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Apple to Unveil IPad 2 on March 2 in San Francisco
- kmfrk 16y agodcurtis has a link to what may be the iPad 2: http://blog.dustincurtis.com/photos-of-ipad-2 http://blog.dustincurtis.com/photos-of-ipad-2.
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- scottkrager 16y agoSo....who else held out on the first generation and is planning on buying? I'm in.
- sigzero 16y agoUnless it doesn't impress...thinking seriously about it.
- lowglow 16y agoThe first gen ipad produced an amazing increase in my productivity. Topping the first gen will be a feat.
- riffraff 16y agocan you explain how the ipad increased your productivity?
- brianpan 16y agoNetflix, Uniwars, MLB app, Osmos, Angry Birds....oh, wait.
- scorpion032 16y agoYou can watch Youtube from the loo. Win!
- bluekeybox 16y agoNot grandparent, but will try to answer anyway. I do mostly scientific software development and analytics for a bioinformatics lab. Being able to carry around all the academic papers I need with me at all time, together with supplementary material and online manuals in PDF form, is tremendous for me. What's even better, I can highlight and make notes right in those PDFs with GoodReader. Unlike most other eReaders, iPad has a color screen, and in my field (computational biology and genetics) this is crucial as nearly every paper published in the big three (Nature/Science/Cell) has complex color diagrams in it. I have been using Penultimate (notebook-like app where you can scribble with a stylus) to lay out nearly all of my ideas. Because I develop algorithms as well, only being able to type (as on a laptop) is not good enough for me. I need to be able to jolt down diagrams/drawings with a pen/stylus all the time. I can immediately email any of my notes/diagrams (or the entire notebook) as a PDF file to collaborators that I have in my Contacts list in the Mail app. I don't have to carry around several unwieldy notebooks in my bag anymore. The only things I carry in my messenger bag now are: MacBook, iPad, vacuum flask with hot coffee (if the workstations at work were Macs, I wouldn't even have to carry the MacBook). No more paper! The iPad has VPN and an SSH app, so away from work I can login and view how my clusters are doing.
- ryandvm 16y agoTorn between the iPad 2 and the Honeycombs, but definitely getting something this round.
- kevruger 16y agoI'm in the same boat you are. I love my android phone because I use google apps for my business and gmail for my personal - but I wasn't overly impressed when I played with the Xoom. I love the new format for Google Talk, Gmail and Maps, but the screen quality seemed not as stunning as the original iPad. I'm waiting myself to see the iPad 2, but I will be getting something this time around as well.
- ugh 16y agoYep. I planned on buying the iPad 2 but I’m not so sure anymore. I will probably wait another few months and play around with the competitors first. That WebOS tablet also looks great but I don’t know whether I want to wait that long.
- ghc 16y agoI held out. As much as I like dead tree CS books, lugging relevant ones around has become too much of a pain. Add to that the awesome offer from O'Reilly for $5 ebook versions of books you already own, and the ipad becomes irresistible to me. I've just been holding out for a lighter version. I think the original ipad is just a bit too heavy.
- ja27 16y agoIf Apple allows you to buy them any more.
- loire280 16y agoO'Reilly sells DRM-free ebooks through their store, so they're unaffected. You load the ebooks onto the iPad using the usual transfer methods for media. It's one of the nice side-effects of selling DRM-free books: they don't need an app that has the DRM baked-in -- you can use iBooks or any third-party reader.
- jonknee 16y agoA downside to this approach is not having an easy way to purchase books without a computer. iBooks has a great checkout experience and the only way O'Reilly could have something similar is by coughing up 30%. Tech savvy users can figure installing something like GoodReader and then downloading the PDF in MobileSafari and sending it over to GoodReader, but it's a UX nightmare. O'Reilly at least has technical users, other publishers are even more screwed if they want to go non-DRM.
- r00fus 16y agoGiven that O'Reilly books are of technical nature, and you can't actually code on an iPad (unless you're using SSH/VPN), this is a perfect fit for the O'Reilly... you'll need a computer anyway. Furthermore, I'm never on vacation and think, Oh, I'd love t read up on RoR... I usually already have the book.
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- ebiester 16y agoTwo weeks ago, I planned on it. However, subscription services like Mog are too important for me. I'll wait.
- Entlin 16y agoLike many, I was eager to get my hands on it. But Apple changing their rules mid-game and a probable removal of the Kindle app left a sour taste in my mouth. I will most likely sit this one out.
- patrickod 16y agoBuy a Kindle unit. It's the best piece of hardware that I have bought in a long time. If you were going to do a lot of reading on the iPad then you can't go wrong with it.
- simonista 16y agoI held out and I'm hoping to catch a cheap first-gen after the second comes out.
- jcurbo 16y agoI held out for several months but broke down in July and picked one up as a reward to myself for getting a job :) I'm jumping right on the iPad 2 when it comes out though. I'll just sell my old iPad, thanks to the good resale value of Apple gear.
- thought_alarm 16y agoI'm trying to think of features that would get me to trade up from my original iPad. A Retina display would do it, but it sounds like that's not happening this time round. FaceTime? I already have a couple of devices that do FaceTime. Thinner or lighter? It would have to be significantly lighter before I'd even consider it. So I'm quite sure I will stick with my original iPad, at least until v3. It's a killer device that's completely changed the way I read, the way I watch TV, the way I spend my "leisure computing" time, and the way I listen to music at home, and I'm certainly very happy I jumped in early.
- ezy 16y agoA display that is readable is bright sunlight. I'd pay another $800 for that one. Ok, I'd at least think about it. :-) Also, if it could handle pen input and finger input sensibly. There are hacks for iPad stylus input, but they're all a little unwieldy, especially if you want to rest your hand on the device.
- danssig 16y agoThe stylus has utterly failed in the market place. I don't blame them at all for ignoring it.
- joubert 16y agobought 1gen. will buy 2gen.
- aik 16y agoI've been waiting for the iPad 2 to see what it can do, but after this subscription stuff and a potential removal of the Kindle app makes me care much less.
- StudyAnimal 16y agoI want to get one tablet, and a new phone. I also want one iOS device, and one Android device. As soon as it is clear which combination of OS and form factor is optimal I will buy. Probably leaning towards Android phone, and iPad at this stage, but still not quite ready to buy.
- Synaesthesia 16y agoI'm curious to see how right the rumours are about the new design. From the case designs which have leaked, the iPad 2 is significantly thinner, with two cameras. I'm also expecting a dual core CPU and 1gb RAM, dual cameras, but no "retina display". If it really is as thin as rumoured I'm impressed.
- pmjordan 16y agoI wonder how many apps in the app store that use multithreading will suddenly break a lot more frequently because of the second core.[1] Rare, freak crashes and glitches could suddenly become unusably frequent. Maybe all apps submitted with SDK < 4.4 (or whatever) will be pinned to one CPU? [1] most race conditions will only trigger on a uniprocessor system if preempted, which is fairly unlikely if the racy data accesses are close together.
- masklinn 16y ago> Maybe all apps submitted with SDK < 4.4 (or whatever) SDK < iOS5, likely, if they decide to play it safe (or some kind of attribute in the bundle). I highly doubt Apple is going to fork iOS again for no reason at all, 4.3 has yet to be released and iOS5 is 4-5 months away tops.
- Synaesthesia 16y agoI don't know that much about programming, but OS X has always supported SMP and multi-core CPU's, and Cocoa also supports it fine.
- jrockway 16y agoRight, but it's extremely difficult to get concurrency right at the application level. Anything that works usually works by chance, and changing the hardware that a multithreaded program runs on is a great way to find out how you fucked up the implementation. Right now, it's likely that a lot of bugs are not showing themselves regularly, so nobody has bothered running any diagnostic tools (Helgrind, etc.)
- p90x 16y agoThe first iPad was a big iPhone 3, so this one will be a big iPhone 4. iPad 3 will be a big iPhone 5. Why mess with a successful model?
- CoachRufus87 16y agob/c the market demands it.
- p90x 16y agohow do you know what the market demands? you know through sales. The market liked a big iPhone 3, so it is reasonable to predict that they will like a big iPhone 4. Feature list: - front facing camera - "retinal" display - iPhone 4 style designing
- epistasis 16y agoIn the past couple years Apple has shown a much better ability at predicting what the market demands than random internet commentators. I don't think their thought process for the iPad was "big iPhone 3," as they changed many applications. The iPad 2 may share many features with the iPhone 4 because Apple now has the knowledge to execute those features and the technology is now mature, but the reasoning wouldn't be to "make a bigger version of the iPhone 4."
- daimyoyo 16y agoInterestingly enough Steve has mentioned before that the iPad came first. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--_Z4unLQ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--_Z4unLQ0
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- mortenjorck 16y agoSomewhere in Cupertino yesterday... "Tim? Hey, problem. Bloomberg just put some nonsense out about slipping dates. Getting traction." "Ok. Get Mossberg on the phone."
- brisance 16y agoWhile that was probably tongue-in-cheek and meant to be humorous, Walt Mossberg is one of the more respected tech reviewers and is pretty clear on his ethics policy, which you can read here. http://allthingsd.com/about/walt-mossberg/ http://allthingsd.com/about/walt-mossberg/
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- andyman1080 16y agohttp://twitter.com/#!/karaswisher/status/40195515840729088 http://twitter.com/#!/karaswisher/status/40195515840729088
- masklinn 16y agoMossberg and a few others are pretty well known as "controlled leak" sources for Apple: they're respected, they tend to not go for the crap/shock value, and they're usually quite appreciated by Cupertino. An Apple exec can pick up a phone and give Mossberg a few actual facts (a bit hidden in the subtext of inquiring about his health, let's not be too overt), I don't think there's anything in that which would go against his ethics policy. Though I may have missed that section.
- harold 16y agoThe new iPad will probably be awesome. I have the original, but don't use it as much after getting an 11" Macbook Air. I'll probably sit this one out.
- Synaesthesia 16y agoProbably gonna make the first one look like ass ha ha
- mjfern 16y agoWhat I find stunning is that Apple is about to launch the iPad 2 and we are still waiting for the first credible Android-based tablet, aside from the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Note that the first iPad launched almost a year ago in April of 2010. Apple’s time-to-market in tablets has generated at least five key advantages for the company: 1. Apple has locked up the market for critical components, including 60% of the global supply of 10” touch capacitive screens. 2. The company is much further along the learning curve in tablets, with refined hardware and software as well as more efficient production through its partnership with Foxconn. 3. Apple has achieved significant economies of scale to drive down per unit costs, having already shipped and sold 15m+ iPads. 4. The company has developed a sizable collection of complements in the form of apps and content (via iTunes) and physical accessories. 5. Apple has generated strong brand awareness around the iPad, given the limited competition for consumer mind share in this market. These aforementioned advantages build upon Apple’s already significant, corporate advantages in the areas of technology, distribution (e.g., retail stores), customer service, and overall brand recognition. Credible Android-based tablets will arrive soon. For instance, the Motorola Xoom is due to hit stores this Thursday. However, it may take some time (measured in years) for competitors to catch up to Apple in this market.
- there 16y agoCredible Android-based tablets (e.g., Xoom) should emerge later this later this... week? http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/visualized-motorola-xoom-rolls-into-best-buy/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/visualized-motorola-xoom-... http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/motorola-xoom-up-for-in-store-pre-order-at-best-buy-800-for-th/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/motorola-xoom-up-for-in-s...
- daimyoyo 16y agoI have an iPad. I love my iPad. That said, it's too heavy. 1.5lbs is really light when you have a laptop that you set down to use, but when you actually hold the device whenever you're using it, that weight adds up. It needs a better display. Please don't misunderstand me, the iPad has an amazing display compared to what was available when it launched. When you hold an iPhone 3GS up to an iPad the phone looks like it's using 16 bit EGA. But the galaxy tab and the iPhone 4 have raised the bar for what consumers expect. Finally, it needs at least a front facing and would benefit from two cameras. The new iPad also needs FaceTime. Also, if apple were smart they'd add the same camera the iPhone 4 uses to the rear. That would further lock up production capacity so that competitors can't use the backlit camera technology in their stuff. I'll be watching the keynote live if at all possible and I'll be following by liveblog if not. Should be a great event.
- ugh 16y agoWhat do you mean by a better display? Merely a higher resolution? The iPad’s IPS panel is great and I personally hope that they don’t go with other technologies. An increased resolution would be nice but unlikely.
- daimyoyo 16y agoBy better I meant a retina display level resolution ideally behind gorilla glass. As I'd said, the iPad display is great, but the market expects more now.
- nlogn 16y agoA display of that resolution is infeasible with current GPUs, though. The device would be a combination of too large, too heavy, and/or have too short battery life. I don't even think it will be feasible in the next iteration; perhaps the one after. I honestly think they made the resolution only 1024x768 on purpose to reduce the amount of time it will take to be able to cost-effectively double it. If they had shipped with a 1280x800 screen (like the Xoom's) off the bat, it would probably tack on an extra iteration before they could double it.
- DrHankPym 16y agoOf course this happens when I buy my parents an iPad for Christmas.
- oscardelben 16y agoDon't worry, your first gen iPad will be perfectly fine and you'll continue to do all the fascinating things that you're already doing with it. Do you change your iPhone/macbook (if you have them) every time a new one comes out? I hope not, and that's the same with the ipads.
- kayoone 16y agoi am much more interested in the new Macbook Pro that are rumored to be announced on Thursday. With an event a week later that now seems unlikely though.
- Hov 16y agoWhat's everyone going to do with their first gen iPads?
- aufreak3 16y agoOn a side note, I wish articles would just say "guessers expect the iPad 2 to be thinner ... blah blah" instead of analysts. I'm getting tired of "analysts" who "predict" but play no role in the creation.
- fierarul 16y agoIt seems the iPad was released not too long ago so it's 'fun' that the current iPads will have such a dive in value with the new iPad2 hitting the streets. I know it's been released in April, but that's just in the US. It arrived in the rest of the EU at the end of July (and I bought mine in September). Of all things Apple could release more often, they pick the iPad... As an iPad 1st gen owner I hope at least they would release some attachable iSight camera for the iPad. Because video calling is about the only thing I would want it to do in order to be a decent Skype station. Personally I've found little value in the iPad. A pocketable iPod Touch is perfect for light email reading, quick browsing, and Skype calls while a Kindle is much nicer for book reading. Furthermore, these two added weigh less than the iPad!