This is the iPad
April 8, 2010
There will always be an appreciation for printed matter, but alas, interactive media through audio-podcasts and video-clips add another dimension to the way we see, think and now hear our daily news. Before actually getting a chance to run through its collection of applications, my opinion of Apple’s iPad was definitely similar to that of many of my colleagues… it’s nice, but essentially just a larger version of the iPod Touch.
After spending about an hour with the iPad, I’ve come to conclude that its usability lies somewhere in between an iPhone and a MacBook. It allows its user to take advantage of its portability (try surfing on a MacBook in a crowded subway) without loosing the visual branding of the content that so often gets lost within the micro-dimensions of the iPhone. At the same time, this isn’t a word-processing machine. It wasn’t designed for that. It’s designed to be the best way to experience the web, email, photos and video. And it follows through.
During my short rendezvous with the iPad, I encountered some of the minor bugs associated with the Flash-based sites that I visited; but like everything else in technology, things get fixed. Also, a built-in camera would be nice for its next-gen version. In time, we’ll definitely get the chance to experience the media prowess of the iPad as more media outlets begin to adopt it’s format. Death to print? Maybe not just yet. A new tangent for media? Most definitely. At the end of the day, it’s the content that really matters.
For now, I’ll just take some time and enjoy my iPad Nano iPhone 3GS
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