Content creation and sync doesn't require a USB port. It could be done just fine (better, really) with a via-the-cloud process.
Which, of course, absolutely sucks butt on an iPad. Easily its most serious failure is that it can't sync for shit. On Apr 29, 4:39 am, Zenkan Hsieh <zen...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://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.
