New tablet coming

[DoublyDan]

Since I have Sprint this may be an alternative...if Sprint jumps on board. I know this is Cisco but...Hoping

The features look pretty good too.

Here:

Cisco Announces Cius HD Video-Capable Android Tablet

[prncfarquad]

It will be interesting to see how this progresses.

[tropicpine]

I just picked up this little gem three week ago.
ARCHOS

[photosteve]

Well The article didn’t say anything about Sprint, I was thinking about going back to Verizon Wireless from Sprint, but Verizon doesn’t look like they are going to release a tablet based on Android anytime soon which disappoints me. HP is also now going to use WebOS on a tablet instead of Windows which would be fun to see.


PhotoSteve

[lokerd]

Well, not to start a iPad flame here...but I have got an iPad...and it is nothing short of amazing. Especially after getting a camera connector kit and easily transferring the pictures straight from the camera. Amazing!

[darktiger]

I got one of these. I should be getting it soon

Buy 10.2" Android 2.1 iPed - Orphan Tablet PC Windows 6.0 aPad MID Slate iPed-M16

[lokerd]

Originally Posted by darktiger

Buy 10.2" Android 2.1 iPed - Orphan Tablet PC Windows 6.0 aPad MID Slate iPed-M16

WoW! I just don't see the fascination with these off name products...from a company that hopes a person misspells iPad to find it in a search engine by accident. I would be HIGHLY suspicious of the product. For one, looking at the the screen shots...I can't imaging this thing being nearly as intuitive when it comes to rotating the display.

Looking at the specs, with only only a 5 hour run time with wifi...I dunno, I use my iPad for more than 5 hours just about every day.

I think one of the neat things about buying the iPad has been the extensive collection of apps and accessories. The clever apps have been worth the investment in the iPad alone.

[Crashoran]

Originally Posted by lokerd

WoW! I just don't see the fascination with these off name products...from a company that hopes a person misspells iPad to find it in a search engine by accident. I would be HIGHLY suspicious of the product. For one, looking at the the screen shots...I can't imaging this thing being nearly as intuitive when it comes to rotating the display.

Looking at the specs, with only only a 5 hour run time with wifi...I dunno, I use my iPad for more than 5 hours just about every day.

I think one of the neat things about buying the iPad has been the extensive collection of apps and accessories. The clever apps have been worth the investment in the iPad alone.

What are you doing that requires 5 hours of usage a day on the iPad?

[a2rob]

Originally Posted by lokerd

WoW! I just don't see the fascination with these off name products...from a company that hopes a person misspells iPad to find it in a search engine by accident. I would be HIGHLY suspicious of the product. For one, looking at the the screen shots...I can't imaging this thing being nearly as intuitive when it comes to rotating the display.

Looking at the specs, with only only a 5 hour run time with wifi...I dunno, I use my iPad for more than 5 hours just about every day.

I think one of the neat things about buying the iPad has been the extensive collection of apps and accessories. The clever apps have been worth the investment in the iPad alone.

What Drew said!

Sent from my ipad

[lokerd]

Originally Posted by Crashoran

What are you doing that requires 5 hours of usage a day on the iPad?

Oh, that's easy...everything. 5 hours is a MINIMUM per day. I wake up with it...and I go to bed with it...and sometimes...I wake up in the middle of the night with it (lightning bolt popped me out of bed at 4am this morning...checked weather).

Seriously though, I used to spend 3-6 hours an evening on a 17" laptop...and I don't use it anymore. Trying to sell my netbook...it's useless. I'd sell my most current 17" laptop, but even though I don't use it each day, it still serves a purpose for shows as a kiosk, connecting to a projector, etc.

Before the ipad in April, when I would get home in the evening, I usually sat down in the lazy boy, and put the laptop on it's laprest and there I sat for the rest of the evening. With the iPad, I am far more likely to get up and walk around, get out of the house, and do other stuff, but I still put a lot of time on it. But I also take it with me, shopping, out to eat, running errands with the wife while she shops, I hang out waiting for her, etc. I also use it while driving...not playing music or for navigation, but for looking for places to shoot. I have also been using it for navigation on a boat. The star gazing apps are incredible...including the apps for tracking where in the sky the sun will travel, as well as the moon, rise, set, etc. On and on, etc. etc. Sure, a lot of these things can be done on a 3.5 or 4.3" screen. But have until you have held the ipad in your hand and done GPS on a boat, or used it to browse the sky as the compass spins around with you, and a whole lot of other apps that were soso on an iTouch/iPhone...or my Sprint Palm Centro...on the iPad are just...well...amazing.

I have been recovering from a mild surgery this past week...and I have put 10 hours a day on it. The crazy thing is, even with the wifi and 3g antennas active, the battery has not gone below 29% for a days use...and I think that was after two days.

[David Whatley]

Drew, you mentioned a wife in there. You might want to think about setting all electronics down and spending some time with her, or she might get the Ipad in the divorce.
Just a suggestion.

[lokerd]

Originally Posted by David Whatley;

Drew, you mentioned a wife in there. You might want to think about setting all electronics down and spending some time with her, or she might get the Ipad in the divorce.

LOL...that IS funny. Actually, she had one...still kept using the laptop...I told here she couldn't keep the iPad JUST to go to the potty! Sold hers. Now she is always sneaking off with mine if I leave it laying around.

Seriously though, I do hear you...however it summer vacation for me...and she is in a summer class and has been studying every moment after she gets off from work.

Ordinarily, I would have to be more careful...she is a CODA. :) on the other hand, this is one of the reasons why the iPad is so beanies...instant on makes the iPad a breeze to pick it up, use it for a bit, put it down and head put somewhere with the ipad, etc.

[darktiger]

I think the battery life of the ipad is okay... depending on what you do... I played chaos rings and it only lasted about 5 hours.....