Heard of this? Apple "iSlate"
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Dunno if anyone has mentioned it, but apparently kindle (the kindle?) is incredibly easy on the eyes (and batteries) cuz it's OLED and doesn't need to be backlit, unlike the ipad
Bekanor
Renegade Folk Hero
They certainly issue a confident middle finger to everyone who has ever said "You can't curl up with an e-book".
They are probably a bit harder on the eyes than an actual book for most people. Though these days I think people in general are more accustomed to looking at screens for extended periods of time so maybe that won't even be an issue soon.
On the first paragraph, that's what I had in mind - I doubt that people are going to go far out of their way to adopt all-in-one things, and I expect the transition to be as much accidental as anything else.
The Kindle, if it weren't for the DRM and general creepiness, could do a lot. Annotation and collaboration, though, pull tablets well clear of 'overkill' territory.
I wouldn't count on the supply level leading to price drops, since so many tablets have already been around for so long - new ones will be artificially overpriced until this iSlate, or some other new thing, actually seem like a threat.
Jeff
The Kindle, if it weren't for the DRM and general creepiness, could do a lot. Annotation and collaboration, though, pull tablets well clear of 'overkill' territory.
I wouldn't count on the supply level leading to price drops, since so many tablets have already been around for so long - new ones will be artificially overpriced until this iSlate, or some other new thing, actually seem like a threat.
Jeff
ParsonsMatt
Alas, Tyranny
No, they use electric ink.. My dad has one, and its seriously like reading a book.
Bekanor
Renegade Folk Hero
That's what I mean when I mention the symbiotic relationship between technology and purpose. You could use a tablet as a simple display device, showing presentation material and still keeping the general one-way communication format of most presentations. In that sense employing a tablet PC to perform that one very simple task seems like wasted capability, unless you evolve the presentation format to be an interactive experience like you said, then you have technology evolving purpose which in that particular application would be a godsend. I can't imagine how much my attendance would improve if my lectures weren't some dull old geek reading off powerpoint slides.
ParsonsMatt
Alas, Tyranny
To me, the big deal with tablets (and other computer devices) is portability -- There are really 3 classes of portability as far as I am concerned:
1) Can't easily move it. This would be a desktop PC.
2) Can put it in a bag and carry it with you. The two sub-classes really just summarize the markets that these things go after, but they are functionally equally portable.
2a) Laptop -- High price, higher performance, less portable
2b) Netbook -- Low price, lower performance, more portable.
3) Fits in your pocket. This is an iPhone, Blackberry, etc...
The iPad has the performance of 3 with the portability of 2. It can't compete with either group effectively, because it lacks the power and features of the items in its size class, and it lacks the portability of the other items in its performance class.
When you can get a fully capable PC in your pocket... then we'll talk.
1) Can't easily move it. This would be a desktop PC.
2) Can put it in a bag and carry it with you. The two sub-classes really just summarize the markets that these things go after, but they are functionally equally portable.
2a) Laptop -- High price, higher performance, less portable
2b) Netbook -- Low price, lower performance, more portable.
3) Fits in your pocket. This is an iPhone, Blackberry, etc...
The iPad has the performance of 3 with the portability of 2. It can't compete with either group effectively, because it lacks the power and features of the items in its size class, and it lacks the portability of the other items in its performance class.
When you can get a fully capable PC in your pocket... then we'll talk.
If your definition of 'capable' is like mine, then a netbook in BDU cargo pockets satisfies this.
Jeff
Bekanor
Renegade Folk Hero
Man I haven't even thought about B&B in aaaaaages!
I'm pretty sure I have the whole series or most of it on DVDs stashed away somewhere, probably in the same place as my Ren and Stimpy and The Tick, I gotta' dig them and get a stew on, so to speak.
