IPad 4 PC Use.

Not sure which forums this goes in, but I guess you could see the IPad as an accessory.

My question is this regarding the IPad.

Could it be used as a portable tablet connected to a windows/linux os computer.... like one of those drawing pads that connect to PC through usb.

Or would the question be are there software/support out there to allow the Ipad to be used as a portable drawing pad when it's connected to a computer.?

Thankks.

 

it was just released today, any answers to this would be purely speculation.

 

Ya, and not even released, it was only introduced, I mean no one even has 1 yet.

 

If you mean like a mouse interface for drawing on paint, I'd believe so. I can do that with my iTouch through an app called iTap that connects to my comp. I even use it in school for presenting powerpoints

 

And considering it uses the same OS with app compatibility, it's safe to say that you'll be able to do the exact same thing with the iPad.

 

the ipad as a tablet drawing accessory is near certainty.

edit:

don't expect it to be as effective as a dedicated drawing tablet.

the dedicated drawing surfaces support tilt recognition, pressure sensitivity, and super-high resolution (500-5000 lines per inch)

whereas the ipad has touch recognition somewhere around 100 lines per inch (should be the same as the ppi, maybe 130), and no pressure or tilt recognition.

plus, you will need to get some sort of conductive pen for the tablet, or use your finger, whereas the dedicated drawing tablets will come with a proper input device to use for the task.

stuff to think about.

 

The iPod Touch and iPhone do have tilt recognition, so maybe the iPad does as well. I guess we'll find out sooner or later.

 

The biggest issue is the connection. Apple has a rubbish track record in bluetooth - among many other things, neatly glossed over as usual among those all too willing to swallow anything Apple comes out with - and although they seem to have written a keyboard driver for it, I doubt there's anything else over the iPhone in terms of what's in it's bluetooth stack.

And that means that to link the iPod and the laptop, you'll need to use Ad Hoc Wireless, or have both devices connected to the same wireless network. This is actually a pain in the backside in practice if you're highly mobile - and where other situation would you need it?

 

Yeah, Bluetooth on the iPod Touch is a joke. My 64GB 3G Touch could not sync to my girlfriend's 32GB 3G Touch. And yes, BT was enabled on both devices. For the love of god, what's it take to play a bit of touch-screen hockey over the airwaves? And of course we were playing the free version, and we'd have had to pay 99 cents each to buy the full version with WiFi support.

 

masterchef was talking about a different kind of tilt lol.

when your drawing if you tilt your PEN not the device it can be set to effect how you draw.

For example in photoshop you can set things like opacity, brush size, scatter, all that to the tilt axis.

This thing for sure cant do what a Wacom can, also it doesnt have the hardware required for pro photoshop.

Here is the specs of the current Intuos line - http://www.wacom.com/intuos/compare.php , one of these can do 10x more than a generic computer tablet can and still cost you less. If you want to draw right on screen they actually have that too its the Cintiq line of products.

 

That's actually pretty fancy. ^_^

 

I meant tilt of the input device: detecting the tilt of your finger or stylus to be able to better approximate the function of a pen.

it doesn't really matter that it has an accelerometer as far as its function as a drawing pad for the PC.

edit: and of course, i was beaten to the punch, and just noticed.

 

aside from the FUD spreading regarding apple and the undertone of negative commentary about computer users, i actually agree with this.

currently, to get such functionality, you would have to run the tablet application on the iPad (seriously, they named it iPad?!) and then run a companion program on your laptop to handle the connection (basically a driver program), and either you would have to create a wireless network on your laptop and have the iPad connect to it, or have both devices connected to the same wifi network. Depending on your situation, that may or may not be a pain to accomplish.

 

Tiger Uppercut!

I dream of one day having an Intuos4 Medium, I still use my Graphire4 but even that is a great tablet.

 

i'm perfectly happy with my intuos3, no desire to upgrade.

i guess maybe in the far far far future when i really have money to burn (actually lighting it on fire) i might go for one of the cintiq 21ux. maybe.

but the intuos3 is definitely more than good enough to get the job done and i got mine for $100 refurb'd, which means i could get 20 of them and randomly hand them out to people, or 1 cintiq.

that is a difficult decision problem for me.


edit:

i have just got to get it in here: the iPad looks ridiculous. i have no idea who would want something like that. i certainly don't. i am more inclined to pick up some type of convertible tablet netbook type device or just my iphone.

the iPad desperately needs

1. a new name
2. a new OS
3. a forward facing camera (like the isight on laptops)

 

I used the 21UX as my living room HTPC controller for a while - It's gathering dust at the moment. As a drawing tool I prefer the ergonomic arrangement of the 12, of which I have a few lying around - but I find it cramped. I wish they'd come out with a 15 - 17 with the same profile. Due to parallax issues to different degrees on the 21/12 I still don't find it as ultimately comfortable a drawing medium than pen and paper. Very often I'll just draw, then berate one of my remaining minions (which is going to get really tough this year as I have no salaried minions left) enough so that they enter it into the computer in a usable form. I'm quite a luddite that way - I still use clay / foam too.

However, for the sort of people who would contemplate using an iPad to draw (and not as a connected tablet, but rather with an app for that) - because they find it handier, or they can't get their heads around a 'full' computer-based drawing package - I am actually pretty sure that it'll work out better for the dabbler. I'm sure all sorts of laughably hokey to halfway decent capacitive-friendly pens are being contemplated in Shenzen right now...

 

you can send me that 21ux then.

i'll send you some artwork I make with it in return.

 

Connecting something Mac to PC and expecting it to function as something?


Have fun...I need my hair

 

Intuos 3 is indeed great, way better than my graphire 4 but kinda glad I dont have one because then the upgrade to the Intuos 4 would be a harder decision

I mean the 4 is just wow, its flat black design matches my laptop, the new texture is way more like paper than before and all the features and options of it, I keep my eyes peeled for a good sale to bring it into my price range but nothing so far. Hoping we see refurbished units soon.

 

It actually makes it an easier decision for me, not harder. Easy "no"

 

Lol, I've missed you in the Mac forums Vog.

I think it would be awesome if they came out with a decent capacitive stylus for the iPad, but then I don't see how it could be used accurately, since you'd most likely have your hand resting on the pad at the same time, no?

 

Well - if they can't cure that problem (ignoring palm input) there's always the iGlove.

I'm sure there are plenty of people in the iWorld who'd lap that up - especially as they have a tendency to be able to recognise something as ridiculous at first, but 'normalise' it later as long as it has an Apple connection. Especially if said accessory looks cute/cool.

 

You just uttered an iblasphemy.