Technically Geeking: OMG… iPad… Almost… Here…
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a blogumn by Justin Time
As you can see from my Delivery Status screenshot to the right, both the new TiVo and the iPad are en route to my house right now, and I can’t say which one I am more excited about. The iPad is more of a work thing, so I guess TiVo has my heart. By the way, Amazon has a deal on the new TiVo that gets you a $50 credit toward movie downloads, but if you already own a TiVo, you can get an upgrade deal that may be more enticing. Mine will arrive just barely in time for the last game of March Madness.
But let’s talk about the iPad. Game developers are making their launch announcements, Apple has released iTunes 9.1 with support for book synchronization, and Microsoft is saying “Hey, me too!“
Will it be a “game changer?” Well, it won’t be the end of paperbacks, if that’s what you’re asking, but it could contribute to the demise of newspapers as we know them. They’ve already been spiraling toward a disastrous fate for the past 10 years, and now many local newspapers are going out of business or at least reducing their output to a few measly pages.
Rumors are that magazine and newspaper subscriptions will be able to be purchased on the iPad bookstore, which could mean that even more people bypass the tree-based-media in favor of the new electronic one. But how many of us are actually paying for news anyway these days? Reading the newspaper is so grandpa.
I would buy a magazine on the iPad, but only like I buy the paper ones – as a one-off, while I’m in the airport. That’s probably when I would buy a book as well, because I think at home, in the comfort of my bed, I want to bend the binding backwards, feel the coarseness of the paper, and smell the ink. And I don’t want to be tempted to just exit out and play a game of Trenches.
Another way the iPad may change the future is in the way that colleges distribute textbooks. Seton Hill University made headlines today when they announced they would be the first school to give an iPad to every new student this fall. I imagine the added expense will be offset by the lower health care costs due to students carrying around 50 pounds less of books on their back.
It's all I can do not to order the ipad today!!!!
It's all I can do not to order the ipad today!!!!
I'll let you know next week whether you should wait or jump in!
I'm not saying that I'm having a hard time resisting the temptation to early adopt this, but did you see this clever book arc accessory:http://www.likecool.com/BookArc_for_iPad–Apple–…
That looks nice. I already ordered the keyboard dock, but I do kinda wish it was landscape.
Oohhhh, nice book arc. I want one!
I'll let you know next week whether you should wait or jump in!
I'm not saying that I'm having a hard time resisting the temptation to early adopt this, but did you see this clever book arc accessory:http://www.likecool.com/BookArc_for_iPad–Apple–…
That looks nice. I already ordered the keyboard dock, but I do kinda wish it was landscape.
Oohhhh, nice book arc. I want one!
Okay Ernessa, Ipad for work my ass!! I am dying to get one, but Brian is not having it. Here's hoping that someone (e.g., Brian) is just playing mean and plans to get me one for my birthday in May.
Okay Justin, quick question. Can will you be able to listen to music on Ipad while also using email, contacts, etc.? I have heard so much about the inability to multi-task. What does that really mean?
Good question!
Yes, you will be able to listen to music while you do something else, because you can already do that in iPhone and iPod touch, and this is just an overgrown iPod touch.
What the haters are saying is that you cannot have something like Pandora running while you are reading email, because Pandora is a 3rd party application that cannot run in the background while running another application. Only Apple's built-in apps can multi-task, because they have better permissions.
Rumor came out today, however, of iPhone OS 4.0 multitasking, along the lines of Expose on your Mac OS desktop.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/apple-rumor-tw…
Thanks Justin. What is the ETA on the iPhone OS 4.0? And when can we except a complete review of the iPad?
I'll give a full review in 2 weeks.
ETA on iPhone OS 4.0 is likely to be July, if Apple's January-July launch schedule history continues on the same rhythm.
Great. Looking forward to the review. I'll try not to buy one before then.
Okay Ernessa, Ipad for work my ass!! I am dying to get one, but Brian is not having it. Here's hoping that someone (e.g., Brian) is just playing mean and plans to get me one for my birthday in May.
Okay Justin, quick question. Can will you be able to listen to music on Ipad while also using email, contacts, etc.? I have heard so much about the inability to multi-task. What does that really mean?
Good question!
Yes, you will be able to listen to music while you do something else, because you can already do that in iPhone and iPod touch, and this is just an overgrown iPod touch.
What the haters are saying is that you cannot have something like Pandora running while you are reading email, because Pandora is a 3rd party application that cannot run in the background while running another application. Only Apple's built-in apps can multi-task, because they have better permissions.
Rumor came out today, however, of iPhone OS 4.0 multitasking, along the lines of Expose on your Mac OS desktop.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/apple-rumor-tw…
Thanks Justin. What is the ETA on the iPhone OS 4.0? And when can we except a complete review of the iPad?
I'll give a full review in 2 weeks.
ETA on iPhone OS 4.0 is likely to be July, if Apple's January-July launch schedule history continues on the same rhythm.
Great. Looking forward to the review. I'll try not to buy one before then.
Hey Justin, another quick question. Can you share all of the apps that you have already downloaded between your iPhone and your iPad?
Hey Justin, another quick question. Can you share all of the apps that you have already downloaded between your iPhone and your iPad?
Oh my God, for someone who says she's not going to get an iPad, you sure have a lot of questions about them. Just tell your husband to give in. Though today CH and I did get into a rather uncomfortable conversation about how it would unfair if only one of us got one…Bored? Check out http://www.fierceandnerdy.com
I know, I know. A girl can dream (or scheme) can't she! Maybe I should suggest that we both get one, do you think that would work?
Oh my God, for someone who says she's not going to get an iPad, you sure have a lot of questions about them. Just tell your husband to give in. Though today CH and I did get into a rather uncomfortable conversation about how it would unfair if only one of us got one…
Bored? Check out http://www.fierceandnerdy.com
I know, I know. A girl can dream (or scheme) can't she! Maybe I should suggest that we both get one, do you think that would work?
OMFG, did you see this??? http://www.likecool.com/iCade_iPad_Arcade_Cabinet…
Or last night's MODERN FAMILY?
OMFG, did you see this??? http://www.likecool.com/iCade_iPad_Arcade_Cabinet…
Or last night's MODERN FAMILY?
I think this is a April fools thing
Nooooooooo, this is too cool to be an April Fool's joke!!!!!
I think this is a April fools thing
Nooooooooo, this is too cool to be an April Fool's joke!!!!!
Really? Because that would make me incredibly sad. People are cruel. That is all.
Really? Because that would make me incredibly sad. People are cruel. That is all.
How about this then:http://mashable.com/2010/03/31/ipad-meet-star-tre…
Okay the PADD app might be a bit too geeky for me.
Then you're not a good enough nerd.Bored? Check out http://www.fierceandnerdy.com
How about this then:http://mashable.com/2010/03/31/ipad-meet-star-tre…
Okay the PADD app might be a bit too geeky for me.
Then you're not a good enough nerd.
Bored? Check out http://www.fierceandnerdy.com