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iPad jailbroken already

It's just over 24 hours and Apple's over-hyped tablet has already been jailbroken.

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MexicanAppleThief5821d ago

Well lets not kid ourselves here, hardware was nothing special. It's just a larger itouch...

Icyhot5821d ago

Maybe some people just want a BIG IPOD TOUCH... Besides, I was waiting for the thing to be jailbroken, but wasn't expecting results on day 1!!! It will take sometime for the hacker community to release a stable version, but I know it will be real fast.

A Jailbroken IPod Touch is so awesome, I can multi-task, watch some flash content, play GBA Roms, Play different formats.... It basically kills all the flaws the device has which is great. A Jailbroken iPad can solve most of the problems (prime 1 being multitasking).

mrv3215821d ago

Does it fix the fact that a netbook is probably better? Just run Windows XP on it with touch screen interface or something... that'd be cool.

MexicanAppleThief5821d ago (Edited 5821d ago )

That sounds great to be honest, but I'd wait to buy one if I were you. Apple always hold out on features for their first generation products. I'll be waiting until 2nd/3rd genreation of iPad, I'm in no hurry. :)

jmare5821d ago

It has little to do with the hardware. It has been hacked day 1 because it is running a modified IPhone OS. The IPhone crack can easily be applied to the IPad with minimal effort.

Danteh5821d ago (Edited 5821d ago )

yay Jailbreak is win

Oh and since I see I'm the only iPad fanboy around here (sort of :P), I'll say it again:

iPad>Notebook (full tactile and weightless)
iPad>iPhone and iPod (bigger screen = a whole new world of features)

lols yea

mrv3215821d ago

A 16GB iPAD is $500... that's the base model, are you seriously justifying this? $500 for what is effectively a 16gb ipod.

BulletToothtony5821d ago (Edited 5821d ago )

$500 is not that much now a days.. i spend over $200 a month just in beer, i understand that you may be young or may not have a job or whatever but apple products IMO are good, specially for their software..

are they overpriced.. YES but nobody is forcing you to buy them.. i'm tired of people rushing to apple news to bash apple.. if you don't like the company that's fine but what's the need to bash them.

I'll be buying one like a year from now. because i find the idea of watching tv on my bed or browsing the net or streaming movies great. If they were able to sell almost 1 million of them in one weekend trust me, it's because apple is doing something right.. you should try OS-X sometime and you'd know what i'm talking about.

mrv3215821d ago

But 1 iPad=2.5 months of beer.

$500 is a lot, for what it does, without Jailbreaking, I use pounds not dollars so to directly compare is difficult but I think for most people $500 is a lot for what it does, after all one could buy a PS3 and 360 for less(the TWO of them) when you look at it that way it's not the cheapest.

Prototype5821d ago

I personally can't justify spending money on an over sized iphone when I can spend LESS on a better notebook.

And it's hacked? Apple needs to step their game up a bit more...

hakis865821d ago

"MexicanAppleThief - 4 hours ago

Well lets not kid ourselves here, hardware was nothing special. It's just a larger itouch...
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LOL at the disagree.
Really?

Icyhot5821d ago

@MexicaApple... Yup, I will wait for them till next year to release an upgraded version of it.. Buying Apple products in the 1st iteration=Biggest mistake you will make.

I am just looking for something that is handy since my iPod Touch will be 4 years old this year, so I will probably look out on something and the truth is this thing is tempting. Besides, I read a lot of books and that is another feature that pulls me towards it. A Kindle would hit me at something around 280-300$ in my country, so I'd rather spend 200 more (next year, hopefully the price per GB ratio decreases) and get this. There is no arguing that this will be the best eBook reader in the market.

@MRV123... I respect your opinion in fact I agree with the price debate. So hoping that it comes down in a years time. But I would rather pick up this in favor of a netbook. I already have a laptop for my needs, but it's bulky and so I would rather have something thats stylish and also well supported by the company and also the hacker community. If there is 1 thing you are sure with Apple products is the support their device gets.. I am using an iPod Touch for the past 4 years and I still prefer it over my HTC phone in terms of the apps.

Christopher5821d ago

Honestly, is this really newsworthy anymore? Every single electronic device gets hacked/jailbroken only a few days after release nowadays, no matter what it is.

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RonyDean5821d ago

That is amazing, its been out for 1 day and they already have it hacked... Guess I can buy mine now! ; )

Speed-Racer5821d ago

It would still be crap... need to with for the 2nd/3rd gen... the iPad 5GS etc hahaha

Speed-Racer5821d ago

Nothing special here I guess. With old OS software, all they needed to do was port their hacks.

SalvatoreLeone5821d ago

Apple cant protect s*** to save their lives

mrv3215821d ago

If only ipod can be as secure as the Mac virys wise. I heard the stupidest thing yesterday. Some guy told me 'The mac has no viryses and the one virys on the system is owned by the government.'

Is Jailbreaking legal or not? I'm curious more than anything.

Noctis Aftermath5821d ago (Edited 5821d ago )

I'm not to sure about the jailbreaking thing, i heard somewhere that it voids your warranty and that's about it.

mrv3215821d ago

Ah ok, I'm curious because it's not really different from installing linux on a PC.

Speed-Racer5821d ago

Its not illegal...it just voids ur warranty... and wont work with the app store if u try to update it.

mrv3215821d ago

Isn't there a free app store?

Speed-Racer5821d ago

not all apps are free, most of the decent ones you gotta pay for...plus games and so on... the jailbreak unlocks allow u to run apps without having to buy them...cause u can dl them illegally and play them...

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Darryl Linington from Notebookheck writes: "Keebmon is a crowdfunded foldable workstation concept that combines a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 PC, a 13-inch ultrawide touchscreen, and a low-profile mechanical keyboard in a single aluminum device."

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Sony has patented a touchscreen controller that lets players choose where to put the buttons

Standard controllers aren’t comfortable for everyone…

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Flawlessmic37d ago

As an accessibility option for those that need it im all for it. As the standard control for ps6 helllll noo, touch controller would be the absolute worst.

Eonjay37d ago

Reading the patent itself this does seem to be intended with accessibility in mind as it attempts to solve comfort issues that some users have with overall size and placement. Im completely fine with the current layout but its nice to know this option is there. It is intended to allow customers the ability to resize the controller to there liking even those the company may not manufacture that size. So, its cool to see they are thinking like this even though this product may not be for me. I would still love to see it release and see the potential use cases.

Goodguy0137d ago

Digital will always be worse than physical buttons for 99% of gaming lol.

DivineHand12537d ago

This is interesting not only for accessibility reasons, but as a way to give players more control over their in game characters for core gamers.

I remember seeing the Tactus pop up buttons at CES 13 years ago and I was excited for the technology but I am not aware of any devices that used it.

The way gaming controllers are presented today is great, but I will always advocate for innovation in giving players more control and increased immersion.

MetalNCarnet37d ago

Terrible idea. For most games, you need to feel the physical buttons because you're not looking at the controller. I hope they aren't serious.

fr0sty37d ago

Unless they've worked out a way for tactile feedback so you can feel them. Perhaps little air bladders that could inflate when a button is placed in that position, placed under a flexible screen? Maybe it wouldn't be the best controller for all of us, but I know people who have medical conditions that make holding traditional controllers very uncomfortable with their default button layouts, this could help them.

Duke1937d ago (Edited 37d ago )

More accessibility options is never a bad thing, but man I hate that all electronics seem to be pushing touchscreen controls on everything.

They are just garbage

badz14937d ago

We are at the point in time when touch screen controls are cheaper to make than physical buttons. Just look at modern cars. More and more system controls are moved to the central screen now that all new cars come with screens. It's downright ironic too, considering just not that many years ago, people were warn to not use their phone while driving. Now all controls are moved to the central screen that you can't help but looking at screens while driving.

fr0sty37d ago

EXCEPT trying to connect your phone, lol. They make you stop to do that. But the big screen that is every bit as distracting as a phone, it's cool.

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