iPad!

Yeah, since it's essentially running the iPhone OS, I doubt there will be a full-featured Lightroom.

I could certainly justify getting one for work though--de-paperizing my student manuscript factory would be a freaking delight. Though probably I would just read RFF with it. 😀
 
Looks like it'll have a 'camera connector kit'

The Camera Connection Kit gives you two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera. The Camera Connector lets you import your photos and videos to iPad using the camera’s USB cable. Or you can use the SD Card Reader to import photos and videos directly from the camera’s SD card.
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Methinks we'll see some kind of RAW converter for sure.
 
benmacphoto said:
Lightroom would be great on this tablet. And that's what I was wishing for from Apple.
A small light, netbook or tablet, with a light version of snow leopard so I wouldn't have
to bring my powerbook or macbook pro around with me all the time.

But at $500 the ipad doesn't seem to bad.
I'll have to see if a photo app comes out for it.
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Unless you're going to be able to calibrate the device (which is unlikely) I wouldn't be doing any editing on this thing.

That said, I strongly suggest that photographers who have websites offering their professional services had best be figuring a way out to either get rid of any flash in their sites since it cannot be viewed on any of these Apple mobile devices.

Cheers,
Dave
 
Oh.. and regarding the name - as I said earlier while watching the keynote: "iPad" sounds too much like an Apple branded feminine hygiene product.

😀

Dave
 
The NYT was called in to demo it and build a new app for it a few weeks back. It looks allot like an actual newspaper now. I'm excited to see what this does for digital journalism! Let's hope that better days are on the horizon for photographers and cameramen!
 
Maybe Apple will make Aperture for iPad.

I'm probably ok with the 32GB or even the 16 model with 3G. I'm sure Dropbox will develop iPad version of their app. That and Eevernote, Apple's own iDisk will give me enough space so I can stick with smaller local strage space.

$30 w/o contract for unlimited data is quite awesome. I'm getting one for work when 3G models are out for sure.
 
mabelsound said:
Yeah, since it's essentially running the iPhone OS, I doubt there will be a full-featured Lightroom.

I could certainly justify getting one for work though--de-paperizing my student manuscript factory would be a freaking delight. Though probably I would just read RFF with it. 😀
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Even iPhoto would be great. A smallish device that could view and store Raw files in the field would be fantastic. I doubt I would do final edits on a 6/8/10" screen. But to load them down and zip off a jpg would be great.
 
We are lucky in the UK - because we have iPlayer, which allows you to play any recent Beeb programme on demand. It is a totally different way of watching TV - and interfaces perfectly with the iPhone and iPod TOuch.

I wish it had been a little smaller, though. It's not going to be a hell of a lot more compact than the MacBook Air.
 
wonder how long until we get iPadLinux 😀

seriously, exiting new toy. especially good if you travel a lot, 10h battery life! 🙂
 
I think it's mostly a novelty item. The keyboard is a bigger on screen version than the one on the iPhone which is barely adequate for texting. Two years and I still can't type with any accuracy on it. It's got a crippled OS, same as the iPhone and paltry memory.

It's neat, but not all that useful. I think this product is going to flop for Apple like the Macbook Air. It's too in between and doesn't really do enough. I can't leave my Macbook Pro at home because I can't do any work without a keyboard and my iPhone covers basic connectivity. I don't really see how this fits in. Once you add in 3G and some memory it's not cheap.

The NY Times interface looks a lot like the downloadable Times Reader application which uses Adobe Air. Much nicer way of reading the paper online.

You can buy a Dell Netbook and put a full version of OS X on it for about $300 and get a full keyboard and a few gigs of memory. Google Netbook Hackintosh.

I think the tablet concept is a dead end because there is only so much you can do with a touch interface. We invented language for a reason and you need a keyboard to do more complex stuff. There's only so many things you can drag, drop and click on.
 
dazedgonebye said:
Wait till they put college text books on it....
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If they did, they could sink the Kindle and the Nook fairly quickly, as they won't have any of the apps that Apple will let you run on this. Imagine a book/magazine reader and a GPS map app, plus god know what else. This could be a better second laptop than a netbook.
 
mabelsound said:
Well, this product is likely to murder netbooks and the Kindle, anyway. I mean wow, imagine buying the Kindle when you can get one of these. Forget about it.
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That's who they (Apple) are aiming at imho.

They saw how many people were using Netbooks, knew well about the Kindle; so it doesn't surprise me that they'd look to find something to scoop up that demographic as well.

Dave
 
nightfly said:
I think it's mostly a novelty item.

You can buy a Dell Netbook and put a full version of OS X on it for about $300 and get a full keyboard and a few gigs of memory. Google Netbook Hackintosh.
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But that is surely irrelevant - by the time you've messed about with the Dell, how many $100 of your own time will you have wasted? Makes sense if you're unemployed, but that's about it.
 
The Kindle is under $300 with free cellular service for downloading books. The battery lasts for weeks of reading and it's simple. My wife loves hers partaly because she CAN'T browser the web on it, she can concentrate on reading the book.

I wouldn't count the Kindle out yet. You'd have to double the price and add a monthly service contract to get this on the iPad (of course you'd get a lot more).

Netbooks have full service OS's and a keyboard and cost half as much.

For $500 you're getting 16 gigs of memory! Your average netbook has 10x the memory and you can use your regular office apps and even Photoshop on it. If you need to do any work, the iPad is next to worthless. It's a media consumption machine.

Really Apples and Oranges.


mabelsound said:
Well, this product is likely to murder netbooks and the Kindle, anyway. I mean wow, imagine buying the Kindle when you can get one of these. Forget about it.
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I can say, that being able to show photos on a device that is pocketable (rather than something you may have to "lug" around - like a laptop and/or netbook) does have it's advantages.

I can honestly say that many many wedding photographers I know DO, in fact, use their iPhones for this purpose. You never know when/where you'll meet someone who may be interested in your services - and responding as quickly as possible to potential clients is VERY important in this "we want it NOW" world. The public has a voracious appetite and very little patience - blame the internet for that.

Cheers,
dave
 
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