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[holdencaulfield2007]

I saw on the evening news some bozo's who were hyperventilating about buying the new Apple thingummy tabletty doodad. Some clown had flown from the good old USA to steal a march on his equally deluded countrymen. It seems that Telstra has somehow gazumped Apple by opening their stores at midnight.Peope were lining up in the cold for the privilege of handing over a whole heap of money, just so that they can do a high five for the TV cameras. Even though it was being sold by Telstra it is not compatible with Telstra's 4G network. Go Figure!
Are these people certainly insane or what?
http://www.theage.co...0316-1v8w6.html

[caddisgeek]

yep, nutters

[frankn]

every product has a fanatical following. At least the Apple products work

[Drizt]

every product has a fanatical following. At least the Apple products work

In their extremely limited and proprietary evil way

[CP_]

I heard one guy was queueing up on Monday. It's insanity. If it were a cure for cancer I'd expect these type of crowds but not a 3rd generation tablet!
(typed from my Mac )

[Lil Caesar]

The guy queueing up on Monday was paid. Unemployed truck driver. The device is still the best of its kind due to the quality of the OS and touchscreen. Android is not there yet. Apple have made a mint out of turning feature creep into an event. ALL other companies ought to have learnt that by now.

[proftournesol]

Well you can't blame the Jobs reality distortion field any more!

[turntable]

I had a look at the new ipad3 today.

Looked exactly the same as my wifes ipad2 with the exception of a better resolution screen and that it was heavier. progress indeed.

[Lil Caesar]

exactly. though i like the idea of a better than hdtv screen. and 50 grams is not that much heavier. I'm not an apple fanboy. just a realist when it comes to IT functionality. Their ecosystem is draconian, but it works.

[proftournesol]

Everyone who knows me would regard me as Prof Gadget and an Apple fanboy but I'm curiously happy with my original iPad. Not tempted by the 2 or the 3 really. The Apple TV seems a backwards step for my needs over my Gen 1 Apple TV, a very under rated device. I am interested in the TV rumours though, and likely to update my iPhone 4 if the 5 offers a compelling feature set.

[davidsss]

Well you can't blame the Jobs reality distortion field any more!

Isn't he still living in the RDF?

DS

[proftournesol]

Yes, that's it! Jobs is still alive! He'll appear at the next presentation just after Tim Cook says 'Oh, just one more thing...' . Oh, sorry, that was the reality distortion field revisited:party

[davidsss]

Yes, that's it! Jobs is still alive! He'll appear at the next presentation just after Tim Cook says 'Oh, just one more thing...' . Oh, sorry, that was the reality distortion field revisited:party

We'll have to wean you off that evil monopolistic cult.

DS

[Ralph]

How is this any different to queuing up overnight for concert tickets, Harry Potter books, 1st release (or even re-release) of movies ?

[caddisgeek]

It's different to concert tickets because there are a limited number available, people line up or these so they dont miss out


Harry Potter books? Nutters

[zipstartcanoe]

[Whatmore]

Is a Hadron a kind of latte ?

[proftournesol]

We'll have to wean you off that evil monopolistic cult.

DS

It's a computer ecosystem that makes a lot of sense because it just works and also has some aesthetic value.

[hybridfiat]

A work collegue came in last night and told me his wife had popped in first thing to get him an ipad from BigW. She saw a half km queue at Apple and JB HiFi but was THE ONLY customer at the Big wubbleU counter!? Easy peasey! and it was cheaper than the Apple Store.

[hybridfiat]

I might add as a new to mobile technology user I dont like the Apple iphone. I bought my first mobile phone 12 months ago (yes you heard me my FIRST mobile ever!) and it is an android with dual sims TV radio and GPS. The proccessor is a bit slow and the touch screen isnt as good as Id been led to believe but it does what I want which is mainly navigation data storage and mp3s with about 1 phone call a week.
I also bought an iphone 3 months ago after I broke the screen on the android by putting a handfull of 30mm nuts in my pocket with it and sitting down.
The iphone has a much better screen and the touch function is better and faster. Thats it. The rest is crap. It is hard to get stuff in or out of it, I cant change the battery easily, Im constantly frustrated by the blocks to usage that Apple have built in to it and itunes is a sh!t of a program.
Ive been an Apple user (ibooks and desktops since 1999) and Im getting pretty disallusioned. Im not suprised that Apple have released a product here that cant use the very feature it heralds in it's ads.
Thats my take on Apple.

[mondie]

Hybrid, what phone do you have that takes dual SIM's? That is a feature l looked for recently but the only phones l could find that did this were basic models from Indian companies l have never heard of. Just got a 4s yesterday, my first Smartphone. It does the job but then l am a very basic user, it makes good phone calls and that's me 99% content.

[hybridfiat]

I got it from a Chinese site based in Hong Kong. Deal Extreme. I think that many of their Android phone come with features not available from the mainstream. However Im told that they are not built to the same exacting standards or have the latest 'guts'. Not that that makes any difference to me. I found the dual sim useful in Europe and Japan where I got an ultra cheap prepaid sim for the time I was there. It saves a lot in roam costs apparently and still gives the user an option of the original number. The TV does work in Australia too as does the radio. The camera is crap.
I have a mobile at work but until 12mts ago refused to have one at home. A couple of recent emergencies have convinced me to get a phone. That and the fact that my Zen mp3 player bit the dust and I had to splash out on another. Ive combined the 2 and saved a motza. I dont expect hifi when Im running or at my desk in the clinic and use CDs or vinyl at home. So the phone is just the shot. It can tell me how to get to my destination too, BONUS!

[gainphile]

Apple stuff does not work! Try listening to grooveshark on ipad or iphone

Daughter wanted ipod, all her friends got one. shown her android and all music that's available there and she never asked again!

[Chill3]

Whati do not get is why line up at all, I ( and hundreds of thousands of others) got the first iPad on release day, I just upgraded to the new one got it on release day

Just peorder and a nice man in a truck brings it right to you !

Old iPad now very happy with new owner Mrs Chill

ICloud is very cool when upgrading, a few min and my new iPad had all my stuff, apps and bookmarks, not any where near my home or master ITunes library

[Decky]

and Jesus people would tell you:

"You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below."

maybe they finally got it right?

[:) al]

Whati do not get is why line up at all, I ( and hundreds of thousands of others) got the first iPad on release day, I just upgraded to the new one got it on release day

Just peorder and a nice man in a truck brings it right to you !

Old iPad now very happy with new owner Mrs Chill

ICloud is very cool when upgrading, a few min and my new iPad had all my stuff, apps and bookmarks, not any where near my home or master ITunes library

yeah I didnt line up either. just walked into a dicksmith store on day one of release, picked one up, paid for it at the counter, and walked out....

old ipad still going fine. no complaints here

[LogicprObe]

How much better than the old one, al?

[turntable]

Interestingly, Big W did just about the stupidest marketing move by offering $50 off the ipad3 on the first day of release. Surprise surprise it sold out. Me thinks it may have done anyway.

[holdencaulfield2007]

Interestingly, Big W did just about the stupidest marketing move by offering $50 off the ipad3 on the first day of release. Surprise surprise it sold out. Me thinks it may have done anyway.

It may have been a cunning stunt designed to generate publicity. After all we are talking about it here!

[:) al]

How much better than the old one, al?

wouldnt have a clue LP. to clarify I was talking abotu the original one we grabbed when it was released !

I think the new one has better screen, camera and faster processor network, but not something have the old one wanting in regards so stick to what we have. maybe if ours died we'd look at the latest and greatest.

[LogicprObe]

I was thinking they might start heavily discounting the superceded model...........and I might try one out.

[bensl]

Interestingly, Big W did just about the stupidest marketing move by offering $50 off the ipad3 on the first day of release. Surprise surprise it sold out. Me thinks it may have done anyway.

i bought mine at the good guys who beat bigw's price. i think target and jb were also matching it. plenty of stock everywhere as far as i could see.

[davidsss]

It's a computer ecosystem that makes a lot of sense because it just works and also has some aesthetic value.

It may sometimes work a bit easier, but that is because it is a closed platform, limited to hardware approved by Apple. I've seen enough people getting frustrated with their Apples to know they don't "just work". Aesthetics? Plenty of decent looking PCs and it's not really something I look for in a PC.

DS

[proftournesol]

It may sometimes work a bit easier, but that is because it is a closed platform, limited to hardware approved by Apple. I've seen enough people getting frustrated with their Apples to know they don't "just work". Aesthetics? Plenty of decent looking PCs and it's not really something I look for in a PC.

DS

My experience is that it usually works easier. not just for me, but someone like my wife who was computer & phone phobic just uses her closed platform products without problems. That was never the case when we had PCs: she was always crashing it, losing data, confused by 'wizards' and found it too complex. I waster money buying her Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones that she was frightened of and barely used, she didn't even know how to charge the Sony ericsson after 2 years she was so indifferent towards it. She uses her iPhone all the time, loves her MacBook Air and I don't have to touch it as it just works. I accept that this isn't everyone's experience, it's good that there's so much choice but the closed ecosystem makes sense to me. I wouldn't queue up overnight for a product though.

[LogicprObe]

Well, whatever you have to do to keep her happy, prof.
Windows have hidden a lot of stuff in 7 to make it simpler..........but that just makes it annoying for people who like to fiddle with all the settings because they are sometimes hard to find now.

[davidsss]

Well, whatever you have to do to keep her happy, prof.
Windows have hidden a lot of stuff in 7 to make it simpler..........but that just makes it annoying for people who like to fiddle with all the settings because they are sometimes hard to find now.

It's certainly a balancing act. I've always preferred Windows but a lot of this is what you are used to. At the end of the day it is programme design which irritates me a lot more than operating system design and bad programme design is platform agnostic.

DS

[pchan]

every product has a fanatical following. At least the Apple products work

Really???

The Iphone4 is the worst phone I have ever used. It is an Ipod with phone functionality thrown in. the ipad is a large ipod with 3G built in, its aim and sole purpose is to get closer in achieving a paperless society!!!

[mondie]

I got it from a Chinese site based in Hong Kong. Deal Extreme. I think that many of their Android phone come with features not available from the mainstream. However Im told that they are not built to the same exacting standards or have the latest 'guts'. Not that that makes any difference to me. I found the dual sim useful in Europe and Japan where I got an ultra cheap prepaid sim for the time I was there. It saves a lot in roam costs apparently and still gives the user an option of the original number. The TV does work in Australia too as does the radio. The camera is crap.
I have a mobile at work but until 12mts ago refused to have one at home. A couple of recent emergencies have convinced me to get a phone. That and the fact that my Zen mp3 player bit the dust and I had to splash out on another. Ive combined the 2 and saved a motza. I dont expect hifi when Im running or at my desk in the clinic and use CDs or vinyl at home. So the phone is just the shot. It can tell me how to get to my destination too, BONUS!

Thanks for the info on the dual SIM phone, l will search on the site and see what l can find. It would be very handy to keep both of my SIMs active and usable without lugging around two phones.

Cheers,
mondie

[Batty]

I was thinking of getting a 'pre loved' iPad 1 to use solely as a remote for my SB Touch.

[DoggieHowser]

That's what I did to my first gen iPad when I got the 2. I had bought the first gen unit in the US when it first launched so it was without 3G connectivity. Took the opportunity to get a 3G capable iPad 2 so the iPad 1 was used at home as a dedicated remote for iTunes Remote.

[Whatmore]

Someone has done a DBT comparing the iPad2 with the iPad3....

http://www.pcmag.com...,2401726,00.asp

[Grumpy]

Apple? yum, PIE!

[datafone]

Nothing with an "I" in front of it gets in my door.

Isabella Rossellini, could have a chance though

[Mika75]

The Iphone4: is an Ipod with phone functionality thrown in. the ipad is a large ipod with 3G built in..

So very true..

Thanks for the info on the dual SIM phone, l will search on the site and see what l can find.

Nokia has a range of dual sim phones.

[DoggieHowser]

Really???

The Iphone4 is the worst phone I have ever used. It is an Ipod with phone functionality thrown in. the ipad is a large ipod with 3G built in, its aim and sole purpose is to get closer in achieving a paperless society!!!

Except the iPhone preceded the iPod Touch