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Originally posted by WittyHandle No matter how wicked they are, you'll break them the first time you sit down.

No, the LG Android tablet is a "glasses-free" 3D tablet.

(like the new Nintendo 3D-S units that are out)

I'm an IT guy, and being able to walk around my office and enter information is going to be very very useful. I already do it on my phone, but the screen is too small for some of the spreadsheets and docs that I am looking at.

I have wanted a tablet for 10 years. I have had every major platform for PDA/PPC/Smart phone in the last 10 years, and I am excited to finally see tablets coming out.

The iPad is really for content consumption, which is why I have been holding out for the Adam. The ability to actually plug in USB devices to it, makes a huge diff IMO. Couple that with HDMI out, and it is basically a laptop, but more portable. The iPad has the exact same problems the iphone does, and iOS does, it is too hard to get stuff on and off the damn device! Plug in a sd card? nope. Plug it into any computer and load up files? nope. You have to go through their systems which makes it much less flexible. This isn't going to be a problem with some other tablets.

The other reason I am getting the Adam, is because of the Pixel Qi screen. You can actually read it without a backlight (and in the sun!), which you cannot with any other LCD. This means, for me it will double as an eReader as well. Having so many technical documents and 'text books' will be very handy.

I have a netbook, and a regular laptop, and I want something in the middle, which I believe is a tablet. I even modded out my netbook at one point and put in a touch screen, but it just wasn't up to par.

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Originally posted by Dior Homme As cool as that is, I would be weary of having that on my knee because it looks like it has to be COMPLETELY STILL in order for it to work.

Ahh...did you not see them swiveling it around? Quite a bit of movement required for a racing game, like they were playing.

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Originally posted by Orko Ahh...did you not see them swiveling it around? Quite a bit of movement required for a racing game, like they were playing. I have a netbook, and a regular laptop, and I want something in the middle, which I believe is a tablet. I even modded out my netbook at one point and put in a touch screen, but it just wasn't up to par.

ya i did, but for normal uses like on a chair or couch it may seem like it could fall off your knee (as a whole stand+tablet) if the strap/wire wasnt wrapped around your leg... which is kinda extreme if i really want to keep it still seems bothersome.

its a cool concept.. something that was bound to be invented anyway.

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Originally posted by KStuff Tabs are huge for me. I can typically have 5-10 tabs open at a time, using middle click (mouse) or ctrl-click (trackpad) to surf with great efficiency. Using a tablet just seems slow and inefficient, even if individual pages open quickly.

It all depends on the app. If you have only ever experienced the iPad you are going to be frustrated. With android you can install many different types of browsers.

The custom browser developed for the Adam is all about tabs.

Was gonna pick up an iPad, ended up with a Macbook Air instead

tablets are marketing fad that is NOT NEW.

tablets have been around for yrs... thanks to the apple marketing machine dolts are eating it up like its so great.

just get a netbook/computer.

Of course they aren't new, but technology is evolving. And its not because Apple came out with a tablet that people are now finally buying one. But more and more purposes for them are being found.

Netbooks attention is now shifting into tablet form. Tablets perform similar and different functions anyway.

plus I'm sure every company is trying to phase out netbooks... there's literally no margin on them

loving all the different products that are bubbling up, can't wait to try the playbook especially. maybe, just maybe, it takes rim off the backburner as they have been absolutely left behind the last year or two

there is another application for the ipad that i've been looking into.

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Originally posted by Orko I just orderded a Notion Ink Adam: Smokes the ipad, same guts as the Xoom and most other high-end Android tablets coming out. But, it also has: - HDMI out - USB hosts - swivel camera - Pixel Qi screen - ability to be used like a drawing tablet

If tablet PCs in the $500.00 price range become capable of taking hand-written notes like my newly acquired convertible Fujitsu t730 win7 P, it'll start making me feel like I made my purchase too early!

I sell off customized business solutions, so I personally need a device for heavy content creation as badly as I need it for content consumption. On a daily basis I compose presentations from many different sources, present documents/apps/videos on the fly (and when your brand isn't not well recognized - your first impression CAN be your last so make it good & be prepared!!), take notes during meetings, etc. This Fujitsu is like a blessing, its only disadvantages being maybe the price and weight! But I calculated that if this speeds up the sales cycle of 1 or 2 sales... the price is already justified!

I'm still probably going to purchase the PlayBook, based on what I am seeing, it will have amazing utility in basic marketing activities (i.e. whether its trade shows, coffee shop sitdowns, door to door, or just used to "back up what you're saying", etc).

Personally I don't give a damn about surfing the web at Starbucks (that's just a nice bonus) - I'm paid for sales. My time is extremely important and all this tablet technology was needed 10 years ago for the "common" mobile professional.

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Originally posted by Orko If you want to use your tablet on your lap: It comes out in April, and is doing pre-orders now. I'll probably get one; ingenious little thing!

For the male laptop users... be warned, your balls are getting cooked if you have it on your lap for long durations.

ipad2 is coming out in March so current models will be much cheaper soon

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Originally posted by Dior Homme Of course they aren't new, but technology is evolving. And its not because Apple came out with a tablet that people are now finally buying one. But more and more purposes for them are being found. Netbooks attention is now shifting into tablet form. Tablets perform similar and different functions anyway.

i bet you go in the apple store every time you visit the mall...

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Originally posted by Euphorica i bet you go in the apple store every time you visit the mall...

No, and it smells like b.o. every time i do.

Ipad 2 just unveiled.... the only thing that gets me is the battery life, its thin, cheaper (surprisingly!) than other tablets and also has facetime.

I would still like to get my hands on a xoom.


http://www.apple.com/ca/ipad/

Not much going on with this, but that was expected. Also, look out for the announcement of the iPad 3 in august/september, to be release in october!

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Originally posted by Sasha when is it out?

April 10th

http://crackberry.com/blackberry-pl...unch-april-10th




http://apps.facebook.com/yourlifeonplaybook

This is kinda cool!

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Originally posted by Mach X April 10th http://crackberry.com/blackberry-pl...unch-april-10th http://apps.facebook.com/yourlifeonplaybook This is kinda cool!

a lil more info

http://us.blackberry.com/playbook-tablet/

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Originally posted by urban_legend I had quake 3, 3 HD videos and 5 apps all running at the same time. With HTML5 and Adobe Flash support this thing blows teh Ipad outta the water. I can;t comment on the Android device but anyone who gets an Ipad is retarded.

You were playing Quake 3 on the Playbook?

sold....


waiting anxiously for that.

My biggest gripe with the Playbook is its lack of SD card compatibility

I love SD cards, use them for all my cameras, my Torch uses it, I use them in my deck in my car for my tunes, easy to bring movies or other media in a small package....

Would make it much easier to take media from the camera to the playbook, or music from my laptop to car to playbook, and for movies as well. Ohh well

Nobody will buy a Playbook

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Nobody will buy a Playbook

why?

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Originally posted by Mach X My biggest gripe with the Playbook is its lack of SD card compatibility I love SD cards, use them for all my cameras, my Torch uses it, I use them in my deck in my car for my tunes, easy to bring movies or other media in a small package.... Would make it much easier to take media from the camera to the playbook, or music from my laptop to car to playbook, and for movies as well. Ohh well

Trust me, the next version (also with every other tablet) will have SD card support. I don't like it but they need something new to add to the previous model each and every time.

what i dont like and foresee in the future is that tablets are not as disposable as cell phones. people can upgrade cellphones each year, twice a year etc., but will not upgrade tablets at the same rate. maybe because they dont have or will have a use of it as much as cellphones. unless its completely dependent on your position/business.

RIM's OS is slowly dying out thanks to Apple and Android. I'd stay away from any BB products. I personally have a 64gb ipad and I love it. I also use an iMac at home, though, so the compatibility between the two isn't an issue for me. If you can afford it, I'd definitely recommend the iPad over any of the others, but then again, I tend to prefer Mac products over anything else.

I've messed around with a few of my friends' Android phones, and they just don't have that.....je ne sais quoi.

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Originally posted by geroin why?

Because it sucks, and no developers want to build apps for it due to the horrendous process you have to go through.

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Originally posted by spiderpig Because it sucks, and no developers want to build apps for it due to the horrendous process you have to go through.

well then you lose a massive market of people who don't use apple products, i don't really see a choice for developers..

what else? i really do not see anything shitty about it.
re: ipad2, if that thing supported flash i'd go for it..

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Originally posted by geroin well then you lose a massive market of people who don't use apple products, i don't really see a choice for developers.. what else? i really do not see anything shitty about it. re: ipad2, if that thing supported flash i'd go for it..

The flash thing isn't as big of a deal as a lot of people make it out to be. A lot of the things that use Flash on my iMac just use Quicktime on the iPad. Granted, some things do require flash, but it's not a dealbreaker imo.

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