Nobody is running a 64 bit kernel with Snow Leopard by default....although many of the apps are 64 bit of course.
True, I don't even know how to enable it lol.
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In this regard Apple chose compatibility over 64-bit pureness, a decision that differs from the one Microsoft took. Different companies, different priorities.
Or Windows is such a mess that it would have been impossible to just boot with a 32 or 64-bit kernel and they had to create a whole different OS, whereas given OSX's unixy innards they got this ability almost for free.
I'm going with the Windows being a mess version
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There is no way to make this statement without sounding like a total wuss, but one of the biggest reasons I don't read a lot is that I get uncomfortable holding a book for too long. Perhaps my girlish arms can't handle the task, but if I read a book for any longer than 30 minutes I get into a never-ending cycle of rolling around in bed trying to find a comfortable position.
I do the vast majority of my reading on the train and it's not long enough for my arms to get tired, so I am not too worried about the weight of the iPad. The iPad weighs about the same or less than a 400+ page hard cover. That is not unreasonable. Although it is harder to hold with a single hand for any length of time longer than a couple minutes. However one advantage I can see with the iPad is that the weight is disturbed evenly. It is much more comfortable to read a heavier book when you are in the middle half of the book and the pages are more or less equal on both sides. But When you are starting or finishing the weight isn't distributed evenly in both hands.
Perhaps the iPad will encourage you to read more. I don't think it'll effect me reading books, but I bet I will be reading more magazines if I pick up the iPad. It will be great if I am on the train and I can choose between reading a book, magazine, instapaper, playing a game or watching a video all on one device.
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I'm looking forward to seeing if I can read off an ipad while it's in a case. The more I read about it, the more I'm starting to think the case is a necessary expense. I love that it stands the ipad up in 2 different ways and I've heard (much like the ipod) it can feel "slippy" in your hands. I surely don't want to watch a 2 hour movie holding this thing the whole time.
I think a case is a must. PC World did some stress testing on the iPad and dropping it on carpet put some lines in the LCD and face down on pavement did what you would expect and trashed the screen. Speaking from someone with a cracked iPhone screen it's not nearly as pretty with cracked glass.
I like his comments about comics on it, it's something that would be super-awesome but that'll take a decade before they even start to embrace stuff like this.
Interactive children's books eh? That's a pretty interesting idea.
Any of the Apple developers out there know, can you make money off of an app framework? I.e. can you sell a chunk of code that lets other people make stuff?
Or if I wanted to do that would I have to have my own App and have purchasable add-ons that I'd have to offer through my app?
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I have some pretty cool ideas for iPad apps. I mean serious ideas with the potential for an entire business model to be built around them. I just don't know any serious iPhone devs.
Yeah when I had lots of time I thought about getting into it but never did, there's one game I'd love to play on iPhone/iPad, and I'm sure there's lots of great ideas.
And now I don't have any time lol.
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If anyone else interested in the iPad as an ebook reader, here is a gushing review from Andy Ihnatko.
iBooks is worth the price alone for iPad as ebook reader
And that’s the same danger facing the iPad. It’s a tablet computer that can fulfill any function, provided that a developer write the app and Apple actually approves it for sale. But it’s just such a bloody good book reader that some folks will never wander far from its eBook functions. And why not? From one perspective, it’s hands-down the best book reader you can buy.
He answered some of concerns.
I’ve spent about eight hours reading iBooks. The iPad hardware and the software melt away almost immediately, just as they should in any good reader. Within a minute, you’re having the same immersive experience as you’d have with a printed edition,
Comparisons to traditional books render complaints about the iPad’s weight and size rather moot. True, the iPad does feel a bit heavy in my hands after a half an hour. But so does a thick paperback. Even my Kindle forces me to rest my support arm against something after a while.
It’s perfectly comfortable to read. The iPad has something that e-ink displays lack, too: backlighting. The LCD display wouldn’t work without it but it has the nice side-effect of providing your iBook with a built-in reading light.
Well, I took the iPad to an actual beach at high noon on a gorgeous cloudless New England day (gorgeous except for the 28 degree temperature and the howling winds, I should correct). I could read an iBook in sunlight just fine. It’s not nearly as contrasty and clear as a Kindle, of course. I’d say that it’s about as readable as a Kindle is via indirect indoor lighting. Strictly on the question of readability, I have to call this one a draw.
So that’s why I can confidently put the iPad at the top of the tree in the e-reader competition. If the price and the size aren’t obstacles to you, then it’s the clear winner. And we haven’t even covered the fact that reading books is only one of many, many things it does.
Tonight I saw an ipad ad and my wife turns to me and says we need that. When I told her they're not available yet she said well, order one when you can. I wasnt planning on getting one as we both have iPhones and Macbooks but I don't think i will point out the fact that we don't need it.
Here's an interesting alternative, it seems to check a bunch of boxes the ipad doesn't...some of the boxes are unimportant to me (fm radio) but others (sd slot and usb) are of interest. I'd be curious on price.
Can somebody please tell me the point of 1080p on an 11" screen? I have a 42" screen and I can't see the advantage. I suppose it's one of those things like megapixels ... it doesn't really do anything beyond looking good in an advertisement.
Can somebody please tell me the point of 1080p on an 11" screen? I have a 42" screen and I can't see the advantage. I suppose it's one of those things like megapixels ... it doesn't really do anything beyond looking good in an advertisement.
The screen on that ICD tablet isn't 1080p anyway. Perhaps it can send 1080p output to show on another screen.
So is this going to affect sales of the Iphone and the Ipod Touch? I guess depending on what you're looking for, cost is going to be a factor, but how many people are going to own all three plus have a Mac at home?
Also, has anyone heard of ICD before? The simple fact is that with the Ipod and Iphone Apple has a history of making reliable products.
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I caved and got myself a US iTunes account. I wanted to see iBooks and have easier access to the App store (rather than syncing with my wife's MacBook). It doesn't hurt to have access to all those apps we won't be able to get in Canada.
iBooks is pretty cool. I haven't used many ereaders so I probably don't have a very good point of reference. I like being able to view books in different font sizes or types depending on what I'm reading. I also like being able to get a decent preview of the book before purchasing it. Most have around 30 pages to read before you have to purchase it. The selection seems pretty good. They have all the titles from the authors I like reading.
I have to agree with Scott Kurtz that you need to get the case when you buy this. I bought one at the same time and I'm glad i did. It makes typing and holding much easier. I also agree that this thing was meant for comic books. They look and read awesome. Almost better than the real thing (this coming from a guy with a few thousand comics).
