ipad is very limited on the RT

[Lamonster]

Just for grins I plugged my ipad into the RT yesterday just to see if it would work. It will play music but all you have is volume control, that's it. Not sure why that is seeing it's just an oversize ipod.

[dave01]

Just for grins I plugged my ipad into the RT yesterday just to see if it would work. It will play music but all you have is volume control, that's it. Not sure why that is seeing it's just an oversize ipod.

Heck, I would get rid of it then. Send it to me and I will give it to the recycling people

[Lamonster]

That's what I like about you Dave, always willing to help.

[jima1153]

Thats interesting. Mine has not arrived yet. I ordered the 32 g broadband model. How do you like it so far Lamont?

[Lamonster]

Thats interesting. Mine has not arrived yet. I ordered the 32 g broadband model. How do you like it so far Lamont?

I love it. I have the 32gig wifi only but I have a 3Gs that's jailbroke and I use MyWi as my hotspot when I don't have a connection. The browser is super fast and it great to show off your pics and video. Now all I need is the new iphone.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDdnSo4iC-Y[/ame]

[SpyderGirl]

I can tell you your problem, iPad sucks. I like gizmos, but I am going to have to pass on this one. Not my

[jeuchler]

Just for grins I plugged my ipad into the RT yesterday just to see if it would work. It will play music but all you have is volume control, that's it. Not sure why that is seeing it's just an oversize ipod.

Ha!

Spoken like a true Mac aficionado and early adopter!

You know better, Lamont!

Photo, web, phone (w/skype), video, iTunes music and apps, word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, email, ebooks...No use trying to avoid offending the PC users out there. It's way more than an iPod, and surely way more than a Kindle or a Sony eReader, and for practically the same price as either.

Also, in the time it took to read this, probably 500 new apps native for the iPad were probably being beta tested.

Apple's stock went up a record 90% this quarter. Wonder why...

Yeah, you guessed it: There's a spyderlovers.com sticker AND an Apple sticker on my truck window.

[Lamonster]

I can tell you your problem, iPad sucks.

Really? Is ther a app for that?

Posted from my iPad

[Lamonster]

I've been a long time PC user but now all but one computer in my family is Mac. In the little over two years I've been using Mac's I've yet to have to reload the operating system, get a virus, have my computer run slow or have a major crash. I was reloading windows on my PC just about every 3 months before. All my programs on the Mac are true plug and play, not plug and pray. I just wish I would have made the switch years ago.

As far as the ipad goes, I love it for what I bought it for. It has it's shortcomings for sure but it serves me well and for answering emails and monitoring my boards on the go it's much better than my iphone even though I can get the job done with it too.

I find it works best for sharing pics and videos and with the Netflix app it really opens up the entertainment value. The screen is the perfect size for watching videos. The battery last forever on this thing, I wish my iphone battery lasted that long.

I do wish it had a forward facing camera for video chat, I use that pretty much everyday now on my Macbook and imac. Flash would be nice but that ain't happening. Multitasking will come with 4.0 and that will be great. I hate having to shut down my browser to check my mail.

Other than that I love the ipad. I haven't found the ipad "sucks" app yet but I'm keeping my eye out for that one, I'm sure it will be another great app to have.

Ha!

Spoken like a true Mac aficionado and early adopter!

You know better, Lamont!

Photo, web, phone (w/skype), video, iTunes music and apps, word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, email, ebooks...No use trying to avoid offending the PC users out there. It's way more than an iPod, and surely way more than a Kindle or a Sony eReader, and for practically the same price as either.

Also, in the time it took to read this, probably 500 new apps native for the iPad were probably being beta tested.

Apple's stock went up a record 90% this quarter. Wonder why...

Yeah, you guessed it: There's a spyderlovers.com sticker AND an Apple sticker on my truck window.

[jeuchler]

Really? Is ther a app for that?

Posted from my iPad

Awesome.

[jeuchler]

...I do wish it had a forward facing camera for video chat, I use that pretty much everyday now on my Macbook and imac. ...Other than that I love the ipad. I haven't found the ipad "sucks" app yet but I'm keeping my eye out for that one, I'm sure it will be another great app to have.

And I bet you a nickel that that camera will be in the next version. Mr. Jobs probably really wanted to keep that price break, at least to start...

[docdoru]

$270 was a good entry to sell AAPL short....

[Lamonster]

The other reason I like my ipad. I have both my RS and RT manuals on the ipad and they are searchable.

[SpyderGirl]

That's pretty nifty.

Although I don't think my greasy hands want to be touching a $600+ iPad.

[Lamonster]

That's pretty nifty.

Although I don't think my greasy hands want to be touching a $600+ iPad.

[SpyderGirl]

Oh sure, you have the answer for everything.

[SpyderGirl]

As far as the ipad goes, I love it for what I bought it for. It has it's shortcomings for sure but it serves me well and for answering emails and monitoring my boards on the go it's much better than my iphone even though I can get the job done with it too.

I find it works best for sharing pics and videos and with the Netflix app it really opens up the entertainment value. The screen is the perfect size for watching videos. The battery last forever on this thing, I wish my iphone battery lasted that long.

I do wish it had a forward facing camera for video chat, I use that pretty much everyday now on my Macbook and imac. Flash would be nice but that ain't happening. Multitasking will come with 4.0 and that will be great. I hate having to shut down my browser to check my mail.

The iPad also doesn't have printing capabilities, saving capabilities, expandable media slot for SD cards... that's what I wish it had... I'd love to be able to view photos I've taken during any given shoot, on the large screen instantly. No such luck. Maybe the next version.

You'd think for $500 - $900 you'd get the stuff already. For now I'll just get a laptop.

[Lamonster]

The iPad also doesn't have printing capabilities, saving capabilities, expandable media slot for SD cards... that's what I wish it had... I'd love to be able to view photos I've taken during any given shoot, on the large screen instantly. No such luck. Maybe the next version.

You'd think for $500 - $900 you'd get the stuff already. For now I'll just get a laptop.

It does have a usb and SD card reader for pics.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531?mco=MTc0MjU1ODU

I can share, save and print files from my ipad. There's an app for that.

[SpyderGirl]

Good to know that there is the USB for a card reader, but you shouldn't need a 3rd party app to do functions that should already be there (printing & saving). I am sure it's something that Apple is thinking about. They've always got something up their sleeves.

[Lamonster]

Good to know that there is the USB for a card reader, but you shouldn't need a 3rd party app to do functions that should already be there (printing & saving). I am sure it's something that Apple is thinking about. They've always got something up their sleeves.

I don't see it any different than adding risers or hid's to a Spyder. There is always room for improvement on any product, even the RT can use a few.

I'm still looking for the ipad sucks app.

[SpyderGirl]

I don't see it any different than adding risers or hid's to a Spyder. There is always room for improvement on any product, even the RT can use a few.

I'm still looking for the ipad sucks app.

LOL! Let me know if you find it.

For now, I'll stick to my 2nd generation iPhone.

[chris56]

found the time to play around ..a friend showed me his one..
it also workes also as a perfect GPS !!! worked also inside a house ..
lamont can you look for a Spyder-RT-iPad-adapter..
chris

[clueless]

found the time to play around ..a friend showed me his one..
it also workes also as a perfect GPS !!! worked also inside a house ..
lamont can you look for a Spyder-RT-iPad-adapter..
chris

only the one with the cellular wireless build in works as a GPS. the wifi only model doesn't have the GPS chip and uses cell towers to get location and I heard not too well like 2 or 3 blocks off.

something else i forget also with the more expensive model over the wifi only model...

[canam9]

I don't see it any different than adding risers or hid's to a Spyder. There is always room for improvement on any product, even the RT can use a few.

I'm still looking for the ipad sucks app.

So true.

[WaltH]

I am on the road going to a Harley touring rally. I got a 64gig 3G iPad the day before I left. I am loving it. It is a huge leap from the netbook I got two years ago. The net book was a huge leap itself. I have had every generation of mobile devices for at least 10 years. I am very impressed with the iPad.