The Apple Tablet

**steveboyett** · 01-27-2010, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by DJPhaidon

with this and TouchOSC that's already available, it is a Lemur... with wifi, bluetooth 2.1, with a smaller size, less weight, and more functionality. The only hope for lemur now is to release there software for the iPad honestly, unless Jazzmutant comes up with something greater. Love them to death, but Lemur's have some serious competition with this thing, and the price hasn't even been announced yet.

Yah, Lemur needs to be already developing an app or they're toast.

**rdej47** · 01-27-2010, 01:52 PM

I'm also confused how this is suppose to be in between a computer or your phone. It doesn't have any sort of cellular network capability so you will need WiFi to have access to online info which basically all these apps require. If i'm at home and I want to check out a video online i'll either pull out my iphone if i'm on the couch or i'll go to a computer and watch it.

**DJPhaidon** · 01-27-2010, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by DennisJ

isn't touchosc basically the same as the lemur software?

Yes for control design, but no because of the physics that the Lemur can emulate currently. I'm sure that TouchOSC could do these things with upgrades.

Also forgot to mention that the Lemur has less than 1mb of memory, which is a giant issue. 64gb of storage will make this amazing for all I use my Lemur for.

**lsmith** · 01-27-2010, 01:56 PM

the iPad will obviously not run your workhourse music apps. as such i think it will just be another controller option to hook up to your current laptop. and thats all good. but overall i am not that impressed. its pretty heavy, storage isn't all that much either and 10 hours is nice but not mind boggeling.

obviously all the various MIDI/OSC iPhone apps will get expanded to also cover this. will indeed be an awesome addition. hopefully it will network via the dock connector. especially since i am also hoping for a vnc client which will let me dual monitor with screenrecycler. my guess is that Mixxx will be the first DJ software to allow me to move the library browser to a separate monitor.

**steveboyett** · 01-27-2010, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by rdej47

I'm also confused how this is suppose to be in between a computer or your phone. It doesn't have any sort of cellular network capability so you will need WiFi to have access to online info which basically all these apps require. If i'm at home and I want to check out a video online i'll either pull out my iphone if i'm on the couch or i'll go to a computer and watch it.

Sez who? Someone's going to be an ISP for it. I'm betting he announces Verizon

**JesC** · 01-27-2010, 01:57 PM

@Bento keep in mind that this is the 1st gen of the iPad. Ive been hearing for sometime that a updated version will come out that will run OSX and sport a 1.5ghz or larger ARM chip & 2 gig ram.

its going to be killer to use TouchOSC and make your own template. so it gonna be cheaper that getting a full blown lemur for 2k

btw, Nice to see you around Steve!