It honestly blew my mind. It's a 10.1" tablet computer that has a viewing dock and a keyboard dock. It's hard drive capacity varies from 16-64GB of battery saving SSD. It weighs a scant 1.5 pounds and offers 10 hours of use and a month(!) of standby.
But here's where it goes further. Not only does it offer wifi on the "base model", it has 3G capability for only $130 more. For unlimited date it's only $30 a month with no contract.
On the downside, it's untested and there will be shortages when it is initially released.
What does this mean for the world? Apple is at it again with their revolutionizing of markets. Now they go at the ultra portable. The netbook has been pretty popular, but nothing super spectacular has come from it. This is a tablet, but the price is similar to that of far less optioned netbooks. If I was in the market for a knockaround computer for surfing and doing everyday stuff(aka netbook), I'd be waiting the 60 days for this to come out. It also offers cell network capability, with no contract. People will be able to use these anywhere, and I can bet that it will soon become a mainstay within people's personal technology habits.
The masses will be able to receive their updates anywhere and actually accomplish basic tasks on a large screen, something that you can't do without a phone. I bet a lot of businessmen that travel will be all over this device.
As Jobs put it, "Our most advanced technology in a magical & revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."
I'll buy it, literally and metaphorically. This is once again going to change the way people go about their internet and technologically based lives. I know my little brother can't wait the 60 days for it to be released.
I am a fan of all things apple. I am typing this on my MacBook Pro and have my iPhone and iPod by my side. I think that the iPad is a very interesting idea and it will definitely revolutionize the world of technology. Because after all, most other companies just base their products on apple's ideas. This however, is one product that I wont be purchasing the day it comes out. For one, I'm a poor college student. That aside, I don't mind waiting until all the kinks are worked out and maybe a second generation is released. I watched the video the day it was released and was of course amazed by the product. Apple, you've outdone yourself once again. Good job Jobs. (pun intended).
ReplyDeleteI think the iPad is definitely going to be a hit. But like you said it is untested so I feel the smart thing to do would be to wait until the second generation is produced. By then they will have fixed a lot of bugs that usually occur with new technology, and maybe the price might drop a bit. I think Apple is definitely one of the best companies out there. Their technology continually sells big and it does well. I would personally love to have a Mac over this terrible Dell, but I am also a poor college student.
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