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? : 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 animations are slow, and the home screen seems to have overlapping text at the bottom where the status is shown. I am sure this will be fixed in an update though.

        Apr 03, 2010 8:04am PDT
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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