If apple are going to release a tablet, I'm sure it's a Mac book Pro Touch. We have Iphones and Ipod touches which is pdas, and the only thing we need is a Macbook Pro with a touch screen. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/
Den Jan 20, 2010 kl. 11:54 PM skrev Daniel Rowe: > Well said, Bryan > > Dannie > \ > On 20 Jan 2010, at 22:16, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> Well, William, sighted people like larger screens. A tablet can include a >> larger battery, faster processor, and more storage. A big touch screen makes >> apps possible that don't work well on small screens, such as apps that let >> you draw with your finger, highlight passages in books with your finger, and >> complex apps that need to display more than just a few little icons at a >> time. A tablet can be thinner and lighter than a laptop, since there is no >> need for pieces like a keyboard, track pad, or the palm rest areas that are >> part of a clamshell laptop design. >> >> In short, working a touch device like the IPhone is easier for most sighted >> people to learn than even a mouse-driven computer interface, but an IPhone >> or IPod Touch is too small and under-powered to replace a computer for many >> tasks. So the tablet will be easy to use like an IPhone, but provide the >> computing power that the IPhone lacks. If you type a lot, then you'll >> probably want an external keyboard. Most of the time, though, people don't >> type much more than short fragments, and on-screen keyboards are fine for >> that. >> >> Plus, keep in mind that the wants and preferences of sighted people don't >> necessarily line up with what a blind person considers when deciding on the >> merits of a computing device. A tablet may or may not be a good way for a >> blind person to compute. I think that many sighted people will like it, >> though. It wasn't very long ago when most blind people would quickly dismiss >> any idea that a blind person might prefer using any device with a touch >> screen interface. Certainly, we all don't prefer the IPhone, but many people >> use it just fine. Who knows what using the tablet will be like. I'll wait >> until I've used one before drawing my conclusions. I'm sure that it will be >> fascinating, even if I end up not choosing to routinely use it. >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:23 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: apple tablet >> >> Maybe the tablet will be more like Apple's version of a netbook. Yes, you >> can do a lot on an Iphone, but I believe it has some limitations such as >> only being able to run one program at a time. That's OK for a phone, but >> maybe not for a netbook type device. >> >> On Jan 20, 2010, at 1:28 PM, william lomas wrote: >> >>> hi all >>> >>> >>> I heard apple are going to release an apple tablet. what is the point of >>> this? one can buy an ipod touch and or iphone and use safari, email, have >>> an ipod, play games, have business applications etc, so is there really a >>> need for a tablet device? >>> Would be interested to read constructive ideas as to why a tablet >>> would be needed Will >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
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