Sky news and their iPads

Cocaine

They never needed laptops or anything before now. But all of a sudden they're fiddling with iPads while presenting the news. They use it for such tripe.
Is this just a new form of product placement

El Weirdo

Cocaine wrote: »

They never needed laptops or anything before now. But all of a sudden they're fiddling with iPads while presenting the news. They use it for such tripe.
Is this just a new form of product placement

Apple probably gave them a job lot of them. They need to be seen to be able to do something even if it's nothing at all.

Pointless things altogether.

ScumLord

Cocaine wrote: »

They never needed laptops or anything before now. But all of a sudden they're fiddling with iPads while presenting the news. They use it for such tripe.
Is this just a new form of product placement

I've seen them used by the commentators in F1 too, although it makes sense there as they are walking up and down the pit so not attached to a desk.

With sky it's hard to know whether it's shameless product placement or a shameless attempt to be cool. Either way it's more than likely something shameful.

Sykk

So many haters... I feed on your tears... :rolleyes:

TheZohanS

They've always used laptops and of late they used tablet laptops, didn't realise that they changed over to iPads, makes sense as the battery lasts longer.

Ricardo G

If nothing else its advertising for Apple

Cocaine

I remember the late Andy Gray using one on Monday Night Football too, but he's always had the latest gadgets.

Colmo52

Cocaine wrote: »

I remember the late Andy Gray using one on Monday Night Football too, but he's always had the latest gadgets.

Until he smashed it.

Cocaine

TheZohan wrote: »

They've always used laptops and of late they used tablet laptops, didn't realise that they changed over to iPads, makes sense as the battery lasts longer.

But they stand in front of that giant screen now and need the iPad to change the slide, whereas before it seemed to happen on it own (I presume someone was doing it behind the scenes, no magic here). I think it looks really cheap and tacky.
If anyone has the chance turn on Sky News now, she's being walking around with it in her hand for what reason?

Nodin

Cocaine wrote: »

But they stand in front of that giant screen now and need the iPad to change the slide, whereas before it seemed to happen on it own (I presume someone was doing it behind the scenes, no magic here). I think it looks really cheap and tacky.
If anyone has the chance turn on Sky News now, she's being walking around with it in her hand for what reason?

Maybe a real news channel has somebody doing it and she thinks it will rub off?

Fran1985

Cocaine wrote: »

But they stand in front of that giant screen now and need the iPad to change the slide, whereas before it seemed to happen on it own (I presume someone was doing it behind the scenes, no magic here). I think it looks really cheap and tacky.
If anyone has the chance turn on Sky News now, she's being walking around with it in her hand for what reason?

an ipad so the presenter can change the slide is a lot cheaper than having a man in a room pressing space bar for the next slide.

KungPao

Ipads remind me of Filofaxes.

How do you spell 'Arrods?

Fran1985

Fran1985 wrote: »

an ipad so the presenter can change the slide is a lot cheaper than having a man in a room pressing space bar for the next slide.

You mean they hire someone whose sole purpose is just to press a spacebar?!


Feckin' teachers. They didn't tell me about that career in school.

KungPao wrote: »

Ipads remind me of Filofaxes.

How do you spell 'Arrods?

Capital A.

Cocaine

Fran1985 wrote: »

an ipad so the presenter can change the slide is a lot cheaper than having a man in a room pressing space bar for the next slide.

But a remote control could have done this years ago.
They're just iPad obsessed. And if I keep seeing them, I will be too. Jesus, I'm already starting thread about them. Apple are marketing gods.

TheZohanS

Cocaine wrote: »

But a remote control could have done this years ago.
They're just iPad obsessed. And if I keep seeing them, I will be too. Jesus, I'm already starting thread about them. Apple are marketing gods.

Here's the kicker: that's not an iPad, it's a tablet laptop!!

KungPao

I reckon it's not purely for function or product placement, more to look modern, edgy and on the ball.


If they were using clipboards, CRT 4:3 tellys and e-machines laptops, it just wouldn't look the part.

El Weirdo

Cocaine wrote: »

But a remote control could have done this years ago.
They're just iPad obsessed. And if I keep seeing them, I will be too. Jesus, I'm already starting thread about them. Apple are marketing gods.

If that's the case, maybe AH isn't the right forum for you.

Try here.

Badgermonkey

Ah Sky news.

The people who brought us the navigable interactive tour of Fritzl's dungeon of carnal doom.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/Fritzl

pajero12

Cocaine wrote: »

I remember the late Andy Gray using one on Monday Night Football too, but he's always had the latest gadgets.

Andy Gray is dead? :eek:

Badgermonkey

Cocaine wrote: »

I remember the late Andy Gray using one on Monday Night Football too, but he's always had the latest gadgets.

Nice counterpoint to the 1978 mindset.

Nodin

pajero12 wrote: »

Andy Gray is dead? :eek:

I think he's on radio, which is the TV presenters afterlife....

Biggins

pajero12 wrote: »

Andy Gray is dead? :eek:

Just from the neck up!

J_E

Cocaine wrote: »

They never needed laptops or anything before now. But all of a sudden they're fiddling with iPads while presenting the news. They use it for such tripe.
Is this just a new form of product placement

You can see it all over the morning shows as well. It's ****ing annoying seeing them with their iPads flicking through stuff.

TheZohanS

Cydoniac wrote: »

You can see it all over the morning shows as well. It's ****ing annoying seeing them with their iPads flicking through stuff.

They're not iPads, they're tablet laptops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPyCajy08OU

Cocaine

No Zoh, look it's an iPad here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOVy1nsT-Dg

Cocaine

El Weirdo wrote: »

If that's the case, maybe AH isn't the right forum for you.

Try here.

I think the gays are great tbh. Great at fashion and interior design amongst other things.

Mike 1972

Why do people still watch $ky "news"

Dont they realise that other better news sources are now available ?

TheZohanS

Cocaine wrote: »

No Zoh, look it's an iPad here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOVy1nsT-Dg

You're dead right.

RichieC

It looks futuristic.

brimal

Thinly veiled 'I'm jealous I don't have an iPad' thread imo

Cocaine

brimal wrote: »

Thinly veiled 'I'm jealous I don't have an iPad' thread imo

Nope, As much as I like Apple, an iPad is useless to me.
They're an absolute ripoff, gimmicky and pointless.

Kidchameleon

Sky News == Vomit;

Redlion

It's very hard to look sleek and modern when they still have Eamonn Holmes as a presenter.

Trevor451

People only have ipads to show off :rolleyes: Browsing experience still cant compare to a laptop/netbook

Berns

CNN still about?? Wonder what they usin these days.

Maybe the ipads are there so they can see any latest news pop up on some website & just read the text??

Someone should really go there and do sumfin that screws with their wireless connection , that'd show em :rolleyes:

Tar.Aldarion

Cocaine wrote: »

Nope, As much as I like Apple, an iPad is useless to me.
They're an absolute ripoff, gimmicky and pointless.

I even get bored using one for 5 minutes in pc world :S

Cocaine

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I even get bored using one for 5 minutes in pc world :S

Yea but that's because your a sex addict. Yes, I've seen your forum.

Seachmall

Trevor451 wrote: »

People only have ipads to show off :rolleyes: Browsing experience still cant compare to a laptop/netbook

For general browsing of the interwebs I much prefer the iPad. It's light, doesn't get hot on my lap and I don't have to deal with a ****ty track-pad.

I agree that overall they're a waste of money though.

JohnMarston

They used ipads on WWE Raw too a while back. Yeah, very subtle product placement for something no one needs.