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sleepygeek
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Someone’s got to start this thread!
It’s a big iPod touch; runs all iPhone software plus its own; updated SDK available now.
$499!
0.5 inch thick
1.5 lb
9.7” IPS screen
10 hour battery life
1 month standby
Apple A4 1GHz chip *** big milestone for Apple
16-64GB flash
802.11n
3G optional via micro SIM, unlockedcustomised Apple apps, and a new iBooks bookshelf & iBook store that has Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Hachette
and iWork $9.99/app
[ Edited: 27 January 2010 04:19 PM by sleepygeek ]
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Cool! Do we have a price or when it goes on sale yet?
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Not going to lie, I am a little disappointed so far. There is nothing new that isn’t on the iPhone. Sure it is thinner and its easier to use a big screen, but I was expecting something new.
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sleepygeek
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Price and delivery won’t be till the end. I’m finding engadget to be the most reliable, but me being in the UK may make a difference.
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iPad starts at $499! Not bad!
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Great and aggressive pricing
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sleepygeek
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60 days time WiFi $499 $599 $699 16GB 32GB 64GB
90 days with 3G (+$130)
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artman, you just can’t contain yourself. Let’s keep this on topic.
People were expecting a platinum lined device that telepathically communicated with you and took your dog for a walk, truth is, at these price points, I’d love one of these for most of what I carry a laptop around for… supplemented by a iMac for heavy lifting such as logic pro, photoshop, and final cut. I think a lot of others will too.
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High tech Meditation Music
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I didn’t see anything about a camera? No ichat? That would be a shame.
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Total letdown IMO. The only decent thing is the price.
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I was hoping for iChat camera and even GPS
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Looks awesome to me. Would be even better if it has a camera and gps.
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CNBC is misreporting that the iPad only works with AT&T.
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The study of money, above all other fields in economics, is one in which complexity is used to disguise truth or to evade truth, not to reveal it. The process by which banks create money is so simple the mind is repelled.
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sleepygeek
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I’m happy with it. Disappointed about not being multi-user, but that’s offset by the excellent starter price. Compare it with a $499 Windows laptop/netbook. Which do you prefer?
Enough features to succeed, but enough left out to let us upgrade in 2 years.
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specs on Apple site say nothing about a camera. “assisted GPS” in 3G model.
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danthemason
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Market share will jump. If the economy doesn’t go to hell this is a real winner. Downside is cannibalization.
