Final Post

I've come to the conclusion that the iPad is made as an media consumption device. It is a sleek touch device that is capable of many things, but it is NOT a replacement for my PC, netbook, or my iPhone. Even though the iPad does not follow the Owners Manifesto, it is still innovative in a sense that it allows software developers to program for the general consumer. Programmers can develop unique apps to any needs. The iPad is great certain things such as interactive e-books, casual internet browsing, and comes with a general cool factor. I think the future of the iPad depends largely on developers to come up with apps to take advantage of its technology. I will not be buying an iPad anytime soon, although I would love to get one as a present.

iPad for Mom

Agreeing with this article posted by TJ Lauma, I'm thinking an iPad might be great for mom. My mom would be considered a noob when it comes to the PC. The only things she knows how to do is turn it on, launch chrome and surf the web one page at a time. She'll check her email if she remembers to. I'd consider her a very casual internet user. Me -- completely different. I will load multiple pages at once, downloading music, shoot out emails, burning cds, and probably be playing some sort of game all at once. The iPad clearly won't work for me.. but for her, it could be the best invention ever. It has a very simple interface and its small enough to fit in her oversized purse. Theres a built in app to check email, even notifying you how much unread mail you have. Safari is simple enough to navigate, and since she browses one page at a time.. its perfect. Heck, she even has an iPhone.. I bet the transition would be seamless. The iPad is designed for very casual users, and it does it well. For heavy PC users, not so much.

Mother's day is coming up..if i had enough cash I'd get her one.

WoW

World of Warcraft running on the iPad!!! Ok well not really, some users are just streaming the game onto the iPad from a program called Gaikai. But I could imagine playing WoW on the go like that. It would be pretty awesome to be able to go anywhere and still be able to raid.

Apple Fanboy Love

Wow.. there are so many e-dating websites lately. The standard are eharmony and match but now theres alot of unique spin off sites. Recently my friend showed me the site catholicsingles.com, where he met his girlfriend. It sounded dumb to me, I mean why can't you just list you're interests on any of the other sites and sort from there? But it worked out for him so I guess that's all that matters. But now..A dating website for Apple Fanboys (and girls), is this really neccessary??

http://cupidtino.com/

"Cupidtino is a beautiful new dating site created for fans of Apple products by fans of Apple products! Why? Diehard Mac & Apple fans often have a lot in common – personalities, creative professions, a similar sense of style and aesthetics, taste, and of course a love for technology. We believe these are enough reasons for two people to meet and fall in love, and so we created the first Mac-inspired dating site to help you find other Machearts around you.

Cupidtino will launch in June 2010 exclusively on Apple platforms – Safari, iPhone and iPad apps. It’s time to share the love.

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Perhaps buying an iPad can be a great idea for all the single people out there.

London hotels equiped with iPAD!

Wow this is great. A hotel in London is going to equip their concierges with iPads. What does this mean?

Simon Scoot, vice president, global brand management at the chain, said: "Our concierges are already engaging with our guests with useful information such as pre-stay e-mails, destination specific concierge websites, interactive maps and concierge videos.

This idea is awesome because it lets a somewhat boring concierge able to interactive with customers while "wowing" them. I could imagine myself going to this hotel and asking a concierge for help. The concierges would be able to pinpoint locations to me on the iPad and guide me there at the same time. This also eliminates the need for concierges to be stuck behind a desk, allowing them to be more mobile. I could ask the concierge for suggestions about restaurants and tourists stuff. It'd be amazing if they could just pull it up with a click of an app and show me visually. They should go the next step and equip every room with an iPad. Now that would be an amazing idea.

1 MILLION!

Apple sells 1 million iPads

IPAD 3G

IPAD 3G RELEASED

I was working at the mall today, and the Apple store line was ridiculous. It always extended out from the store with about 20+ people. I got there at about 5pm and the line finally died a little past 7. I wonder if there were people in line when the store opened at 10am...