Mostly but there are some differences. No camera or mic. There are some special added navigation techniques and menus for web browsing and reading books which are different from the iPhone/Touch.
But yeah, a bit iTouch with a data connection is a rough way of looking at it. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net>wrote: > Isn't it just a bigger iPhone Touch? > > > On 1/27/2010 6:58 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: > >> Jailbreak FTW. >> >> Makes my iPhone twice as useful as before. >> >> --------------------------- >> Brian Weeden >> Technical Advisor >> Secure World Foundation<http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> >> >> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada >> +1 (202) 683-8534 US >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Bryan Seitz<se...@bsd-unix.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Except it's not a PC, it has the stupid App store, and will be locked >>> down >>> / GAY. >>> (And I'm an Apple fan boy). >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 03:36:00PM -0800, maccrawj wrote: >>> >>> >>>> No rant, simple statement that no matter how good it just another PC >>>> with >>>> >>>> >>> a different >>> >>> >>>> OS on it. Sad thing is we revert to 1984 pre-clone revolution if we go >>>> >>>> >>> down this path >>> >>> >>>> hence no matter how good, it must die. >>>> >>>> That said Tablets interest me though my next portable likely will be an >>>> >>>> >>> ION based >>> >>> >>>> netbook. >>>> >>>> On 1/27/2010 1:25 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> So I'll bring it up: what do people think of the iPad? I can already >>>>> >>>>> >>>> guess >>> >>> >>>> at the level of disinterest and disdain on this list (so no need to >>>>> >>>>> >>>> vent it >>> >>> >>>> here in response), so what I'm more looking for is more factual >>>>> >>>>> >>>> evaluations >>> >>> >>>> of the features and how it compares to equivalent solutions out there >>>>> >>>>> >>>> now, >>> >>> >>>> or that people expect to come out in the next few months. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have a T61 but it's getting old and would like to get a tablet >>>>> >>>>> >>>> PC-type of >>> >>> >>>> device, and am expecting that the upcoming Win7 tablets should blow the >>>>> >>>>> >>>> iPad >>> >>> >>>> out of the water in price and features right? Anyone got their eye on >>>>> >>>>> >>>> a >>> >>> >>>> particular one coming out soon? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> BINO >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> Bryan G. Seitz >>> >>> >> > >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2650 - Release Date: 01/27/10 >> 14:36:00 >> >> >> >
