lets discuss the new ipad

[plained]

[Tsakali]

does it come with siri?

[SoM]

comes with

[bitWISE]

$829 for a version with 4G compatibility and 64 GB.

[xer0s]

[obsidian]

Retina display (2048 x 1536), quad-core processor, 5MP camera.

iPad 3 price same as the old one, with the 16GB iPad2 dropping to $399/529(3G).

Bitwise, $829 is for 64GB+4G.

Apple TV now does 1080p, new interface.

[xer0s]

Cool.

I think I'll pick one up...

[scared?]

how do u keep kids from throwing them across the room?...

[seremtan]

either don't buy one, or beat your kids harder

[GONNAFISTYA]

I say beat them harder.

[bitWISE]

You can't beat em

[Big Kahuna Burger]

iPad2 dropping to $399.

Huge.

[Tsakali]

Retina display (2048 x 1536)...

but seriously a display that sharp sounds really cool...too bad it's not enough of a reason to sucker me into getting one.

[U4EA]

Retina display (2048 x 1536)

1024x768 was pretty fucking long in the teeth eh? This looks a lot better.

[Tsakali]

looks like it's not truly a retina display but close enough.
the eye can't see something smaller than 0.0035 at a foot's distance.

iphone4 = 0.0031 inches pixel size
ipad3 = 0.0038


but you do hold the iPad a bit farther, so it's win.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... l-display/


edit:

wait, i guess it is a retina display at the appropriate distance...but then again so is a billboard

[GONNAFISTYA]

but seriously a display that sharp sounds really cool...too bad it's not enough of a reason to sucker me into getting one.

What's a comfortable FOV for an iPad game?

[Tsakali]

lol @iPad games

[plained]

needs a ps2 connector

legacy ey

[U4EA]

looks like it's not truly a retina display but close enough.

There's no such thing as "true retina display". It's just a clever, arbitrary, marketing term created by Apple.

[Tsakali]

wait, i guess it is a retina display at the appropriate distance...but then again so is a billboard

still, that's how people know it as.

[mrd]

Lol, pads.

Old hat folks...

That's just gettin' silly. ps - Holy feck

[andyman]

this was the first thing to blow my mind with awesome handheld color graphics. played wario for days

http://www.n-sider.com/hardwareview.php?hardwareid=8

[Pext]

iphone4 = 0.0031 inches pixel size
ipad3 = 0.0038

hm... this remembers me of one childhood discussion i had with a friend ~ his statement was: "35 fps are enough because that's what movies are filmed in"

what about these numbers: if a display was even sharper: would we be able to notice it?

[Tsakali]

sure, if you shove your device in your face. It's all distance related. there is a link to an other article in the link I posted that talks about distance / visibility if you're curious on the details.

[obsidian]

Chumps