IPad: Will It Float?
After months of rampant speculation, Apple Wednesday announced a touchscreen tablet computer, the "iPad" for consumers who want to take their movies, TV shows, music, games and reading with them, be it around the house or on the go.
"We want to kick off 2010 with a truly revolutionary and magical product," CEO Steve Jobs told a packed audience at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Wednesday.
"So far it really looks like an oversized iPod Touch, which is great, but if that's it, price will be paramount," said Avi Greengart, Current Analysis analyst, blogging from the event itself for Reuters news service.
Comment: Will It Float? was a long running Letterman sketch. I'm close to buying a smart phone .... probably a Nexus One. I just don't see how the IPad fits. Would someone want to haul this around? Thoughts?
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ReplyDeleteBest comment: "Nothing a laptop or netbook cant do better and cheaper. "
Yes, it baffles me why this is better than a netbook. It may be thinner and lighter, but once it's too big to put in a pocket, it a few ounces doesn't make much of a difference.
ReplyDeleteI could take my Dell netbook and add a 3G card and it would be the same in functionality
ReplyDeleteExactly what I was going to say. And netbooks now are coming with atom n330 for even better speed. (dual core!)
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ReplyDelete"How much new demand will this device generate, anyway? A 5- or 7-inch iPad might have created a new market for pocket-sized computers. But the 10-inch, 1.5-pound iPad is a netbook without a keyboard, and a heavy, bulky handheld."