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Apple posts up iPad Guided Tours

21 points by tomerico 17y ago

bdr 17y ago
It's striking how they don't use an article before the word "iPad". For example, they say "reading on iPad" instead of "reading on the iPad". Are they trying to make it sound alive?
- smackfu 17y ago
  I like how the link below the guided tours is "Watch the iPad video." That "the" must kill Steve.
  - gizmo 17y ago
    That's because it's "the video", so also "the iPad video". When speaking proper Steve the noun iPad isn't used with an article, but that's the only exception. So, "you watch a movie on iPad", but you "go to the store and buy an iPad". "iPad has over 50.000 applications", but "The iPad firmware is buggy". It's oddly consistent.
  - glhaynes 17y ago
    I doubt it, since the "the" in that is referring to the object "iPad video", not just the (hah!) iPad.
- qwzybug 17y ago
  I think it's because they want to think of it as a system, not "just" a device. You never use the definite article before an operating system, for example, or a piece of software. "Download music on iTunes", "manage your photos with Mac OS X", "read the morning news on iPad". It does sound damn weird though.
  - prawn 17y ago
    "I watched the news on TV." That could be what they're aiming for?
- baddox 17y ago
  They do the same for iPhone and iPod.
- mortenjorck 17y ago
  It's a signature linguistic quirk that Apple has used in hardware documentation as far back as I can recall. Anyone know when it dates to? It's got to be pretty old if it was used concurrently with the "Welcome to Macintosh" onscreen message in pre-OSX operating systems.
naner 17y ago
Here's the direct link if you want to wget it or "Save As...". 529 MB, about 30 min > http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2010/tours/apple-ipad-guidedtour-playall-us-20100329_848x480.mov http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2010/tours/apple-ipad-...
- Herring 17y ago
  Is it this series on youtube? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2bD0-OqBM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2bD0-OqBM
  - glhaynes 17y ago
    Yes. "Originally" from http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/ http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/.
derefr 17y ago
This struck me: > Numbers has a special formula keyboard. Can any app have a custom keyboard widget (that retains all the standard features)? I'd like to try building an iPad APL IDE...
- jdg 17y ago
  Yes, but you're responsible for creating all of the graphics for it. Including the keys, and the background of the keys.
quizbiz 17y ago
I am really considering buying one for my father's 50th. He's a professional programmer at an Israeli Startup and not the biggest Apple fan but I did convince him to buy a couple shares back pre-iPhone. What do you guys think?
marknutter 17y ago
Every video features someone with their legs propped up on a desk or ottoman. I predict Apple will release iOttoman - a portable piece of furniture to prop your feet up no matter where you use the iPad.

21 points by tomerico 17y ago

bdr 17y ago

It's striking how they don't use an article before the word "iPad". For example, they say "reading on iPad" instead of "reading on the iPad". Are they trying to make it sound alive?

smackfu 17y ago
I like how the link below the guided tours is "Watch the iPad video." That "the" must kill Steve.
- gizmo 17y ago
  That's because it's "the video", so also "the iPad video". When speaking proper Steve the noun iPad isn't used with an article, but that's the only exception. So, "you watch a movie on iPad", but you "go to the store and buy an iPad". "iPad has over 50.000 applications", but "The iPad firmware is buggy". It's oddly consistent.
- glhaynes 17y ago
  I doubt it, since the "the" in that is referring to the object "iPad video", not just the (hah!) iPad.
qwzybug 17y ago
I think it's because they want to think of it as a system, not "just" a device. You never use the definite article before an operating system, for example, or a piece of software. "Download music on iTunes", "manage your photos with Mac OS X", "read the morning news on iPad". It does sound damn weird though.
- prawn 17y ago
  "I watched the news on TV." That could be what they're aiming for?
baddox 17y ago
They do the same for iPhone and iPod.
mortenjorck 17y ago
It's a signature linguistic quirk that Apple has used in hardware documentation as far back as I can recall. Anyone know when it dates to? It's got to be pretty old if it was used concurrently with the "Welcome to Macintosh" onscreen message in pre-OSX operating systems.

naner 17y ago

Here's the direct link if you want to wget it or "Save As...". 529 MB, about 30 min > http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2010/tours/apple-ipad-guidedtour-playall-us-20100329_848x480.mov http://movies.apple.com/media/us/ipad/2010/tours/apple-ipad-...

Herring 17y ago
Is it this series on youtube? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2bD0-OqBM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT2bD0-OqBM
- glhaynes 17y ago
  Yes. "Originally" from http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/ http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/.

derefr 17y ago

This struck me: > Numbers has a special formula keyboard. Can any app have a custom keyboard widget (that retains all the standard features)? I'd like to try building an iPad APL IDE...

jdg 17y ago
Yes, but you're responsible for creating all of the graphics for it. Including the keys, and the background of the keys.

quizbiz 17y ago

I am really considering buying one for my father's 50th. He's a professional programmer at an Israeli Startup and not the biggest Apple fan but I did convince him to buy a couple shares back pre-iPhone. What do you guys think?

marknutter 17y ago

Every video features someone with their legs propped up on a desk or ottoman. I predict Apple will release iOttoman - a portable piece of furniture to prop your feet up no matter where you use the iPad.