by James Carter for Siliconistan
“I bought it and I am happy” said Anne, a smiling young customer from a local college outside a shopping mall in New York. Yes, Apple has kick started the sale of the iPad in the USA.
Hundreds of people camped out side the High Street overnight so they can get iPad – the much talked about new brand of the Apple company. Long queues outside the shopping malls was meant to ensure that “you get one or even two Apple iPad, a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer that looks rather like a large iPod touch.
The company has unveiled the product back in January this, with an aim to bridge the gap between small-screened smartphones, such as the iPhone or a BlackBerry, and large, unwieldily laptops.
Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, informed the media at the launching ceremony of the product that this “third way” would revolutionize the personal computing experience of the generation next.
But technology analysts are still critical of the product and have crossed their fingers as though the early reviews of the iPad are showing positive phenomena of buying as users are yet to get an experience of errors if any after next few days or months.
No doubt tech lovers have appreciated the generous 9.7in screen, slick touch interface and familiar look and feel, but some tech analysts have wondered whether iPad really is the game-changer as predicted by the Apple.
Pull on your horses tech lovers as hundreds of initial buyers have also reported problems logging on to a wireless network – and without Wi-Fi connectivity, the iPad becomes a very expensive paperweight and faulty diary in your hand.
Though the consumers back home in Britain will have to wait until the end of the April before the iPad goes on sale in UK.
iPad Price in UK
But what will be the price in UK the company’s sale and marketing department is just working on it.
According to few insiders Apple is yet to announce pricing details for the device, which is on sale with $499 in the US.
The British buyers are eagerly waiting for the gadest to land in Queens home but the price may cross 450 pound sterling or even igher.
The gadget will be available in three storage capacities – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB – and two models, a Wi-Fi only version, and another that adds 3G connectivity, allowing users to access the internet via the mobile phone network and no doubt triple play of voice video, data.
Though developers are still working on applications and software designed for the iPad platform, and the consensus is that, in time, the iPad could prove as significant a technological leap as the iPhone.
Some Key Features of iPad:
Books – Read it
The iPad doubles as an e-book reader a new changer for the book rearders.
In USA, birth place of iPad, Apple has launched the iBookstore, a sort of iTunes for novels, which allows users to purchase and download books on the move.
Novels are presented on a “virtual bookshelf”, and iPad users can add a bookmark to a page to ensure they don’t lose their place. However, it is still unclear whether the iBookstore will be available in the UK when the iPad launches later this month; insiders say Apple is still in negotiations with publishers about the service.
But can the deal clicks it is still doubted mainly due to copy rights and patent issues of the book sellers.
However, tech analysts believe that there are alternatives for British consumers – Amazon has launched a Kindle application for the iPad, allowing people to buy and download novels from its vast catalogue of e-books and read them on the device thus solving the problem to great extent.
Games – Scrabble is in
Apple had hundred of success stories in its pocket mainly as they cashed on the gaming as it was the iPhone and iPod touch had the qulity of generating a great intrest among t he game lovers, as the developers flocking to the platform to create games optimised for the touch-screen interface of those hand-held machines.
And the fact remains the same for the iPad, with dozens of studios building games that take advantage of the iPad’s 9.7in screen.
One of the early favourites among iPad owners is Scrabble, which looks glorious on the iPad’s 9.7 colour screen, and which connects wirelessly to an iPhone or iPod touch and uses it as a tile rack.
Productivity – Increase it more!
Initial survey’s carried out by the Apple company has indicated that iPad owners are mostly using the device for browsing the web, listening to music, playing games or reading books and magazines, some may use it in place of their netbook or ultra-portable laptop.
The company has engineered the device to ensure that the iPad is capable of some serious computing activities, too.
The iWork suite of productivity software – Keynote, for creating presentations, Numbers for spreadsheet work, and Pages for writing documents – has been optimised for the iPad’s touch-screen interface, enabling users to build complicated documents on the move any where they want.
Media – Telegraph is using it but lacks Flash support
The media industry specially the print – Newspaper and magazine publishers are happy and excited to learn that iPad has the potential to revolutionize the way we journalists consume it in media.
The iPad will help the newspaper companies who are working on apps for the iPad that will deliver articles, stories, pictures and videos in new and exciting ways.
The iPad’s always-on internet connection, and its bright, colourful screen, give it a number of advantages over rival devices, such as e-book readers, which tend to feature monochrome displays putting a question mark over the performance of the gadgets. One stumbling block, though, could be the lack of support for Flash technology, which means that some web videos cannot be viewed on the device.
Entertainment – At its Best
The iPad – like the iPhone and iPod touch before it – is also a serious entertainment device. Gadget lovers can download infinite music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and audiobooks on to the device. The large screen is ideal for watching films, while most people should be able to store their entire music collection on the iPad- it clicks.
Internet – is better
The web browsing is one of the iPad’s key selling points which helped many to opt for the tablet made device. Technology analysts have said that users can navigate around a web page using the pinching and zooming gestures that are already familiar to iPhone and iPod touch owners. But fans of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter can download special apps to their iPad to make it even easier to update their status or share photos with friends, and users can have their email delivered directly to the device which is a better aspect of the iPad.
By James Carter
“I bought it and I am happy” said Anne, a smiling young customer from a local college outside a shopping mall in New York. Yes, Apple has kick started the sale of the iPad in the USA.
Hundreds of people camped out side the High Street overnight so they can get it [iPad] the much talked about new brand of the Apple company. Long queues outside the shopping malls was meant to ensure that “you get one or even two Apple iPad, a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer that looks rather like a large iPod touch.
The company has unveiled the product back in January this, with an aim to bridge the gap between small-screened smartphones, such as the iPhone or a BlackBerry, and large, unwieldily laptops.
Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, informed the media at the launching ceremony of the product that this “third way” would revolutionize the personal computing experience of the generation next.
But technology analysts are still critical of the product and have crossed their fingers as though the early reviews of the iPad are showing positive phenomena of buying as users are yet to get an experience of errors if any after next few days or months.
No doubt tech lovers have appreciated the generous 9.7in screen, slick touch interface and familiar look and feel, but some tech analysts have wondered whether iPad really is the game-changer as predicted by the Apple.
Pull on your horses tech lovers as hundreds of initial buyers have also reported problems logging on to a wireless network – and without Wi-Fi connectivity, the iPad becomes a very expensive paperweight and faulty diary in your hand.
Though the consumers back home in Britain will have to wait until the end of the April before the iPad goes on sale in UK.
iPad Price in UK
But what will be the price in UK the company’s sale and marketing department is just working on it.
According to few insiders the Apple is yet to announce pricing details for the device, which is on sale with $499 in the US.
The British buyers are eagerly waiting for the gadest to land in Queens home but the price may cross 450 pound sterling or even igher.
The gadget will be available in three storage capacities – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB – and two models, a Wi-Fi only version, and another that adds 3G connectivity, allowing users to access the internet via the mobile phone network and no doubt triple play of voice video, data.
Though developers are still working on applications and software designed for the iPad platform, and the consensus is that, in time, the iPad could prove as significant a technological leap as the iPhone.
Some Key Features of iPad
Books – Read it
The iPad doubles as an e-book reader a new changer for the book rearders.
In USA, birth place of iPad, Apple has launched the iBookstore, a sort of iTunes for novels, which allows users to purchase and download books on the move.
Novels are presented on a “virtual bookshelf”, and iPad users can add a bookmark to a page to ensure they don’t lose their place. However, it is still unclear whether the iBookstore will be available in the UK when the iPad launches later this month; insiders say Apple is still in negotiations with publishers about the service.
But can the deal clicks it is still doubted mainly due to copy rights and patent issues of the book sellers.
However, tech analysts believe that there are alternatives for British consumers – Amazon has launched a Kindle application for the iPad, allowing people to buy and download novels from its vast catalogue of e-books and read them on the device thus solving the problem to great extent.
Games – Scrabble is in
Apple had hundred of success stories in its pocket mainly as they cashed on the gaming as it was the iPhone and iPod touch had the qulity of generating a great intrest among t he game lovers, as the developers flocking to the platform to create games optimised for the touch-screen interface of those hand-held machines.
And the fact remains the same for the iPad, with dozens of studios building games that take advantage of the iPad’s 9.7in screen.
One of the early favourites among iPad owners is Scrabble, which looks glorious on the iPad’s 9.7 colour screen, and which connects wirelessly to an iPhone or iPod touch and uses it as a tile rack.
Productivity – Increase it more
Initial survey’s carried out by the Apple company has indicated that iPad owners are mostly using the device for browsing the web, listening to music, playing games or reading books and magazines, some may use it in place of their netbook or ultra-portable laptop.
The company has engineered the device to ensure that the iPad is capable of some serious computing activities, too.
The iWork suite of productivity software – Keynote, for creating presentations, Numbers for spreadsheet work, and Pages for writing documents – has been optimised for the iPad’s touch-screen interface, enabling users to build complicated documents on the move any where they want.
Media – Telegraph is using it but lacks Flash support
The media industry specially the print – Newspaper and magazine publishers are happy and excited to learn that iPad has the potential to revolutionize the way we journalists consume it in media.
The iPad will help the newspaper companies who are working on apps for the iPad that will deliver articles, stories, pictures and videos in new and exciting ways.
The iPad’s always-on internet connection, and its bright, colourful screen, give it a number of advantages over rival devices, such as e-book readers, which tend to feature monochrome displays putting a question mark over the performance of the gadgets. One stumbling block, though, could be the lack of support for Flash technology, which means that some web videos cannot be viewed on the device.
Entertainment – At its Best
The iPad – like the iPhone and iPod touch before it – is also a serious entertainment device. Gadget lovers can download infinite music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and audiobooks on to the device. The large screen is ideal for watching films, while most people should be able to store their entire music collection on the iPad- it clicks.
Internet – is better
The web browsing is one of the iPad’s key selling points which helped many to opt for the tablet made device. Technology analysts have said that users can navigate around a web page using the pinching and zooming gestures that are already familiar to iPhone and iPod touch owners. But fans of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter can download special apps to their iPad to make it even easier to update their status or share photos with friends, and users can have their email delivered directly to the device which is a better aspect of the iPad.
