Apple iPad Reviewed 443
adeelarshad82 writes "Since the iPad's initial introduction back in January, many of us still wonder why we should drop hundreds of dollars for what is termed as a large iPod. Missing features like support for multitasking, a built-in camera for video chats, and Flash support in Safari only add to the dilemma. However, a recently published review of the iPad starts to clear up these doubts. To begin with, the iPad is packing some real quality gear under the hood. Even though the in-house-designed 1GHz A4 chip got little official comment from Apple, the touch screen's instantaneous responses prove that it is outstandingly fast. Furthermore, the iPad runs iPhone OS 3.2, and is currently the only device that runs this version of the operating system. iPad's graphics capabilities come from a PowerVR SGX GPU, similar to the one found in the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch. It can render about 28 million polygons/second, which is more powerful than the Qualcomm Snapdragon found in devices like the HTC HD2. Also, iPad's extraordinary battery life is not just a myth. According to the lab tests, the battery netted a respectable 9 hours and 25 minutes, very close to Apple's claims of 10 hours."
Here come the DRM whiners (Score:5, Funny)
Let me ask you something in advance of the inevitable comments, for a chance: do you complain because the firmware in your TV set, microwave oven, and dishwasher is "locked down," too?
April 1st (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So it is... (Score:4, Funny)
i didn't know ACs now have a built-in post delay of three months...
Secicolon splice (Score:5, Funny)
A semicolon splice? You don't see many of those around.
Re:Here come the DRM whiners (Score:5, Funny)
Finally. Proper audio support (Score:4, Funny)
Since the disco era, there has been this constant push for more bass, to the point where the drive to get lower has become a caricature of itself in places like Miami and Los Angeles. True audio lovers know bass is only one aspect of a rich audio experience.
So when I hear that Apple is turning bass way back, I know they are answering the prayers of audiophiles. Finally a company with the balls to do the right thing.
Thank you Apple!
AAAH!!! (Score:4, Funny)
* ducks *
Re:Finally. Proper audio support (Score:5, Funny)
What's that sound? It's a low rumbling.. oh now it's getting closer - is it a really big bird? Is it a plane? Oh, no, it's, it's..
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHH!!
Re:So what? (Score:3, Funny)
For all I care it can have a Ferrarri F1 car under its skin ... I mean, who cares if it doesn't do anything particulary usefull?
Because it doesn't do anything particularly useful really fast!
Actually, most of the world's population don't do anything particularly useful either. So a device that doesn't do anything particularly useful is an ideal gift for them.
Re:Don't Support Closed Systems... (Score:1, Funny)
Why did you change the subject to Android?
Portal (Score:5, Funny)
It's a real shame about the missing webcam. They'd make such nice portals if they had them:
Put two iPads back-to-back. You could see right through them.
Put two iPads on opposite sides of a wall. Instant window.
Mount an iPad in the kitchen; mail another to grandma and grandpa. An intergenerational wormhole for family to stay in touch.
Mash up a classroom full of iPads with chat roulette. Try to figure out who's match with whom. Turn to face a neighbor to make the longest continuous viewing path.
Two iPads, one bed. Fun views for you and your partner.
Re:So it is... (Score:4, Funny)
So it IS just a large ipod!
My daughter calls it an iTouch for fat people!
Re:Finally. Proper audio support (Score:3, Funny)