New iPad

[kopfjäger]

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water

www.apple.com/ipad/

[ducatiz]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple

[kopfjäger]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple

Ha, kinda funny, mostly gay, but I digress. Sent from my iPad. 

[ducatiz]

Ha, kinda funny, mostly gay, but I digress. Sent from my iPad. 

nice.

[muskrat]

only a few updates:  Retina display with a faster processor and the ability to use it as a wifi to connect other devices/4 g capable (expensive on both accounts).  The first will give gamers and hard core users what they want but the wifi hub is expensive and useless IMO.  Frankly I wanted the ability to connect expansion cards so I'll stick to my lowly 2 series.
I expected more but this trickle shit is driving me crazy.  Motorolla Razr Maxx here I come.

[kopfjäger]

  Motorolla Razr Maxx here I come.

Give us a report on that when you get it.

[hbliam]

I am upgrading from iPad 1 to iPad (3rd generation). Why didn't they just call it iPad 3? or 2S? Or 2 4G?

Should be here the 16th.

[derby]

...and the ability to use it as a wifi to connect other devices/4 g capable (expensive on both accounts).

verizon is supposed to be including that feature "free" with their data plans.

at&t hasn't announced their new data plans yet.

if you have an iPhone and don't need gps on the iPad, i'd consider upgrading to a tethering plan on the iPhone and then getting the wifi-only iPad. this would give you mobile data on your iPad and whatever other devices you need.

[Stella]

I ordered one.

Think what you will.

 




(I can hardly stand it I'm so excited for next Friday when it's supposed to be here!)

[duccarlos]

verizon is supposed to be including that feature "free" with their data plans.

at&t hasn't announced their new data plans yet.

if you have an iPhone and don't need gps on the iPad, i'd consider upgrading to a tethering plan on the iPhone and then getting the wifi-only iPad. this would give you mobile data on your iPad and whatever other devices you need.

+1

[muskrat]

I did the jail break on my iphone and used it as a wifi connection on my first wifi only Ipad.  The connection sucked, for me anyway, and it's ATT.  Verizon's 3g pad I have now is so much faster where I travel.  As soon as I scrounge up the cash to cancel the contract I'll go to Verizon and get the MAXX (16 hour talk time is just what the doctor ordered since I live on my phone).
Back to the pad........not enough for me to change, at least until I see it and play with it at the store but doubtful I'll do it.

[Le Pirate]

I still can't find enough uses to justify one. Just not a product for me I guess.

I use the shit out of my android phone, though. Sometimes I want a bigger screen, but a tablet is too big to carry around.



I'm seriously considering one of these (as my wife calls them) gigantiphones. Specifically, the Samsung Galaxy Note.

I have a galaxy S phone right now...had it for a year. It's great, so I'm thinking bigger screen and faster processing will be awesome. Still small enough to carry without a purse 

[ducatiz]

I still can't find enough uses to justify one. Just not a product for me I guess.

I use the shit out of my android phone, though. Sometimes I want a bigger screen, but a tablet is too big to carry around.



I'm seriously considering one of these (as my wife calls them) gigantiphones. Specifically, the Samsung Galaxy Note.

I have a galaxy S phone right now...had it for a year. It's great, so I'm thinking bigger screen and faster processing will be awesome. Still small enough to carry without a purse 

We picked up a Samsung Galaxy Tab for the kids and it's been awesome.  Tablets of this kind are mainly for consumer content delivery so perfect for a 4 year old on a plane trip.  One big bonus, I downloaded a DVD ripper and put all of his Thomas/Dora/Phineas&Ferb DVDs on the Tab.  One advantage of the Samsung Tablets is the memory card slot.  I have a couple of cards  -- one with the DVDs on it (32gigs) and one with various games he likes.  That way I can turn off the movies and make him play some semi-educational games (mathblaster stuff and language stuff).

The Samsungs are the bomb.

[mookieo2]

verizon is supposed to be including that feature "free" with their data plans.

at&t hasn't announced their new data plans yet.

if you have an iPhone and don't need gps on the iPad, i'd consider upgrading to a tethering plan on the iPhone and then getting the wifi-only iPad. this would give you mobile data on your iPad and whatever other devices you need.

I got the maxx last week and its pretty good. The battery last a decent amount of time and the phone is fast. You can get a free app from the market called foxfi. It gives you wifi hotspot access without having to root your phone or pay verizon an extra $30 a month. I use it with my ipad to surf the web, watch netflix, etc. 4G is fast. I can get 10M upload on my ipad and 16M down with the hotspot app and my razr maxx.

[derby]

I got the maxx last week and its pretty good. The battery last a decent amount of time and the phone is fast. You can get a free app from the market called foxfi. It gives you wifi hotspot access without having to root your phone or pay verizon an extra $30 a month. I use it with my ipad to surf the web, watch netflix, etc. 4G is fast. I can get 10M upload on my ipad and 16M down with the hotspot app and my razr maxx.

i think at&t added tethering to their 3GB plans which are $5-10 more than the old plans. much better than the +$30 option.

or...

tether via html5:

http://tether.com/tether-relaunches-iphone