It will take some time for the iPad to build momentum. There was no chance to match the splash of the initial iPhone announcement. Over the next couple of months, content agreements, games, etc will polish will polish up this "apple" and make it more anticipated by launch day. If this thing ends up being revolutionary, it will be a gradual revolution. I expected to be underwhelmed today and it came to pass.
Exactly. It's the "app" in Apple that's going to make this a success. For the "every day consumer" he or she may have their doubts when directly comparing it to a laptop or netbook. This iPad, though, has the ability to shift the way students in school and college interpret and interact with course material. If anyone wants to complain about that aspect as overblown go ahead. I just see opportunities and look forward to "super apps."
You have singlehandedly pushed this thread an extra 3 or 4 pages. I don't understand why people wanted a camera on this? So that every picture you take is a myspace pose? Only thing interesting I heard was that the camera can lead to facial recognition--> individual settings based on that. But why do people want cameras and video in everything? I dont know how (or what) you would take a picture of with something that big. I was thinking/hoping it would be more traditional tablet in the sense that you could literally write on it, because that is a HUGE plus when notetaking in class. People with tablet PCs have an easy time taking notes in class. (imagine all the paper you would save if you didnt have to print out slides) It would have been really cool to see something that thin and portable to write on (tablet PCs are pretty big compared to regular laptops, understandably). It would have immediately made it a must have in college.
Probably a bit of an exaggeration, but certainly this is an intriguing product to discuss at length. Whether one agrees or disagrees on the opinions, one may always choose to ignore a member on their own. Some kind of "smart" stylus would have been a welcomed feature, as un-Apple as that is. The ability to highlight, annotate, and more with ease definitely would have increased the desire for any college student (but this is without using it first hand; I've used test prep apps (such as GMAT Prep) on my iPod Touch and was very impressed with the ease of use, layout, and features). I would presume [text]book publisher will format their material in such a way to get the most out of this device (thus more $$$ for them).
Man, was this ever a letdown. I wanted to see something good/innovative, but instead I get a bigger iPod Touch that's supposed to be "magical". I still like that I may be able to go digital with books on this, but I'm not sure if that's going to be enough to justify the price. I'll wait for reviews from others with regards to the book reader before I buy it. This actually has about the same or less functionality than a netbook from what I see for more price. Those of you saying you can use it in the kitchen - aren't you worried about grease, flour, water, etc. hitting this? BTW, I loved the comment about multitasking somehow being a bad thing and the root of all computing evil. That had me rolling a work.
They call this an e-reader but you can't read it outside in full sunlight. It's gonna have serious glare. Yeah, you can read a book on it but it is not going to be fun in many different situations. Here's how I look at it, for less than $830 I was able to buy my netbook that has way more functionality, my kindle that does books way better, and an aircard that I can use on anything.
the video on the apple website kinda made me chuckle. Talked at length about the amazing innovation of iPad. Everything that they showed was something we've seen before.
I guess you were talking about my comment and I never said it was the root of computing evil. It is just often misused and isn't all roses especially for underpowered devices. For instance, if I forget to exit google maps on my blackberry, my battery drains in half the time. If I didn't have unlimited international data service, forgetting to exit of of google maps would cost me a few hundred bucks for a week in Europe. Multitasking isn't a deal breaker. If it were, the iphone wouldn't be the hottest phone in history.
The Moto Razr and the Jitterbug also have amazing sales, but doesn't mean their amazing phones. Google Maps doesn't constantly reload in the background, and you have to have an unlimited plan if you have a smartphone. The iPhone, and especially the 1GHz sporting iPad are not underpowered and can support multitasking. Maybe to some it's okay on an iPhone, but a 10inch tablet. They are definitely deal breakers to tech savvy users. The Pre (WebOS) and Android both support it, and do a fine job at.
So we blame multitasking instead of blaming you? If I leave my stove on overnight and I burn my house down, do I blame the stove? Come on. Multitasking not being a dealbreaker is your opinion. For others, it's still a PITA. Everytime I have to shut down my radio app so I can check a text message and then log back in to start running the radio station again, it's a pain. "The hottest phone in history" has nothing to do with anything. There are scores of products that are "hot" that many people wouldn't buy. But I'm sure Apple will eventually give the world multitasking in a new phone or software update and call it "magical", and all of a sudden it will be a necessity!
I'm impressed with the iPad, more because of the potential than the device itself. Look how much the iPhone has improved since the original 2g version, how much the hardware has improved, how much the pricing has improved. The same thing will happen with the iPad. This is the first tablet computer that's more than a half-baked laptop or oversized PDA. Expanding the iPhone OS, rather than paring down OSX, was the right move. Three years from now, these things will be what the iPhone is now.
Jailbreak your iPhone, dude. Not only is there an app that allows you to text without leaving the app you're in, but there's a backgrounding app too.
I was intrigued till I read that it doesn't have flash... How can apple seriously call this thing the best internet experience possible when it doesn't support something as basic as that?
Certainly Apple realizes the amount of itunes revenue they would leave on the table, if users elected to watch videos and listen to music for free via flash web sites like hulu.com and grooveshark.com.
iPhone has not improved much since it was first unveiled. The 3G has the same internals as the 2G except with GPS, 3G, and a different form factor. The 3GS just made speed improvements. The price did improve, I'll give you that, but those are subsidized prices and the iPad won't have subsidies.
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I would shell out the $500+ on the first day if this thing had flash. Without it, I probably wont even buy it. I think flash is that important...
