Obviously, this is not a hands-on review. These are my first impressions while tuned in to Apple's much-hyped launch of its latest creation, the iPad, Cupertino's version of the tablet.
The iPad is the culmination of Apple and Steve's hard work and still-to-be-proven-successful attempt to combine the powers of the iPod, the iPhone, the Netbook and Kindle. The iPad features a 9.7-inch capacitive multitouch display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, an accelerometer, compass, speaker and mic. This is also the first device to have the "Apple A4" processor. Battery life is declared to be at 10-hours.
Aside from the expected and "normal" features common to the iPod Touch and iPhone like multimedia capabilities and internet, the iPad can also play games (more efficiently than the iPod Touch and the iPhone i suspect) and run various applications (again, much better than its smaller touch siblings). It also has iWork for those quick and on-the-go office needs.
But what excites me though about the iPad is the iBooks, the iPad's eBook (ummm, no its ePub for Apple) reader. I think this will be what's "huge" in this device. I mean, i don't see it appealing to those people who already have iPod's and iPhone's (Apple fanboys aside) but to those who love to read, like me (hahaha).
What i like about the iPad...
1. Large enough screen to watch a movie decently.
2. Large enough screen and power to handle cool games (not my cup of tea though, but still a +).
3. Battery life; 10 hours and what (?) a month on standby?
4. iWork (but with the portable keyboard accessory; sorry Apple i don't type as accurately as I would hope on touchscreens for long documents).
5. iBooks (this is biggest seller among all the features to me).
What i DON't like about it...
1. The name. C'mon Apple! iPad?
2. The design. Not too enamored by the design, yes, its crazy thin, but the screen just looks awkward to me. It doesn't look seamless. But thats just me.
3. No 3G, well, if you want 3G and Wi-Fi, it'll cost you more.
4. The price. $829 for a full-packed (wi-fi+3G, 64GB) iPad? Seriously.
My verdict...
1. Large enough screen to watch a movie decently.
2. Large enough screen and power to handle cool games (not my cup of tea though, but still a +).
3. Battery life; 10 hours and what (?) a month on standby?
4. iWork (but with the portable keyboard accessory; sorry Apple i don't type as accurately as I would hope on touchscreens for long documents).
5. iBooks (this is biggest seller among all the features to me).
What i DON't like about it...
1. The name. C'mon Apple! iPad?
2. The design. Not too enamored by the design, yes, its crazy thin, but the screen just looks awkward to me. It doesn't look seamless. But thats just me.
3. No 3G, well, if you want 3G and Wi-Fi, it'll cost you more.
4. The price. $829 for a full-packed (wi-fi+3G, 64GB) iPad? Seriously.
My verdict...
I'm underwhelmed.
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