Apple to upset the tech cart on Wednesday

[Barrister]

There are legit complaints (no Flash), but hard to carry?   

It's slightly smaller than a laptop, and a hell of a lot lighter.  It's not pocket-sized, but there's no way it's hard to carry, any more than a pad of paper is hard to carry.

[katmai]

There are legit complaints (no Flash), but hard to carry?   

It's slightly smaller than a laptop, and a hell of a lot lighter.  It's not pocket-sized, but there's no way it's hard to carry, any more than a pad of paper is hard to carry.

Forget it beeb, it's banana.

[Barrister]

Forget it beeb, it's banana.

Good point.

[DontSayBanana]

There are legit complaints (no Flash), but hard to carry?   

It's slightly smaller than a laptop, and a hell of a lot lighter.  It's not pocket-sized, but there's no way it's hard to carry, any more than a pad of paper is hard to carry.

Yeah; that's my own misguided faith in mankind's resistance to the concept of a man-purse.

Still, it's big for a handheld and small for something to be in a case.  Also, did they mention price point?  I'm seeing $700 being bandied about quite a bit, and $700 for a glorified iPod that doesn't fit in your pocket seems insane.

EDIT: I'm not really lazy.  I carry around a 16" laptop in a case most of the time; it just seems like this is too big for keeping in hands or putting in pockets and too small to be worth carrying around in a case.  When Sega put out the Nomad, it failed largely because of being in that bizarre in-between size.

[Barrister]

Here's where it gets interesting.

iBooks, new app very similar to iTunes.  5 major publishers  (Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster, MacMillan and Hachette) have books available for download starting today.

[Vince]

It looks like an extra large TV remote you buy for seniors. 

[Grey Fox]

epubs!

I'm surprised.

[Savonarola]

GPS.

Sounds closer to an Iphone then an Ipod touch.

Er yeah I meant big ass Iphone.

No UMTS, it's a broken big ass iPhone.




I'm not familiar with Apple products; could you put a wireless card on something like this?

[Barrister]

epubs!

I'm surprised.

I saw the reference, but it means nothing to me.     What is ePub?

[Barrister]

I'm not familiar with Apple products; could you put a wireless card on something like this?

Comes with "n" wireless, I'm still expecting a cellphone tie-in.

[Grey Fox]

GPS.

Sounds closer to an Iphone then an Ipod touch.

Er yeah I meant big ass Iphone.

No UMTS, it's a broken big ass iPhone.




I'm not familiar with Apple products; could you put a wireless card on something like this?

No. It has 802.11n built in.

[DisturbedPervert]

It looks pretty cool.  I'm hoping they come out with a clamshell version with a keyboard attached to the bottom of the screen.

[DontSayBanana]

I'm not familiar with Apple products; could you put a wireless card on something like this?

Comes with "n" wireless, I'm still expecting a cellphone tie-in.

Bluetooth, some kind of gimmickery with the dock.

[Grey Fox]

epubs!

I'm surprised.

I saw the reference, but it means nothing to me.     What is ePub?

Free & open e-book format!

[Savonarola]

I'm not familiar with Apple products; could you put a wireless card on something like this?

Comes with "n" wireless, I'm still expecting a cellphone tie-in.

I meant HSDPA/HSUPA (or EvDo) for mobility.