Jan Zdarsa If you are interested in how the Apple keynote with the introduction of the iPad tablet went, you can read it in a detailed report.
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Steve Jobs is already on stage and is preparing ours right away. Today they will introduce us to revolutionary products, but first some news. Steve Jobs talks about how they have already sold 250 million iPods, opened 284 stores, and the Appstore already has 140 applications. By revenue, Apple is the largest mobile company, even bigger than Nokia.
Steve Jobs took it well from the beginning. He talks about the history of Apple notebooks - Powerbooks. The first with a TFT screen. In 2007 they came and completely changed the mobile phone landscape with the iPhone. And now netbooks are in fashion, but the disadvantages are clear - slow, cheap and only PC software. Apple was looking for something between an iPhone and a Netbook - and here we have an Apple tablet!
You can use it to surf, save things in your calendar, read newspapers, and so on. Email is said to be phenomenal (although the client looks the same as it does on the iPhone - disappointing for me).
You can also watch YouTube videos in HD, there is also iTunes with music. The tablet still can't play flash. The lock screen is very empty, in fact we only see the enlarged iPhone. Unlocking the same as we are used to. Typing on the keyboard looks great, seems to be properly responsive.
After all, browsing mail is quite pleasant. In the left column you see a list of messages, in the right column you can see the entire email message. Viewing photos looks roughly the same as on the iPhone, but if you also have the iPhoto application (and you have a Mac), it is of course also possible to view by events, photos or places.
The tablet has a built-in iTunes Store, which looks great (hopefully we'll see it here soon, it looks like it will be soon). Nothing changes with the maps, we stay with Google Maps! The tablet is probably missing a GPS chip, unless Steve Jobs was located using WiFi. But there is no icon here that would signal a 3G network.
The tablet has quite large edges. According to the editors, almost 20% of the area is occupied by the edges.
And we're on the iPad hardware! It weighs only 672 grams, has a 9,7″ IPS screen, which guarantees a great image even when viewed from an angle. The capacitive display is quite a certainty and runs on an Apple A4 processor with 1Ghz and will be offered from 16 to 64GB of flash memory. There is Wifi, Bluetooth, a 30-pin connector, a microphone, speakers, a compass and an accelerometer. Lasts up to 10 hours of video playback! And it stays charged for up to one month if we don't work with it.
Games from the Appstore will run on the tablet. The iPad can launch any game from the Appstore, it will play it but it will play it at iPhone resolution in the center of the screen. Or it can be enlarged by software and will run in fullscreen mode, but the quality will be degraded. This is demonstrated on the Facebook application, where a small one starts first, but after clicking the button twice, the application is full screen. It works the same way with games, you can simply run any app from the Appstore on your iPad right now.
However, developers can also start developing games directly on the iPad. Starting today, Apple will start offering them a new SDK kit that will allow them to do this.
A representative of the Gameloft company is currently on stage and is showing the FPS shooter Nova, which is already on the iPhone. Control using the virtual D-pad, as we are used to from the iPhone, but with several innovations. The use of new gestures is also coming, such as sliding 2 fingers to throw a grenade. A three-finger swipe opens the door, for example. New controls include drawing a box around enemies as an aim.
Next in line is the New York Times newspaper. The NYT will create a special app for the iPad just as they did for the iPhone. The application looks roughly the same as if you were to open a classic newspaper, but the control is as we are used to from the iPhone. Here, however, you can change the number of columns, adjust the text size, view a slideshow or switch to landscape mode. There is also video playback, just like on the NYT website.
Brushes will turn you into an artist for a change. The developer of this application shows how it is possible to paint on the iPad. You can zoom in and out as you like. There is also the setting of different brushes.
Electronic Arts came to the stage with their Need For Speed, which looks amazing (in addition to the tablet, I want a BMW M3!). The graphics certainly look better than the very good iPhone version, but not as good as on PC. There is a view from the cockpit. The game feels smooth, but compared to a laptop, NFS just can't look that good.
The MLB (baseball) application is also presented. This application is already excellent on the iPhone, but on the tablet it seems to be perfected. For example, you can see the trajectory of each pitch. If you click on a player, you can see his detailed statistics. You can also watch the match live from the application! That's what I want for the NHL!
Steve introduces a new Apple application called iBooks. This is an ebook reader. Steve praised Amazon and their Kindle, but announced that they wanted to go a step further with their reader.
There is also a button to go to the iBook Store. This allows you to purchase and download an ebook directly to your iPad. Books appear here for $14.99. For ebooks, they use the ePub format, which is probably the most popular in the world. The iPad should become an excellent ebook reader, but it should also be excellent for reading textbooks.
The next big thing – iWork. Steve told the staff that he would like to have iWork on the iPad. This meant only one thing, a complete redesign of the user interface. This resulted in a completely new version of Numbers, Pages and Keynote!
Phil Schiller is currently on stage presenting Keynote (similar to Powerpoint). The work seems easy, most of the thing is based on the drag/drop principle. Each element on the page can be moved, enlarged, reduced, etc. There are also animations and transitions using a selection from predefined ones. The iPad seems like an excellent tool for people who often present.
Next up is the Pages app. Phil scrolls through the text, when he clicks on the text, the keyboard pops up. If he wants to concentrate on typing, he turns the tablet horizontally and the keyboard becomes larger. No big surprise for iPhone owners. The text wraps nicely, which Phil demonstrated when moving an image within the text.
The Numbers (Excel) application is presented as the last of the iWork package. There is no shortage of the ability to create graphs, functions and other things that we are used to. The iPad seems like a good addition for mobile business people who don't want to lug around a laptop.
The last thing left for us to know is the price. Apple will charge $9.99 for each app. iWork will be compatible with the Mac version and we will be able to connect the connector via cable!
Steve is back and he's going to talk a little bit about iTunes. The iPad syncs the same as, for example, the iPhone (via USB). Every iPad model has WiFi, but some models will also have a built-in 3G chip! In the US, $60 per month of data is normally charged. But Apple prepared a special offer with operators. Up to 250MB downloaded, you get a data plan for $14.99. If you need more, then an unlimited data plan will be offered for $29.99 (I wonder if the iPad will even be sold by operators in our country). But with ATT, it is not necessary to bind yourself. These are prepaid cards, you can cancel the service at any time!
How will it be elsewhere in the world? Steve expects that the iPad could start shipping around June or July, but he believes that everything will be done by June. Anyway, all models are unlocked for all operators and use GSM micro-SIM (I don't even know that).
Steve recaps – email is fantastic, you'll enjoy the music collection, video is phenomenal, it runs almost all 140k apps from the Appstore as well as the next generation of apps. New books from the iBook Store and iWork as an office suite.
How much will it cost? Steve Jobs talked about the fact that they wanted to set the price really aggressively, and they succeeded. iPad starting at $499!!
Apple has also prepared accessories, such as a keyboard dock! If you need to type a lot, just put the iPad in the dock and you have a great Apple keyboard.
Steve Jobs also presents a video with other accessories, such as packaging. They look perfect. Apple can probably set the iPad strategy aggressively because it really makes massive money on accessories :)
Unfortunately, we have not yet heard about the camera, multitasking or new push notifications. Apple also avoided saying how long the iPad would last for reading ebooks — only saying it would last 10 hours of video playback.
Steve Jobs is back. A total of 75 million iPhones and iPod Touches have already been sold. In total, there are already 75 million people who already "own" an iPad, says Jobs. According to Steve, the iPad is the most unadvanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an incredibly low price.
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I'll add my opinion to the mill, I hope you don't mind :) http://pvogl.cz/466-ipad-vice-nez-10-hodin-vydr...
thank you for the summary Honzo, yesterday I was thinking if I should skip the evening training and make room for the keynote. Well, I haven't actually done it yet. The iPad is certainly a nice toy, but I expected at least the launch of 10.6.3. I will definitely get an iPad for SW development, but I expected it to be revolutionary in some way. He brought absolutely nothing new. The only technology that would somehow differentiate it from the iPhone etc...disappointment
thank you for the summary Honzo, yesterday I was thinking if I should skip the evening training and make room for the keynote. Well, I haven't actually done it yet. The iPad is certainly a nice toy, but I expected at least the launch of 10.6.3. I will definitely get an iPad for SW development, but I expected it to be revolutionary in some way. He brought absolutely nothing new. The only technology that would somehow differentiate it from the iPhone etc...disappointment
I was expecting some mention of the new iPhone OS, or some other hardware, but nothing. So I'm a little disappointed. Of course, an iPad would be nice, but I doubt I'll buy one, because I'm more likely to upgrade to a MacBook, which can do much more, or upgrade an iPhone, which, unlike the iPad, I always have with me and its smaller dimensions are essential in many situations .
I was expecting some mention of the new iPhone OS, or some other hardware, but nothing. So I'm a little disappointed. Of course, an iPad would be nice, but I doubt I'll buy one, because I'm more likely to upgrade to a MacBook, which can do much more, or upgrade an iPhone, which, unlike the iPad, I always have with me and its smaller dimensions are essential in many situations .
i iPhone app -> ii iPhoto app :-)
did anyone even read it? :) thanks, fixed :)
i iPhone app -> ii iPhoto app :-)
i iPhone app -> ii iPhoto app :-)
did anyone even read it? :) thanks, fixed :)
did anyone even read it? :) thanks, fixed :)