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I thought the iPad was a joke, and by all accounts it seems to be a success, so I'm wary of judging a product's future success based on my own personal opinions

by kevinh 16y ago

I thought the iPad was a joke, and by all accounts it seems to be a success, so I'm wary of judging a product's future success based on my own personal opinions.

w1ntermute 16y ago
The deciding factor with the iPad was that it was made by Apple. I'm sure that if Apple were to make a 3D TV, it would sell like crazy.
- mrtron 16y ago
  I'll bet once 3D content gets there Apple will sell an amazing 3D TV/monitor for somewhere like 5000. I am sure they aren't ignoring it on their iTouch/iPhone/iPad lineup either.
- deleted 16y ago
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- cubicle67 16y ago
  Are you implying that people would buy it, just because it's made by Apple (like they all went out and bought Apple TVs), or that if Apple were to make one it would actually be worth buying?
jsz0 16y ago
To use your comparison to the iPad I think current 3D technologies/implementations are comparable to the clunky oversized Windows tablets that failed. They had the right form factor but were missing some important bits (software, battery life, price) to make them really compelling. Someone will come up with a great enhancement to film in the future that leap frogs today's gimmicky 3D effects and it will be very successful. I think maybe VR glasses could make a comeback now that we have very tiny high resolution displays and advanced types of motion tracking. I don't think we're that far away from an amateurish holodeck sort of experience. A gyro tracks your head movements and a camera tracks your body movements. The VR glasses wrap around your entire field of vision with highly detailed multi-channel headphones. It would be very immersive. You couldn't reach out and touch something of course but you might get a really strong sense of being in a 3D space.
- chrischen 16y ago
  Add 2 way treadmill and we can play 3d games!
  - eru 16y ago
    A treadmill that goes up and down and can skew.
points 16y ago
The iPad is a joke. I've yet to see a normal person owning one (But then I don't live in the valley either). It's a toy for people who have more money than they know what to do with.
- cubicle67 16y ago
  I raise your anecdotal evidence with my anecdotal evidence. I know 5 people personally who own iPads. All are over 30, two are male, 3 are female and all except 1 are what I'd consider "normal" people (non tech type people). I also happened to sit behind two people using them on the train on Friday. Oh, and I'm most definitely not in the valley.
  - mrtron 16y ago
    Evidence from Asia: I saw about 5 Kindles and around 10 iPads on my last flight. There was a huge lineup in a store selling iPads and iPhone 4G's for a big markup in HK. People are loving those products and buying them. Definitely premium goods, but there is no denying the popularity of these items. It is easy to doubt these premium goods like 3D TV's and iPads...but there are a huge number of people who replace their phone every 6 months and their TV every 2 years.
- brc 16y ago
  I'll also throw in an anecdote. My father, in his '70's has never, and I mean never, turned on a PC and used it. I got an iPad for him, and now he's sending me email and sharing jokes with me, like every new internet user. I expect the dancing baby clip any day now. The iPad is the missing link between people who want to get online but can't be bothered to learn how to use Windows or Mac OS. It really is a big step forwards because of battery life, display clarity, ease of learning the gestures and lack of scary buttons.
  - ElliotH 16y ago
    Not to mention its uses for those who physically can't use a mouse or 'scary buttons'. One of my cousins is severely disabled and can only really use one hand with limited movement. They are completely unable to use a normal computer without assistance, but can manage an iPad in all capacities apart from the off switch.

by kevinh 16y ago

I thought the iPad was a joke, and by all accounts it seems to be a success, so I'm wary of judging a product's future success based on my own personal opinions.

w1ntermute 16y ago

The deciding factor with the iPad was that it was made by Apple. I'm sure that if Apple were to make a 3D TV, it would sell like crazy.

mrtron 16y ago
I'll bet once 3D content gets there Apple will sell an amazing 3D TV/monitor for somewhere like 5000. I am sure they aren't ignoring it on their iTouch/iPhone/iPad lineup either.
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cubicle67 16y ago
Are you implying that people would buy it, just because it's made by Apple (like they all went out and bought Apple TVs), or that if Apple were to make one it would actually be worth buying?

jsz0 16y ago

To use your comparison to the iPad I think current 3D technologies/implementations are comparable to the clunky oversized Windows tablets that failed. They had the right form factor but were missing some important bits (software, battery life, price) to make them really compelling. Someone will come up with a great enhancement to film in the future that leap frogs today's gimmicky 3D effects and it will be very successful. I think maybe VR glasses could make a comeback now that we have very tiny high resolution displays and advanced types of motion tracking. I don't think we're that far away from an amateurish holodeck sort of experience. A gyro tracks your head movements and a camera tracks your body movements. The VR glasses wrap around your entire field of vision with highly detailed multi-channel headphones. It would be very immersive. You couldn't reach out and touch something of course but you might get a really strong sense of being in a 3D space.

chrischen 16y ago
Add 2 way treadmill and we can play 3d games!
- eru 16y ago
  A treadmill that goes up and down and can skew.

points 16y ago

The iPad is a joke. I've yet to see a normal person owning one (But then I don't live in the valley either). It's a toy for people who have more money than they know what to do with.

cubicle67 16y ago
I raise your anecdotal evidence with my anecdotal evidence. I know 5 people personally who own iPads. All are over 30, two are male, 3 are female and all except 1 are what I'd consider "normal" people (non tech type people). I also happened to sit behind two people using them on the train on Friday. Oh, and I'm most definitely not in the valley.
- mrtron 16y ago
  Evidence from Asia: I saw about 5 Kindles and around 10 iPads on my last flight. There was a huge lineup in a store selling iPads and iPhone 4G's for a big markup in HK. People are loving those products and buying them. Definitely premium goods, but there is no denying the popularity of these items. It is easy to doubt these premium goods like 3D TV's and iPads...but there are a huge number of people who replace their phone every 6 months and their TV every 2 years.
brc 16y ago
I'll also throw in an anecdote. My father, in his '70's has never, and I mean never, turned on a PC and used it. I got an iPad for him, and now he's sending me email and sharing jokes with me, like every new internet user. I expect the dancing baby clip any day now. The iPad is the missing link between people who want to get online but can't be bothered to learn how to use Windows or Mac OS. It really is a big step forwards because of battery life, display clarity, ease of learning the gestures and lack of scary buttons.
- ElliotH 16y ago
  Not to mention its uses for those who physically can't use a mouse or 'scary buttons'. One of my cousins is severely disabled and can only really use one hand with limited movement. They are completely unable to use a normal computer without assistance, but can manage an iPad in all capacities apart from the off switch.