I have an iPad I mainly use it to read emails, watch podcasts that I download from iTunes (news), get stock quotes and read books (there's is an app calls good reader that let you to download PDF from pretty much anywhere and read it on your iPad). I also let my 4 years son to play educational games which he loves to do.
Content creation sucks mainly because apple's refusal to add USB port. So you cannot export your creation easily from iPad to other device such as your desktop pc. I actually wish I could use it for video conferencing unfortunately it does not have front facing camera. Finally, not that I have ever seen any one read on beach ... But this screen is actually very readable under direct sunshine. I have a 4 years old so this is actually a perfect device for me since I don't have unlimited access to my electronics anymore (tv, computer). I understand it's probably not for everyone. No flamewar please, just want to give an example of how this device been used. Sent from my iPad On Apr 28, 2010, at 1:33 PM, ADRA <dche...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So what do you think? > > Looks like an ok device, but like I've been telling people for a long > time, the 'tablet' form factor is really a niche product category that > nobody will really 'win' on in the long term. There's really no killer > app for the profile that aren't already satisfied by other devices in > closely bordering use cases. > > The device 'category' is good at: > - Media Consumption > - Case-portable > - Can be rested on your body > - Connectivity with internet > > The device 'category' is really bad at: > - Content creation (despite any moron's claims to the contrary) > - Pocket portability > - Phone (sorry, even with data networks who in their right mind would > use this as 'the' phone they own?) > - Direct sunlight usability (for non-epaper units, which makes reading > a book on the beach difficult or highly disadvantageous) > > You mention the fact that there's no alternative to the iPad, and in a > way you're right. The road of tablets goes back more than a decade and > no single product has found a mass consumer appeal. I may be > misguided, but that gives me the feeling that either every other > product was horrible (HP, IBM, etc...) or maybe the device just isn't > that compelling. In that vein, where are all the mid's these day? > Basically nowhere. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
