Posted on 05/15/2010 3:52:04 PM PDT by Swordmaker
I don’t really need a camera on my iPad. I have a DSLR for pictures which I can connect to the pad. I have no desire to make video calls either. I do have a camera on my iPhone though.
The iPad, and iPhone too for that matter, multi-task just fine. The issue is in software. For the iPhone, Apple wanted to make sure that the device’s core functions (you know, being a phone first) were not compromised, not to mention battery life, so decisions were made as to what apps would be allowed to multi-task. They have continued to work the issue on the OS level and iPhone OS 4 will allow for more apps to multi-task.
Correct, there is no iPad specific Skype app. There is an iPhone version that I don’t see why it couldn’t run on the iPad. The interface may not look as elegant scaled up 2x, but you’re really only using it to make calls. Now the multi-task issue would be a problem. You’d have to stay in the app to keep you call going. I think. Don’t have any experience with it so I can’t say for sure.
Please explain to me how you’re going to use the mouse over functionality of Flash on a touch device? And for the record: Flash is a buggy and bloated, battery sucking application. It doesn’t matter on what platform you’re talking about. Flash needs to go.
USB? Why, you going to carry around a 1TB USB drive with you? A printer perhaps?
No need to kill anything Apple related. If people like them, so what? No his forced or coerced to buy an Apple product of any kind.
Not really mixed signals if you're using them for different things. Pick the right tool for the job and all, right?
Jerry Jones could use that monsterous video board at Cowboys Stadium as one huge iPad. Think how neat that would look. It would be a problem getting up to the screen to touch it, though. It is 90 feet above the field.
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