Will you buy an iPad?

[apalomba]

I will NOT be buying an iPad!

There are a lot of Win7 multitouch tablets that will be
released this year. I will be able to run Max/Msp
and Ableton Live on them. Way more freedom!

Apple better enjoy the spot light now, cause it
won't last long.

[Tone Deft]

yeah, right.

back in 2003 I got my first mp3 player. I was the only one I knew that had one, I used it a LOT to play music at parties and picnics and whatnot. years later I had worn through a few players, then the iPod came out. overpriced, underfeatured, locked to iTunes, no replaceable battery, yaddha yaddah, it wasn't even the best player out there, not even close. next thing you know iPod becomes the generic term for an mp3 player and nearly everyone is walking around with white iPod earbuds in. I even saw a TV show that told the history of mp3s, saying the iPod was the first mp3 player.

learn your history.

you absolutely don't know that you'll be able to run max/msp on the other tablets. many of these kinds of devices would run Windows Embedded or other stripped down versions of Windows that are tweaked for small embedded systems.



I'll get one once people start showing off their Lemur-like toys, maybe in a year or two. it the iFad is the main device people are tweaking out on, that's what I'll get.

[thelike5]

I'll get one once people start showing off their Lemur-like toys, maybe in a year or two. it the iFad is the main device people are tweaking out on, that's what I'll get.

So you admit you are a lemming? Nice.

[LoopStationZebra]

I will be able to run Max/Msp
and Ableton Live on them.

Links?

[dmcm]

yeah, right.

back in 2003 I got my first mp3 player. I was the only one I knew that had one, I used it a LOT to play music at parties and picnics and whatnot. years later I had worn through a few players, then the iPod came out.

The first iPod was released in October of 2001... wasn't the first mp3 player, though, that I'll grant you.

Edit: "Learn your history "

[thelike5]

I'll buy one for the ability to read books on it and watch pretty videos. $499 is a good (not great like Jobs would like you to oh and ah over) price point.

I still prefer physical knobs and faders to anything. Always liked the Lemur but at $1499 never even considered it.

Curious to see what apps are created for it but ultimately I want one for the books/magazines/RSS feeds. The wi-fi version will do just fine.

[Tone Deft]

yeah, right.

back in 2003 I got my first mp3 player. I was the only one I knew that had one, I used it a LOT to play music at parties and picnics and whatnot. years later I had worn through a few players, then the iPod came out.

The first iPod was released in October of 2001... wasn't the first mp3 player, though, that I'll grant you.

Edit: "Learn your history "

shit, thanks for checking that, I'll stop telling that story. that's how I remember it damnit!! the iPod hit the scene and redefined the mp3 playing field. FWIW I was thinking of the wrong mp3 player, my first one was a Nomad Jukebox, released around 2000, I think, but your point stands.

[dmcm]

yeah, right.

back in 2003 I got my first mp3 player. I was the only one I knew that had one, I used it a LOT to play music at parties and picnics and whatnot. years later I had worn through a few players, then the iPod came out.

The first iPod was released in October of 2001... wasn't the first mp3 player, though, that I'll grant you.

Edit: "Learn your history "

shit, thanks for checking that, I'll stop telling that story. that's how I remember it damnit!! the iPod hit the scene and redefined the mp3 playing field. FWIW I was thinking of the wrong mp3 player, my first one was a Nomad Jukebox, released around 2000, I think, but your point stands.

I find it hard to keep track of the past 10 years, too! Apple never really pioneer anything brand new. They take a technology that already exists, build on it, and make it better. The iPod was a great example of this. I'd tried a few of the early MP3 players and hated their poorly designed interfaces. Enter the iPod and I've used one ever since.

iPad is taking a lot of shit because it hasn't reinvented the world. Apparently it's cool to rag on it. Give it 2 years, 2 hardware revisions and see where it's at. For me, it's an opportunity to read comic books digitally, comfortably browse the web whilst taking a shit, and I get my hands on a lemur... well, TouchOSC. For $499, I'm in.

[mikemc]

I will be able to run Max/Msp
and Ableton Live on them.

Links?

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_br ... s_stays_up

[apalomba]

I will be able to run Max/Msp
and Ableton Live on them.

Links?

HP Slate
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/the-hp-slate/

[LoopStationZebra]

I will be able to run Max/Msp
and Ableton Live on them.

Links?

HP Slate
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/the-hp-slate/

meh.

It says it will run Windows. So what? WHAT version? Probably a slate version, lol. Doubtful it's going to have the power of a laptop, let alone run Live.

Seeing that it's about 10x the thickness of the iPad, then who knows? Maybe there's a fan in there and you've got the processing power to do anything.

[RajahP]

I will be able to run Max/Msp
and Ableton Live on them.

Links?

http://hexler.net/software/touchosc

[freqn]

No. No Flash support

[crofter]

I think the exposed screen will be very vulnerable to scratching, some sort of hinged screen cover would be better, you could then incorporate a proper keyboard, Apple might really have something then.

[B-S]

No. It's Apple.