So the specs are on the apple site, any thoughts? it says the graphics processing is up to 9 x faster, I dont know how that can even be possible? Theres no new screen so its still 1024x768 but now its got some high power graphics and processor chips so if this is the last version without the retina screen this could be the fastest ipad ever. Still no usb or pressure sensitive pen.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Originally Posted by Ged

So the specs are on the apple site, any thoughts? it says the graphics processing is up to 9 x faster, I dont know how that can even be possible? Theres no new screen so its still 1024x768 but now its got some high power graphics and processor chips so if this is the last version without the retina screen this could be the fastest ipad ever. Still no usb or pressure sensitive pen.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Without pressure sensitivity its not much good for us. Worse, your stuck with the Appstore and no flash. You have to have everything you buy go through apple.

~ The problem with the original iPad was that it could perform as smoothly as the iPhone 4.
Games played so much smoother on the iPhone because they only had to deal with a smaller tighter screen, instead of rendering everything on some massive screen with a fuckton of pixels, without any real power to compensate for it.

So when they say 9x faster. It's probably not as awesome as your thinking, because it was kinda behind before.

Either way, this is still cool for indie devs

Originally Posted by oXYnary

Without pressure sensitivity its not much good for us. Worse, your stuck with the Appstore and no flash. You have to have everything you buy go through apple.

So everything we do on a computing device must be related to game art? If you do a lot of reading books, magazines, RSS, watching video etc, the iPad is fantastic for that. Sure Wacom tech would be nice, but it's very good at a lot of other things too.

Also, JailBreaking is so simple now and completely reversible, that you can get full Flash (web and video), and you can run HomeBrew/Open Source software just as easily as you can on Android.


It's a reasonable spec bump for those who want one and haven't bought one yet, but it's certainly no reason to upgrade for existing owners I don't think. I also don't personally like the redesign of the actual hardware. Kinda how I felt about the 1st gen iPhone > iPhone 3G, looked so much better before IMO.

I love my first-gen iPad and feel no reason to upgrade. I barely play games on it, just use it for reading and watching video predominantly so the faster processor is largely useless to me.

What does confuse me though is the rear-facing camera... I mean, really? Seems like everything in tech now is like 'Hmm how can we improve this... PUT A CAMERA ON IT!' What the hell is the point. Front-facing, sure, I can see video chat being pretty cool on the iPad, but who in their right mind would stand their taking pictures or video with an iPad?!

GarageBand for iPad though, sooooo fucking excited for that. There's a couple mobile DAW's out already but if GB works as well as they showed in the keynote, then I'm gonna be spending a lot of time with it. I really, really hope it's not iPad 2 exclusive.

Originally Posted by Dreamer

~ The problem with the original iPad was that it could perform as smoothly as the iPhone 4.
Games played so much smoother on the iPhone because they only had to deal with a smaller tighter screen, instead of rendering everything on some massive screen with a fuckton of pixels, without any real power to compensate for it.

So when they say 9x faster. It's probably not as awesome as your thinking, because it was kinda behind before.

well the iphone 4 has a 960x640 screen so thats not much different to the ipads 1024x768 screen so the ipad 1.0 should perform fairly well as it is, thats why Im curious what this new ipad can actually do when it comes to polycounts and texture res. If it really is even 2x faster than the ipad1.0 this could be amazing.

Iphone 4 resolution : 960 x 640
Ipad : 1024 x 768

Not that much of an increase really, certainly not a "fuckton" :P

Originally Posted by Entity

Iphone 4 resolution : 960 x 640
Ipad : 1024 x 768

Not that much of an increase really, certainly not a "fuckton" :P

~ meh. I saw some really choppy stuff on it that looked smooth as hell on a iphone 4. Maybe its something else spec wise that's really making the difference then

Originally Posted by Dreamer

~ meh. I saw some really choppy stuff on it that looked smooth as hell on a iphone 4. Maybe its something else spec wise that's really making the difference then

There's definitely a difference. Infinity Blade runs smoother on my iPhone 4 than it does on my iPad.

Multitasking could play a huge part in slowing things down, but even with no other apps open, the iPhone is faster. Not by a huge margin, but it can be noticeable.

It's mainly the ios that's causing the speed difference. The old ipad just feels a tad slower than my iphone, even running non graphical intensive apps like ebook readers.

Does it support Flash, etc?
Does it have pressure sensitivity?

I think its No to both. So, nah. I'll pass.

Originally Posted by Stinger88

Does it support Flash, etc?
Does it have pressure sensitivity?

I think its No to both. So, nah. I'll pass.

Im hoping that the ipad 3 or 4 will have usb slots and a pressure sensitive stylus and in the keynote speech they will use the song "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to describe how much more magical it is!

So ipad3 in six months then? :P

UDK runs on it, and I love making content for that engine. Otherwise, i'm convinced i'm not the demographic for their market.

~ Lawsuit already:



iPad cover is apparently a straight rip off a patented japanese 'bath cover'. Even the color

What a horrible colour. Baby blue?

Everyone one knows all things tech related should be carbon fibre, brushed aluminium (alooominum for US) or black.

The patent will be for the way it folds and become a raised stand. Unless the bath one folds into a triangular head rest.

That cover is fugly and doesn't look like something Apple would produce. How much use before it no longer lays flat?

Its kinda sad that the screen cover is the only surprise. Much better than a massive case, and kinda needed for something of that size.

I'm sure there will be a market for custom covers.

Let's see how the competition goes in the next year, I've seen people drooling over the EEE Slate, which costs more than the most expensive iPad - if it actually sells maybe there will be an iPad pro line.

I cant wait to see the ipad nano. The same size as an ipod touch...

i love my ipad, use it everyday. it has completely replaced my laptop. if you run remote desktop software on it, you can access your home machine from anywhere, i get a lot of work done on the go sending clients assets from my home machine without being at home. i have been developing on it and its pretty fun to make stuff for, only problem i have is the bullshit certificates crap.

i also got to play with the eee slate, pretty nice but still way too thick for my liking, its a bit too heavy and bulky for me to want to lug around. if they can make one a bit more thin and much lighter, i think i would be on board. but windows isnt exactly made for tablets so i found the whole experience a bit lackluster, you really need a keyboard, or the device needs wacom-esqe function keys.

i will probably get an ipad 2, the covers come in many different colors, dont need to choose blue, and the cover actually turns on and off the device.

The ipad2 seems like a nice update.
I have the iPad 1 and love it, use it everyday. The man reason why it is slow than the iphone 4 is because it NSA half the memory. The iPad 1 only has 256mb where're the iPhone 4 has 512mb.
That was the biggest downfall of the original iPad. If all they did was upgrade the ram for iPad 2 it would be worth the upgrade for me.

It is still not clear on how on how much ram it hs now, but it should be at least 512... I was hoping for 1gb, then it would be a no question upgrade for me. ..

As for the cover, I think it ks great. It is magnetic so I doubt it will lose it's shape easily.

I love my ipad, but I'll skip this one, no selling points to force an upgrade.

Originally Posted by Rick Stirling

I love my ipad, but I'll skip this one, no selling points to force an upgrade.

Exactly how I feel.

I must admit, I too bashed the iPad a bit when it first came out, I thought 'great, just a small iPhone' but I now use mine every day too. It's surprising how much it fits into your lifestyle even though you could never see a use for it before. Just the fact that a bookcase full of bigass art books, a whole music collection and a few movies/tutorial videos now fit in my bag/on my lap was worth the price of entry alone.

Also, at the risk of sounding like I've been completely sucked into Mr Jobs Reality Distortion Field... it just...works.

I'm not too stoked to buy a new ipad, its a lot faster, thiner, sure - but I dont see upgrading as being a requirement. This feels like something to get new customers on the ipad in the ever-growing tablet market. Personally, I will probably wait a year or so and buy a new macbook, I can barely use my ipad without a keyboard attached anyway, no use gimping myself on it.

OT: fuck ipads iphones ibooks imacs iasl;dkjfas;djf, where is the cloud itunes stuff?! Part of me feels like technology is being held back not by lack knowledge and skill, but by marketing and greed - Apple must keep people stringed along so they can make money the next quarter/year instead of really pushing for greater tech. Gaarrrrhhh

The general vibe I get just about everywhere I see people talking about it, "Not upgrade worthy, but might be good enough to hook a few new people."