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Old 15-07-2010, 07:24
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Out Of Nowhere, The iPad Has A Real Competitor

I am not convinced, because I think people are buying iPad because it's another gadget from Apple, not because there's a need for a tablet. But then I said I did not need a book reader and now I can't live without it
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Old 15-07-2010, 08:25
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It's not really a competitor for the sort of people who like the quality and ease of use of ipad. Will be fun for those who like to mess about with the software a bit. The dev community loves cheap hardware like this.
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Old 15-07-2010, 11:30
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It's being pushed more as an ebook reader but is capable of more. Still it's a step in the right direction towards an affordable tablet. http://pandigital.net/pandigitalnovel
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Old 15-07-2010, 12:26
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It is little different from the $99 Eken, apart from Android being 2.0 + an ebook skin rather than Android 1.6
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Old 15-07-2010, 13:31
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talk of ipad mini's for xmas

http://9to5mac.com/tiny_tiny_apple_i...ntelligence%29

I'll not be gettine one
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Old 15-07-2010, 13:36
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talk of ipad mini's for xmas

http://9to5mac.com/tiny_tiny_apple_i...ntelligence%29

I'll not be gettine one
Seems little point. They already have iPad Nanos aka iPod Touches.
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Old 15-07-2010, 13:40
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Seems little point. They already have iPad Nanos aka iPod Touches.
ipad mini's for women and there smaller hands
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Old 17-07-2010, 12:23
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I am not convinced, because I think people are buying iPad because it's another gadget from Apple, not because there's a need for a tablet.
I'm more or less the opposite. I think there is a need for a tablet, and Apple was the first to come up with a credible design. I'm hoping other people will be inspired to do even better.

I'm not sure this one qualifies, though.

But then I said I did not need a book reader and now I can't live without it
I don't really get why people would want a device that could read ebooks and do virtually nothing else. I'd want it to browse the web and watch movies too.
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Old 17-07-2010, 13:47
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Of course there is a need.

But there is far more a need for a netbook but that was crowded with better technology.
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