The Big Event

[Lando]

Ugh what a piece of junk.... and I'm an Apple fanboy.

Can't install my own apps - I'm restricted to those Apple thinks I should be allowed to use.
Too big to carry in my pocket, and If I'm bringing a bag then my Macbook Pro's going in it, not this thing.
4:3 screen - what is this, 2003? Useless for movies.

What do they think people will want this for?

[Zac67]

Yawn. It's a giant iPhone.

... without the Phone...

I had been expecting an OS X tablet, this thingy is too limited in software and hardware, hate the closed approach of the iPhone.

[TheDaddy]

steve jobs is a fucking scumbag.

lol!

[TheDaddy]

Is it just me, or does he look a little bit ashamed of himself holding up that silly thing?

You are so right! :-)

[Jpan1]

Technolgy has not advanced so much as merged. I think tablets are a good idea, but I like having a keyboard and a touch screen is Ok.. but fiddly. It's a shame most new devices are glossy looking on the outside, like a box of chocolates with very little content!

[ZeBeeDee]

Coming soon ..!

[Philski]

Can't install my own apps - I'm restricted to those Apple thinks I should be allowed to use.

I don't think that's quite the case, I believe that (at least on the iPhone) if you download the SDK you can install any app you can program.

Could be wrong though.

[persia]

Yes, you can install anything you write on a limited number of devices, you just need the device id which you can get through iTunes.

[Hell Labs]

Lot of apple hate in here. 'Sfunny seeing that comment about overpricing, considering the price of stuff in the miggy world.
 
But really, it's a big iPhone. That's fucking dumb.

[beller]

I'll take an iPad home anytime!  I currently have a WiFi Apple iPod Touch which I use to surf the web, check email and play games on.  Hardly ever use it for music.  I'd buy some books but it's too small to read.  I think the device that should feel threatened is the Kindle.  There's an ap to read Kindle books...

Not to mention I can use it as a remote for my Apple TV!!

Bob

[persia]

Especially when it's twice as powerful and half the price of a SAM.....

Lot of apple hate in here. 'Sfunny seeing that comment about overpricing, considering the price of stuff in the miggy world.
 
But really, it's a big iPhone. That's fucking dumb.

[Hell Labs]

You know, looking on the site it's actually really swayed me towards it, especially with iWork. This is pretty much a full computer, with all of the the BS cut out. Maybe in 20 years when the price has gone down, and power has gone up, we can all carry one instead of paper and a laptop. I don't even care if it has multitasking beyond "play music while I do X". This is what a computer should be: unintrusive as possible.

[Tension]

Ugh what a piece of junk.... and I'm an Apple fanboy.

Can't install my own apps - I'm restricted to those Apple thinks I should be allowed to use.

How long before George Hotz cracks it??

It wont be that long.

Good always triumphs over evil  

(cue piracy flaming)

[Hell Labs]

So far I've only seen emulators blocked from the iPhone. You know, I'm not really bothered by that, I can pick up a C64 for £3 at a car boot sale. And it's much more fun. Spy hunter is hard enough as it is, I don't need the scallys on the bus distracting me.

[TheGoose]

Well, you missed the point. The point was the justification of the pricing not the price, which is typical 'got you by the balls' pricing from Apple. Put another way, what we base our prices on in front of the public.

New amiga hardware is pricey because of the low volume and high development cost for a small company (and numerous other variables) - I could understand those things...

Oh yeah, and it's not a phone.

iPad - FAIL

Lot of apple hate in here. 'Sfunny seeing that comment about overpricing, considering the price of stuff in the miggy world.
 
But really, it's a big iPhone. That's fucking dumb.

[Hell Labs]

That doesn't justify paying £100 for a low end computer from 1993, even if it is clean and in a box.