Apple Tablet

[tyrion]

I guess it's just a matter of time before mine changes as well. I better head over to Best Buy as well.

[shellylh]

Mine latest progress is still:

LOUISVILLE, KY, US 03/31/2010 1:36 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN

[Hopstretch]

Thing runs like buttah.

[tyrion]

Not an April Fools joke:

CBS and ABC Prepping Free Ad-Supported Video for iPad While Hulu Considers Subscription Option - Mac Rumors

[n_maher]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

I will admit that the more days that pass and the more actual features that get shown the more likely I am to buy one.

[Hopstretch]

You have chosen wisely.

[The Monkey]

I'm ordering the 64GB 3G tonight.

[n_maher]

I'm ordering the 64GB 3G tonight.

I'd reread that article about why you don't want the 3G built in model, Dinny. If memory serves you hated AT&T's 3G service in NYC much like I hate it in NH.

[Hopstretch]

Yeah, plus then you can go to the NYC Apple store tomorrow and just get trampled to death one!

[The Monkey]

3G does suck eggs in NYC, but I want the option.

[n_maher]

3G does suck eggs in NYC, but I want the option.

I guess more to point is how do you see yourself using it? Would you ever really be so far from a wifi hotspot that it'd be worth it?

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[The Monkey]

I guess more to point is how do you see yourself using it? Would you ever really be so far from a wifi hotspot that it'd be worth it?

Yes. Unbelievably, my office does not have WiFi (don't ask--my Company is in the tech stone age). In addition, we technically are not supposed to have access to our personal/external email accounts. So while I have such access, the option to just use the iPad would be nice. I also end up doing a fair amount of emailing from cabs so the 3G is useful there.

[Hopstretch]

Also, this is, I think, the best article/review so far from the advance team.

Apple's iPad: The Mothership Prepares for Launch -- Printout -- TIME

[tyrion]

I guess more to point is how do you see yourself using it? Would you ever really be so far from a wifi hotspot that it'd be worth it?

I will most likely have the ability to tether to my phone. However, I hope the first month or so before the 3G ship to determine whether 3G is needed. I suspect it will not be as there are plenty of wifi available. I get 2 hours free a day at Starbucks. The most likely situation where I will need 3G is when traveling for business and pleasure. In those situations, there is always a Starbucks option. If not, a Boingo wifi hotspot, which will not be expensive for the ipad. I understand wanting the option but I think in the end it will be a waste.

[laxx]

Last night's Modern Family was about getting an iPad!

[Hopstretch]

I should have bought the wife one to take with her to South Africa on Sunday. She could have been the coolest person in the entire Southern Hemisphere.

[n_maher]

I should have bought the wife one to take with her to South Africa on Sunday. She could have been the coolest person in the entire Southern Hemisphere.

I take it this means you won't be sending yours with her? Where's the love?

[Hopstretch]

Don't make me choose.

[tyrion]

Definitely do not make Stretch choose, it will likely end very badly.

[The Monkey]

The Fry article is great, 'stretch. Clincher: "One melancholy thought occurs as my fingers glide and flow over the surface of this astonishing object: Douglas Adams is not alive to see the closest thing to his Hitchhiker's Guide that humankind has yet devised."

[CD44hi]

Oh, the anticipation!> It would be cool if at least some basic apps would run on the touch. For instance the ebook reader ap. I use the kindle version on the touch a lot. It would be nice to try the apple version.

[Hopstretch]

Clincher: "One melancholy thought occurs as my fingers glide and flow over the surface of this astonishing object: Douglas Adams is not alive to see the closest thing to his Hitchhiker's Guide that humankind has yet devised."

I know.

The photo of Jobs is pretty wild, too.

[Salt Peanuts]

Don't make me choose.

Weren't you going to line up at a local BestBuy just in case anyways?

[Hopstretch]

Apparently they're getting a maximum of 15 per store, with four of those earmarked for display only. So, no.

Also: Apple - iPad-ready websites

Dear Flash,

Die die die.

Steve

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