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24,816 reads · 2010-01-27 – 2010-01-29

The New iPad.

Seen it? www.apple.com/ipad/

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@SaCleoCheater Published 2010-01-27
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Hardware, Systems & Dev
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24,816 historical reads · 5 curated field notes (from 8 dispatches) · 2010-01-27 – 2010-01-29
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@lanceomni (3)@SaCleoCheater (2)@Taisto@aryajuanda@00010

Seen it?

www.apple.com/ipad/

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @SaCleoCheater

Author Update #1 @SaCleoCheater 2010-01-27

It's a 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

5 technical responses curated from 8 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @lanceomni 2010-01-27 ↳ Re: @SaCleoCheater
@SaCleoCheaterSeen it? www.apple.com/ipad/

I am wondering who is making their new processor? I heard something about IBM a few weeks ago but im not too sure. I think I would have been a great deal more excited if it was something more close to a tablet running OSX with an Intel processor. It would be more interesting to the community.

Field Note #2 @lanceomni 2010-01-27

The Iphone uses an ARM processor manufactured by Samsung. There are other processors like the one Qualcomm makes for the Google Nexus. Im not sure if Apple would be getting into the actual design and manufacturing of processors but maybe. … I see your edit. I guess so. Interesting to see where that goes.

Field Note #3 @Taisto 2010-01-27

Seems interesting, and quite cheap. I'll take a look at it in the shop, and who knows - maybe i'll get one. I can think of many ways to use it in my daily life...

Field Note #4 @00010 2010-01-29

Personally, Apple hass messed up this time, I and most other people were hoping for a full Intel Snow leopard Tablet not just another GIANT iPod Touch. with apps. that are made only just for it.

00010

Field Note #5 @lanceomni 2010-01-29

Don't get me wrong I think it is a great idea and I would probably use it more than my netbook but I think they blew it out of proportions as being the greatest thing ever from Apple.

If I were them I would have been like "We got bored and built this... its no big deal. Wait and see what we come up with next."

Corroborated & Participated: @aryajuanda
Sources & Contributor Provenance (5 credited usernames · Thread #5339)
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@lanceomniCore Contributor32010-01-27 → 2010-01-29
@SaCleoCheaterPrimary Author22010-01-27
@TaistoContributor12010-01-27
@aryajuandaContributor12010-01-28
@00010Contributor12010-01-29