It’s out! First impressions on the iPad
So, the iPad is now officially available and from the comments around the web, it seems to be a success but not a big one!
Those who have been lucky enough to own one, are impressed with the technology.
The touch screen is just as responsive as the iPhone/iPod – which is still quite impressive when you compare to other smartphones and touch screens around on the market. Other manufacturers have had a few years now to catch up but they are still lacking the beauty and responsiveness of the Apple gear.
But, the iPad’s screen seems to be more prone to fingerprints and marks – not good! Apple should have come up with something to help with this. So, screen = still one of the best on the market, finger marking = still one of the best on the market!
Next, apps. Well, judging from what iPad owners are saying, the apps are performing well and just as impressive. But the market is limited to reading books, games, watching videos – Apple seems to have hit the mark here.
But my question is, and always has been, is this enough? I don’t think so. I came across one iPad owner who said that they were impressed but not found anything that it would replace.
It’s early days yet so we will have to wait and see how things develop. I think that there will be a demand for owners to be able to do more with their iPads. To be able to do some read productivity work – and maybe iWork will help with that. But I’m sure there’ll be demands for more apps that lean towards business.
What about internet? Not heard too much on that yet, so please post your comments with how your experience with iPad has been. And to keep the balance, let’s have some non-Apple pundits throw down the gauntlet and tell Apple what they’re doing wrong, and what’s missing from the iPad.
All this technology 