Apple's new tablet thingy, are we all wetting ourselves in anticipation?

i am

a bit

despite knowing that macs is for spacs and not owning (or wanting to own) either an iPod or iPhone, there's something about what it's rumoured to be that makes me think "maybe, just maybe..."

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on January 27th 2010 at 15:38:11

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Apple's new tablet thingy, are we all wetting ourselves in anticipation? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 27, 15:38:11
- ... (General Chat) - jafski, Jan 27, 16:13:36
  - Now that's just silly (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:17:06
    - What the fuck did you expect? (General Chat) - jafski, Jan 27, 16:26:12
      - ^^on tilt^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:30:11
        
        No. Just being silly. (General Chat) - jafski, Jan 27, 16:36:25
        
        So was I (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:49:45
        
        I know. (General Chat) - jafski, Jan 27, 17:01:36
- ... (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jan 27, 16:09:54
  - haha (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:13:02
  - and the Onion equivalent (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 27, 16:12:20
    - genuine lol at The Suduko Killer. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Editor of Milk, Jan 27, 18:17:07
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 16:17:42
- Geek. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 27, 16:03:56
- ,,, (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 15:57:23
  - Neat (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:01:49
- It will be interesting (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 15:53:22
- Apple are worse than Microsoft with their revenue model. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 27, 15:50:33
  - in english? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 15:51:47
    - Right, so you buy an iPhone. Great bit of gear. Then, you (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 27, 16:03:30
      - but where Apple lead the rest will follow (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 27, 16:07:28
        
        Well, not sure that will last. Used to be the same with MS until people got sick of the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 27, 16:09:42
      - so what you're saying is they know how to make money (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 16:06:13
        
        Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 27, 16:07:19
- Not really, I've got that much to watch/listen to/do with old technology (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 15:49:40
  - Maybe this'll let you do all those things much quicker than on your old technology? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 27, 15:50:55
    - eg? (don't understand) (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 15:56:56
      - Oh, dunno (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 27, 15:59:45
        
        I bet it's amazing (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 16:02:58
    - and on the move (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 27, 15:54:01
      - and on one device instead of two or three (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 15:57:27
        
        No, that I doubt. You'd still need an iPhone as well (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 27, 16:08:11
        
        But I want to hold a huge large laptop to my ear (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 16:16:37
        
        That's the spirit! (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 27, 16:24:02
        
        There's that, but I'm really wary of breaking small gadgets that are worth a lot of money (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 16:02:07
      - You will look rather daft holding it up to your ear on the train though (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 27, 15:55:58
        
        screen for watching films on the move/playing games/reading books etc (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 27, 16:01:27
        
        Just like having a laptop then, but without the keyboard ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 27, 16:07:54
        
        ... (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 27, 16:12:46
        
        will it have a scroll wheel instead? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 27, 16:12:25
- Is it soluble? If not I'm out. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jan 27, 15:44:21
- yes (General Chat) - jamesward, Jan 27, 15:42:29
- Dunno (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 27, 15:41:07
- yup (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 15:40:30
  - A giant iPhone then (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 27, 15:45:56
    - Games on phones used to be great on phones, until I worked out how to convert (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 15:51:09
      - I'm just not a gadget person (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 27, 15:55:22
        
        Converting 20 minute comedy shows to my mp3/mp4/xvid thing has been (General Chat) - pants, Jan 27, 16:00:38
        
        Good times. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jan 27, 16:04:41

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