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Summary below
(Recent at the top)
for gaming I think it will be a nice to have, and won’t be as much as a big deal for gaming as the current iPod Touch and iPhone.
So that’s it… To be honest that’s what I thought it would be… and it’s what I want as much for my full time job as a designer, as for gaming…
I still wanna know how hot that thing will get!
Probably not that hot — he said it was a single chip device. Lots of area to disperse that heat. – 148Apps
Hey, it’s magical. It won’t even use electricity, but fairy dust. – ThePortableGamer
fairy dust that Steve manufactures, of course. – ThePortableGamer
Ok — so pending the possible “One More Thing” that’s it for the iPad — what are your thoughts?
we’re hoping, but not holding our breath – ThePortableGamer
STOMPING the Kindle/Nook. STOMP STOMP STOMP!
nice little folding lap case here:
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iPad 32GB = $599, 64GB = $699 – 3G is an extra $130 for any of the 3 models. Available in 60 days – 90 for 3G
iPad Pricing: starts at $499
shipping in 60 days (worldwide for wifi models)
What does it cost / when can we get it? Any guesses now, before Steve tells us?
My guess: base price of 5 hundy, April. – Lyndon Perry
But thankfully FF will allow me to edit that comment, so my guess may change. – Lyndon Perry
$29 for unlimited data!!! – Chris H
Nice Lyndon! No witnesses to your guess either! 
– Melody
– MelodyB) – Lyndon Perry
Price is: not $999… it’s $499
Big question now — pricing. We now know there are multiple models from 16GB – 64GB. Probably at least 3 models. Will they be subsidized by cell phone carriers – I do not see a cell carrier logo at the top of the screen in the screen shots.
Data plan pricing…Drum roll
omg 250 mb is nothing – it’s another $30 a month. – ThePortableGamer
OOOH: “all models are unlocked and use GSM micro-SIMS” – ThePortableGamer
So, as we thought.. it’s all about the Apps/Games. Hardware-wise there are no huge surprises.. no natal like motion controls!
disappointed cuz i thought some sort of proximity sensor would be included…so far…underwhelming – brainno722 (Peter)
Proximity sensors are for the 2nd gen. – Marbru
Besides, the motion control patients are all wrapped up with Sony, Nintendo and M$, at least for stuff thats shipping – Marbru
iWork coming to the iPad!
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Pages, Keynote, and Numbers – 148Apps
I wonder how iWork for the iPad will be priced? Included with the device? – 148Apps
$9.99 for each of the 3 iWork apps – 148Apps
Numbers screen: http://www.blogcdn.com/www… – 148Apps
1 hour into the presentation, and Apple stock is down 1.5%
Now we get to some of the missing meat: what this can do that a laptop can do. iPhone can’t run iWork.
Or WoW. I want to run Molten Core on the iPad – Marbru
Hello, starving comic book artist? Come buy one of these babies.
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CRE anyone? – Melody
Killer Gaming App – World Of Warcraft. Come on, Blizzard!
Don’t mess with me. Is it the actual game? Or another armory app? – Melody
That’s it for the app demos. They all looked decent, but very safe and not really something we’ve never seen. Now Apple showing their ebook reader. App called iBooks.
EA showing Need for Speed
Need for Speed Shift, BTW. Looks very good. Question is, what will the controls be like. Will they be touch or tilt? The iPad has accelerometer built in. – 148Apps
I’d still rather see Real Racing – 148Apps
Screen: http://c0581892.cdn.cloudfiles… – 148Apps
Now showing MLB for the iPad — looks like a killer app for the baseball fan. Stats and live video. Box score, etc. A good use for the extra screen space.
Screen: http://c0581892.cdn.cloudfiles… – 148Apps
EA Just showed some sweet looking fullscreen NFS. Too bad we couldn’t have seen Mirror’s Edge.
change gears with a swift flick of your finger
Now showing Brushes update for the iPad — again, looks like a pretty amazing.
comic book artists just had a collective orgasm. – ThePortableGamer
Nova HD (as I’m dubbing it) looks sweeet!
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Tablet runs all iPhone apps either in a box or pixel doubled
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.. either full size.. or scaled down to iphone size… like an emulator
Asphalt running on iPad… run apps unmodified
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AppStore news coming… this is the meat and potatoes as far as I’m concerned
16GB – 64GB of flash storage
10 hours battery
1GHz. 16, 32, or 64GB of flash storage
1Ghz – single chip that screams
I love that I got a nook on Saturday. Really love it.
Way to brag. Sheesh. Some of us don’t have one yet. – Melody
– MelodyThe lack of flash could be a problem… especially for page turning style online magazines.
doesn’t html5 cover that? – ThePortableGamer
We won’t see flash on this or the iPhone. With HTML5 it’s not needed. Not to mention it’s insecure and horribly maintained by Adobe. (Macromedia was better) – 148Apps
OK, Steve. Could you just kill the Kindle/nook already? Sheesh.
What do you all think that little keyboard button means? bluetooth? I hope so.
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flip up… flip down? – You
Sadly I think it’s the hide keyboard button, like on the iPhone – Mark H
It’s a keyboard with a little down arrow — hide keyboard? – 148Apps
the Apple wireless aluminum keyboard just had a firmware update a few days ago. I’m guessing the update has support for the iPad. – Joe Perrin
Great for movies on the lav!
Can anyone see how he is typing on this? Is he thumbing or one-handing it? I would think angled on your lap would be at an inconvenient angle.
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double handed says this guy: http://live.gdgt.com/2010… – Diego Petrucci
Steve has three hands… surely.. the god hand! -
It looks amazing!
and yet, nothing so far that compels me to buy it. Can do all of this on my WAY cheaper netbook and iPhone. – ThePortableGamer
So far, I hope, he is covering the basics for the traditional media. The transformers part will be later. “One more thing, its a Decepticon! iPad transform!” – Marbru
It’s a large iPhone
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with included iPhone app icons. w00t! our logo still has cache. – ThePortableGamer
please tell me those tiny icons are a joke – Diego Petrucci
No Flash – you must be kidding! – Arnaud Fischer
Apparently, Steve thinks this is more capable than a smartphone. Like the…iPhone? Kinda hedging his bets, I think
I still think they don’t really need it between the laptop and iPhone, but I’ll still get one! -
Seriously – this needs to go on “Stuff White People Like”
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Pretty interesting how quickly they got down to business, not like the 3GS event where they spent ages on other, comparatively minor, launches.
yeah, I thought he was gonna mess with us for a while…”but before THAT…” – ThePortableGamer
I WIN! see comment below: i called it.
Drum roll please…. it’s called the iPad
