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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1263033 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1263033 If you are creative person (musician, visual artist, designer, writer),

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1263033 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1263033 If you are creative person (musician, visual artist, designer, writer), the iPad might very well be the first usable digital sketchpad for your medium. I tire of people saying the iPad is primarily for consumption; it's simply not true. It may not appeal to the computer hacker, but it certain appeals to many other kinds of hackers.

mrkurt 17y ago
I think it probably is primarily for consumption, as evidenced by the apps that it ships with. I have no doubt that visual artists can create pretty good work with one, but I think they'll generally prefer pen based interfaces. Especially if they have giant sausage fingers. :)
- swannodette 17y ago
  I don't think it's primarily for anything. Apple doesn't ship any creative tools with OS X either. The iPad is what you think it is. I find it telling that geeks think it's primarily for consumption because they can't code in it- it's called tunnel-vision.
  - pyre 17y ago
    It also only can use Bluetooth to connect to devices. That limits one's ability to do things like edit HD video with it. It also limits the possibilities with respect to hooking a lot of things up to it (like musical keyboards, etc). Don't just assume the people are saying it's 'consumption-only' just because you can't program on it.
    - blasdel 17y ago
      It can currently import files from a camera via a SD or USB2 dongle
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  - mrkurt 17y ago
    Everything Apple sells has a primary purpose. If their products didn't, they wouldn't be very good would they?
VBprogrammer 17y ago
I would contest that a visual artist will not be satisfied with the lack of pressure sensitivity, a designer unimpressed with the relatively small screen size, a musician with the lack of high quality audio outputs and I can't come up with a single reason a writer would prefer an iPad over a regular laptop. I think what the iPad will do is move touch interfaces into the main stream for a much larger class of devices. What I doubt it will do is revolutionize very much.
- slillibri 17y ago
  Here is a video of Yoshitoshi ABe sketching on the iPad. http://www.japanator.com/ipad-zomg-amazing-scribbles-by-yoshitoshi-abe-14533.phtml http://www.japanator.com/ipad-zomg-amazing-scribbles-by-yosh...
  - commieneko 17y ago
    Fantastic! ABe is a classically trained artist and an incredible draftsman. For years I've been trying to find examples of his non-anime/manga work, which I've read is _very_ good.
- commieneko 17y ago
  I'm a visual artist, both digital and old school, charcoal and oil paint variety. 35+ years experience. I love drawing on my iPod Touch and expect to love the iPad even more. I can imagine better (always can) but short of sticking a 21 inch Cintiq into my back pack when I got out sketching or to life drawing session, the iPad will be the best bet for a while.

mrkurt 17y ago

I think it probably is primarily for consumption, as evidenced by the apps that it ships with. I have no doubt that visual artists can create pretty good work with one, but I think they'll generally prefer pen based interfaces. Especially if they have giant sausage fingers. :)

swannodette 17y ago
I don't think it's primarily for anything. Apple doesn't ship any creative tools with OS X either. The iPad is what you think it is. I find it telling that geeks think it's primarily for consumption because they can't code in it- it's called tunnel-vision.
- pyre 17y ago
  It also only can use Bluetooth to connect to devices. That limits one's ability to do things like edit HD video with it. It also limits the possibilities with respect to hooking a lot of things up to it (like musical keyboards, etc). Don't just assume the people are saying it's 'consumption-only' just because you can't program on it.
  - blasdel 17y ago
    It can currently import files from a camera via a SD or USB2 dongle
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- mrkurt 17y ago
  Everything Apple sells has a primary purpose. If their products didn't, they wouldn't be very good would they?

VBprogrammer 17y ago

I would contest that a visual artist will not be satisfied with the lack of pressure sensitivity, a designer unimpressed with the relatively small screen size, a musician with the lack of high quality audio outputs and I can't come up with a single reason a writer would prefer an iPad over a regular laptop. I think what the iPad will do is move touch interfaces into the main stream for a much larger class of devices. What I doubt it will do is revolutionize very much.

slillibri 17y ago
Here is a video of Yoshitoshi ABe sketching on the iPad. http://www.japanator.com/ipad-zomg-amazing-scribbles-by-yoshitoshi-abe-14533.phtml http://www.japanator.com/ipad-zomg-amazing-scribbles-by-yosh...
- commieneko 17y ago
  Fantastic! ABe is a classically trained artist and an incredible draftsman. For years I've been trying to find examples of his non-anime/manga work, which I've read is _very_ good.
commieneko 17y ago
I'm a visual artist, both digital and old school, charcoal and oil paint variety. 35+ years experience. I love drawing on my iPod Touch and expect to love the iPad even more. I can imagine better (always can) but short of sticking a 21 inch Cintiq into my back pack when I got out sketching or to life drawing session, the iPad will be the best bet for a while.