It's official now - Apple will take over the world

[Tilted]

I can browse the internet almost flawlessly on my iphone. Movies... really? You are going to download a movie on to a 10" screen just to watch it on a tablet? In your house? Waiting for it to load via a slow as #### dock/wifi? Books, sure it might have a market for books, but even the kindle has a pretty small market, plus it is far cheaper.

The Kindle can't even hold a candle to this device. And, you can't exactly carry a TV on the road with you. This will eventually change the idea of having stationary TVs all over the place. Your media will travel with you - you will watch it, or read it, or listen to it wherever you want - inside your house and outside it. It will conform to your life - not you to it.

 

[OoberBoober]

What do you mean? This is how content creators will deliver their content. It will be cheaper than conventional methods of delivery, easier than conventional methods of delivery, and more customizable and interactive than conventional methods of delivery.

This is not a netbook - it is much more than that.

I have a big library of .mkv videos, please tell me how I get those onto my iPad.

 

[OoberBoober]

The Kindle can't even hold a candle to this device. And, you can't exactly carry a TV on the road with you. This will eventually change the idea of having stationary TVs all over the place. Your media will travel with you - you will watch it, or read it, or listen to it wherever you want - inside your house and outside it. It will conform to your life - not you to it.

The infrastructure required to even try this is beyond your imagination. I know, japan already has TV that streams directy to their phones. The only reason they can do that is because they have an island to broadcast to.

Please, show me how this can display tv? It can't even look at youtube with out an app.

 

[somdfunguy]

I have a big library of .mkv videos, please tell me how I get those onto my iPad.

have to convert, but most people dont have .mkv or even know what that is. this is for the masses not the few and yes I know that few in this case is millions (.mkv users.) you make a product to market to the masses.

 

[Nickel]

I cannot stand that name. It sounds like Apple's version of a feminine hygiene product.

:giggle:

 

[somdfunguy]

The infrastructure required to even try this is beyond your imagination. I know, japan already has TV that streams directy to their phones. The only reason they can do that is because they have an island to broadcast to.

Please, show me how this can display tv? It can't even look at youtube with out an app.

that's the point. you make something that uses apps. apps are easy to understand and use for the masses. why is there a need to watch youtube with out an app on this?

 

[Tilted]

I have a big library of .mkv videos, please tell me how I get those onto my iPad.

I have no idea. That's the point you are missing - this will change the notion of media ownership. You won't 'own' limited pieces of media, to be laying around, not getting used, for those few moments when you actually want to use that particular piece. Media will be something you use - whenever you want, whatever you want. Everything is at your finger tips at almost anytime - you don't have to buy a particular movie in case you want to watch it some day. When you want to watch it, you do - wherever you are.

Media delivery systems, and their pricing models, will change. On the whole, media use will be cheaper and more accessible.

 

[OoberBoober]

have to convert, but most people dont have .mkv or even know what that is. this is for the masses not the few and yes I know that few in this case is millions (.mkv users.) you make a product to market to the masses.

And thats my point. This and almost all apple apps don't allow you to transfer data, they don't allow you to install codecs, or display .tiff images (guessing here). That is why this will never work as a multimedia device.

 

[OoberBoober]

I have no idea. That's the point you are missing - this will change the notion of media ownership. You won't 'own' limited pieces of media, to be laying around, not getting used, for those few moments when you actually want to use that particular piece. Media will be something you use - whenever you want, whatever you want. Everything is at your finger tips at almost anytime - you don't have to buy a particular movie in case you want to watch it some day. When you want to watch it, you do - wherever you are.

Media delivery systems, and their pricing models, will change. On the whole, media use will be cheaper and more accessible.

You have no concept of bandwidth do you?

 

[somdfunguy]

And thats my point. This and almost all apple apps don't allow you to transfer data, they don't allow you to install codecs, or display .tiff images (guessing here). That is why this will never work as a multimedia device.

not for you because you like to do more, but for those that just want simple easy to use things this will. you didnt answer my question, if you have an app that does it then why would you want to do it another way? if you need a pc you have one to do what you want with it. this is not a pc replacement.

 

[somdfunguy]

You have no concept of bandwidth do you?

I stream movies and tv all the time from the net. I don't ever have issues anymore. On a cell Ive used sprint tv and it works great.

 

[Tilted]

You have no concept of bandwidth do you?

I most certainly do. Do you think the world is a static place, or do you understand that we change it?

Besides, a large portion of the data transfer done with these devices will occur in the home - it won't be an increase in content traffic, but it will be a more convenient use of it. We'll have fewer TVs, DVD players, gaming systems, book shelves, etc. - we'll have these types of devices instead.

It's okay, it took some people a while to understand how important fire was and how profoundly it will change people's lives.

 

[somdfunguy]

It's okay, it took some people a while to understand how important fire was and how profoundly it will change people's lives.

I would like to state that I think this will have a market, but I have a different view then you. I dont think this is as important as fire

 

[puggymom]

:giggle:

I am just so glad I am not the only one. Some friends were chatting about it on FB and I kept thinking it was a typo. I had to google it to see what it even was.

 

[Baz]

Its a netbook replacement. It will have a market.

If you get the decked out, most expensive model is it a MaxiPad?

Personally, I'd rather have a netbook. Cheaper and more powerful. Real keyboard built in, too.

 

[somdfunguy]

If you get the decked out, most expensive model is it a MaxiPad?

 

[OoberBoober]

I would like to state that I think this will have a market, but I have a different view then you. I dont think this is as important as fire

Oh it will have a market, it is an apple product. Infact we will probably see atleast 2 or 3 more generations. But it WILL be a fad nothing but a gimick. Take a look any where on the net and you will see the truth. Everyone thinks apple way over hyped this. It IS a 10" iPhone with out the phone part.

 

[Tilted]

I would like to state that I think this will have a market, but I have a different view then you. I dont think this is as important as fire

Yeah - fire was intentional hyperbole. Point being, revolutions often happen unnoticed under our feet. This is a revolutionary product and will revolutionize media content delivery, and the way we interact with it. When you try to analyze what something will mean, but you limit yourself to conventional operational models (and the incidental details of those models), you prevent yourself from being able to see the big picture. People are kinda myopic - but that's okay, we only need a few Steve Jobs.

This is far from being a cool toy or a neat gadget. When we look back in 3 or 4 years, we will all realize that.

 

[OoberBoober]

Yeah - fire was intentional hyperbole. Point being, revolutions often happen unnoticed under our feet. This is a revolutionary product and will revolutionize media content delivery, and the way we interact with it. When you try to analyze what something will mean, but you limit yourself to conventional operational models (and the incidental details of those models), you prevent yourself from being able to see the big picture. People are kinda myopic - but that's okay, we only need a few Steve Jobs.

This is far from being a cool toy or a neat gadget. When we look back in 3 or 4 years, we will all realize that.

Please read up on some comments.

Apple iPad: Everything You Need to Know - apple ipad - Gizmodo

 

[somdfunguy]

Oh it will have a market, it is an apple product. Infact we will probably see atleast 2 or 3 more generations. But it WILL be a fad nothing but a gimick. Take a look any where on the net and you will see the truth. Everyone thinks apple way over hyped this. It IS a 10" iPhone with out the phone part.

I would say that it was over hyped by the media not Apple. Media wants money, Apple has fans, talk about Apple and you make money. No different than sites like TMZ and so called stars.