad Core as well.

I think I'll stay with my phone for now. Hopefully the Samsung Galaxy 3 is released soon.

I would not do that. Get a nice smartphone and the network with it. You will carry your phone outside the house 10 times more than you would with the tablet.

[resistanze]

The thing with this new iPad, is that I consider such an incremental update. I main draw of this new iPad was asking LG to build higher res screen and asking Samsung to produce a faster GPU to supper the res.

The software is the exact same as on the other iPads - so you're not getting anything really extra in terms of productivity (I don't consider adding 4G over a year late innovative). This is not limited to Apple of course, but I just find it absurd hearing friends saying they're gonna upgrade from the iPad 2 to this.

[leemajors]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/12/s...etina-display/

[leemajors]

The thing with this new iPad, is that I consider such an incremental update. I main draw of this new iPad was asking LG to build higher res screen and asking Samsung to produce a faster GPU to supper the res.

The software is the exact same as on the other iPads - so you're not getting anything really extra in terms of productivity (I don't consider adding 4G over a year late innovative). This is not limited to Apple of course, but I just find it absurd hearing friends saying they're gonna upgrade from the iPad 2 to this.

iOS 6 is being announced in a few months, I do not doubt it has some new features that the new iPad hardware can take advantage of. We'll see. I would say it's more of an upgrade from the first iPad to the second.

Also, I believe Sharp made the panels for it. I can't tell if you were troll pasting someone else's post

[leemajors]

Trade in program updated, up to $320 gift card for iPads in good condition:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/14/a...rogram-ipad-2/