The iPad And All Its Glory

No, I won't give a rundown of the iPad's features.  There's much has been said all over the web.

Just my thoughts..

Last night was my first time to witness an Apple Event LIVE.  Thanks to Gizmodo, Engadget, and Ustream.

Steve Jobs gave a tongue-in-cheek opening statement.  Quite true and somewhat funny.


Then flashed a photo of the first Powerbook. I never thought they pioneered the TFT screen.

Jobs mentioned "If there's gonna be a third category, it has to be better at these tasks -- otherwise it has no reason for being."

And that netbooks aren't good for anything.  Poor display and slow perfomance.  I'd have to agree on that.

I have to admit, I don't like the sound of it.  I don't like the name.  I'm so sure a lot of people wouldn't be able to pronounce it well.  iPad or iPod?

WOW.  That's the first thing I uttered the moment I saw the tablet. WOW. 

I've been wanting to buy my own iPod touc, then I see this... Gosh, no questions asked!  BUT, this or a Macbook Pro, I'd go for the latter.

 But then again, this is something nice to have!!

 The calendar is to-die for! Really feeds the OC-ness in me!

 There are so many ebook readers now and nothing appealed to me.  I LOVE the smell of fresh new books.  I like the feel of a book in my hands.  And it gives me joy seeing my room full of books.

BUT when I saw this, I am so ready to turn my back from those pleasures-- or maybe not. Hahaha.

If I were to choose, I'd pick the WiFi model at 64GB.  I don't think I'd be lugging this around when I'm out of the house and if I would, there are so many wifi areas already.  Plus I have my iPhone anyway which I can use for mobile internet.  I plan to only use this when I'm on bed while putting the ids to sleep.  I can blog and browse without worrying about the laptop overheating on the bed.  I don't see the need for 3G, I have instant WiFi access anywhere.

Yup, that's the one.

I'd like to have one of that thing in the middle.









THOUGHTS:
** Just like any other Apple innovation or any brand, some people would always have something bad to say about it.
** Apple is a brand that people love to hate.  Why?  Maybe because
    - they are die-hard PC users (i'm obviously the opposite)
    - they don't have enough money to buy it.  C'mon, it's a really nice gadget.  I'm sure people would buy it if they had spare cash.
    - they have no idea how easy it is to use.  Everything's so simple! A 1yo kid can operate it!
** There is no perfect gadget so stop griping about iPad's shortcomings.  Why would they put a camera?  That's like putting an end to the iPhone's sales!  And knowing Apple, I'm sure they are cooking up something new for or the later series of the iPad.
** It's definitely cheap if we're talking about $$$, but once it reaches Philippine shores.. good luck! with the conversion and taxes..  Haay..


All photos grabbed from Engadget