Well said, Bryan Dannie \ On 20 Jan 2010, at 22:16, Bryan Smart wrote:
> Well, William, sighted people like larger screens. A tablet can include a > larger battery, faster processor, and more storage. A big touch screen makes > apps possible that don't work well on small screens, such as apps that let > you draw with your finger, highlight passages in books with your finger, and > complex apps that need to display more than just a few little icons at a > time. A tablet can be thinner and lighter than a laptop, since there is no > need for pieces like a keyboard, track pad, or the palm rest areas that are > part of a clamshell laptop design. > > In short, working a touch device like the IPhone is easier for most sighted > people to learn than even a mouse-driven computer interface, but an IPhone or > IPod Touch is too small and under-powered to replace a computer for many > tasks. So the tablet will be easy to use like an IPhone, but provide the > computing power that the IPhone lacks. If you type a lot, then you'll > probably want an external keyboard. Most of the time, though, people don't > type much more than short fragments, and on-screen keyboards are fine for > that. > > Plus, keep in mind that the wants and preferences of sighted people don't > necessarily line up with what a blind person considers when deciding on the > merits of a computing device. A tablet may or may not be a good way for a > blind person to compute. I think that many sighted people will like it, > though. It wasn't very long ago when most blind people would quickly dismiss > any idea that a blind person might prefer using any device with a touch > screen interface. Certainly, we all don't prefer the IPhone, but many people > use it just fine. Who knows what using the tablet will be like. I'll wait > until I've used one before drawing my conclusions. I'm sure that it will be > fascinating, even if I end up not choosing to routinely use it. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:23 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple tablet > > Maybe the tablet will be more like Apple's version of a netbook. Yes, you > can do a lot on an Iphone, but I believe it has some limitations such as only > being able to run one program at a time. That's OK for a phone, but maybe > not for a netbook type device. > > On Jan 20, 2010, at 1:28 PM, william lomas wrote: > >> hi all >> >> >> I heard apple are going to release an apple tablet. what is the point of >> this? one can buy an ipod touch and or iphone and use safari, email, have an >> ipod, play games, have business applications etc, so is there really a need >> for a tablet device? >> Would be interested to read constructive ideas as to why a tablet >> would be needed Will >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
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