[OSX-Users] Re: ipad?

[Marcus Ramsden]

On the universal remote front Apple did open up the dock connector in the
SDK and these
http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2010/01/09/ces-2010-iphone-universal-remote-
accessories-debut/ emerged at CES. Seeing as the same dock connector is
there I can't see it being too hard for these companies to move it to the
iPad, maybe it'll be enough to encourage Apple to include it in future
revisions.

 

Marcus

 

From: osx-users-bounces at ecs.soton.ac.uk
[mailto:osx-users-bounces at ecs.soton.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Christopher
Gutteridge
Sent: 28 January 2010 11:28
To: List for users of Mac OS X
Subject: [OSX-Users] Re: ipad?

 

The lack of a built in USB socket is pretty bloody stupid. It's not like
they don't make tiny USB connectors.

The lack of an infrared output is a miss, as having this double as a
universal remote would make so much sense.

David Tarrant wrote: 

Couple of thoughts:
 
Since the IPad can connect to digital cameras, it must be able to do USB
Host mode, place your bets on how long until we see a dock connector camera,
either from Apple or by jailbreak?
 
Second, can't someone invent a wireless VGA connector? Having to sit in the
chair and present cos the iPad had to be tethered down looked a little lame.
 
Dave T
 
On 28 Jan 2010, at 10:30, Tim Chown wrote:
 
  

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 09:48:08AM +0000, m.c. schraefel wrote:
    

i still miss the newton - or what might have been an iSlate, as in with pen.
      

Hmm, I'd prefer some device midway between the iPad and the iPhone in
size, something that fits in a jacket pocket that just does what an iPhone
does but bigger.
 
I can see a market for the iPad though, but not moved to buy one yet :)
 
Tim
    

 
 
  





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Christopher Gutteridge -- http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/people/cjg
 
Lead Developer, EPrints Project, http://eprints.org/
 
Web Projects Manager, School of Electronics and Computer Science,
University of Southampton. 
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