Comments on: Apple’s iPad Will Push Multiple Usage Models

By: iPad Accessories

iPad Accessories — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:03:47 +0000

This weightless desktop is just fantastic with lots of features and stylish look.

By: Led TVs

Led TVs — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:11:17 +0000

Before increasing iPads usage, Apple must first consider the specifications of the iPad before increasing it's memory and price. Now there is a reason why I should not buy an iPad.

By: Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:07:01 +0000

this wasn’t a downer for fans. There are just two camps- people who love it and people who like you, point out all the faults (which are all PC-related features) and not many in the middle. I don’t think it’s the buzz like the original iPhone, but it’s not the flop of Apple TV. I’m not an Apple fan boy, I run both Apple and Win7 platforms and I don’t use an iPhone, I use a BlackBerry.

If Apple added a camera, VOIP support, multi-tasking, etc, there is NO WAY they’d hit the price points. Apple’s strategy is to get you to ugrade your iPod, iPhone, etc. every 18-24 months. Or..pay it forward to someone in your house, and go buy a new one.

My thoughts and impressions are based on talking to lots of mobile developers (on both coasts) that write for multiple platforms. Their focus list for 2010 in order seems to be iPhone, Android, and tweaking for iPad, while keeping an eye on Symbian’s transition to open source, and who buys Palm/WebOS. There are pockets of them who remain loyal to BlackBerry too.

By: Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:57:28 +0000

see my previous comments- yes, I acknowledge the backlash from folks about long term ebook reading on a color LCD display. But for magazines and newspappers it’s pretty good. We have to see what dimming tools come out for e-book reading on the iPad.

By: Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:55:30 +0000

Well, I have two coments- First, agreeing that it’s bad display for long term book reading because it’s reflective and color. The e-Ink stuff is much better on the eyes for long term book reading. Second- but, it’s a good screen for magazines and newspapers. I’ve heard this from a few publishers and people in that space. The iPhone has apps where you can throttle contract and brightness up and down with a finger swipe. I’d expect that on iPad. So unitl we can get one in our hands and throttle down the contrast and brightness for long term ebook reading, people shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Plus I’d expect a black on white and white on black text throttle too.

By: igor111

igor111 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:27 +0000

You gotta be kidding… I'l admit, I'm not an Apple fan, but really, this was a downer even for fans. NO camera and NO multitasking are big minuses. Grandma can't chat with grandkids with VoIP. Business guy can't switch between notepad, calendar, and doodle pad apps. College kid will strain eyes over screen. How is this useful?!? Even as a stepping stone, it will already be surpassed this summer by other devices in that price range. Obviously this writer is a fanboy…

By: jimtravis

jimtravis — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:46:25 +0000

I also was surprised at the ebook comment. The iPad may have fancier graphics than the e-ink readers, but for long reading sessions, an e-ink based reader like the Kindle / Nook is the way to go. I read Dan Brown's latest novel in two days on the Kindle. I would not try that on any LCD / LED display. I have PC Tablets with the Kindle app. The PC, and iPod touch Kindle apps are fine for reading a chapter or two, but for long reading sessions, better get the eye drops if using a LCD or LED based display.

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:20:05 +0000

“The second thing is that it’s a better ebook reader than anything else out there.”

I haven’t tried the iPad yet, but was surprised at the ebook comment. One of the best things about my Kindle is the contrast (more like reading a real book than an LCD computer screen which I can’t do for long periods) and the battery life. The physical books I read are almost always in black and white, so color isn’t important there.

I can see the appeal of many of the features of the iPad – not sure if books will be it for me.

By: Randy Giusto

Randy Giusto — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:10:49 +0000

Apparently there’s camera support in the SDK, so developers could write apps to take advantage of a future model w/camera at some point. A camera’s more important for web cam/Skype ability as opposed to taking photos.

It doesn’t support Flash because Apple and Adobe are not exactly the best of friends. Many within Apple blame flash for a lot of iMac crashes. Apple’s very focused on HTML5 as the future. But yes, 70% of web animation is currently Flash.

It is a phone you just wouldn’t hold it to your ear. You’d use it to make VOIP calls (Apple just announced iPhone OS support for VOIP) with a headset, just like you’d use VOIP on a netbook or notebook. The 3G is mainly for the data service. I do believe the WiFi only models will be very popular.

Multitasking’s the main drawback but that’s due to the iphone OS (you can do one data-related thing while you have a phone conversation). That’s not true multitasking. It would take a major iPhone OS upgrade to support it, and I won’t rule it out. I saw one comment that it doesn’t support IM as a multitasking app. But I think IM is being replaced by other social networking platforms.

I’d have to play with the browser on the iPad to confirm anything. I like Safari and you can open multiple pages, and one is always my Twitter client. But that’s on an iMac. Yes, multitasking is a drawback. Even on my BlackBerry I can keep Seesmic in the background.

Still, I think Apple put the iPad out as a platform with a few unfinished pieces, to see what developers might do with it. I’m already hearing a lot of buzz from the community as far as writing apps that go in different directions that iPhone and iPod could not go because of their sizes.

By: aion database

aion database — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:46:34 +0000

iPad is essentially a super-sized first generation iPod Touch, with the addition of a microphone, a connection for video out, and a bookstore. However, it has no camera, doesn’t support Flash, not a phone and inability to multi-task. What’s your take on this?