MacDailyNews reader “Joe Architect” alerted us to flip on CNBC a few minutes ago and we noticed right away that Apple’s iPads have taken over the set on CNBC’s “Fast Money” set. They may have been there for some time, but we just noticed them today:
Nice to see that the Apple logos are all nicely oriented into proper position, too!
CNBC’s “Fast Money” website is here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Joe Architect” for the heads up.]
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Who would ever think that this would happen. Beautiful desk top.
Apple iPads takeover . . . . . . . . that’s all you need to say.
Funny, half those dimwits hate Apple!
You have to figure a touch interface smokes any netbook/laptop on a set.
Free advertising for AAPL.
The lawyers on Entourage use ’em too….
People don’t believe me, but the iPad is going to dominate the slate category the same way the iPod dominated the mp3 player category.
This slate market is very, very different from the cell phone market where Apple had to compete against other major players already churning out tens of millions of units and had to deal with the prehistoric telcos.
In the slate market, no one has established themselves even selling millions of units and Apple doesn’t have to futz around with the telcos in the same way. And thanks to the iPhone, the iPad already has a huge app/eBook/peripheral/media store ecosystem ready to go. The competition still has nothing and Google wants the tablets to run Chrome not Android–i.e. no app store, all web apps.
Add Facetime cameras and “boom.”
Facetime is a stealth bomb!
I spotted that last week. I assumed they are plugged into the keyboard / charger stands and the users just pull the iPad out and plug it into where they sit next or carry it with them. It is a good idea. Good to hold while interviewing. Should be even better with the next software update so they can run multiple apps and jump around between apps by pressing the home button twice like the iPhones do now.
BBC using them in F1 coverage as well. Since before they were available in the UK.
They’ve been on there for weeks already. Joe Teranova was the first one to bring it onset and I believe the others are supplied by CNBC. Joe’s is the only 3G one I’ve seen. I rarely see them looking at them, although Dr. J. was actually using it a bit last week. At least 3 of the regulars use iPhone’s. Apple is often a subject of conversation and most traders are usually bullish.
Sarah Palin uses one.
Thanks to ron, I’ve taken my iPad out back to shoot it because the darn thing became all mavericky.
@Ron
Yea, as a whoopee cushion for your pal Obama.
They’ve been up for 6 weeks already. I haven’t seen anyone actually use one. Frankly, the lack of attention they get is a net negative, IMHO.
@ Synthmeister – I believe you…
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Hmmm. I mentioned this to you weeks ago on the first day that the iPads were placed on the set. I guess a more cool name like “Joe Architect” gets the attention.
It’s a beautiful thing!
How’d they get the logos in the correct orientation? Aren’t they in the vertical? I thought they were…
I don’t know for sure because I can’t make myself get an iPad. Honestly, I’m sure all you guys and gals have great reasons, but I think it’s too heavy, that the keyboard is way too hard to type with my thumbs and basically is no good replacement for even my iPhone.
Maybe I’ll pull the trigger for v.2. If it’s lighter, with a better screen (quicker refresh so it doesn’t blur when I scroll even slowly), maybe.
Then again, I think I’m perfectly happy with an iPhone 4 and MBP.
Skynet is wakening up
They tried, but the Big Ass Table took up all the space on their desk and covered the whole crew so it had to be abandoned.
and NBC no less, investing in Apple.
“Free advertising for AAPL.”
Are you sure about that? What about Entourage.. you think that’s free too?
But nobody will use an iPad. They’re practically useless without a USB port and no Flash support. So why are those iPads sitting in front of those talking heads?
The one thing I see is four less Windows 7 licenses being sold.
Dow down 141… Seriously douche, stop laughing… the country is going down the tubes