Reflections: A day and a night with the iPad

You could say a lot stuff on this matter but these sentences sums up the most important:

"Is the iPad revolutionary? It might be. Revolutions tend to creep up on you. People will find new and unique ways to use this device, and app developers will take advantage of the larger screen and extended battery life to give us new ways to interact with our content. "


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I'm replacing my iPhone with this device, because I rarely have need
of the iPhone's phone capability. So this device replaces all the
non-phone functions in a far better way for me.

I am very disappointed in Keynote. It will not import my largest
files and it does not import the transitions and builds. At this
stage of development it's fine for very simple and limited use of
Keynote, but it is far from being something I can use for the
presentations I make. Hopefully this will improve over time because
it would be nice to use this device as a substitute for my MacBook
Pro from time to time for presentations.

Very happy overall. Apps and software updates will increase its
usefulness for me over time very nicely I'm sure.

I'm replacing my iPhone with this device, because I rarely have need of the iPhone's phone capability. So this device replaces all the non-phone functions in a far better way for me.

I am very disappointed in Keynote. It will not import my largest files and it does not import the transitions and builds. At this stage of development it's fine for very simple and limited use of Keynote, but it is far from being something I can use for the presentations I make. Hopefully this will improve over time because it would be nice to use this device as a substitute for my MacBook Pro from time to time for presentations.

Very happy overall. Apps and software updates will increase its usefulness for me over time very nicely I'm sure.

I also did not intend to buy the iPad at launch. I thought I would wait until the second version came out...but I had some time to kill on launch day and thought I would at least swing by the Apple store and take a look at it. I wasn't even sure I would get in to look at it, with the time I had. While I was in line, I decided in a second that I did want one (one main hesitation I had was waiting for the 3G version). But I couldn't wait, and the line wasn't too long. I was ushered in in about 10 minutes with an employee instantly there to get the iPad for me. I was out of the store with my iPad and case in less than 10 minutes, and that was only because the printer wasn't working. If I'd had the receipt emailed to me, I would have been out in less than 5 minutes, which is pretty awesome. Btw, I really like the Apple case - love how thin and light it is, and the feel of it, but be warned that while it works okay as a stand for typing, when put upright for movies or photos, it is quite wobbly.

I was worried about the lack of Flash support, which has been an issue on my iPod touch, but then I read about some sites making HTML 5 sites specifically for the iPad. I thought that was pretty telling and I the list of those isn't huge yet, but the thing has only been out for a few days...give it a little time.

I have an iMac and the aforementioned iPod Touch...so I also wondered - what will this do for me? Do I really need it? The answer is no, I don't need it, but as I've used it, I definitely want it. If I had a laptop, I'd see much less reason to get an iPad but it makes the perfect companion to a desktop.

I worried that it might make my iPod obsolete... but that hasn't been the case. For one, I want to listen to music on my iPod but not on the iPad. I want to look at pictures on the iPad, not the iPod. I want to watch tv shows and movies when I'm on the bus on the iPod, but when I'm at home in bed, I want to watch them on the iPad. There are some apps I'd prefer on the iPod and others on the iPad... so I don't know exactly how, but at least for me, the two really balance each other out.

I think the potential for the iPad has barely even been realized and I'm excited to see how it develops. I think it could be a game-changing tool for students, health professionals, musicians, and gamers - among others. Incidentally, the iPad is also great to use for looking at forums, blogs, and the like.

It also seems like it would be the perfect fit for both my sister - who does mostly web surfing and email, and not heavy computing, but who cannot afford comcast's monthly internet service. The $30/mo. AT&T charge is much more doable for her. Likewise, my dad, who has tried using a laptop but cannot get decent/fast internet service in his rural area, but CAN get good cell phone reception, this would be a great way to get him on the internet. So there are people that this will really fill a hole for. For others, like me, it fills in gaps we didn't even completely know were there.

Bought the iPad on Saturday at 3pm and haven't put it down since. I have it hooked to a 7 year old 17" Powerbook and the setup was a lot faster than my iPhones have been.

Spent Sunday building a Keynote presentation for a tradeshow on Thursday. Can not wait to get away from the booth and walk around the convention floor showing visitors about our products and services. Even developed a signup sheet in Numbers for people to provide their email addresses. Yeah, I think I'll be a real attraction to everyone I meet or at least the chance for visitors to experience the iPad up close and personal will be.

The iPad is revolutionary. For the first time an elegant, large, light weight computing device conforms to me and how I choose to stand, sit or recline... no keyboard or desk between me and what I want to access.

What I truly find amazing is how much it will appeal not only to younger people but to us Boomers as well... no more squinting or eye strain that happens with a smart phone. The iPad is a game-changer and will only get better.

My only real complaint is app store. I don't like that the categories aren't broken down into sub-categories as they are on the iphone. You're left having the page through several pages. If you click on the details of an app, when you click to go back, you are taken back to the first page, or the top of this and have to click "show more" again. My other complaint has been long standing - that the App Store exists when you install an app. That is SOOOO irritating.

How do you guys like the resolution of the screen?
It's the only thing making me hesitate.
In addition to Apple's style of mirror-screens.
Maybe 2nd gen will have about 1280x854...

2.0 words: Next version

I'm waiting for the iPad to land here in Spain, giving me three weeks longer to ponder other users' opinions. I've experienced a complete u-turn of thought from "dead against" to "maybe this solves my problems," and I must say reading this review gave me new insight into the practicalities involved in using a slate device.

After careful consideration I think I'm attracted to three features: the instant-on (something I loved about my old IPAQ), transferring my apps (yay, my apps for learning Chinese on a big screen!), and its eBook function (though I doubt I'll want to spend time ePubbing all my pdfs just to see them sitting on a virtual bookshelf).

I had been holding out for the Hp Slate, but the thought of tweaking Windows until I'm happy is going to be a major distraction. I think I'm buying into Jobs' vision for mobile technology at last, with reservations.

I'm loving the iPad so far. I'm still trying to get used to the typing (typing this on the iPad) and find that I'm faster on the iPhone still.

I DID notice that there is NO tab key for iWorks which just seems ridiculous. Anyways, after a few weeks I'm hoping that these things get worked out.

I'm about finished with what may be my last physical book and I'm looking forward to testing the eReader functionality :)