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The new Apple iPad has raised eyebrows and - among some - ire too. How come? How good is the new Apple device?
We have looked at some of the local reviews but first let's look at what this is new Apple tablet actually does.
The iPad features:
* a beautiful screen, based in the iPhone and the iPod. The iPad has a 9.7-inch touchscreen display, using a liquid crystal display technology. It works at any angle, which is superb.
* The iPad display has some other interesting features. It is arsenic- and mecury-free and has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, which Apple had introduced in the iPhone 3G S
* There is, without a doubt, much disappointment surrounding the iPad. Among the shortcomings:
* No multitasking function
* No Adobe Flash function
We have looked at some of the local reviews but first let's look at what this is new Apple tablet actually does.
The iPad features:
* a beautiful screen, based in the iPhone and the iPod. The iPad has a 9.7-inch touchscreen display, using a liquid crystal display technology. It works at any angle, which is superb.
* The iPad display has some other interesting features. It is arsenic- and mecury-free and has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, which Apple had introduced in the iPhone 3G S
* There is, without a doubt, much disappointment surrounding the iPad. Among the shortcomings:
* No multitasking function
* No Adobe Flash function
* No camera
* iChat capabilities
* No HDMI port
* 4:3 aspect ratio
* Still has dependence on AT&T's 3G service
* Still has dependence on adapters
* No HDMI port
* 4:3 aspect ratio
* Still has dependence on AT&T's 3G service
* Still has dependence on adapters
So what do the People say? Let's look at some of the reviews:
Wired Magazine: Though Apple showed the iPad’s potential as an e-book reader, iSuppli and DisplaySearch remain skeptical about it. LCD screens, even in black-and-white mode, get washed out in bright sunlight. And if users turn on the backlight to improve the contrast, they are likely to draw down the device’s battery. On top of that, reading on an LCD means you’re staring into a light source, which produces more eyestrain than reading words by reflected light, as you do with printed pages or E Ink displays like those used in the Kindle, Nook and Sony Reader.
NY Times (David Pogue): Identified the Apple 3-phase roll-out - feverish speculation and hype, then hands-off negativity, then release-date positivity. "it's too early to draw any conclusions . . as we enter Phase 2, remember how silly you all looked when you all predicted the iPhone's demise in that period before it went on sale."
Gigaom (Om Malik): He loved the single button, landscape and portrait modes, Web browsing experience, Maps, and the ability to sort e-mails. "If I didn't own a Kindle or an iPod touch, the decision to buy an iPad would be an easy one. But I own both, and even if I only owned one of them, it would be a tough decision."
LA Times (Michael Hiltzik): Ran through the list of iPad shortcomings, but hinted at its hopeful possibilities. "... depending on how it's exploited, eventually it could be much more."
NY Times (David Pogue): Identified the Apple 3-phase roll-out - feverish speculation and hype, then hands-off negativity, then release-date positivity. "it's too early to draw any conclusions . . as we enter Phase 2, remember how silly you all looked when you all predicted the iPhone's demise in that period before it went on sale."
Gigaom (Om Malik): He loved the single button, landscape and portrait modes, Web browsing experience, Maps, and the ability to sort e-mails. "If I didn't own a Kindle or an iPod touch, the decision to buy an iPad would be an easy one. But I own both, and even if I only owned one of them, it would be a tough decision."
LA Times (Michael Hiltzik): Ran through the list of iPad shortcomings, but hinted at its hopeful possibilities. "... depending on how it's exploited, eventually it could be much more."
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