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All the iPad clones, while they might be half decent, fail to excite. As in they bring nothing surprising to the table. Give us something like, I dunno, Kinect-

by Tycho 16y ago

All the iPad clones, while they might be half decent, fail to excite. As in they bring nothing surprising to the table. Give us something like, I dunno, Kinect-powered interaction, seamless 2nd-monitor functionality for Windows/Linux, holographic projection, 3D television, built-in offline/syncing wikipedia, free internet plan, velcro wall-mounting kit, an FM transmitter, spectral analysis, hook it up to specs-mounted camera and let me Sky+/TiVo my day, something game-changing, anything, just not another USB port.

netcan 16y ago
I think you're right. Tablets are new territory. This should allow some sort creativity to happen. One possible approach is to ask "what apps could exist if we added hardware x?".
- Tycho 16y ago
  Yeah, or at least look at problems with the iPad that are non-obvious because they seem insurmountable: too big to fit in your pocket (fold-up tablet?); screen is poor for outdoor use (e-ink display on the back side?)... rather than 'we do Flash.' I remember so many people saying 'that will never catch on' or 'nobody needs that' in reference to the iPod, iPhone, iPad, because they broke the mold. They need to put out something that makes iPad owners sit up and think 'actually, that's pretty cool' or 'what?... that will never work!'
Tichy 16y ago
I just want solid quality, affordable. I don't want to read web sites standing on my head or by clicking my tongue.
bane 16y ago
I'd actually just like a USB port on my iPad to be honest.
- T-hawk 16y ago
  To be precise, what you would like is a USB port and software support for what could be a subtly wide range of peripherals. A USB port brings the expectation of seamless software support for all of the following: - removable storage - wired networking - audio speakers - scanners - printers - cameras - keyboard - mouse/trackball - joypad input - any of a million other HID inputs like fingerprint readers, graphics tablets, biometric sensors... I can understand Apple wanting to avoid opening that Pandora's box. Do all those device vendors really want to write and support iOS drivers in addition to all their other platforms? Does Apple really want to be involved in vetting and approving driver code for all that? Does Apple want the inevitable support burden for when those devices don't work?
  - bane 16y ago
    Good points all, but I really just want to be able to hook it up as a peripheral via usb, not the funky and extremely proprietary iDevice connector. Hooking up my Android devices to anything and everything as a peripheral via usb has proven useful numerous times. In several cases it has literally saved the day while my colleagues sat there in silence brandishing useless (for that moment) iPhones and iPads. Not using a standard old USB port on iDevices has mystified me since they iPods first started coming out. (oh, and since I'm wishing here, SD card support would be super great too)

by Tycho 16y ago

netcan 16y ago

I think you're right. Tablets are new territory. This should allow some sort creativity to happen. One possible approach is to ask "what apps could exist if we added hardware x?".

Tycho 16y ago
Yeah, or at least look at problems with the iPad that are non-obvious because they seem insurmountable: too big to fit in your pocket (fold-up tablet?); screen is poor for outdoor use (e-ink display on the back side?)... rather than 'we do Flash.' I remember so many people saying 'that will never catch on' or 'nobody needs that' in reference to the iPod, iPhone, iPad, because they broke the mold. They need to put out something that makes iPad owners sit up and think 'actually, that's pretty cool' or 'what?... that will never work!'

Tichy 16y ago

I just want solid quality, affordable. I don't want to read web sites standing on my head or by clicking my tongue.

bane 16y ago

I'd actually just like a USB port on my iPad to be honest.

T-hawk 16y ago
To be precise, what you would like is a USB port and software support for what could be a subtly wide range of peripherals. A USB port brings the expectation of seamless software support for all of the following: - removable storage - wired networking - audio speakers - scanners - printers - cameras - keyboard - mouse/trackball - joypad input - any of a million other HID inputs like fingerprint readers, graphics tablets, biometric sensors... I can understand Apple wanting to avoid opening that Pandora's box. Do all those device vendors really want to write and support iOS drivers in addition to all their other platforms? Does Apple really want to be involved in vetting and approving driver code for all that? Does Apple want the inevitable support burden for when those devices don't work?
- bane 16y ago
  Good points all, but I really just want to be able to hook it up as a peripheral via usb, not the funky and extremely proprietary iDevice connector. Hooking up my Android devices to anything and everything as a peripheral via usb has proven useful numerous times. In several cases it has literally saved the day while my colleagues sat there in silence brandishing useless (for that moment) iPhones and iPads. Not using a standard old USB port on iDevices has mystified me since they iPods first started coming out. (oh, and since I'm wishing here, SD card support would be super great too)