I'm not quite sold on 3G connectivity. It is expensive and slow and I use my iPad almost exclusively where I have a WiFi connection.
Typing on the iPad is so-so. There is a new input method for Android that looks pretty sweet though, called Swype: http://www.swypeinc.com/ The Samsung Galaxy seems to support it out of the box, which is cool. Android also supports voice input for most any text input which can be nice in some situations. A small tablet isn't going to supplant my laptop any time in the next year for development. On the other hand, meetings, taking notes, sitting on the couch and checking email..it's a nice form factor. The iPad is on the expensive side for that. I only have one because we're working on a business app for it. But the Archos 101 is only $300 and that is starting to get more reasonable. Price pressure is definitely trending things downward. Judah On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Cell Phone data link will be used in cases where WiFi is not available. > And so too the Voice Over IP. > > You can do some very cool video conferencing things with a tablet and > a data link that you can't do with a smaller screen cell phone. > > I'm looking forward to when I can replace my notebook with a device > that allows me to take notes, display email, bring up websites, > annotate documents etc. in the size and form factor of say a Kindle. > So if the Samsung Tablet can do that then yup that's what I'll be > going to meetings with. > > On 3 September 2010 13:10, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >> But everyone already has a cell phone. >> >> Still useless for calls without wifi >> >> OK, an ebook is great for the train or the plane I guess but at home >> use you're laptop. >> >> That wouldn't impress me. Seriously, people wasting money on the >> latest tech junk to look impressive has the opposite effect. Can you >> type on it? Is it going to replace your laptop and your phone or is it >> just more crap you have to carry around? I can see it one day >> replacing the laptop but It would need a stand to hold it up and a >> keyboard to attach to it. Oh wait, now it's a laptop. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326856 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
