Comments on: NYT: iTablet to Use 3G, Run iPhone Apps, Protect Democracy

By: Become Mr. Right

Become Mr. Right — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:26:37 +0000

I couldn’t agree more…

By: iPhone Apps

iPhone Apps — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:14:37 +0000

Well, these statistics turned out to be pretty spot-on. And, yes, it does seem that the iPad is little more than an iPod Touch. But, this has turned out to be something that a lot of people want. The whole tablet market was a bit of a mess because they just confused people and seemed to be trading proven functionality for little gain. It just took a familiar device to be blown up a bit in order for people to see the potential with these devices.

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:04:42 +0000

McGraw-Hill Rats out the itablet a day early:

http://www.businessinsider.com/confirmed-silicon-alley-insider-will-be-on-the-apple-tablet-2010-1

By: Liberty For ALL!

Liberty For ALL! — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:34:23 +0000

"help protect democracy"?? The US is not and never will be a democracy, and I am thankful for it. A democracy is mob rule. The US is a Constitutional Republic. You will NOT see the word democracy in the Constitution or Declaration of Independence.

Stop using the word democracy as if it is a positive thing -- it is not!

By: Paul Cassano

Paul Cassano — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:53:48 +0000

If the price is under $1,000 then it better be an OS X system and be able to run programs like the Pro. I like the viability of a Touch screen but not a big ass itouch!

By: frog

frog — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:25:19 +0000

Don’t like these 3G rumours. If I have to take out another telco contract to buy it at a sensible price – forget it.

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:55:42 +0000

Is it just me or does Steve Jobs talking about Free (as in speech) just totally out of character?

Lets see how things go when a few skin/porn mags want on his shiny new paradigm.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:45:49 +0000

If the price of the tablet is not in the $300 range then there will be no impact to saving news papers. The 3gs / high end ipods need to have their prices lowered $100-150. If its a $1K for a tablet its too much. Especially if you already own a pc or laptop why bother?

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:28:01 +0000

WoW or Torchlight (if Runic games can finish a Mac ver.) better be hitting the AppStore soon. I’m just about done with iPhone games other than word games!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:18:06 +0000

I also think the weight of consumer behavior will dictate that there will be one huge e-book store on the Tablet, or at least one searchable segment devoted to e-books, while independent companies will release their own apps. It’s for the same reason that there’s only one iTunes store for mainstream music — people just don’t care who publishes a book, just as they don’t care which record company produces a recording. Where there is some loyalty to a publisher or a recording company, it’s because of its non-mainstream selection of writers and artists. But for large media companies, there’s absolutely no name recognition or loyalty to drive sales. So, there won’t be one Random House and one McGraw-Hill app; or, if there are, they won’t succeed in generating more sales than a centralized store, managed by Apple.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:58:01 +0000

My opinion about the level of success the Tablet will see has fluctuated. But one thing that’s definitely true is that the Tablet is more than “just” a 10″ iPhone. You can put two fingers on the iPhone screen; you’ll be able to put ten fingers on the Tablet screen. The Jazz Mutant Lemur and Dexter are 12″, 800×600, 5-lb., multitouch control interfaces for music and audio performance and production; they cost around $2000. There have been apps in the app store since practically day one that mimic the functioning of the Lemur and Dexter on the much smaller screen of the iPhone/Touch. And most Lemur users are also Macbook users. So, while this is a super-niche area of technology, the Tablet even at $1000 is going to blow the Lemur/Dexter out of the water. The point is that expanding the control surface and presenting a flexible, well thought out UI to go with that are major achievements that will find brand new functions than what is possible on a much smaller screen.

As far as print media goes, I think we’ll have to see. If print media companies close off their free, online services specifically in time with the Tablet release (just like the NYT appears to be doing), then the idea that the Tablet will revolutionize print media is an attempt at a self-fulfilling prophecy, so to speak. The WSJ, a source of some of the Tablet leaks and one of the most influential papers in the U.S., has been subscription-only for a long time. And both B&N and Amazon, Google Books, and book publishers will definitely step up for the Tablet. I’m not a big fan of paying for e-books, but if the price is right, the sheer availability of e-books will drive sales.

By: Nigel Tufnel

Nigel Tufnel — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:56:44 +0000

I’m getting a little worried that they’re fragmening the thing with a whole bunch of different reader apps for each company’s content and now it appears possibly their own stores as well (B&N was mentioned). That doesn’t seem like a very good user experience and is very un-Apple-like. And yeah, $2 for a single tv show is ridiculous, even $1 is pushing it for most of them.

By: sting7k

sting7k — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:55:54 +0000

The GQ app is pretty sweet. It’s things like that I like. Some companies don’t yet get it; WSJ. I would love to pay for the WSJ, but I’m not paying for the website and the iPhone app at the same time. One fee for digital access. If anything I hope this tablet things gets a lot of companies on board.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:08:28 +0000

Maybe Apple needs one in Times Square? I don’t know, I don’t live in Boston so the geography escapes me :p

By: Lady Kaede

Lady Kaede — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:59:18 +0000

People on the street around Times Squate are always asking me where the “new Apple store” is – it’s at Limclon Center, 68th & Broadway, about 25 blocks north of Times Square. Where did this “Times Square Apple store” stuff get started?

By: Killer

Killer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:17:12 +0000

I think it’s quite amusing when people say it’s going to be a giant iPhone. Do you really think steve jobs is that stupid?? He himself said its the most important thing he’s ever done. I’m PRETTY sure it’s more then putting a 10″ screen on an iPhone. Isn’t it quite obvious apple is working hard on the iPhone OS. It’s been months without any update. Apple listens to it’s users (over time) and not being able to customize their iPhone was one of the top complaints. People on here make me laugh

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:42:28 +0000

@Bee, maybe the line will stretch from Central Park South to Times Square.

By: L

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:32:20 +0000

So….. basically, it’s just a “big iPhone”?! What a disappointment!

http://www.diverse-group.com/menu/blog.html

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:26:09 +0000

I tend to agree with The Dave about acceptance of digital media in general. Regarding the iTablet, acceptance is not a slam dunk. There are substantial risks, as noted by other posters. I, for one, do not see a reason to buy an iTablet, especially if it is expensive. For one thing, it appears to be a one-hand appliance, for the most part. If I want to use two hands, I have to set it on a desk, making it a desktop, or on my lap, making it a laptop. I might buy it, if I can use it much like I use a laptop, but for half the price or less. Calling? Meh…I use skype on my laptop. iPhone apps? Meh…I have an iPhone. Video/movies? See above re: laptops.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:21:49 +0000

I agree with Dave. I'm not gonna pay $12 for the latest book on kindle for iPhone app, if I can buy the real book for $17 and then sell it on amazon when I'm done.

If the book was $3 to $5 then I may buy the ebook.

By: The Dave

The Dave — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:05:09 +0000

The prices of magazines and ebooks will have to be competitive. People won’t pay te same price as we all know or atleast assume digital is cheaper as there is no printing or transportation. Afterall they makethe magazines and book on a pc so it’s not like it needs much work to make an Electronic version. Right now ebooks cost the same or more. At that rate it’s never going to have the explosion people seem to want or expect.

By: Jap

Jap — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:01:59 +0000

First

By: Bear

Bear — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:52:37 +0000

Kyle I agree about being able to use already purchased apps, but somehow I doubt that will happen. I also doubt you'll be able to use the subscription you already have to GQ. That seems similar to XM charging an additional $5 to use your existing service on the iPhone.

If this device is really just running iPhone OS 3.2 then it will fail. Plain and simple. It needs to be running something more like OS X with a full operating system. I bet perceived usefulness of the iPhone OS inversely scales with screen size, and it's already starting to feel limited on the phone!

By: Milk

Milk — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:45:19 +0000

Not if the news is coming from the New York Times… LOL

By: Bee

Bee — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:43:28 +0000

Is there a new Apple Store in Times Square? I know there is one on Fifth Avenue beside Central Park.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:28:52 +0000

It would be nice if I got access to the iPhone version of GQ seeing as how I already have a subscription with them. A tablet would make a great ebook and magazine reader but hopefully it has some kind of OS on it so ur not limited to the iPhone apps