iPad

[ellarien]

Yes, it looks very slick and shiny, but I don't think I'm the target market. Did I ever mention my prejudice in favor of knowing where my files are and what they're called, and being able to get at them on a command line if I feel like it? Granted, my Palm has none of that and I love it, shabby and occasionally temperamental little piece of abandonware that it is -- but the Palm is a third of the size and weight of this thing, and I already have two netbooks, not to mention a 2006-vintage iPod Classic that spends most of its time docked these days. I was almost tempted by the e-book angle, until I realized that it's US-only, at least for now.

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iPad Gripes

[lapswood.livejournal.com]

My main bug bares are that there's no front facing camera for potential Skype video calling on wi-fi or even on 3G with a data plan. Also, Apple still doesn't seem to allow the device to view Adobe Flash Video on websites. It's YouTube app is the only exeption but there loads of sites that have Flash Video that one cannot access on the iPhone and almost 6 months later they've not fixed that omission.

Otherwise I liked the overall package of the things that you can do. We will now of course, see a Windows based version come on the market later this year as other manufacturers play catch up so I guess we can hang on in there!

Re: iPad Gripes

[ellarien]

The Flash thing isn't a dealbreaker for me, but it is odd.

I'm sure the existence of the iPad will do interesting things to the market. The netbook sector may have gone as far as it can; my newer one is basically just a slightly smaller laptop, so there should be room at the small-device end again.