[OSX-Users] Re: ipad?

[Chris Andrews]

Mac Mini, Apache, nice fast wi-fi, should work a treat. ;)

2010/1/28 Terry Payne <trp at ecs.soton.ac.uk>

> Now, if you could stream AV to the device (ala Apple TV or sharing content
> via iTunes), then that would be nice.  With your average movie being around
> 1.5Gb from the iTunes store, you can carry a few of these on an iPad (even a
> 64Gb model), but after a while, you'll not be storing your entire collection
> on the device...
>
> Terry
> Sent from my MacBook Pro ;)
>
> On 28 Jan 2010, at 16:50, Ben Hodgson wrote:
>
> > I'd like to think that Apple will release an awesome 'Remote' app for
> controlling iTunes/Apple TV that takes full advantage if the iPad's display.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > --
> > http://benhodgson.com
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On 28 Jan 2010, at 16:22, David Tarrant <davetaz at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> So far i've come up with the following good use cases:
> >>
> >> * Replacing my mac-mini + tv for playing music via HiFi system, iPhone
> is just too small and inconvenient, although I would still like it if the
> iPad stopped playing when my phone rang (not that the mac mini does that
> either)
> >> * Digital photo frame (landscape mode please!)
> >> * In car sat nav and music system, you'd certainly be able to interact
> with the big screen while driving (not advocating this of course) although
> you still need the device to multitask in order to do both at once.
> >>
> >> So I guess everything I would do with one requires landscape mode (so
> why the silly location for the dock connector)
> >>
> >> Dave T
> >>
> >> On 28 Jan 2010, at 16:14, Ben Hodgson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Despite it's long list of shortcomings, I'm still excited about this
> device. I'm excited about finding out how the early adopters will put it to
> use; I'm hoping it'll be more than an unnecessary item of tech-bling.
> >>>
> >>> I can't say that I'm not considering buying one, although that's
> probably just be my inner fanboy talking.
> >>>
> >>> Ben
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> http://benhodgson.com
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> On 28 Jan 2010, at 08:47, Neil Broderick <ngb at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> does anyone have any views on the ipad? My initial impression is that
> I would rush out and
> >>>> buy one if it was running OS X or a similar operating system in which
> I could do what I wanted
> >>>> but not if it is just a large iphone without the ability to make
> phone-calls (or have a GPS chip).
> >>>>
> >>>> I am guessing that it would be worth waiting for version 2 to be
> hacked before it would be worth
> >>>> buying.
> >>>>
> >>>> cheers,
> >>>> Neil
> >>
> >>
>
>
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