{"id":237819,"date":"2010-01-27T16:38:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T21:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/?p=9314"},"modified":"2010-01-27T16:38:30","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T21:38:30","slug":"why-apple-ipad-will-win-why-apple-ipad-will-fail-some-buying-advices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/237819","title":{"rendered":"Why Apple iPad will WIN? Why Apple iPad will FAIL? Some buying advices."},"content":{"rendered":"
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There were a lot of excitement in the launch of the Apple iPad<\/a><\/strong>. Here is a link to UK Guardian Apple iPad reactions<\/a>. Here is what CBC reports<\/a>,<\/p>\n

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Chief executive Steve Jobs announced the device \u2014 basically a supersized iPod Touch<\/strong> \u2014 on Wednesday to a crowd of Apple faithful at an event in San Francisco. The iPad is about the size of a hardcover book, half an inch thick and with a 9.7-inch multi-touch screen, similar to the iPod Touch and iPhone.<\/strong> The device can surf the web using its Safari browser, send emails via an on-screen QWERTY keypad, play music, videos and games, and display e-books.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The iPad is surely one cool piece of technology<\/a><\/strong>. Check out the promo video of\u00a0Apple iPad<\/a>. I can’t wait until it shows up in a local Calgary Mac store for me to touch and play with one.<\/p>\n

Why will Apple iPad “FAIL”?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this reporter, the biggest (yes, biggest) disappointment is the fact it doesn’t have a camera (in fact, it needs two cameras). Apple unfortunately may have underestimated how much people are attached to their camera and video camera.<\/p>\n

It is puzzling to think why Apple decided to not put the ubiquitous little circle thingy (also known as the tiny camera lens) right on the front and back of the iPad? Was it for cost reason? Or was it a power reason? Or was it for space? If you have a theory, please help.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, for this reporter, iPad without cameras is a “deal breaker<\/strong>“. A reporter in the new digital age without a camera & video camera just doesn’t cut it any more.<\/p>\n

Why will Apple iPad “WIN”?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can’t really beat the US$499 price. As a brand new and innovative product from Apple, a $499 price tag may attract many iPhone users to try the iPad and expand the reach of Apple products into people’s home and office. Now,\u00a0comparing to iPad, other ebook readers now look like a piece of “beep”. (smile)<\/p>\n

The iPad will be nice to use to surf web, do emails, and watch movies, and some light applications (iWorks and Page for presentation). But it will not be a machine that can do heavy duty video editing and complex Photoshop operations, etc for sure.<\/p>\n

Some buying advices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are one of those that must have all the new gadgets to play with and to show your friends, hey, the price tag is only $499, go ahead, line up to buy it and play with it and have some fun.<\/p>\n

But if you do care about value for money and don’t mind waiting a bit for a better iteration, then wait a few months or a year for the second or third iterations.<\/p>\n

As always with technologies, buy what you need and can use NOW. If you buy for future needs, then you will be paying a lot more than you need now because those newer and faster technologies will be cheaper in a year or two (aka “the future”).<\/p>\n

Here is a video news clip showing off the iPad.<\/p>\n

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Jan 28 Update<\/strong>: Good post “8 Things That Suck About the iPad<\/a><\/strong>“, and I agree with all eight reasons, yikes! I will add “No Multitasking” and “No HDMI Out” and “No Flash” plus “A Closed App Ecosystem” to my list.<\/p>\n

Massive hype sometimes has a price. And looks like Apple is paying for it today.<\/p>\n

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