Comments on: iPad: My Very Early Impressions + Your Questions

By: mikenouveau

mikenouveau — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:41:06 +0000

Nice review! Check mine at the below link..

Gear Lust (part one) iPad –first impressions

http://mousejockey.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/hello-world/

Like so many other Apple users I’m enamored with each deliciously-designed product that they release. But I understand what they are doing to us – they are changing the way we think, compute, consume and buy. As a futurist and early-adopter of most technology I’m ok with these changes. But Apple seems to be single-handedly launching us into new markets long before the public knows what to do with them. On one hand it’s the entrepreneur’s dream to have a new wild-west to conquer. But as consumers we are easily tricked into putting money back into Apple, AT&T and so many other companies’ products to feel like we are on the cutting edge of technology in this brave new age of computing. My first impressions of the iPad are exactly these thoughts. It’s not a matter of is it cool (it totally is) or do I want one (couldn’t wait.) It does everything I wanted and more. It’s got a few limitations I find frustrating. But once I got my hands on it I was drinking Apple’s kool aid once again and didn’t put it down for about 14 hours. Below is a brief review of the product and some initial impressions of the philosophy behind the technology, some questions about productivity and some excitement about the possibilities.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:28:32 +0000

No you can buy the WiFi edition and not worry about AT&T. That way you can use it with a Sprint or Verizon Mifi.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:15:37 +0000

do u have 2 be an AT&T customer to use this product?

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:13:43 +0000

The flash whining is getting old now. I don't think the thousands of new iPad owners miss it at all.

By: Thomas Wood

Thomas Wood — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:54:39 +0000

Tim, the friendly folks at the Apple store offered to (and did) SYNC my iPad for me. It is possible to use this stand alone, especially if the user is not computer friendly anyway. I can see alot of first time users (children and seniors both) using this device stand alone. (Of course they will need wifi).

By: Mirko

Mirko — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:33:17 +0000

I really don’t think the lack of Flash support is a bad thing on both the iPhone and the iPad.
To be honest, I actually hope for non-flash devices to become so popular that they effectively draw the line for this proprietary, limited, and reactionary format once and for all, because all content providers now using flash will have to go for something standards-compliant like SMIL, SVG, HTML 5,…
And, by the way, I hope the same goes for the “Windows Media” format, which we already can watch, after a short rise, going back to where it came from.
There are several reasons why flash is bad for today’s online applications. There is only one software vendor offering tools to reliably create content in that format. Touch screen support is virtually nonexistent. A flash app is an island in a box, mostly unable to make use of the content around it without dirty scripting hacks. Flash is also primarily used for all those annoying, flickering ads jumping into your face the very moment you open a web page. Flash doesn’t support the idea of “The Web”, where you can link to virtually any piece of information globally available. Flash doesn’t support the “semantic web” paradigm.
There are many more points why the end for flash should come rather sooner than later.

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:18:16 +0000

Crapple is trying to control your web experience. Don't be a fool. Buy an HP Slate if you're really pretentious enough to need one of these dumb toys.

By: DCHammers

DCHammers — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:25:45 +0000

One discussion I've not heard is what size iPad to buy. I know how much storage I need for my iTunes and photos, but what about ebooks? How much storage is there in a Kindle? Do I really need the biggest iPad?

By: Scott Wharton

Scott Wharton — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:58:23 +0000

Nice write up Om. Here is my question:

When traveling, under what circumstances would you take the iPad only (and I guess a smart phone/iPhone) vs. taking your laptop? And under what circumstances would you take both your iPad and laptop?

Scott

By: olumadu

olumadu — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:45:38 +0000

Network PROBLEMS! Keeps dropping off WiFi with WEP turned on. I have reentered my keys, a zillion times. Getting really annoying! Am sure apple is aware of this, but rushed the delivery, anyways.