this debate on touch screen size has re-awoken my desire for apple to unleash an upgraded macbook pro with a touch screen interface. would absolutely love it. would be great for manipulation, especially with CAD work, etc.
I do agree here with the aspects of working between the ipad and iphone. the logic though is this and it's from years of research in HUI method. if you're handling a touch screen as a blind user such as the size of the iphone, if you're like me and have large hands, trying to navigate around a small touch screen to send emails, browse the web, etc can be rather touch intensive and yes errors can occur. with a larger touch area, due to the redesign of the GUI on the iPad for larger realestate, you have a much better chance of hitting the right spot and this is what I've noticed from road testing. I have to admit, I use both my macbook pro and iphone 3GS. love them both to bits but in a workshop situation or on site, the iPad would really help a lot, especially with autocad sketch to take rough design data or notes for measurements back to the workshop. lew On 24 Mar 2012, at 09:27, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I think all this really boils down to, does the screen real estate make the > apps more fluid in their use, and you seem to say yes. Me, I'm not so sure. > I honestly believe this is completely subjective, and also depends on what > kind of apps your using. For example, garageband is much more enjoyable on > an iPad, than an iPhone. But, I've met many blind people who prefer the > smaller screen because its easier to pin point elements on the screen in a > given app. Honestly, its just all about the screen, price, and the phone > aspect. If your comparing an iPhone 4s to the New iPad, there is indeed more > RAM but, I doubt this would really make much of a difference for most users. > IOS manages resources so well, its almost a non issue. And, if you were to > hold out for the next iPhone, it would almost certainly be running a similar > processor under clocked, with the same amount of RAM. I think where the iPad > really shines is in that market that use to belong to the netbook. Its > relatively cheap, versatile, and ultra portable, with great battery life. I > would much rather type out an e-mail on an iPad than an iPhone. But as a > person who owns a Macbook pro and an iPhone 4S, I would never trade my phone > for an iPad for example. And that being the case, as cool as they are, I > honestly couldn't justify paying for one with my current set up. I don't > think apps rendered on a large screen, except for a hand full of exceptions, > tips the balance in the iPads favor if you have a Macbook and an iPhone. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:52 AM, Lewis Alexander <freemacsforthebl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> let's compare the iPhone 4s against an iPad 3... >> >> first off, the obvious feature is a much larger display on the iPad. this as >> a feature gives you much more room to work on applications. taking into an >> example of pages or anything like that. try performing those tasks on an >> iphone and you'll be interacting with objects you don't want because you >> would require a much higher degree of tactile accuracy to interact with an >> item compared to a larger surface area on the ipad. The available memory, >> processor and GPU are of a higher specification to my understanding, in >> terms of interconnectivity with 3rd party products, you can add interfaces >> like USB adaptors, audio interfaces, camera adaptors and more as both the >> ipad and OS support those features to work with certain apps. >> >> the list really is endless. >> >> The iPad is an amazing product to work with as a tactile interface. I go >> back to the days of using graphics tablets in my research on Human User >> Interfacing for IT needs in a disabled world and testing the same >> practicalities and adaptations which the iPad and iPhone both give these >> functions straight away. >> >> at the end of the day, what you have to ask yourself is.. Do you want to use >> applications in a more fluid and effective way? if so, the answer is "Yes >> please" and fly out and grab an iPad 3. I'm no salesman. I have experience >> with both iPads and iphones and I'd rather be the owner of an iPad to run >> apps with and use the iphone as a phone and note taker. simple as that my >> friends. simple as that... >> >> lew >> >> On 24 Mar 2012, at 08:43, David Hole wrote: >> >>> hi folks. >>> I just wonder, and many here have asked, so I thought I'd ask you in >>> this group. >>> What's the benefit for blind people to have an iPad instead of an >>> iPhone? >>> I mean, as far as I can see, the difference is only the screen size... >>> Am I right? >>> Actually I'd like to have one myself, but I can't find any good >>> reasons to have it, since I have both an iPhone and a Mac. >>> Hope someone here can give me reasons to get one :p >>> Best regards David >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. 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