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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:44PM (Unverified) said

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This thing is such a pile of crap.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:05PM kojo87 said

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yes but a shiny expensive touchscreen piece of crap. so people will buy it.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:13PM Kid Icarus said

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i think its neat, probably won't ever own one but i can see why people would like them.

kinda like a web browsing, iphone app playing cocaine mirror

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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:49PM Funkmaster General said

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Were you planning on going on an anti-Apple rampage all day today? Or are there scheduled start and stop times.

I wouldn't want to miss anything.

Anyway, I won't be getting this. It doesn't do enough.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 6:37PM BrianH said

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@rueben

this is a complete piece of shit, don't try to defend it
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 7:54PM miles82 said

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man the designers must be getting lazy, its just a giant ipod touch!
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:45PM (Unverified) said

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Allow me to speak for the gaming community.

LAME.

That is all.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:54PM 216 said

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I concur
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:10PM jsutcliffe said

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But it's not targeted at the gaming community.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:12PM (Unverified) said

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They've listed gaming as a key feature of the device...

But you're right. Gamers have more sense. For the likely price of this POS, we could buy ALL THREE CONSOLES.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:45PM Kid Icarus said

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$499 for the cheapest model, 16gb and no 3G.

what a rip-off.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:46PM Hooch said

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So this is basically an Ipod Touch that makes you look even more of a douche by whipping out in public?
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:54PM kojo87 said

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yes. the sad thing is i know people who want exactly that. the kind of people who when you ask a question say "oh let my just look that up on my iPhone because i have an iPhone and i love my iPhone. oh you don't have an iPhone? iPhone!"
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:03PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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Reminds me of this Family Guy clip. Just replace the wallet with an iPhone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrVxcc2ZV0I
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:41PM Joeybeast said

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More like an iPod Touch had a lovechild with Kindle.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:46PM MicahR said

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@kojo87 .... "yes. the sad thing is i know people who want exactly that. the kind of people who when you ask a question say "oh let my just look that up on my iPhone because i have an iPhone and i love my iPhone. oh you don't have an iPhone? iPhone!""

That is the one the funniest quotes I read in a while. Plus 1 for you good sir!
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:39PM DaRabidDuckie said

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iPad... douche...

I see what you did there.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:46PM charleytony said

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do you have to buy them again ???
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:48PM (Unverified) said

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If you want the iPad enhanced versions? Most likely.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:48PM a1by said

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Weaksauce
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:48PM s ls said

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i kinda was thinking it be something more impressive than a huge iPod Touch...
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 5:36PM chromekreeper said

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how about an incredibly small laptop?
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:55PM McBrick said

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Proposed new headline:

"iPad plays all of that same stuff you didn't care about when it was iPhone exclusive."

Maybe it's just me.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:56PM kojo87 said

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i still wanna know how much this thing costs. if it is over $600 it might be the biggest POS ever. but its Apple so im guessing closer to $1000. im finding this whole ordeal to be extremely entertaining.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:06PM mjanosko said

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$629 for the cheapest model (with 3G). $499 for cheapest model WITHOUT 3G. Still AT&T. At least it's a monthly pre-pay this time and not a two year contract.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:17PM Peter Moore said

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WiFi Only: 16GB - $499, 32GB - $599, 64GB - $699
3G Version (Unlocked btw): 16GB - $629, 32GB - $729, 64GB - $829
3G Data (AT&T Only): 250MB limit - $14.95/mo., Unlimited - $29.95/mo.

Basically, if you want 3G, it's $130 more. Also, WiFi only versions are available in late March, 3G version in April.

As a gaming device, this is pretty stupid. However, it's a pretty good alternative to a netbook, and not that much more than one. The videos showed it being silky smooth.

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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:41PM kojo87 said

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thats more competitive than i expected from Apple. but still pretty steep considering what it is though. 250MB limit is pretty worthless and $30 a month gets pretty expensive to use one device on top of your cell phone. but over all i think they priced it well. they might actually sell some at this price point. i would still rather spend that $500 on a nice netbook but thats me
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 6:41PM BrianH said

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Kojo

it really isn't competitive at all, for 500 dollars you could easily find a very high quality netbook with windows 7 premium or so.
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Posted: Jan 28th 2010 3:24AM kojo87 said

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@ Brian you're right it isn't really competitive but considering Apple's history of astronomical pricing i have to say i was surprised that you could get one (albeit a lame one) for $500. but like you said you can get a damn fine netbook for $500. the ASUS 1201N comes to mind.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 1:58PM copa said

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Chris Kohler from the LiveBlog:

"CK: Gamers will surely be scoffing right about now at the iPad’s graphics capability, which is more equivalent to an amazing smartphone than a serious games console — it makes Wii look like a PS3."
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:42PM Petebot330 said

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...and that guy LOVES the Wii!
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:00PM (Unverified) said

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Well lets start guessing at at what price point Apple stock will be at the end of the week... $180, 170 ....
What a hyped piece of crap.
Dissapointed.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:17PM Vman said

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Add an extra 0
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:53PM Dirty said

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$170.0
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:02PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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ummmmm yea....so I wonder what games the HP Slate can run.....
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:07PM kojo87 said

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well it runs full out Windows 7 so... pretty much ANYTHING. im quite interested in the HP Slate now. hopefully they price it right.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:09PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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yea but they would have to be made with touchscreen in mind.... I would love to play RTS games on it
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:11PM kojo87 said

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RTS games would probably work as is but yes they would need to do some control tweaking otherwise. the integrated touch software in Windows 7 works quite well. i just hope fingers are accurate enough on that small of a screen. is it a 7" or 10"? i don't remember.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:21PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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I think the Slate has a 7.5" screen.....dont quote me on that tho
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:02PM BoBsS said

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But Doodlejump on a 10" screen might be damn fun.

Now I can see the pilot manning that damn space ship that keeps sucking me in ...
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:05PM bxgt said

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I pad was the best name they could come up with, sounds like a womens cleaning product.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:18PM Shagittarius said

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Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!111one
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:23PM Ethan said

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I think it should at least do something better than scaling it.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:25PM Vman said

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Since iPhone games were made for the iPhone's resolution, then it will look like shit on the iPad, right?
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:35PM Vidikron said

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You can apparently play them at their original size or the iPad can pixel double them to play them full screen. So as Kotaku said: tiny or blurry, take your pick.

To be fair Apple did say that devs were being given the tools to adapt their applications to the new screen size today. It's just a matter of how many will bother.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:49PM Solar Jetman said

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For titles that use a lot of raster graphics and low quality textures, yes. Not so much for games that deliberately use pixel art or vectors. Which is a fair number. I imagine Canabalt will be just as large and as good as it is online in a browser.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:35PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said

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Man the Microsoft Courier is going to destroy this so badly:
http://gizmodo.com/5381011/microsoft-couriers-swipes-snips-and-scribbles-the-leaked-interface

Realistically though, it will be labeled a copycat and ignored by the Apple-worshipping hordes nearly instantly.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:37PM Vidikron said

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Yeah, if anything I'm now more interested in what MS or HP have to offer. I want a real tablet, not a giant iPod Touch.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:48PM (Unverified) said

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As soon as Apple comes out with a product that is like the Ipad, but can play serous games, like Modern Warfare 2 etc. Only then I will consider buying that product, but until that day comes, I am saving my money.
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Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:51PM BIGGEN said

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yep, i'll be holding off on this almost indefinitely.
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