tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post9164352295118431877..comments2023-04-04T01:08:34.794-07:00Comments on Siva's Glob of Thoughts: On the iPad as a consumer deviceD. Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05750992965116762335noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-80804785151801527602010-08-13T15:38:40.472-07:002010-08-13T15:38:40.472-07:00Hi Sivakumar,
Did you teach complexity theory at ...Hi Sivakumar,<br /><br />Did you teach complexity theory at Stanford once (I believe in 2003 or 2004)? If so, I attended it, and it was one of the best classes I ever took.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Vijay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-46510096065455445212010-04-09T12:38:37.800-07:002010-04-09T12:38:37.800-07:00Now u have multitasking too ! and many websites ha...Now u have multitasking too ! and many websites have HTML5 video up for iPad.. Social gaming centre will replace the need of flash games ... now u can hear pandora while u compose a mail!! skype running on the BG .. awesome aint it!!Wingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977440200492313506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-3721883424702184072010-03-13T13:01:12.790-08:002010-03-13T13:01:12.790-08:00"The iPad is a device for consuming Web conte..."The iPad is a device for consuming Web content -- information as well as entertainment." <br />so flash is everywhere! You are not a 'geek' so you don't see it. When you will try to watch video or play some little game, you will see it, but it will be too late. No way apple will put flash as a patch, the cult leader said so.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746323996193034287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-64369870279759770372010-02-22T08:49:49.194-08:002010-02-22T08:49:49.194-08:00What is so exciting about a mono-task tablet with ...What is so exciting about a mono-task tablet with a cute GUI? Is it that it gives people less computing power than they had for the last 15 years? What's so great about it? Taking it to your bedroom? Replacing an alarm clock?<br />As Veena said, the line between producers and consumers is blurred. People don't want to be passive consumers. A TV is good enough for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-16821678541976923552010-02-04T09:40:09.882-08:002010-02-04T09:40:09.882-08:00When I figured out what the iPad was, I googled &#...When I figured out what the iPad was, I googled 'iPad consumer device,' and there was your blog, saying exactly what I thought.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973061690170098071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-19523617564956938302010-01-29T08:08:54.342-08:002010-01-29T08:08:54.342-08:00Agreed that this device doesn't blur the line ...Agreed that this device doesn't blur the line but clearly defines it. The question is, are the tasks in our everyday life so clearly defined that we can separate consumption and production of information neatly?<br />The "bookshelf" is definitely intriguing after my disappointing trial with Kindle. I can almost buy into the idea of curling up with my iPad (and some peanuts on the side), reading my favorite book; almost..Veena Kannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723210295473906407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-30263913372563449062010-01-29T07:42:46.772-08:002010-01-29T07:42:46.772-08:00I've been told that there is a stylus for the ...I've been told that there is a stylus for the iPhone so chances are good that this device will work on the ipad.Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-54017539957568739042010-01-29T06:59:05.716-08:002010-01-29T06:59:05.716-08:00I wonder if you could prepare a presentation on it...I wonder if you could prepare a presentation on it. For my presentations, I need a sketching app (usually OmniGraffle), a LaTeX app (LatexIt), access to images I have rendered previously for my papers, and access to previous presentations and the slides/images inside them. If the filesystem were exposed, then all this would be easy. <br /><br />For a conference, though, I would also want the ability to use a stylus to take notes, and also to draw on my slides. The potential is there, but I won't get one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-68656268893151004152010-01-29T00:33:07.173-08:002010-01-29T00:33:07.173-08:00I was prepared to be excited by it, but I'm no...I was prepared to be excited by it, but I'm not. It's too big to make a good ipod/cellphone replacement. It's not a real computer with a real multitasking OS. And it doesn't have the nice sharp black and white text of the Kindle. What it does have is the same form factor as the Kindle, with a color screen and the ability to play youtube videos. So as far as I can tell it's trying to be a Kindle-killer, but is aimed at people who watch TV instead of reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-7104705334981322232010-01-29T00:13:05.425-08:002010-01-29T00:13:05.425-08:00Yes, as cs researchers/teachers, we are beleaguere...Yes, as cs researchers/teachers, we are beleaguered by our multiple personalities: the programmer, the professor, the conference speaker, the blogger, etc.<br /><br />The interesting thing about the iPad is that it has the potential not only to replace the laptop on the kitchen counter, but also invade our dining table or even our bedroom -- seems entirely reasonable to read a book, set the alarm, leave it on the bedside table for charging, go to bed, wake up and catch up on email/news/etc. before starting the day.D. Sivakumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750992965116762335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-68963411513632097572010-01-29T00:03:08.386-08:002010-01-29T00:03:08.386-08:00Excellent analysis. For people like us though, we ...Excellent analysis. For people like us though, we do both creative work and relaxing web surfing interchangeably, especially at a conference. I'd love to lug an iPad around at SODA, but I can't prepare a talk on it. <br /><br />so it becomes (for me at least) primarily a home device, to replace the laptop sitting on the kitchen counter.Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.com