“The iPad sounds silly if you’re shopping based on features and specifications. So Apple will have to get the device in front of as many people as possible,” Brian Caulfield reports for Forbes. “Apple’s stores will give it that opportunity.”
“So what will these shoppers encounter? Touch the home button and it turns on. Immediately. Select an application and it starts. Instantly. If the 9.7-inch screen is what sets this apart from an iPod, less waiting is what sets the iPad apart from a netbook or a laptop,” Caulfield reports. “Less is more. “
“The software Apple has created for the iPad builds on these two qualities: speed and screen size. Open up the phone’s iPad’s photo application and you can instantly fill the screen with an image, swipe to the next picture, or pinch on a stack of photos to check them out. Same goes for every other application Apple has built for the phone that I had a chance to try, whether it’s a book reader or a web browser,” Caulfield reports. “Playing with this machine is like eating Doritos. It’s hard to stop.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: As each report from those who’ve actually used the iPad roll in, the initial naysayers’ knee-jerk reactions sound sillier and sillier. Just as it was with iMac, Mac OS X, iPod, iTunes, iTunes Store, iPhone, etc.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JES42” for the heads up.]
@Handsome Smitty
Uh, there is a semi colon in there too!
@Brian Caulfield: All the cool bloggers are eating Cheetos — get with the program.
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MDN – good take. I guess we all knew that it’d be a great product, b/c we knew that the iPhone in a large form-factor would be great. Apple obviously used this a lot while developing it, so, unless they’re saving it for a future version, video conferencing must be bad on it. The people who’ve used it do come away really impressed. If you just need mobile email, browsing, and media, could you get away with buying this, instead of an Air?
@TowerTone – Salsa w/Doritos; is that really good??
Funny that no one who has used the iPad has mentioned the thick black bezel as detracting from the experience…
@justme2: LOL
This may be the first and only time an Apple product is compared to Doritos. Hopefully, he doesn’t plan eat Doritos while using an iPad. That finger-print resistant coating on the screen is probably not THAT good.
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HEY EVERYONE! You will NOT need 3G if you have your iPhone!
Have you guys never heard of TETHERING?
iPhone+iPad equals 3G!
Their patents actually show this configuration.
The iPad is an iPhone companion.
@ken1w: I chomp on Doritos while using the iPad for a full-fledged review, but for some reason a lot of companies have been declining my requests for review units lately… http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/23/toughbook-tiger-elephant-technology-personal-test.html
well im just pissed that out of the 100 awesome things apple couldve done with it they did 3, large screen, custom chip, and iwork. not having multitasking is just ridiculous. theres no excuse for it.
Why is there a Kindle ad on this very page as I read the article?
“Salsa w/Doritos; is that really good??”
Are you kidding?
Doritos without salsa is like having sex without a woman.
You can, it’s just not as spicy (of course, you might regret it in the morning)….
@ TT
“Doritos without salsa is like having sex without a woman.”
Doesn’t seem to bother Rob Halford!
MW: “meaning”
“Doesn’t seem to bother Rob Halford!”
Maybe he’s never tried Pace picante sauce.
I know a few bad experiences might turn some off…..
@chris f: No multitasking on the iPhone either; expect that to come in a later iPhone OS release (perhaps the rumored 4.0?).
@BlueWhale Don’t know if people are ignoring you because this has been said before, but: the ‘bezel’ is so you can hold the iPad without triggering the touchscreen. You can’t hold it in one hand like an iPhone. Until you hold one (or have some imagination), withhold the criticism.
@dijonaise. If this is real, I’ll save $130 and $15/month. Anyone got info on this idea?
“but for some reason a lot of companies have been declining my requests for review units lately…”
Hey, Brian, I read the test y’all subjected that ToughBook to and was pretty impressed.
But there is one test I wish you would have tried to see just how far it really could go.
-install Windows ME on it…..
I’m not buying the 3G. Instead I’m getting a MyFy That way I will get 3G for both my MacBook Pro and the iPad with a single contract.
@TowerTone: Ouch. Feeding a laptop to a tiger is unfair. Trying to install Windows ME, however, is just cruel.
What’s significant about this is Caufield is usually pretty down on Apple. The fact that he’s glowing should tell you something.
It’s a iPod touch, (better) kindle, digital frame, game console, movie player and ultimately badass product roled into one. Might not skyrocket in sales at first, but it will. Nobody will won’t to miss out on this.
@ Scott
You said regarding the iPad:
“Might not skyrocket in sales at first,”
R U kidding? Since it’s been announced the web is buzzing about it. News programs are talking about it. Lots of people are committing to buy one, including many tech savvy individuals.
Developers are, no doubt, working on amazing apps to be available when it finally goes on sale
By the time it is available (in 60-90days) demand for the iPad will be at a fever pitch.
This is a highly seductive product.
This thing will rock! (So will Apple {AAPL} stock.)
“Greatest Pilot tool in the world.”
I can’t wait to run xPlane on this.
It is a good thing for them and for customers. After all, our customer – our master.
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iPad would make an awesome PFD for xplane !!