As a fan of Apple products, I'm very excited about the iPad. Am I the only one?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad/
That was the first thing I thought of, too.Originally Posted by WELDRWOMN
I do wish they could have come up with a better name. iPad make me think of feminine hygiene products for some reason.
You can still download and install it yourself, though. Windows pcs don't come with everything installed, so it's not really any different.Originally Posted by atinsley
Apple hates Flash lol... they won't put it on any of their stuff. It's not because of a bug. They say it's because Flash consumes too much battery.
You can. You just have to know what you're doing and use a hack for it.Originally Posted by atinsley
Sure you can put it on a Mac... but you can't put in on an iPod touch or now an iPad... that was what I was referring to.
That's a good point, my boyfriend knows how to do it but he doesn't because of what you mentioned and also because something about how you can't install any software updates if you've hacked into it...Originally Posted by atinsley
Apple putting it on is one thing, having to jailbreak a device and putting it on yourself is something completely different. Something that the vast majority of users wouldn't even be interested in.
I've had an iPod touch since they came out and had it jailbroken before the app store and then restored it to factory when the app store came out. Nowadays the majority of jailbroken iPods are only broken for piracy purposes. Last I knew Flash on a jailbroken touch was so buggy that it wasn't even worth it. A few months have passed since then though.
Same here, my classic ipod is still sitting around somewhere, I ended up getting like 4000 songs on it and never listened to any of themOriginally Posted by atinsley
I absolutely love my iPod touch! I bought a 16gb right after they came out and carried it forever and then I ran out of room so I upgraded to a 32gb a few months ago and gave my 16gb to my girlfriend.
The whole time I've owned one I suspect it's only been off of my person maybe half a dozen times. I used to have an ipod classic before touches came out and I never used it. I bought an ipod touch and instantly it never left my side
I found that out when I got my new computer, which had Vista. It had both the 32-bit (for Flash) and the 64-bit apps.Originally Posted by mrblanche
Just as a minor point, Flash won't run on any 64-bit app, including 64-bit IE.
I'm waiting for a really good reader, like the Kindle, but something that can download and read magazines, books, etc. I'm sure it's coming. I would be glad to continue paying for my magazine subscriptions, just to not have them stacked around the house, thrown out (wasteful!), or given away. I got the impression the iPad was going to have such capabilities.
But therein lies the reason why I consider most smart phones and products like the ipad to be useless. Does anyone honestly want to pay hundreds of dollars for a product that they're basically locked out of (as far as tweaking the OS, testing things/development)? Seems like a waste to pay for something that you don't truly own in that sense.Originally Posted by atinsley
We're getting a little away from the original post that maybe Apple is waiting to add Flash support. They're not. The iPod touch has double the battery life that an iPad has and Apple still won't put it on for "battery reasons."
Apple putting it on is one thing, having to jailbreak a device and putting it on yourself is something completely different. Something that the vast majority of users wouldn't even be interested in.