Anyone get an iPAd yet?

[David Saraceno]

Well then, if the nephews couldn't put it down...
(My 5 year old niece does the same thing with my cat)

How good is the cat in accessing the internet, and downloading netflix flicks?

Pretty good with e mail.

We have a new kitty named Gabby.

Couldn't put her down either.

Neighbor came by today who isn't tech savvy.

Spent 10 minutes with our iPad, and the next three hours trying to find one in the area to buy.

If you don't get, I understand.

But a bunch of people do.

There are some early apps, and rumored ones that turn the iPad into a control surface for CC, for switching, etc.

Should be interesting

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Speaking of cats....

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[Mark Harris]

We're just about to meet with our first major software client for mobile and iPad. A major national magazine. Really hoping they listen to some of our ideas on this. So far, the magazine apps I've seen are really unimaginative and certainly not worth paying for.

 

[Simon Höfer]

Check this out:
http://clamcase.com/

An iPad case that transforms it into a notebook (without the real notebook functions of course )

 

[David Saraceno]

Saw that today.

Pretty damn cool.

And pricing looks to be about $125.00 based on their survey.

Also, look at this:

http://www.maclife.com/article/news/isequence_makes_beautiful_music_ipad

 

[ChipG]

The possibilities for the iPad are incredible, for an indie board I'm amazed at the lack of imagination of things it can be used for. It's not hard to develop software or hardware for it, Apple makes it so simple.

 

[Sad Max]

Sure, an app that wirelessly coordinates script revisions, call sheets, transpo forms, PA allocation, schedules, meetings and budgets, that intelligently distributes information based upon crew position and authority, with a walkie feature plus video as required so that meetings can take place on a distributed basis.

I also see grips eating them, in large numbers.

 

[ilauzirika]

The mirror like surface could be used as a reflector, you could Also lit a car interior with it.

Jokes aside, what sad max says sounds interesting!

 

[Sad Max]

If it can run flash or flash-like apps it would be a very handy self-contained playback device for animated graphics on set.

 

[TimurCivan]

Interesting theory by an author and former programmer about the future of computing and how it relates to the ipad--

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/why-steve-jobs-hates-flash.html#more

Finally, an answer.

Now i have mad respect for Jobs. Good on him for thinking forward.

Cloud computing may not be great, but its EASY and thats what sells in the world.

 

[TimurCivan]

I also see grips eating them, in large numbers.

I almost choked on my coffee i laughed so hard...

 

[Blaine]

I also see grips eating them, in large numbers.

Funniest thing I've heard all day. :grin::grin::thumbsup:

 

[ChipG]

The 3G iPads are all sold out around here at the Apple stores and Best Buy.

 

[David Saraceno]

Where's "here?"

Our neighbor tried to get any iPad locally over the last 10 days.

It didn't happen.

 

[ChipG]

Here is in the midwest but now the east and west coast waiting list is longer (for the 3G).

 

[Rick Meyer]

Cloud computing may not be great, but its EASY and thats what sells in the world.

I agree that this is where we are headed. Heck, we are already halfway there. But, what I don't understand is that if Jobs wants to be forward thinking (so that he can someday rule the world) and one step ahead of competitors, why not launch his own Google? Why not have an Apple-run, always in the cloud, search engine?

 

[TimurCivan]

Because apple is a hardware company. Jobs' brilliance with iphone/itouch/ipad is that other people make the software for his hardware, and he still gets a cut of it.....

 

[Rick Meyer]

Because apple is a hardware company. Jobs' brilliance with iphone/itouch/ipad is that other people make the software for his hardware, and he still gets a cut of it.....

Well, the deal with Job's is that Apple is a well run hardware/software company. He teeters on both sides. He has just enough software for his hardware to ensure his stuff is relevant. But, I think it's not just brilliance that explains his success. It's lack of competition. He's never had a company challenge him. Which explains his prices. But, in spite of that, they've remained innovative, interesting and at the forefront of technology.

So, I still don't understand why they don't just launch an iSearch or something ruther....

 

[Postmaster]

At least 90% of Apple is religion. That´s his secret of success.

Frank

 

[Rick Meyer]

At least 90% of Apple is religion. That´s his secret of success.

Frank

But, how did he get there? That is the real question.