{"id":512344,"date":"2010-04-04T02:45:28","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T06:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"tag:consumerist.com,2010:\/\/1.10004113"},"modified":"2010-04-04T02:45:54","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T06:45:54","slug":"video-consumer-reports-first-thoughts-on-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/512344","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Consumer Reports’ First Thoughts On iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Like a few hundred thousand other people this weekend, our early adopting kin over at Consumer Reports got their hands on the iPad. And being the science-minded people that they are, they rushed right into the testing lab to begin running the device through its paces.<\/p>\n

The team’s first impressions were generally very positive, with a handful of misgivings and concerns.<\/p>\n

On the up side, the CR crew was pleased with the iPad’s:
\n-Ease of use: It’s responsive and the large on-screen keyboard works well.
\n-Color quality for e-reading: A big plus over other e-readers.
\n-More immersive gaming: Combining the larger screen with the iPhone’s accelerometer makes for a more enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n

Now, the negatives:
\n-The weight: The testers found it to be overly heavy, especially for an e-reader
\n-USB charging “a bit hit or miss”: While the iPad is primarily intended to charge through its power cord, the testers had issues with charging the device while syncing.
\n-Smudge Magnet: Your fingerprints will be all over the screen in no time.
\n-Mirror-like surface: The reflective quality of the screen easily picks up bright light sources, severely limiting visibility.<\/p>\n

Check out the whole video below:
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iPad: Our team of expert testers speak out<\/a> [Consumer Reports Electronics Blog]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like a few hundred thousand other people this weekend, our early adopting kin over at Consumer Reports got their hands on the iPad. And being the science-minded people that they are, they rushed right into the testing lab to begin running the device through its paces. The team’s first impressions were generally very positive, with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5519,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5519"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}