adamz wrote:
Highly doubtful.
I shoot tethered on an older Windows 7 Tablet PC though. It has much more storage and of course runs Lightroom, Bridge, CS4, Camera Control... as well as Kindle reader, Flash, etc. http://twitpic.com/10j5v9 It's a much more capable mobile photographer's tool than the iPad ever will be.
Actually, I think it is quite probable that tethered shooting will be possible. It is a natural idea, the hardware is there, and it sounds like the API should support it. Whether tethered shooting is actually worthwhile with the limited storage and inability to run more sophisticated software (CS4, Lightroom) is another question.
It seems too limited for me to use for work, although I might enjoy one around the house. I still hope it succeeds, because I like the tablet form factor and would like it to take off more than it has.
greeneggs wrote:
Actually, I think it is quite probable that tethered shooting will be possible. It is a natural idea, the hardware is there, and it sounds like the API should support it. Whether tethered shooting is actually worthwhile with the limited storage and inability to run more sophisticated software (CS4, Lightroom) is another question.
It seems too limited for me to use for work, although I might enjoy one around the house. I still hope it succeeds, because I like the tablet form factor and would like it to take off more than it has.
Why do you need the ability to run CS4 or Lightroom Do you do your post production while still on location? I don't.
I'd be happy to have a very lightweight version of Capture One to be able to check exposure, color and focus (digital Polaroid®). Something for the client/art director to look at on location (and maybe mark favorites). It would be a lot easier to hold an iPad than a 17" Mac Book.
As for limited capacity, I don't shoot many shots so this is not a problem for me.
Of course no card slot so Apple can charge lots more for the memory it should have to do what it should. This was the product which, if released first, would have put the iTouch over the top.
Here's a nice demo of some art programs on the TM2.
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I've been enjoying mine ... plus HP lower the price and I got $300 back so it is a nice computer for the money. I use it in tablet mode almost 100% of the time.
It would be cool as a portable digital portfolio. Or on the couch web browsing. Otherwise not much use if you already have a laptop and an iPhone and a Kindle.
Doctors and nurses can potentially carry an iPad going from room to room, checking and updating patients' medical info. Can carrying a notebook or tablet PC be as convenient?
Waiters and waitresses can potentially use iPads to take orders and the info is instantly transmitted to the kitchen and cash register. Can carrying a notebook or tablet PC be possible for this task?
Surely many, many creative apps will be developed in the near future and people will be using iPads in ways most of us cannot imagine right now - just like when iPhone was first introduced...
Market research firms have reported that the demands for the iPad will be higher than iPhone's initial launch, FWIW.
BTW, If my son can develop world-renowned Mac OSX and iPhone mobile OS like him, and become one of the MOST RESPECTED software developers in the world, I'll be a very proud father.
Savas K wrote:
Definitely.
Here is the guy that developed the naming scheme centered around the i.
Bifurcator wrote:
No Doctors, nurses, waiters or waitresses will use the iPad as you describe. Those markets are already very well established.
Survey done by a medical software developer shows one in five doctors likely to purchase an iPad and more than 60% are intrigued by the device. Your assertion was based on what
Survey also shows iPad may have higher demands than iPhone before its launch.
Blackberry and Nokia were very well established when iPhone was introduced.
Yeah, for personal use. I meant for work in the clinic/hospital. Apple can't compete. Those are sweetheart contracts and it's not possible for Apple to break in to those markets just by providing a device (even if superior). Same goes for the restaurant industry.
Yeah, for personal use. I meant for work in the clinic/hospital. Apple can't compete. Those are sweetheart contracts and it's not possible for Apple to break in to those markets just by providing a device (even if superior). Same goes for the restaurant industry.
Doctors have been using iPhone apps to gather medical info in the clinic/hospital already, but many have found the screen too small for easy reading. You should be able to find online articles written by doctors on iPhone medical apps use and the type of features they wish are available.
The survey link I posted was conducted by a medical software developer, trying to access the doctors' interest in the new device, and have announced that they WILL develop medical software specifically for iPad. In this case I'll trust the medical developer's finding and announcement more than forum speculations since they have to invest real money to write the apps. If 1 in five doctors indeed purchase iPad within one year, other medical software developers WILL jump on the bandwagon rather quickly... we'll see...
A.Y. wrote:
Doctors have been using iPhone apps to gather medical info in the clinic/hospital already, but many have found the screen too small for easy reading. You should be able to find online articles written by doctors on iPhone medical apps use and the type of features they wish are available.
I'm a Mac user and every time I go to the Apple Store to kill time while the wife shops I play around with the iPhone trying to convince myself to buy one. Hasn't happened so far. Since I touch type and write a lot the lack of a QWERTY keyboard large enough for conventional typing is a show-stopper. One of the things I'm interested in seeing with the iPad is how well the keyboard simulation is handled on screen.
My wife who is an MD in an urgent care clinic which doesn't have PCs available for the use of the doctors for reference. She uses a PC at home and never set foot in the Apple store to try an iPhone but after seeing a patient's now wants one. I've been trying to convince her its just not a practical interface for the type of web surfing she wants to do and to wait and try the iPad or just by a $300 NetBook since the clinic has WiFi.
Granted there are advantages to having unlimited access to the net which outweigh the disadvantages of the iPhone form factor, but all things considered efficient two-way communication is best done on a screen where a compete paragraph can be read without scrolling and typing is done on a full size keyboard.
Ten or so years ago there were predictions that voice recognition would eliminate the need for a keyboard but now that everyone has learned to type with their thumbs in morse code - three taps for a 'C' -- that seems to have fallen off the radar. We can talk to our GPS and radio and it understands us (most of the time) but not our computers
Yeah, for personal use. I meant for work in the clinic/hospital. Apple can't compete. Those are sweetheart contracts and it's not possible for Apple to break in to those markets just by providing a device (even if superior). Same goes for the restaurant industry.
I'm a Nurse and do clinical as well as IT. Unfortunately you are right. However, I do carry an iPod Touch clinically for references, drug calculations, etc. Clinically we use a WOW (Workstation On Wheels) which vaguely resembles a Segway and uses a form of battery backup to run Dell Atom-based PC's. The thing incorporates an lockable drawer for med passes & probably weighs around 200 lbs. Not the easiest thing to maneuver in a patient's room.
I do know a couple of Doctors that do use iPhones.
Ladyfriend--4th year med student with an ipod touch is not looking at the ipad--it's simply too big to be appropriate mobile for her use. She is, however, looking at a iphone--which is unfortunate because I'm on verizon (inter-network gone).
I'll admit the software available on the platform for medical folks is quite nice.
Do you do your post production while still on location? I don't.
