{"id":392501,"date":"2010-03-05T10:14:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T15:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/?p=59122"},"modified":"2010-03-05T10:14:34","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T15:14:34","slug":"ipad-arrives-april-3-%e2%80%94-you-might-need-to-hold-it-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/392501","title":{"rendered":"iPad Arrives April 3 \u2014 You Might Need to Hold It First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/ipad-thumb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  title=\"iPad thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/ipad-thumb1.jpg?w=210&#038;h=129\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"129\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-57824\" \/><\/a>If you believe in magic and live in the U.S., you can pre-order it on March 12 in the form an Apple iPad. It is, after all, &#8220;magical and revolutionary,&#8221; says Apple. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/pr\/library\/2010\/03\/05ipad.html\">Either the Wi-Fi or the Wi-Fi 3G models can be pre-ordered<\/a>, but only the Wi-Fi model will be appearing on April 3. Late April is the target for the 3G devices and for delivery of either model in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><a name=\"pd_a_2796798\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container2796798\" style=\"display:inline-block;\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/2796798.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t\t<noscript><br \/>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/answers.polldaddy.com\/poll\/2796798\/\">View This Poll<\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polldaddy.com\">poll<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>So while there&#8217;s no specific updates to the iPad features, specs or functionality, the availability and pre-order dates beg the question of who&#8217;s buying. <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2010\/03\/05\/ipad-on-sale\/\">Over at GigaOm, we&#8217;re running a poll on that topic<\/a>, but I&#8217;ve added it here for our readers. As much as I agree with the &#8220;it&#8217;s just a big iPod Touch&#8221; sentiment, I think there&#8217;s still an unknown and that&#8217;s the experience brought by the form factor. This <em>might<\/em> be a device that you have to hold and use before making a purchase decision. I expect to do just that on April 3 before I decide. The <a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/03\/01\/mobile-gear\/\">iPad is already under consideration for my retooled mobile toolkit<\/a>, especially <a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/03\/02\/goodbye-iphone\/\">now that I&#8217;ve dumped my iPhone<\/a>. If I can get my daily work done in the the browser, it just might work for me and would let me use the iPhone apps I&#8217;ve already invested in. Since I now have a MiFi in my gadget bag, I&#8217;d be opting for a Wi-Fi model and simply use my existing Verizon plan for web connectivity as needed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inline-related-posts-59122\" class=\"widget inline-related-posts alignleft clearfix\">\n<div class=\"widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"widget-title-wrap clearfix\">\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">More on <span><a class=\"category-link\" href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/topic\/apple\" title=\"Apple\">Apple<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"inline-related-posts\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-related-posts-article\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/03\/09\/who-owns-your-notes-in-e-books\/\">Who Owns Your Notes in&nbsp;e-Books?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"brand-icon jk-run\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\" title=\"Visit: jkOnTheRun - This is a description.\">Gadget Gurus<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-related-posts-article\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/03\/08\/ipad-tethering\/\">Of Course You Can Tether the&nbsp;iPad<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"brand-icon jk-run\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\" title=\"Visit: jkOnTheRun - This is a description.\">Gadget Gurus<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-related-posts-article\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/03\/07\/ipad-price-drop\/\">3 Reasons Apple&#8217;s iPad Won&#8217;t See a Price&nbsp;Drop<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"brand-icon jk-run\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\" title=\"Visit: jkOnTheRun - This is a description.\">Gadget Gurus<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-related-posts-article\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/03\/05\/ipad-handwriting-recognition\/\">How Handwriting Recognition Could Work on the&nbsp;iPad<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"brand-icon jk-run\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\" title=\"Visit: jkOnTheRun - This is a description.\">Gadget Gurus<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"widget-bottom clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Related research on GigaOM Pro (sub req\u2019d):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2010\/02\/web-tablet-survey-apples-ipad-hits-right-notes\/\">Web Tablet Survey: Apple&#8217;s iPad Hits All Right Notes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/jkontherun.wordpress.com\/59122\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=jkontherun.com&#038;blog=4479943&#038;post=59122&#038;subd=jkontherun&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you believe in magic and live in the U.S., you can pre-order it on March 12 in the form an Apple iPad. It is, after all, &#8220;magical and revolutionary,&#8221; says Apple. Either the Wi-Fi or the Wi-Fi 3G models can be pre-ordered, but only the Wi-Fi model will be appearing on April 3. 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