Just like probably every other computer blog in the UK, the iPad has hit our shores… Its been over a month in waiting since it was launched in the US. If you watch Formula One racing in the UK you will have already seen the iPad replacing good old pen and paper. At the last GP I watched they even started showing a video on it. Here was I thinking that the BBC wasn’t suppose to be doing product placement.
On Friday, I was in town and walking past the Apple Store I couldn’t resist a play with the fattened up iPhone. As you would expect it looked fantastic as most Apple products do. Looking at photos was great being able to quickly view what was inside of a folder and the speed between loading of photos was a joy. The example iPad had a copy of the FT App which is a very well thought out app, fitting nicely to the screen size and turning the pages was great by just moving your hand across the screen. Sadly it looked like the facebook app did not have an iPad big brother because the screen looked stretched and pixalated. I loved that the Flight Control App had been updated for the iPad allowing to people to play at once.
So would I want one? Well I am a geek by trade and they do look shiny and new. I can certainly see a use for them in meetings across the world, instead of turning up with pen and paper you could use your iPad instead. Access to email on the move around a workplace would be good as well. The problem at the moment is they are alittle bit too expensive for what they do. I will be interested to see if anyone comes up with a stylus and writing app so you can take notes on the iPad easier than using the touch screen keyboard. The keyboard is good but I suspect its not as good as a nomal computer keyboard over time. Knowing new gadgets I think waiting a few months while the leading edge people find all the nasty bugs with it and app come out with iPad 2.0 or what every they call it.
I think it might definitely be on my shopping list in the not too distant future. Plus some of the adds on like the camera card reader are a great idea. The iPad case that Apple sell as well looks to be well thought out and a decent price as well (£19).
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