Originally Posted by wot_fan

The OP raises some good questions that usually don't have to be asked when dealing with a PC or Android phone such as a Droid where many things are possible at the same time including turn by turn gps nav while reading and listening to Pandora. Have two Ipads reserved so hoping that it will have more flexibility than is appearing on the surface.

That sounds kind of dangerous .[/QUOTE]


Well, ideally that would be the co-pilot, shotgun or other passenger, but all to often that is the driver.

In the near term the work around seems to be keeping the Droid and listen to Pandora or whatever while enjoying the reading or other visual from the Ipad. After all the Ipad seems to be currently positioned between the smart phone and laptop/netbook so until then continued use of mutliple devices is the way to go.

Using the AT&T navigator app you can get turn by turn while listening to ipod but not pandora. There are some game apps that allow you to also listen to ipod while playing.

As far as moving/syncing mp3 on your pc to the ipad, yes assuming they are actual mp3 files and not microsofts wma file type ( which is the default for ripping on a pc)

Aren't there currently a small handful of non-iPod (the Apps not device) that will run in the background as well?

There is a trick that if you know the stream URL and Quicktime can read it, you can run it from Safari while using other apps... You just
can't web browse. And if the app needs QuickTime for video or uses plays IRS own music that stops playback the it won't work.

I wonder if there is a way for an App to pass the URL to QuickTime engine to have it run? Oh well I'm sure if it were possible people would be doing it right now in Apps. Maybe a trick using HTML5 stand alone bookmarkable page?

Originally Posted by gentlefury

ok, where in there does it say it will have a navigation application? My iPod Touch can locate me based on wifi points too...but I can't use it as a navigation device.

Wot_Fan already answered this, but when it says, that 3G uses GPS to find your location and give you directions and routes, that sounds like a navigation application to me.

Originally Posted by CanonicalKoi

Originally Posted by gentlefury

ok, where in there does it say it will have a navigation application? My iPod Touch can locate me based on wifi points too...but I can't use it as a navigation device.

Wot_Fan already answered this, but when it says, that 3G uses GPS to find your location and give you directions and routes, that sounds like a navigation application to me.

That sounds like the built in google maps app that is on the iphone...its not nav...it will show you where you are and how to get somewhere, but navigation means it will tell you turn by turn as you go. Seems like a very inappropriate device for that function tho...way too big...you gonna mount it on the dash?

Originally Posted by gentlefury

That sounds like the built in google maps app that is on the iphone...its not nav...it will show you where you are and how to get somewhere, but navigation means it will tell you turn by turn as you go. Seems like a very inappropriate device for that function tho...way too big...you gonna mount it on the dash?

For the car use the size is too big, but for the truck is really perfect , they can also watch movie when they have rest ....

The 3G iPad would make a great car GPS provided you can find a suitable stand for it. I find my Garmin too small for a quick glance, if my eyes remain on it too long it could be dangerous...

The iPad with a zoomed in view would work wonders.

Let's see a good dash mount, big screen, movie capable, mobile internet capable....
Reading the NY Times on the way to work.
Can you imagine the accidents this thing would cause???

Originally Posted by Finnedog

Let's see a good dash mount, big screen, movie capable, mobile internet capable....
Reading the NY Times on the way to work.
Can you imagine the accidents this thing would cause???

(joke Mode: on)
Hya of course if you start to think to watch you're favorite ''Porn Star'' on the way to work that can be dangerous
(joke Mode: off)

as GPS he can be a good device, but for sure for other than this it will be dangerous except as Ipod function ... exactly like the IPHONE

Originally Posted by gentlefury

That sounds like the built in google maps app that is on the iphone...its not nav...it will show you where you are and how to get somewhere, but navigation means it will tell you turn by turn as you go. Seems like a very inappropriate device for that function tho...way too big...you gonna mount it on the dash?

Well, there's our problem right there--we're using different definitions of "navigation". And yup, you're right--I'd think the iPad would be a lot more cumbersome than a Garmin or equivalent for the job. Not to mention that it will likely fall under my state's law that says, "no looking at TV or computer screens while driving".