[OSX-Users] Re: ipad?

[Chris Andrews]

Apple did at one point sign up to the whole "only use micro-USB for
charging" thing - though they haven't actually started doing it yet.

2010/1/28 David Tarrant <davetaz at ecs.soton.ac.uk>

> Also the rest of the mobile device market is forced to use usb connectors
> as a standard to save on waste. Apple yesterday stated they are the biggest
> mobile device company in the world, so how come they get away with it?
>
>
> On 28 Jan 2010, at 11:28, Christopher Gutteridge wrote:
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>  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
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> On 28 Jan 2010, at 10:30, Tim Chown wrote:
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>  On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 09:48:08AM +0000, m.c. schraefel wrote:
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>
>  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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> Web Projects Manager, School of Electronics and Computer Science,
> University of Southampton.
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