Apple Releases iPad, Featuring 9.7 inch LED (IPS), Wifi, 3G, BT, and Multi-Touch! - Page 76

Oppressa · 7th April 2010, 11:42 AM

Despite being scratch resistant I don't think I'd lay one finger on a touchscreen device I bought without first putting a protector on!

Merudo · 7th April 2010, 11:50 AM

why? my 2G iphone is coming up 3 years old now and ive never put a cover on it or anything, it's bounced around in the back of my motorbike, it gets thrown in my pocket with keys and change, it generally gets treated just like any old tough nokia and it has nothing more than a few superficial scratches on the screen, none of which can be seen when the device is on...

an ipad with an STM glove or something similar would be enough for me...

leebaldock · 7th April 2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Oppressa

Despite being scratch resistant I don't think I'd lay one finger on a touchscreen device I bought without first putting a protector on!

Why? Use it, abuse it, insure it. If you drop it and smash it or crack the glass it's insured. Fingerprints? Get a cloth or clean it on your T-Shirt. It's not the Mona Lisa.

vindicator · 7th April 2010, 12:02 PM

I hate screen protectors.

Reminds me of these horrible things:

Oppressa · 7th April 2010, 12:03 PM

Except you can't see screen protectors unlike those images. And when you sell it, the screen is in as new condition

Gua5d1aN · 7th April 2010, 1:38 PM

rawr i want my ipad now, come on apple give us an aus launch date!

dingdong555 · 7th April 2010, 4:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Gua5d1aN

rawr i want my ipad now, come on apple give us an aus launch date!

I want my 3G iPad!

the scotsman · 7th April 2010, 4:53 PM

http://1saleaday.com.au/

iPad 16GB $799 - finishes midnight

Gua5d1aN · 7th April 2010, 6:20 PM

so not worth the price on that site man. ill just wait till aus release, bound to be lower than that

the scotsman · 7th April 2010, 6:22 PM

So not worth it at any price in my opinion...just offering this to anyone willing to waste their money on such a useless product

porridge · 8th April 2010, 2:36 AM

Couldnt help but giggle at these poll results from engadget.

Click to view full size!

cpl punish · 8th April 2010, 7:55 AM

This weeks episode of Media Watch is a special talk with three major players in print media about the future of newspapers online and how the tablets are going to shape its future.

http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/tra...s/s2864273.htm

Very interesting, one of the guys thinks it ha the potential to do for print news what iPod/iTunes did for the music industry.

Simwah · 8th April 2010, 9:56 AM

Before you think about getting a US one.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/04/u-...ian-app-store/

FantoM_CircuiT · 8th April 2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cpl punish

This weeks episode of Media Watch is a special talk with three major players in print media about the future of newspapers online and how the tablets are going to shape its future.

http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/tra...s/s2864273.htm

Very interesting, one of the guys thinks it ha the potential to do for print news what iPod/iTunes did for the music industry.

If you have even a passing interest in the new market segments that are going to open up because of the iPad (and related devices) you should really watch this. I honestly didn't realise it was such a huge deal to news publishers before seeing this. It's going to be very, very interesting to see what happens

BigM · 8th April 2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FantoM_CircuiT

If you have even a passing interest in the new market segments that are going to open up because of the iPad (and related devices) you should really watch this. I honestly didn't realise it was such a huge deal to news publishers before seeing this. It's going to be very, very interesting to see what happens

Agreed this was a very interesting watch. There were good points from both sides as to whether it can save the newspaper industry or not...

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7th April 2010, 11:50 AM	#1127
Merudo Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: BNE Posts: 4,980	why? my 2G iphone is coming up 3 years old now and ive never put a cover on it or anything, it's bounced around in the back of my motorbike, it gets thrown in my pocket with keys and change, it generally gets treated just like any old tough nokia and it has nothing more than a few superficial scratches on the screen, none of which can be seen when the device is on... an ipad with an STM glove or something similar would be enough for me... __________________ < Agg> i had one of those mceurope things a couple of days ago, and it was a fucking joke < Agg> which part of europe is that meant to signify? postwar dresden?

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vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,481	I hate screen protectors. Reminds me of these horrible things: __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

7th April 2010, 12:03 PM	#1130
Oppressa Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,937	Except you can't see screen protectors unlike those images. And when you sell it, the screen is in as new condition __________________ Sydney On Sunday (café review site). 1971 Beetle Resto thread and progress gallery Main: Cooler Master Elite 342, i7 3930K, Corsair H80, Rampage IV GENE, Corsair 4x4Gb 2133Mhz DDR3 Dominator GT, 5870, OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120Gb, 1Tb Western Digital Green, 2 x Pioneer DVR-212 HTPC: Silverstone SST-GD01S-MXR, i3 540, Scythe Big Shuriken, ASRock H55M-GE, 2 x 2Gb DDR3 1333, 7Tb of storage, Pioneer Bluray BDR-206

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7th April 2010, 6:20 PM	#1134
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7th April 2010, 6:22 PM	#1135
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8th April 2010, 2:36 AM	#1136
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8th April 2010, 7:55 AM	#1137
cpl punish Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,429	This weeks episode of Media Watch is a special talk with three major players in print media about the future of newspapers online and how the tablets are going to shape its future. http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/tra...s/s2864273.htm Very interesting, one of the guys thinks it ha the potential to do for print news what iPod/iTunes did for the music industry. __________________ LISA NEEDS BRACES Last edited by cpl punish; 8th April 2010 at 8:00 AM.

8th April 2010, 9:56 AM	#1138
Simwah Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bardon, Brisbane Posts: 2,005	Before you think about getting a US one. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/04/u-...ian-app-store/