While there isn't an official phone app, Apple has not opened up with api to allow for VOIP over 3G, so there will be ways to make calls from the device.
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NoiseDesign - Jan 28, 2010 9:23:51 am PST #12679 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Jessica - Jan 28, 2010 9:25:23 am PST #12680 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If the second gen version has a webcam, it would make a terrific Skype "phone."
brenda m - Jan 28, 2010 9:25:57 am PST #12681 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah it would. That might make it more compelling for me.
Theodosia - Jan 28, 2010 9:30:32 am PST #12682 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Next step: personal rocket packs for commuting!
le nubian - Jan 28, 2010 9:38:25 am PST #12683 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, I suspect that sharing files will work with the Apple Tablet much like it does for the iphone/ipod touch:
there are programs where I can access other computers, access dropbox and google docs, etc. through wifi (touch) or 3G (iphone). Would this be enough accessibility for you all who want to transfer files?
NoiseDesign - Jan 28, 2010 9:49:46 am PST #12684 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Since they announced a version of iWork for the iPad I'm going to assume that there will be a reasonably decent way of transferring files.
Even from my iPhone they have a pretty nice iDisk client that I use. I already keep a copy of all of my documents on my iDisk so that they are backed up and can be accessed easily from multiple computers. From the iPhone iDisk client I can already view documents and send them to other people.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2010 9:52:49 am PST #12685 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm thinking more for traveling with media, since there's no cloud storage for iTunes yet. A 16GB flash drive would be a good way to carry an extra season or two of TV in case you run out of things to watch on the road.
NoiseDesign - Jan 28, 2010 10:02:33 am PST #12686 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I do that with my iPhone quite a bit right now. Even with only 16 GB on the iPhone I'm amazed at how much I can squeeze onto the device. I think with the 32 or 64 GB version there will be a lot of room for keeping extra stuff around.
meara - Jan 28, 2010 10:03:21 am PST #12687 of 25501
I'm thinking more like that one keyboard that is actually just a glowing projected thing you type into. I don't remember what it's called, but seems it could be the perfect companion. That or one of the ones you can roll up.
le nubian - Jan 28, 2010 10:49:18 am PST #12688 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ND, in one review I read, the author indicated that apple used language like "import" for the iwork applications. Which the author thought could mean that Pages on the Ipad does something slightly different to the file than if it were on the desktop.