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  • 4 idiots

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  • What the hell is this? I know this is suppose to be a break down of the ipad, but my goodness, it's just sucking Jobs cock from beyond the grave. Uggh, I feel like I should take a massive dump on my screen. oh wait, I mean on all ipads. It's way way too expensive, it has no keyboards, and at the end of the day, it's just weird.

  • Feb.2, 2011.......from today's perspective it appears to be successful (that's an understatement, isn't it?).

    If a product is easy to use (and useful) it's more likely to be used. That's basic.

  • Notice there is absolutely no representative from Apple, but from people who call themselves experts. Walt, and others, still don't get it. The fact is, as is with any other product in the market, Apple only succeeds if people like their products. Steve Jobs makes products that they would like to use themselves, and his repeated saying, "We hope you like it as much as we do". Consumers create the market, not Apple.

  • @ZamfirChannel Obviously they aren't listening to consumers like me, because I dislike most of what they design, though I do like their computer operating systems.

  • Notice there is absolutely no representative from Apple, but from people who call themselves experts. Walt, and others, still don't get it. The fact is, as is with any other product in the market, Apple only succeeds if people like their products. Steve Jobs makes products that they would like to use themselves, and his repeated saying "We hope you like it as much as we do". Consumers create the market, not Apple.

  • Notice there is absolutely no representative from Apple, but from people who call themselves experts.

  • I am suprised that none of the experts here said that it is almost IMPOSSIBLE and possibly unhealthy to read a 200 page book on a glossy screen.

  • @itsmeeeeeeeeeee Brilliant. The emperor has no clothers. I 100% prefer a paper book as opposed to shiny Screen.

  • Oh my gawd! A tablet! Amazin-- oh wait.. those already exist... nevermind

  • I get mine free.

  • iPad is pointless but people will still buy it cos its new, its shiny and its apple.

  • @LiveBuff30

    I did the same thing, Did not upgrade my 3g to 3gs, thinking the 4G much more worth the upgrade

    The majority of you people Reading this comment won't be able to purchase the iPhone 4g, since it will be close to $500

    Your in luck I realized on Apples facebook page today they are giving away a few thousand iPhone 4gs. Oh and, this will take you to their contest website copy and paste

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    Use this code on second page FACEBOOK9886

  • ipad is most useless thing apple has made. They got enough money out of me buying an aluminum macbook then they quickly upgraded it to a pro, they scammed a lot of people with that bullshit. Make it right the first time and dont screw people over. iPad is one of those apple products they didnt get right the first time..maybe when they upgrade it and have more features ill be interested.

  • Clearly, Michael Arrington, the TechCrunch guy doesn't like the iPad... I don't plan on buying one now, I learned from the iPhone, but I will definitely get one in the future!

  • KEYWORDS from Charlie Rose... "To Consume."

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  • A bunch of old guys talking about new technology must be taken with a grain of salt

  • @publicanimal mossberg is considered the best electronics journalist...

  • The perfect companion is the Nokia booklet..12 hours of battery life, fabulous contruction and the machine apple should have made... the iphone os is a very poor system for a laptop/netbook replacement...Have you actually tried an iPad out? It's heavy in the hand, you need knees to use it (not much good on a plane) and it does nothing useful...

  • @chancesareshewears nothing useful? I have tried the iPad and my wife and I are going to buy the 3G model. To say that it does nothing useful is probably one of the stupidest things that can be said.

  • It does not Multi-Task. That is my main complaint, because as we all know, Multi-Tasking is a HUGE part of computing, and has been for a very long time now! I'm a little surprised that any new computing product would be lacking this feature that everyone is accustomed to having now days on their computing devices.

  • Yes, it does not have multi-tasking yet, but the iPhone OS 4.0 supports multi-tasking, and it will come to the iPad in Spring, so if you buy it now, you can always upgrade to OS 4, with the click of a button on your PC or Mac.

  • no flash?!.......not interested

  • @Adon800 what does flash allow things to do. why is the ipad not good if it doesnt have it? i really dont know what flash allows

  • @xImCANADIANx LISTEN YOU IDIOT THEY SAID WHAT IT DOES!!

  • @xImCANADIANx that video you just watched for 23 minutes was probably flash.

  • @frenchtaxi Probably, but not if you watched it through iPhone OS.

  • @frenchtaxi yeah, and you can click "watch in html5" (if your browser supports it). a lot of sits now use html5 and flash.

  • the Adam is a neat alternative if you want to multitask or do video conferences or take pictures or run an open OS etc. etc.

    Of course, I can't deny that the iPad is very estetical. But it's just a tablet, just like any other tablet. it isn't the second coming of the messiah.

    I could go for a normal usb-contact though. you'd think it was common place today with USB, but maybe they're holding out and waiting for USB3 to be standard before implementing it.

  • Please Help Me Get My Mum An iPad!

    anipadformymum  dot chipin dot com

    Thank You

  • ipad = dissappointing

    hardware = big iphone

    software = iphone OS

  • Umm ok new category of device. Wow tablets have been around since 2005ish

  • If you don't like it don't buy it hah stfu :)

  • People get hung up on donts .... This thing is going to rock, especially when more app builders get there hands on it

  • Guess who's on an iPad right now?

  • anyone with a brain : apple fanboy or not knows that for $500-800 USD, the ipad does very little.

  • @dsa0224 Ever notice that all of the reviews denouncing the iPad are from people who not only don't have an iPad, they have never held one or even seen one? (The reviewers who were given one or who bought one generally seem to like it.)

    There seems to be a Tea-Party movement out there against the iPad (and Apple in general). They don't know what it is, but it's new and different, so they're all agin' it.

  • @ybravura apple revolutionized the cell phone game for everyone (haters agree or not). but anyone with a quarter of a brain knows the iPad is a product thats most of us already have. I was there at a apple store on release date to try/ buy one. after 30 seconds with a sales associate asked would i like to purchase one? I pulled out my iPhone and said.."i already have one" and walked away. "this device will replace laptops".......LMAO (walks away)

  • IPAD= BULL SHIT

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  • Awesome

  • You are comparing Ipad that usually has a monthly fee of 15 to 30 dollars a month, to Kindle, which does not have a monthly fee and is much easier on the eyes for reading e books. The Ipad with 3G Internet abilty is 60% more expensive than the base model.

  • IPAD= ENLARGED IPOD TOUCH ! Apple even use paid spammers on Youtube, to advertise and lie to pubic about the Ipad. This Ipad, just like its exact smaller analog - Ipod Touch has NO MULTITASKING (one app at a time !) NO FLASH (no porn, no web full content, sorry :-) ) No CAMERA NO USB ports (nothing will work with it) NO ACTUAL OSX (a limited iPhone OS is installed) You pay for 3G ($20-30 a month) You are an Apple Slave again due to your ignorance. BE SMART, see all the specs and THINK...
  • god, they are like the dad who wants the son to think they are cool. A lot of praise and no content. They are downplaying the problems with flash, flash isn't just for videos and games. A LOT of websites use flash on they're websites(according to opera soft. 30 to 40% of sites use flash).

  • Flash is horrible. It is a slow ugly plugin that uses way to much CPU power. But because it has monopolized the Internet people feel it is the only solution. There is a new technology coming up that I predict apple and other companies including google\YouTube will shortly switch to, it is HTML5. In a year or 2 HTML5 will overtake and increase speed on the Internet, I predict it will be in the iPhone nd ipad shortly also

  • Everything you've said is old news.........and you botched the facts badly. HTML5 will NEVER replace Flash. That's not what it was intended to do. Having dedicated Audio and Video HTML tags does not mean it's going to replace a particular type of content. Everyone knows this......except you obviously.

    And I'm sorry, but HTML5 won't be anywhere NEAR standard for another 6-8 years. In fact, most experts are predicting a full 10 years before it becomes standard.

    Weep in shame.

  • Do these guys work for Apple or something?!

    "A window to the software."

    BS!

  • i wouldve liked to see a guest who didnt like the ipad.

    all three of these men were pro-ipad

    i mean cmon

  • hmmm all the guests are folks who work for companies who plan on selling their products on the iPad! I take their review of the iPad as an advertisement and not real insight

  • I whole-heartedly agree. They didn't dare say anyhting negative, that one guy accidentaly said 'it's a very low end chip', and paniced and immediately took it back!

  • Good Luck with AT&T's crummy 3G GSM network. The I-Phone doesn't work right in the majority of AT&T rural areas and suffers from slow speeds in Metro areas when traffic is high. I wouldn't waste my money.

  • Who is forcing you to buy one or waste time posting your comments here about it? Are you stupid or something?

  • @devinharris34 Seems there are a lot of folks threatened by the iPad, so much so they waste time slamming a product they have never seen nor used. Weird.

  • if you're going to buy this thing wait until June.

  • So people don't bring netbooks or laptops on planes? Give me a break, people bring their laptops everywhere. This can go anywhere people would usually bring a laptop, and is even more portable than a laptop and would be much more comfortable to use.

    Do you mean to tell me that you can't read a book or magazine on a plane? The iPad is very similar size as a magazine, so come on just think about it.

    The iPad is seriously the PERFECT gadget for a plane or car ride.

  • @Millahtime Would be nice if it wasn't so limited, not running flash, no video camera, and being unable to firefox etc will be factors in me buying a tablet in the future.

    Being very fast is not good enough for me when you can't do what you want with it.

  • @Millahtime This will need several accessories for a plane. Some kind of kick-stand\holder to support it upright on a seatback table so your kid\spouse\friend in your row can watch it too. No way to pop the battery out when it runs dead on a long flight, so you will have to carry a plug in battery back to keep it going.

    Any kind of camera will have to be a clip on accessory to pack around.

  • @Honkeybrat dude the thing runs full on for 10 hours. im pretty sure you can fly a lot with out plugging it in....

  • You fools asking for flash are morons. Apple is in the process of replacing flash with HTML5 and H264 encoded video. Just look at how many sites have already created IPhone version of their videos. Flash sucks, on any device. It wastes CPU power, eats RAM, kills battery life. Steve Jobs said browsing time on the iPhone would be reduced from 10 hours to 1.5 hours if they had enabled flash.

    If you don't like Apple, stop using flash as a pathetic excuse to avoid buying it. The iPad is the future.

  • Very true. Thats what i like about Apple they keep looking forward for their products. The ipad (and other tablets) are definitely the future. Easy to use but also a big screen.

  • Even if it had flash, haters would still find some other reason to hate on it. Seriously, theres just no pleasing some people. All they do is look for faults instead of positives. Lack of flash is just a very convenient excuse for them to hate on the iPad as much as possible.

    I think its so funny that the haters actually pay more attention to the iPad than the majority of people buying one. Go figure. They focus so much on a product that they claim sucks.

  • I have an iPhone and I love it... BUT... I will not buy an ipad. My phone does everything I need it to do and if it can't I have my desktop. If they added multitasking and flash I'd consider it but until then, no. Why am I gonna pay $500 for something that only offers a bigger screen??? In that case I'll just hook up my phone to my flat screen and I'm set. Case closed.

  • So... it is a big iPhone...

  • No multitasking, not the full internet (no flash/internet videos), no web cam, no USB port. I'll wait for the HP slate instead....The web pages on this devices will put lego blocks in place of videos....just like the iphone and ipod touch....really sad...

  • let me run multi apps and get a camera mr jobs!!

  • It's an absolute winner especially with existing iPhone users - at least speaking for my circle of friends. I barely use my laptop anymore because it's just too bulky. I definitely already see some of the same issues currently a problem with the iPhone arising here though. With all this said ... I'll wait for the 2nd generation, as I did with my iPhone!

  • Isn't they suppose to have like a Anti-iPad guy in that circle rather than just apple fanboys? Sheeesh

  • I am def going to buy one! The whole camera issue...I believe it is possible and highly likely that they could even add something that could connect via bluetooth and clip on(mount) to the top of it...who knows..

  • I would wait for 2n gen 2 come out.. They usually would add something better like..flash or a camera and bluetooth or something

  • If it was more like a laptop, than an iPod, or if at least had a camera on it, there would be more options for app creators. Fail I say!

  • imagine how smudgy it will get...

  • If it had a camera and phone in it I would trade my iPhone for it. I love my iPhone but the larger screen would be nice when meeting clients and scheduling appts without the bulk of carrying the laptop into homes.

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  • Re: Flash

    If you play flash on a mobile device, you can watch the battery indicator fall off a cliff. Flash is a CPU hog.

  • Walt is wrong about Jobs never having created a market for a "size" that didn't exist. The Apple //c was the first really "portable" computer--the computer was a bit larger than current laptops--and the original PowerBooks were much smaller than other laptops at the time. (Let's not mention the Newton, which was ahead of its time and had problems.)

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  • The guy with that weird voice is kissing the ipads ass like crazy..

    The ipad wants every fucking website out there to kiss up to it and change... Basically bowing down to it fucking bullshit

    it's so lite I can probably use it as toilet paper

    Piece of shit

  • OMG!!! Can't wait to get one!

  • Just to let everyone know, the ipad doesn't have flash and won't have the newest HTML5. So it's just the same thing as an iPod but it's bigger, the mail, photos, YouTube, and safari app will look a bit different, and you can watch HD videos on the YouTube app.

  • This product is awesome stop h8n!

  • In today's slow economy I am certainly saving money I don't have for a product that doesn't do what I need... I feel offended, does Jobs think we are stupid? Apple will steal so much money with their propaganda. It's all about marketing isn't it?

    Lame!!!

  • iPad wins once more... even before people can buy it. Once they can get their hands on it, netbooks and Kindles will become 'notbooks' and kindling!

  • I just watched this on my iPhone...sometimes the videos don't load and you must try reloading. Too bad iPad will also not run flash :(

  • Funny thing, I couldn't watch this video on my Iphone, (video format not supported) and I couldn't leave a comment on this video from my Iphone either, So I wonder if you could even watch this video from an Ipad.

  • @particletheory Google is transitioning Youtube from Flash to HTML 5, which Apple will support soon

  • @pawoon

    The iPad, iPhone & iPod touch all support YouTube right now. Most YouTube clips are now available in MP4 as well as Flash.

  • yeah most, but this particular clip would not play on my Iphone, and I wonder if anybody can say that they watched this on their Ipad, iphone, or itouch?

  • Steve Jobs is a revolutionary, someone is moving our society forward, genius. Long live the king

  • @nafnaf0 LOL keep on trolling man. But that was funny, I'll give you that

  • Once people start seeing this thing, Kindle and other book readers are done. No one is going to beat it, people have been trying to beat the iPhone for years, and all have failed still.

    Charlie Rose is one of my favorite shows

  • My nokia N900 has more features than this thing... and yes N900 is considered an internet tablet and can multitask. And it is the same price :D

  • STEVE JOBS RULES!!!

  • It's not a giant iPod touch, it's really in between a smartphone and tablet computer. It does productivaty software, it does ebook reading, it has a great screen for movies and is super fast. I wouldn't buy one but I really like it.

  • what about it is computer like?

  • @ghostplayer1117

    You can run iPad versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, the productivity suite Apple sells (iWork).

  • View my videos

  • Wow this shit was boring only 1 min into it I quit

  • steve jobs rulz

  • ipad + apple and only apple is a F-L-O-P

  • David Carr also have a software in him, no 'hard' ware... and no mind

  • The only reason I will buy this is if someone figures out how to jailbreak haha..

  • This is a new category of device???? Really??? Didn't compaq, fujitsu and about 100 other tablet makers create something exactly like this? I love Mac and even I think this is BS and the iPad is useless. As a book reader, the E-ink is better on the eyes. Honestly, the iPad is the biggest white elephant-joke Mac has ever made. I say buy one in about three to five years - they will be collectors items as one of 2010's idiotic failures.

  • I agree with you completly but there is no doubt in my mind that this thing will turn a profit. If people are choosing used iphones from craigslist over newer, comparativley cheaper android or other smart phones you know they can count on steady stream of cash from their dedicated followers.

  • The other thing I'm curious about is if, and I do mean IF, this thing is at least an initial smash-hit, it's impact on the 'tablet' niche of computing will be incredible. A lot of us can agree that the ipad could, potentially, suck a LOT of ass. But the products it could inspire from it's compettitors... well, that's excting.

    ...but apple would probably just drag everyone with a finger into some sort patent infringement bs ;-)

  • A touch screen netbook that might be faster than most net books but with $800 can't you buy a low end mac?

  • It would be soooo much better if you could put it in your pocket.

  • I love that the first Apple product I've *EVER* been excited about is one of those very few Apple products that Apple aficionados tend to dislike.

    Tells me I'm on the right track.

  • 500$ for a giant iphone with no flash? Absolutely fucking risible.

    What exactly can it do that my netbook can't?

    This thing will be as big a flop as the segue scooter.

  • i'm a girl relatively new to youtube

    WATCH MY VIDEOS?

    sorry!

  • The reason the iPhone / iPod touch were so amazing because they were so small and they did alot.

    iPad is just giant iPod Touch and it will suck if iPhone/iPod Touch can't do what the iPad does.

    Why not just buy a Netbook - so much cheaper. I think this thing is way too expensive plus to get internet you need to buy service.

    I won't buy it..sucks that it has no flash. Its usefulness is lacking - I'd rather have a netbook.

  • Big iphone, can't use flash, can't run two programs at once, case closed, thing sucks. You can try and find some positives, but basically all the features are found on an iphone or ipod touch. As a web developer, no flash is completely laughable

  • this is soo much bull.. IT IS!, JUST A GIANT IPHONE!!

  • So, basically it's an iTouch with word processing capabilities, but without Flash? $500 for this? I'm fine with this laptop and my desktop, to be honest.

  • pause at 2:52 charlie rose looks so hot. Charlie rose looks like hes trying not to take a dump.

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  • does any1 notive how the reporters accent starts to sound like a texas accent from 20->

  • Charlie Rose? He's from North Carolina, not Texas.

  • Obviously none of you actually watched the entire presentation. If you had, you would think twice before dissing it.

  • Did you not notice, as i did (and the whole world for that matter), that the thing can't get Flash? it's pathetic you can't do anything on the "worlds most beautiful web browser" besides look up on google: "Flash player for iPad jailbreak" i don't know what isn't to dis abbout it!

  • I thought twice, if only because I was so bemused by the enthusiasm here expressed; I'm still thoroughly underwhelmed.

    What did I miss?

    Do you by any chance work for apple?

  • $499 for a 16gb computer isnt expensive???

  • Can it run my toaster? No!

  • Make an ipad that runs OSX, Linux, or Windows. then i would consider it

  • @grimchain /agree

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  • no flash?? no multitask?? no camera?? no one is going to abandon flash in todays world simply put. get real and integrate flash w/ any pd/ipad etc and watch the money flow like crazy. apple needs to get over themselves and pay adobe what they deserve. apple fanboys keep on wastin money and keep on usin at&t's bs service LMFAO!!

  • my main problems with the ipad is that you can get an 8gb version, which is retarded, and the highest level of memory is 64gb. really, its just a big ipod touch 64gb with different software

  • WTF. Why are they making predictions about how well it'll do? Who. The Hell. Cares. Wait till it comes out and then we'll see. So shut up you boobs.

    Senseless shit.

  • @blueblob4 People who own Apple stock or the stock of Apple's competitors care. Also, as an Apple Fanboy, I care. Although I think the iPad is redundant for anyone who owns an iPhone and a Mac computer like me.

  • Yeah i just thought about that after writing the comment heh heh.

    I'm a fanboy myself and student, and I don't on iPod touch, iPhone, or Macbook (though i own an iMac (yeah try taking that with you to the library)). So I'd be in the market for this and since it has iWork and a add-on keyboard it would be perfect

  • Sounds cool, but like and oversized iPod. If it weren't so godamn expensive. But what I wanna know is, will apple make a video game system?????? Let's hope so!

  • Government is alot like fire. It can be a useful tool. But like fire it can become dangerous and out of control. For American's government run healthcare means the government will have more power and money. Do you want you and your children to be the property of government? Government was designed to protect freedom through military, not run peoples lives. Bigger government leads to corruption because it gives politicians to much power to manipulate it for there own gain. fght the machine

  • I don't know how u related politics to the iPad, but

    I agree with you 100%

  • is it me ... I don't think so ... but is Charlie Rose affecting a more overbearing southern twang to his speech patterns in this clip? Did he have a stroke or something ... he looks rough.

  • FLASH IS DIEING! GET OVER IT!

  • "dying." no wonder you're an apple fan.

  • Just because my username says I'm an an Apple fan doesn't mean I'm not a fan of technology as a whole. I love Adobe. They're a great company. Flash has been great over the years. But just as Michael and Walt said, HTML 5 IS slowly coming about the internet. Although, David did make an excellent point that they should put Flash in it just for the fact that the consumer wants to surf what they want to surf. But that leads me back to the fact that HTML 5 is coming. Things come and go.

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  • the original ipad

    watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs&feature=re­lated

  • I can't believe they have high expectations for that piece of crap. It's pretty much a dvd player with internet access. You can't do much with that shit. If apple made a similar product that has atleast the same capabilities as a laptop than that product would be something you would look forward to.

  • Enough already!

  • It's a nice piece of gear and I'm curious to see what the hacking community does with it. But still, I have a speedy pc at home and my phone does pretty much everything I need it to do when I don't feel like booting up the pc. And what about future phones?

    This seems more like a niche product, not the "game changer" that everyone was hoping for

  • Triplication of software and "critics". This crab will bankrupt peoples wallets and minds. The numping of America.. Can I text while flying a plane since the screen is larger? morons!

  • iPass

    $499? Fuck that

    that shit doesnt have USB or nothing

    ITS AN IPOD

    and they're acting like $499 is such an "amazing" price..Really...Its not

  • its all about the software... which is the same on the ipod touch

  • I'll wait for someone to hack the shit out of it so I can play videos on it without itunes.

  • Oh shit! Literally SH!T!

    I mean w tee ef? Come up with more crap that is not really necessary apple don't wanna go broke i see.

  • David Carr sounds like a fucking android..!!

  • i would buy apple products if they weren't WAYYYYYY overpriced. Also the interface is a bit too dumbed down. There needs to be an 'in-between'

  • Of course it's dumbed down, you won't be able to grab a big swathe of the home-consumer market anytime soon if you make a product too complicated to operate.

  • Charlie Rose likes butt secks

  • This segment is surreal. The guys look like they never have touched a computer.

  • I agree with you

  • Hmm, buy an iPad to replace my iPhone 3GS & my MacBook Pro? FUCK THAT!

  • fuck the ipad. it doesnt have a camera.

  • @ChiiKiT0 I know! And it doesn't even call!

    It's just an over sized IPod.. $800 for a piece of crap

  • awsome more shit I dont need, hooray!!!