I found it interesting that the ipad has 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 ppi. That's a high res monitor. I'd like one mainly for reading on airplanes and in hotel rooms, but using it for photo storage and review would be nice as well. However, I don't travel as much as I once did, so I can't really justify it at the moment. I also want to wait for generation two. If the iphone is a model for the rollout here, the next version of ipad will be a significant step up. Paul On Feb 3, 2010, at 11:33 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
> Why do people keep saying that the iPad has no USB? It has the 30-pin iPod > connector which will have a USB adaptor available. (Though I expect any > connected USB device will need to be self-powered.) > > I'll buy an iPad to travel with when: > a. I can put Lightroom or a compatible on it, so > b. When I download photos I'll be able to tag, rate, etc. and then > c. When I get home I can move the photos to permanent storage with > preliminary ratings etc. preserved. > d. And when I am home, the iPad should function as a graphic tablet for use > with LR, Photoshop etc. > > It'll be a big improvement over the iPhone for navigating via Google maps. > Wonderful for slide-shows. > Would be nice to have the Pentax Remote installed, combination of size and > battery life would be an improvement over using a laptop. To say nothing of > the touch-screen controls. > > stan > > On Feb 3, 2010, at 6:34 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> From: paul stenquist >>> Good idea. Electronic textbooks are starting to appear. It won't be long >>> until they're the status quo. Paul >>> On Feb 3, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >>>>> Here is my idea of a runaway hit for the iPad. >>>>> 1) Make it multitask apps - you'll see why in a minute >>>>> 2) Negotiate with College Textbook publishers for ebooks of all >>>>> textbooks - $50 a pop - way cheaper than the printed ones, but COGS >>>>> is low >>>>> 3) Have a decent note taking app >>>>> 4) Have a small, decent word processor >>>>> 5) sell to college students instead of a laptop >>>>>> I have two girls in college. Books are outrageous in price. The >>>>> battery life of the iPad and ebooks would work perfectly for them. >>>>> Beyond lots of web surfing/social networking, just lightweight word >>>>> processing is needed. The appeal of the iPad would be embraced by >>>>> that group. The price is a no brainer because I wouldn't have to buy >>>>> them a laptop and the cost of college texts would more than pay for >>>>> the device the first year. >>>>> >> >> Interestingly, I was reading in another forum about Apple's effect on the >> prices of ebooks. >> >> Apparently Steve Jobs at Apple was a prime mover behind major textbook >> publisher MacMillan's decision extort higher prices from Amazon for their >> books on Amazon's Kindle. >> >> Higher prices for ebooks diminish the Kindle's price advantage. >> >> As for the ipad ... well, it doesn't multi-task, and Apple appears prepared >> to continue the same restrictive tactics they've adopted regarding iphone >> apps, so it's a forlorn hope getting a decent note taking app or small >> decent word processor. >> >> And there's no USB, it's Wi-Fi only, so you're going to have to buy them a >> laptop anyway. >> >> You can get a decent netbook and a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet for the price of >> the basic ipad, and they WILL multitask and DO have USB already. >> >> Did someone else post this here? Or did I find it somewhere else? >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXpbGaIkPlw >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
