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Re:The iPad: It's about control systems, not eBook reading by iujhygfvgbhnj on Tuesday March 02, 2010 @12:10PM (#1161887)
No it won't. It's great as a stylish remote for $10,000 yuppie home theatres.

But: Can I get one that's ruggedized to work in a mine, or explosion proofed for an oil rig, or certified for medical environment? Can I get rs232/Can/I2C? Can I build an adapter without selling my company to Apple?

Even if I did, I want to sell an expensive logging/inspection package then Apple take 40%

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Re:The iPad: It's about control systems, not eBook reading by philwelch on Tuesday March 02, 2010 @12:56PM (#1162024)
Apple has developed--and I think even sells--an iPod Touch that's adapted to work as a mobile checkout for high-end retail.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/03/exclusive_look...

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/12/02/apple-looking-to-sell-ipod-to...

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