Well what better way to follow up an in-depth review of the iPad than with a smart cat who quickly figures out it’s a touchscreen!
And in case you missed it, here’s a 2.5-year old (human child, that is) using an iPad for the first time.
Few product releases have polarized and gained as much attention as the Apple iPad release… even between the Geeks at Gizmos for Geeks. I pre-ordered the device within 30 minutes of the Apple Store taking pre-orders and received the unit the morning of release. Here are my thoughts and opinions from my first week with the Apple iPad.
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Gmail takes on a new dual-pane look for the iPad with a list of messages on the left and the conversation thread appearing to the right. Gmail for iPad still has features such as offline access and caching for faster response.
Sometimes it’s funny that the two of us are in the gadget blogging biz together. The iPad is a great example of that. Chief Gizmateer couldn’t wait to get his, and loves it. I on the other hand, didn’t really have any burning desire to own one. Not that I don’t think it’s a gorgeous looking gadget with a great deal of functionality.
Why is that? Well I think David Pogue’s recent review of the iPad included what I think is the main factor for me:
“And the techies are right about another thing: the iPad is not a laptop. It’s not nearly as good for creating stuff.”
And sure, there are going to be lots of people who are going to disagree with me, but I can think of two great examples where I’m better off with my ‘clunky’ laptop: lots and lots of typing and switching around my 2 dozen open applications.
By the way, just imagine – we’re so blasé about technology now that we’re starting to regard what is an incredible advancement in human history (a laptop computer) with disdain. Of course, you can guess that I’m still awed by technology on a regular basis, either in spite of or rather because I understand a fair amount about it.
Twas the night before the iPad delivery, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, except a geek and his mouse.
The pre-signed form hung on the front door with care,
Just in case UPS came early and thought no one was there.
The geek updated his Mac OS X, iPhoto and iTunes,
Praying UPS would come early so he could play all afternoon.
Spending nights downloading iPad apps like crazy
And days looking for accessories, my head hurts and is a little hazy.
Have a happy iPad Day!
If you’re a retro-gamer, then you’re going to need to get an iPad and iCade, which is a litte mini arcade frame for your iPad to slide into. Then you can play thousands of old school, classic games like Donkey Kong, Q-bert, Pac-Man & Space Invaders with a joystick and classic buttons.
Naturally, the app for the iPad is free, but the iCade will run you $150, a small price to pay for the fun and memories you’ll have. Of course, your iPad also recharges while you play and there’s a little speaker in the cabinet for more authentic sounds.
By the way, in case you didn’t catch on, April Fool’s! Too funny ThinkGeek.
Buy now!
Price: $150.00
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
There are two distinct camps when it comes to the iPad… those who have pre-ordered and are anxiously awaiting April 3rd by researching iPad accessories and those who call anyone that ordered an iPad a fanboy. Let’s get some perspective on the iPad pre-order that started this past Friday.
There are estimates that over 150k units were pre-ordered online through the weekend. Friday an estimated 25k were sold per hour but over the weekend only 1k unit were sold per hour totaling more that 150k units in 60 hours. This was determined by tracking over 120 order numbers submitted by volunteers on a message board. This number includes only those pre-ordered through Apple’s online store and the estimates do not include iPad reservations or any large-volume orders that have been placed directly with Apple’s sales force by businesses.
Daniel Tello (the analyst for the above study) estimates that Apple will hit the 1M unit sold mark the first week of sales.
These numbers sound impressive… but are they?
Considering the original iPhone took 74 days to sell 1M units and there are only 3M-4M tablets across all brands and makers selling globally every year, this Geek thinks Apple may have a hit on their hands.
Chief Gadgeteer wrote a post about specs and his initial thoughts of the tablet. To summarize in a word his thoughts on the iPad it would be “meh”.
I like to think of myself as an Vendor-agnostic Geek that doesn’t take sides in the Linux/Mac/Windows debate, but I have a different view than my fellow writer/editor.
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Apple has just unveiled it’s long anticipated tablet device, named the iPad. iPads will start shipping in about 60 days. Here’s the rundown on it:
The iPad is geared to be a Web surfing and multimedia device, so it can handle photos, iTunes, movies, TV, e-mail, and even video games. There is on-screen soft keyboard for those apps that need it. Unfortunately, like the iPhone, there is no Adobe Flash.
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Evernote has become a staple in my everyday personal and professional life both as an archive for documents to maintaining dynamic lists. I have archived documents such as manuals for my electronic equipment, recipes, work documents, meeting notes, notes about health and travel and notes about practices and games for the U8 Girls Soccer Team I coach. Additionally, I’ve found Evernote to be very useful in maintaining dynamic lists including lists for shopping, wines I enjoy and wish lists of items around the house I would like to upgrade. Even more dynamic, Evernote has become my system of record for my task list using a series of Notebooks and processes. I’ve used Todoodle, Todoist, Google Tasks, Outlook’s notes, paper and more but have not kept a task list process as long as I’ve used this system so I wanted to share with the Geek’s readers.
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