Evening Reading: What Are You Playing?

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  omg do you LOVE it?! : multisync
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    Yes it's incredible, this is definitely going to be used like crazy once I get all my stuff synced. It de... : ovrlrd
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      On a scale of 1-483, how magical is it? : pyrogen
      • they dont even make numbers high enough to explain it : multisync
      • e : Crimsonbeak
      • purple : gooblerampling
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        In all seriousness, Apple definitely did a great job with this, unlike the first gen iPhone, it's not jus... : ovrlrd
        • Hey now, don't be bashing the first gen iPhone. : pyrogen
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          except when you leave the house and it loses connection : filthysock
          • Yeah I am not saying the lack of 3G isn't a bad thing for some people, but personally I can live without ... : ovrlrd
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            my whole city has wi-fi : MoreVespeneGas
            • your whole city also has your non ssl passwords and personal information :( : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
          • Who wants to go out of the house with this thing? You people need to stop thinking that this is primarily... : JohnnyRey
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            Don't most mobile companies have $20 or less 3G USB modems for people under contract? : anhero
            • uhhh, does the ipad even have USB? : retarded talking dinosaur
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          I am waiting to see what MS brings out with the Courier to see how it stacks up (might work a bit better ... : Crimsonbeak
          • the Courier was a nice video commissioned to an agency, no estimates on when a product like that would be... : ErneX
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      yeah it fucking looks snappier on every video I've seen, in the iPhone sometimes you get jerkiness (speci... : ErneX
      • reminds me of the pre-GPU days when 2d acceleration was the rage. : steelsamurai
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  Time to play some Plants vs Zombies HD and stuff, if anyone has any questions i'll try to answer them. : ovrlrd
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    How's surfing the web on it?
    
    Would you rather surf the web (casually) on your desktop or the iPad?

    Apr 03, 2010 7:07am PDT
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    How's surfing the web on it? Would you rather surf the web (casually) on your desktop or the iPad? : shurcool
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      Definitely the iPad, it's just as fast for loading pages (over my 802.11n network) and it seems more inte... : ovrlrd
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        Cool. Let's see if that is because it's a new fad and will wear off soon, or if that'll continue to be... : shurcool
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          The major difference is the screen size and the fact that the user agent isn't "Mobile Safari." You get F... : ovrlrd
          • Google has an iPad version of gmail already set up for it, I tried it on Safari by setting the user agent... : ErneX
          • It really is. The experience so far is night and day compared to iPhone stuff I do. Makes it look like.... : Goto10
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          Yeah, but... with a 24" desktop, a good mouse, and, say, Chrome, you can easily open multiple tabs, navig... : shurcool
          • I already have an iPhone that I use if I'm feeling lazy. I typed this from bed as a matter of fact. : bling1bling
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  which model did you get? : maulla
  • 64 gb : ovrlrd
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  So what are you going to do with it? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just see it as something I wou... : DM7
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    Web browsing, playing games, watching videos, oh and i'm gonna get iWork so I can do some cool productivi... : ovrlrd
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      Hopefully it'll let you attack some of those files to an email or something. I assume it would, but Apple... : Tawler
      • attach... yeah : Tawler
      • iPads have a place where apps can save data, and supposedly when you plug it into your computer you get a... : ErneX
    • it plays videos? i thought it only played iphone formatter videos. do you have a lot of those or somethin... : retarded talking dinosaur
• tell us, is it magical? : ErneX
• I have now spoken in real life to a human who actually said 'it might be cool' - colour me surprised. : abrasion
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  Tells us about all the cool apps you get, plz. : zuga
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    This is my current list of apps: iBooks Pages MLB at Bat Flight Control HD Things for iPad Dailym... : ovrlrd
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      Can you try GTA Chinatown Wars and see how it plays (and controls) on the big screen? : shurcool
      • I don't own that, but I'll try out some iPhone games that have similar "virtual" controls and let you kno... : ovrlrd
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  Whats the book selection like on it so far? : jbury
  • I *think* I read somewhere that it has 60 thousand books on opening day : ErneX
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    Seems really good so far, if there is any books in particular you want me to search for let me know. I lo... : ovrlrd
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      I wonder what the Kindle app is like, if it offers the same page-turning stuff. : JohnnyRey
      • It does, they added it: Next up we have the Kindle for iPhone app contracting its name to just Kindle : pancake humper
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        Yep it does, just tested it out. I have to say that this app doesn't seem very polished yet though, the a... : ovrlrd
        • cool. Thanks! : JohnnyRey
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  Screenshot of laryn.x? : Dave-A
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/LarynxiPad_jtuwirkcp3gzqshqilg7.jpg : ovrlrd
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      Wow, that looks great. So how do you feel about it's usability, given that you said you'd continue to use... : Dave-A
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        It's plenty usable, I just prefer Latestchatty.app since it offers lots of extra features. If I really di... : ovrlrd
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          It offers extra features? : Dave-A
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            I'm not pooping on the wonderful app here, and it's a perfect solution for the iPhone, but it does seem t... : Dave-A
            • Built in ability to quickly use tags is a huge plus for me. : ovrlrd
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        No "Z" and "A" buttons means it would be impossible for me to use with the chatty without frustration : Demius
        • This too, having nice "previous and next" buttons makes browsing with Latestchatty.app very fluid. Or at ... : ovrlrd
        • luckily the latest chatty app has previous/next buttons : vynn
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      Wow, that text is fat and fuzzy. I guess it's been a while since I've had font smoothing enabled. : DinK
      • Safari does that for all web sites, making all text look a bit more bold with their smoothing. : vynn
      • Not all font smoothing makes everything bold and fuzzy. http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1313/xpsmooth... : shurcool
    • do you have trouble hitting individual links? on my phone i always have to zoom way in to be sure i hit t... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  Okay first negative thing (which isn't really a big deal to me), if you get an iPad case, don't expect it... : ovrlrd
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    I hate this about the iPhone as well. Most cases and docks don't like each other. They're like the cats a... : Dave-A
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      You would think the official case and official dock would work together. Kinda stupid they don't. : JohnnyRey
      • Yeah I was kind of surprised, but there also might be a way to get it to work, the main issue is the lini... : ovrlrd
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    Have they got an Invisible Shield out for it yet? I love my IS for my Touch ... it's like having no case ... : dumb.
    • http://www.marketwatch.com/story/invisibleshield-for-ipad-released-by-zagg-2010-04-02?reflink=MW_news_stm... : pancake humper
    • The main reason I like the case is the ability to prop it up so that you aren't constantly "looking down"... : ovrlrd
  • I was worried about that, thanks for confirming. I plan to get just a universal stand that works with var... : vynn
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  I am too tired to open mine. I think I am going to take a nap first! I want the periodic table app but it... : pancake humper
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    Yeah I can't justify the price of that periodic table app, but then again I am not a chemistry geek or so... : ovrlrd
    • It's so pretty though holy crap! BB didn't have the Apple cases. Such a letdown :( : pancake humper
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  Are there any issues with syncing songs with apple drm on them to both your iPhone and iPad? I have a bu... : kek
  • Nope, no issues here, I have at least one song that has DRM, it works fine since it syncs with your iTune... : ovrlrd
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  I would like to see pictures of Doom Classic on the iPad. : kramweil
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    Ask and you shall receive: http://www.shackpics.com/files/DoomiPad1_furxn682e5rpa61ybi1e.jpg http://www.... : ovrlrd
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      fuuuuuu... noooooo fuuuuu... ahhhhhhhhhh *checks wallet* : ghost in my shell
      • Let me tell you, you can definitely tell it's not as "crisp" as it could be, the edges are aliased, etc. ... : ovrlrd
    • You are going to get me to buy this thing, huh? : The Grolar Bear
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      thats the iphone app, right? : JohnnyRey
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        Nope, it's running in iPhone mode, check out the "1x" button in the bottom right. : ovrlrd
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          err, I mean yes it is an iPhone app. : ovrlrd
          • lol =) : JohnnyRey
    • THANK YOU!!! : kramweil
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      should be able to press home+sleep/awake to take a screenshot : vynn
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        I will when I get a chance, syncing it now and might take a nap since i've been awake since 2am. I took p... : ovrlrd
        • Update, here is a screenshot of it running on the iPad in 2x mode. http://www.shackpics.com/files/Doo... : ovrlrd
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  So after installing all your apps and shit, how much space is left? : ghost in my shell
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    I haven't synced my music, but with all my apps loaded up I have 57.7 GB of 59.2 GB free. : ovrlrd
    • Wow, glad I didn't cave and buy a 16 GB one now. : ghost in my shell
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  How do dual thumbstick games like iDracula etc play on there? I always imagined they won't work that w... : jbury
  • After trying to play Doom classic, I think with some time I could get used to the controls just fine. It'... : ovrlrd
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  I wanted to get one for my wife as an early birthday present but she threatened me with death if I contri... : Visceral Monkey
  • yeah, what a horrible guy. he only changes the world for the better with his ideas. what a piece of shi... : crypt420
  • LOL are you serious? : ErneX
• Damn you US bastards! We can't even pre-order yet! : manlyman
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  Piece of shit has to sync with iTunes before you can use it!!! :( : multisync
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    Fuck Steve Jobs, am I rite? : rosewood
    • Wanna see my new paperweight. :( : multisync
  • Yeah I just plugged it in, told it not to sync anything but my apps and started playing with it. : ovrlrd
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    So you still need a second computer to run the iPad? I was considering replacing my desktop with an iPad. : bling1bling
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      You don't need a second computer except for the "setup" and for backups, everything else can be done from... : ovrlrd
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        OS updates need a pc, no? : multisync
        • Oh yeah forgot about that, but I assume you can use any computer to do that, so in theory you could bring... : ovrlrd
      • That's kind of silly. They should really move that stuff to the pad itself. Same goes for iPhone. It work... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Nah, a reviewer said it was not the case. You need to sync it with iTunes, but you can use it anyway. : Geoffrois
• how does it feel like when you make it touch your tits ? : hanged_man
• How does HD youtube look, like on a Starcraft2 video? As good as the desktop? : SqueegyTBS
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  You are definitely a prime example of how a little less technology in this world might do us a civilizati... : crabsncancer
  • What's that supposed to mean? : shurcool