Also consider how often wifi will be available. networks might be all over
the place, but most of them nowadays are secured, sow aht si the use? 3G is
ok, but you've got an iPhone for that, so again, it's a mistake for the
consumer side.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Olivia Norman" <olivianor...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Used an iPad today
Interesting. I find portrait mode works better I considered the 3g
version, but thought I didn't need both that and an iPhone.
Olivia
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 6, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Bryan Smart <bryansm...@bryansmart.com>
wrote:
I'd ordered the 3G model, so will be waiting a few more weeks yet, but I
had some time to play with a WiFi model today.
Generally, it's an iPhone. However, besides the screen size being
increased, the interface has increased in complexity, also. Apple is
certainly using the extra space to expand on what is possible with an
iPhone type touch interface.
It took me only very little time to discover that portrait mode (which
lots of sighted users select), is probably not the best for a blind
person. When you're working with two hands, having more horizontal room
seems to make more of a difference when navigating. Fortunately, it is a
snap to try either way to see what works for you.
I absolutely agree with the posters that were talking about the horrible
oversight about the back plate of the iPad. It is almost nothing but
shiny aluminum. You're supposed to be able to set the iPad on a table to
use it, but I promise, the first time that you place it on any table
that isn't absolutely clear of small dirt particles, you'll pic it up to
discover that the slight motion of you pushing and sliding the iPad has
ground the dirt particles in to the back, and scratched the hell out of
your shiny aluminum back plate. Of course, you can buy the case to fix
that. the case is a type of thin and stiff coated particle board that
feels a lot like a traditional print notebook. One side snugly holds the
iPad, and the other side is a flap that covers the iPad screen when
closed. I suppose that most people will want the case to protect the
screen when traveling, anyway. If you go without the case, though, you
are absolutely asking for it. Apple could have put something on the back
to make the iPad more stable. Maybe not rubber feet, but they could have
gone with a felt square in the center, a stylized strip of some high
friction material, etc. The curved back will insure that the iPad
wobbles on the table, and the glossy case will absolutely scratch.
VoiceOver sounded about the same, and responded with the same speed,
pretty much. The speaker was very clear. Didn't get to play music with
it, but I hear the bass is poor. Still, speech is pretty good through
the built-in speakers.
However, it seemed to me that iPad programs opened more slowly than on
the iPhone. Maybe there is more information to load? However, with more
memory and a faster processor, I wasn't expecting that.
I wasn't dramatically blown away by the applications that were available
on it, but working with a big talking touch screen interface started me
dreaming about things that *could* be accomplished with a device like
that. Many people might not need the iPad for web surfing or checking
e-mail, but I think that, eventually, there will be some very unique
uses for the iPad.
Bryan
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