Welcome to the times of touch-screen gadgets! Welcome to Apple's newest touch-screen ipads! Apple and other touch-screen companies want us to embrace this new technological spin. How many of us are for the taking?
Can you make a phone call with iPad, the new Apple gadget that costs up to $500? Can you take a picture with it? No. Can you find free content that goes with it? No. You have to buy the content that you never wanted to pay for now.
Many Apple users are already complaining that the iPad is too expensive. They do not know what to do with it. They have already bought the ipods, the iphone touch and iphones. They do not see a major need for the touch-screen ipad now. They are complaining despite their past devotion to the company. Many potential consumers of Apple may want to wait until the price comes down. By then, they will be able to gauge the value that ipads have. Thus far, more people see the iPhone as a source of entertainment than the iPad. This may be due to the lack of information and advertising. For sure, teenagers will still want to lay their hands on this new product. Parents who have to cough up the money will shoot back, "this ipad thing is a fad. It is a desire. It is not a need. It is a want. These kids do not realize we are facing a recession." But there again, this is Apple. Steve Jobs is at the helm. He may have some marketing tricks up to his sleeve. More people may rush to buy the iPad before you know it.
The detractors, the late adopters of new technology and enemies of Apple are casting their vote of disgust on the ipad. They are saying that ipads have bad streaks that stay after you turn off the machine. Here is the truth, "Fingerprints are greasily, streakily visible when you turn off the screen. But the iPad has the same oleophobic (oil-resistant) coating as the iPhone..."
The Good vs. the Bad in iPad's World:
First, the good:
The glass just doesn’t scratch with everyday jostling. Expect long battery power time from the ipad. Apple gives you the rotation lock on the iPad to prevent you from being annoyed by sideways rotation when you are watching your favorite show or reading your favorite epub or ebook material.
The way you use the iPad is by tapping and dragging on the glass with your fingers, just as on the iPhone.
Now, the Bad:
In portrait view, the keyboard is too small to touch-type normally. No USB. Well, for the right price you can get an apple's kit. For $30, Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit gives you two adapters. iPhone apps that are rewritten for the larger print ipad cost more. Get ready to pay more than the $1 or $2 charges for iPhone apps.
There is no multitasking with the iPad. It is still one app at a time. Apple seems to be reserving a lot of updates for later versions. At the same time, everything costs. For example, A $70 keyboard dock will be available in April.
The iPad can’t play Flash video. That is why there is a rush to convert videos to iPad-compatible formats. Youtube, Vimeo, TED.com, CBS.com and some other sites are converting their videos to iPad/iPhone/Touch-compatible formats
Enjoy the shopping! Get ready to see lots of Apple enthusiasts waiting in long lines at Apple stores all over the country!
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