Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
- From: "O'Donnell, Dan" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:50:11 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
A couple of the journalists at Macworld agree with you. One (Dan Frakes,
March 29 story below) likes it so much that he would not go back to the
lower resolution pad.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1165849/review_the_third_generation_ipad.ht
ml (March 14)
http://www.macworld.com/article/1166114/opinion_the_new_ipads_screen_is_und
errated.html (March 29)
-----Original Message-----
From: "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:17:37 -0400
To: "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306" <email@hidden>
Cc: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
>Well the first thing I noticed (other than the black band I assume to be
>the battery on the top) was that it was a smidge topheavy (in the band)
>but not much difference in weight at all. So all that nonsense about how
>big & heavy it is was silly.
>
>Some have said they couldn't see a difference in resolution between 2 & 3
>but I do. At least I've convinced myself I do for all that money. ;0) No,
>seriously, that was the convincing part for getting it for my vision so
>I'm glad that works. Next (after charging) is to see if the dictation
>recognizes my speech.
>
>I don't know whether it's funny or sad that I still felt like a kid
>opening a toy unwrapping it. But judging by the "unboxing" phenomenon I
>don't think I'm the only one. :0)
>
>On Mar 29, 2012, at 5:35 PM, "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306"
><email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> The cord and the wall charger for the iPad/iPad2 are the exact same for
>>the new iPad. Go ahead and mix-n-match.
>>
>> Look at the new iPad from an engineering perspective:
>>
>> The iPad2 has a 25 Watt-hour battery. The new iPad has a 45
>>Watt-hour battery. Yet both devices are rated for up to ten hours of
>>battery life. Clearly, there's a lot more power consumed by the new
>>display, the quad-core GPU and the LTE chip (if applicable). Even if
>>the new chips are more efficient than the previous generation, there's
>>going to be a greater degree of loss in the form of heat.
>> I've not paid too much attention to some of the articles, but one
>>was using Infinity Blade II to measure the difference in heat generated
>>between the iPad2 and new iPad. I don't know if anyone else has ever
>>played I.B. II, but it's got to be one of the most graphics-intensive
>>apps available. Consider it a worst-case scenario.
>>
>> What impresses me is that they're cranking out some unbelievable
>>graphics from a GPU THAT HAS NO COOLING FAN! The aluminum back shell is
>>being used as the heat sink for the A5X (not to mention any other
>>heat-generating chips), so it's natural for it to feel warmer on average
>>than the previous 'Pads.
>>
>> Of course, consumers are going to see it as a design flaw, and the
>>media will spin it however they choose...
>>
>> - Lonny
>>
>> Lonny J. Orth
>> Electronics Engineer
>> Ocean Sensors Branch, Code N912
>> Naval Oceanographic Office
>> Stennis Space Center, MS 39522
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fed-talk-bounces+lonny.orth=email@hidden
>>[mailto:fed-talk-bounces+lonny.orth=email@hidden] On Behalf
>>Of Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
>> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:15 PM
>> To: Fed Talk
>> Subject: [Fed-Talk] Guess what just arrived at my house?
>>
>> Guess what just arrived? Either a new tablet or a new space heater,
>>depending on who you listen to! Can I use the cord from Thing 2 to
>>charge Thing 3?
>>
>> Curse you, Apple! I felt guilty already spending all this money as an
>>early adapter & now have got to worry about it overheating. >%^(
>> _
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