Jan 27th Some iPad thoughts
First and not surprisingly: it’s a nice looking piece of hardware. Nice and simplistic, yet solid looking. Great bezel, perfect for grabbing like a book. (I suppose Paul Thurrott has proven once and for all that his taste is more… utilitarian… than esthetic.)
Second, the name… Not good. The rumored “Canvas” was a million times better.
Software… A lot of the apps look good. Great even. But does it multitask? If not, then that’s a big downfall. And as it stands, little would indicate that there are any true multitasking outside of Apple’s apps. (As is the case with the iPhone.) iPod looks awesome, so much better than the crippled iPhone incarnation. Love the calendar view. iBooks looks great, as does Safari.
Storage and price… 16GB is a good enough starting point, but should be cheaper. A decked out 64GB 3G iPad really shouldn’t be much more than $729, which is the price for the 32GB model.
A front-facing camera should have been included.
With that said, the device looks nice. Just that. Not mindblowing — yet — but nice. I’m not getting one, as the combination of using an iPhone and a laptop does everything the iPad does. At least for right now.
When more custom apps are developed, though, and generation two comes out, I could possibly be swayed the iPad way.
