grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Tell you what though it really is incredible the way Apple can keep all the information about new products under wraps (almost) until they announce. One of the last rumours I read was that the new ipad has been shipped from China on the way over to the US. Just amazing the way they keep completely quiet about everything and at the same time keep everyone guessing. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Bonus, gg! People are paying that much for ipad1? I'm really surprised. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I was happily surprised. I put it on there with the intention of coming down on price no worries. That someone bought within 2 hours was just like Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Now, ipad3 please! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Installed moodle at work today, and with the ipad 2, its looking like a great portable learning tool. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Event announced for Wednesday 7th. Internet explodes analyzing image! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Yes I have been reading about it. Home or no Home button? When will they release the thing? So many secrets! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 No home button?! Wow, that would be pretty cool. Except Samsung has already done that - cue more patent wars! But that calendar icon looks much sharper. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 If there's no home button, how does that functionality get happening? Not sure if I like that idea. No doubt seeing it in action it will all make sense. If indeed they are getting rid of it. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I want this! I want this! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Today’s announcement of the March 7 iPad 3 unveiling has managed to push the Cupertino, Calif.-headquartered designer of shiny electronics to a new lifetime high. The Apple stock, which trades on NASDAQ under the AAPL symbol, was up nearly nine points, or more than 1.5-percent, in early afternoon trading. Valued at $534.08 a share, the company was just shy of $500 billion in market valuation at the time of this writing. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Christ pie-eater, if that were to happen that would be mind blowingly awesome! I'd settle the edge to edge display and the nfc. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The edge to edge looks totally awesome, but wouldn't it sort of be impractical... mistaken clicks etc. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Do they usually actually show the product itself in these invites though? I have been waiting and I will probably get one of these. Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Got to hand it to Apple. Does any other company whip up such a frenzy simply by announcing an event to launch a product?! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 gg, I did the amazon marketplace thing with two of my DX lenses that I won't be needing once I get my FX camera. Both of them gone within 3 days - and both for really good prices. Very pleased. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Got to hand it to Apple. Does any other company whip up such a frenzy simply by announcing an event to launch a product?! Part of the reason is that money is now very tight in the media industry (newspapers etc.) Newspapers employ very few journalists compared to the past. They cannot afford to pay many people very much any more. This means they are happy to put out press releases and other content handed to them from companies. As you say Apple are better at playing the media than other companies, but they shouldn't be able to get anything like the publicity they do in proper news outlets. Its symptomatic of a major demise in journalism. As a similar example, McDonalds get lots of free publicity off Japanese tv whenever they do a new burger. Any old rubbish to fill five minutes. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 They really milk it don't they. Having said that, lots of the excitement comes from their total silence and just everyone getting excited about the products. Bottom line is they have to have the great products to begin with and get that kind of love. So you'd think anyway. I know what you mean about things like McDonalds. Another good example is Disney. They seem to get hour-long specials!! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yes Disney a few times a year hey. Talking of Disney, otherwise attractive young ladies going goo-goo over Mickey Mouse is such a turn off. Stop it!! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yes I agree. It just doesn't compute. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Looks like the 'Home' button stays. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Looks like the 'Home' button stays. And in all seriousness, its probably because google/samsung have a patent on it. Wonder if they will finally change to a micro USB port as well/ Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Im glad, I like the home button. I very much dislike the virtual buttons on the galaxy tab. They are AWFUL! Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 25 billion downloads from the app store. Impressive. Link to post Share on other sites
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