Comments on: A use case for the iPad

By: Uso dell’iPad | Blog di Antonio Trogu

Uso dell’iPad | Blog di Antonio Trogu — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:15:27 +0000

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By: rob

rob — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:21:34 +0000

"One of"? I love the damn thing – open or not. :)

By: Gregg

Gregg — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:05:17 +0000

You managed to avoid the obvious ''pad' jokes, congrats! Here's my try...

By: rob

rob — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:28:52 +0000

And with HTML 5 support from YouTube and Vimeo, that's increasingly likely to be the case.

I'd like Flash support in the iP* line… but the online world is developing some robust alternatives, and we may well soon look back at how dependent we all were on Flash with amused incredulity.

By: Skyler

Skyler — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:37:00 +0000

Yea, you could use it to watch product announcements, as long as they're not streamed in flash.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:28:17 +0000

Greg: You can buy a stylus *today* that works with capacitive touchscreens like the iPhone/iPod/iPad displays. I just gave one to a friend of mine as a gift. I think we paid about $15 for it. ThinkGeek sells 'em: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/a31f/ Here's how to make your own: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/06/diy_ipho...

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:53:06 +0000

Yet, knowing you Rob, you'll still be one of the first in line for one. :)

By: Greg Phillips

Greg Phillips — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:08:32 +0000

Actually, the iPhone/iPad is pressure sensitive — or at least, size-of-touch sensitive, so you can get some of what a pressure sensitive stylus would give you. Not quite as precise though. I would have liked a stylus myself…. I had heard that Apple filed a patent application for a stylus with the same capacitive response as a finger. If that's true, it could be used as a stylus on the iPad. Dare we hope that it comes out as an accessory?