Thanks Owen. I'll just wipe the drool off of the inside of my monitor now...
;-} --Doug On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > I'm surprised at how good the critter seems. My main concern is that it > doesn't have a camera, so skype would be somewhat disabled. But that seems > to be the only serious lack, and will likely be there for future versions. > > Amazingly, the iPhone/Touch apps work with the iPad, in 2x mode. So it > starts out with a LOT of apps. The NYTimes app looks great! MLB (baseball > for folks not in the know) built an interactive view of real-time games. > > Games are touch enabled, and use the positional controls as well. The art > program, Brushes, is really cool .. very Santa Fe. The stunt of a new SDK, > that integrates both iPhone and iPad. EASports has already converted many > of their apps to the iPad. > > And it works with a bluetooth keyboard, thereby being a "laptop" when > needed. That was my greatest concern. I can't believe I've watched the > keynote -- 1.5 hrs! > > It is NOT just a laptop. The apps really are different. Homage made to > Kindle, then iBooks shown which is really killer. The iTunes is now adding > books to their media world. > > Boy was I skeptical. But I've gotten in line, and will buy one asap! And > its the same cost as the large Kindle DX. If it gets the battery life it > claims (10 hrs) .. even 5 would be great for me. I sure hope it can use > Java for NetLogo! We'll see. > > Sure there's a lot to sneer at, but this is really yet another apple game > changer. > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts drobe...@rti.org d...@parrot-farm.net 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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