the tablet war is heating up

[falcarrion]

I saw several at Origins when I was playing Pathfinder Society games. Books and paper still outnumbered tablet users, but I has at least one person at my table using an iPad to run his whole character and I had mine with some of the Pathfinder sourcebooks so I didn't have to lug the actual hardcover books to the con.

It may start out slow but the number of tablets being used by players and DM alike will grow. I have no doubt we will see some with Ipads, android and windows in one form or another, all at the same table.

With aps like Goodreader which lets you open multiple pdfs at the same time will only make it easier to play or run games. For instant I have the version of the pathfinder core book that has the chapters as seperate pdfs, thus I can have various chapters open at the same time.

 

[IronWolf]

It may start out slow but the number of tablets being used by players and DM alike will grow. I have no doubt we will see some with Ipads, android and windows in one form or another, all at the same table.

Oh I agree - I think we will see an increase even if it is just to read the PDFs conveniently at the table.

With aps like Goodreader which lets you open multiple pdfs at the same time will only make it easier to play or run games. For instant I have the version of the pathfinder core book that has the chapters as seperate pdfs, thus I can have various chapters open at the same time.

Yep - that GoodReader upgrade adding tabs was great. It made an already powerful PDF reader even more powerful. I'm loving the tabbed option.

 

[falcarrion]

I wonder if any company will be showing off any apps at Gencon?

 

[falcarrion]

So today I was checking out the Gencon website and noticed they had an app for the iphone, itouch, and ipad and decided to check it out. Well it is your typical Iphone app which can be enlarged for the Ipad. Ok but not that great. You can't look at it landscape. Thats a shame as the maps would have been more useful. and as far as I can tell it hasn't been updated from last year. Even though they do advertise it on the 2011 website. I down loaded the pdf map of the exibit map and it doesn't match the map on the app.
So right now it isn't of much use. Hopefully they will update it soon.

 

[Alan Shutko]

In theory, it was supposed to be updated in July. Unfortunately there is not a lot of time left.

 

[falcarrion]

Good news folks the app has been updated.
There is also an apk for Android you can get.

 

[falcarrion]

Well the rumors are hitting the boards again that Apple is going to be coming out with 3 HDTV's. With IOS 5 being able to mirror to the apple tv black box , and the odds being this tech will be in the HDTV's. This will be the first tablet to broadcast directly to a TV without cables or add ons.Will these tv's include facetime? Will you be able to click on facetime with your ipad upstairs and connect to the tv downstairs and be able to tell the kids it's time for bed? Or connect to it from work and check on the house and pets?

 

[Kzach]

Well the rumors are hitting the boards again that Apple is going to be coming out with 3 HDTV's.

By a very unreliable source who's just trying to get hits on their website. Don't put any money on this bet.

 

[Fast Learner]

Baseless and a ridiculously bad business move. What would Apple add* to televisions that would make them worth super-high price points in a market that's already flooded with super discount pricing? I give this a less than 0.000000001% chance of happening.


*That's not already provided by the $99 Apple TV, that is.

 

[falcarrion]

By a very unreliable source who's just trying to get hits on their website. Don't put any money on this bet.

I don't know if MacRumors is concidered a reliable source but here is a link to the article.
Apple to Launch 3 HDTV Models by March 2012? - Mac Rumors