Comments on: iPad Summary Podcast – JKK and Chippy

By: The iPad Sucks

The iPad Sucks — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:16:01 +0000

Your RSS feed doesn’t work, I tried to subscribe but it is not working for some reason. Your post is right on the money though, I’ll come visit again later.

By: johnkzin

johnkzin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:46:58 +0000

I disagree. 5″ is a good size for _pocketable_ devices (though, I’d say 4.1″ or 4.3″ is the ideal), but it’s not even close to a good size for tweener/mid-size/mid-range devices (such as netbooks). Having used 5″, 7″, and 9″ devices, its my conclusion that the mid-range devices have a sweet spot/ideal size at 8.9″ – 10.1″ size. And 10.1″, on a netbook, lets you do a keyboard that has full size keys (so it’s not so awkward to type on it).

Though, I’m not sure I’d agree with FireDragon, on having a slide-out keyboard for the Archos 9. IMO, what the Archos 9 needs is: the Archos version of Android, an ARM CPU (TI-OMAP or Tegra both sound good), a PixelQi display, SSD options (right now, it only has HDD options, I think), a PCI-Express-Mini slot (for 3G cards, of the consumer’s choice), 2 built in USB ports, and a built-in DVI-I display port. Maybe a dpad on the face. (I’m pretty sure it does have a full size SDHC slot, but if not, it needs one of those too)

Of course, you get most of that with the Notion Ink Adam …

What both the Archos 9 (actual, and FireDragon version) and Notion Ink Adam get right is: the screen size.

By: JamesC

JamesC — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:16:47 +0000

Hmmm i like what you did with your model, but i hav to disagree on the size of the screen, ideal is 5, so u can still pocket it..

By: Stu

Stu — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:43:55 +0000

What is up to date about the xpPhone? it reminds me of the raon vega I used to have.

By: johnkzin

johnkzin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:41:14 +0000

I agree. An Android version of the Archos 9 would be nice. Though, right now, my main interest in a mid-size/mid-range/tweener tablet is in the Notion Ink Adam. It seems to have better specs than just about everything else (I’m working on a comparision chart with the iPad, Notion Ink Adam, EnTourage eDGe, Archos 9, and Archos 5IT or 7IT (if I can find the 7IT’s specs)).

Just have to wait to see if/when the Adam actually makes it to market.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:00:03 +0000

I don’t give a damn.

It is an outdated device.

It is a 5 steps backwards.

What’s with the mobile OS doing inside tablet?

I would rather buy upcoming xpPhone or wait for 2-screen Microsoft tablet.

Whoever buy this device – you’re living in the past.

iPad is a big joke!

By: Ben Lang

Ben Lang — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:55:56 +0000

Currently Browsing: http://is.gd/7owaO

By: Stu

Stu — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:04:38 +0000

It’s funny really to read all these comments. I guess some people had already decided they would have to talk it down before it was even announced, just because of the iphone popularity.

But the funniest is all the features it is allegedly missing. As was mentioned before the press conference, Steve Jobs was very happy with the device, and I believe that. It has all the features they wanted it to have. Because after all, what would happen if all the ‘missing’ features were in? We would have a tablet Mac and why would that possibly overcome any of the shortcomings of other tablet-pcs and umpcs, all of which have been mass-market failures.

The smart thing is to not try and put ordinary OSs and applications into a mobile device, it just makes for something awkward to use. In the last year I have bought an aigo mid, gigabyte m912x, an eeepc t91 and a dell latitude xt2 because I wanted a tablet for my work. All have now gone and my tablet needs are satisfied by an android Archos 5. (Using the aigo was akin to trying to do an oil painting on a postage stamp). The others I just ended up using as a normal laptop with the keyboard and trackpad once the novelty wore off.

The ipad is designed to be the way it is. It will do 95% of users needs for mobile computing (not the geek users who just want features they wouldn’t really use). This will replace my archos without a doubt and that means this is going to be a great device for me and millions of other people.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:25:18 +0000

Do you have a source link for the iPhone being the worst gadget of the year for it’s first year out (of course not a link to some internet poll where iFanBoys and iHaters can easily skew the results)? I’d like to read that article.

By: Yabe

Yabe — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:06:15 +0000

No built-in camera
No USB ports
No SD Card support
No multi-tasking
No Flash support
No HDMI
No 16:9 Widescreen
No GPS
iNanny-Controlled Apps
iTunes DRM data control vehicle

Well some feature were hold of by Apple …others i think you won’t ever see

USB?? nope you won’t see that
Sd card…may be .. but i guess 3rd gen
ùMultitasking… that’s the OS not the HW..so tecnicalli OS 4 could allow it on 1st gen

Flash?? nope never see tat not on the iphone / touch not on the pad….HTML 5 is the new standard

19:9 screen?? definetly not useful for a tablet…. ay be for movie… but then again iPad is Not a movie only device…. gotta think about the interface 16:9 on a 10 inches screen is a no no

GPS??? it’s built in in the 3g + wi fi version…… (better read specs )

iNanny controlled app…are you referring to the approval thig by Apple?? well why would they get rid of that??? They implemented it …it’s working…

Stylus??? Jobs always said he won’t get a stylus at all… fingers are the way to the future!

no wma???? definetly a PRO to me!!

thick bezel… how are you gonna handle it if you always touch the screen??

Keyboard lacks what=?? you haven ‘t see it … keyboard will be adaptive as on the iphone… u ‘ll get url specific keys when needed!

I guess that covers a few

By: Luc

Luc — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:47:07 +0000

And few more:

- No HD resolution screen: to web browse you really need at least 1280 pixels to avoid zooming. Not sure if screen is DLV either
- No HD playback (only 2.5 Mbps 720p)
- Keyboard lacks URL characters on same screen as alphanumeric characters
- No inking or stylus?
- Thick bezel
- No WMA/WMV playback and few lossless formats (may not be an issue if you buy everything at the Apple store which is what Apple wants you to do anyways…)
- App compatibility? I guess you can buy from Apple store…

I also don’t understand why it’s supposedly ‘cheap’. You can get a Dell Mini 10 or HP for half of that price and faster CPU.

By: JimB007

JimB007 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:16:50 +0000

Am I the only one thinking Apple deliberately left out many hardware and software features for their first iteration of the iPaid?

I have a feeling they want to use this 1st gen unit as a way to get their concept into the nations mindset before releasing iPaid 2.0 with all the missing features. Yes, you pay again for the same sort of thing

Right now, this 1st gen release is lacking in too many areas:

No built-in camera
No USB ports
No SD Card support
No multi-tasking
No Flash support
No HDMI
No 16:9 Widescreen
No GPS
iNanny-Controlled Apps
iTunes DRM data control vehicle

Welcome to the iShaft

By: Yabe

Yabe — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:34:09 +0000

TareX … the iphone was the same thing…. worsdt gadget of the year when introduced in january… years after is numer 1 smartphone and everyone ‘s copying it!

I think you’ll eat your statement in 2 years!

By: TareX

TareX — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:55:00 +0000

No Multitasking
No Flash (impotent web experience)
No camera (no VOIP video chatting)

This might be the worst product of the year.

By: scrootch

scrootch — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:58:53 +0000

Trying to squeze in a `new` form factor is not going to do everything as well as the one size above it, it´s not ment to be either, now if the iPad does Video, iWork, Ebook and 140000 apps with an ease of use and with virtually no start up time 10h video 1 month standby all in radiant colour and 680grams it´s a no brainer for a invester /market point

Jkk had a hard time finding just one pot. customer, `so many` was his words if I am qouting correctly, have a look at the videos & tell me if the instant on for everything is not attractive, even the Apple info video at their homepage is very logical

Whats missing for next update and not the early adopters are:

1. iCam – skype
2. Multitasking, not for speed but for usability
3. Flash
4. Full HD for projection and upscaling a´la Ps3