There are now
over 1,348 approved apps for the iPad. That's on top of the 150,000 iPad-compatible iPhone programs already available in the App Store. When Apple's tablet PC launches,
just hours from now, it will have a software library greater than that of any handheld in history -- not counting the occasional
UMPC. That said, the vast majority of even those 1,348 iPad apps are not original. They were designed for the iPhone, a device with a comparatively pokey processor and a tiny screen, and most have just been tweaked slightly, upped in price and given an "HD" suffix -- as if that somehow justified the increased cost.
Besides, we've seen the amazing potential programs have on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and webOS when given access to a touchscreen, always-on data connection, GPS, cloud storage and WiFi -- but where are the apps that truly define iPad? What will take advantage of its extra headroom, new UI paradigms and multitouch real estate? Caught between netbook and smartphone, what does the iPad do that the iPhone cannot? After spending hours digging through the web and
new iPad section of the App Store, we believe we have a number of reasonably compelling answers.
Update: Now includes Wormhole Remote, TweetDeck, SkyGrid, Touchgrind HD, GoToMeeting, SplitBrowser, iDisplay, Geometry Wars and Drawing Pad.
Properly programed, an iPad will help you to:
Get your creative juices flowing
Mixr DJ turntable - Though the jury's out on whether iPad-toting disc jockeys will make it past a club bouncer -- much less be allowed to spin -- Mixr sounds like the app they'd want to use. The program's creators say multitouch will allow prospective DJs to simply reach out and touch the virtual tables to manipulate knobs, faders, transitions and digital vinyl, and turn the iPad on its side to flip through their "record crate" library of ready albums.
Pricing unknown, planned June 2010 release
Nota piano trainer ($8) - Nota's no stranger to the App Store; the piano training software received considerable acclaim in an earlier iPhone incarnation, and as far as we know, its laudable features translate directly to the larger screen. So why are we excited to try it on iPad? Simple: now that we can fit more than three fingers on screen, we can actually
play the blasted thing. [Via
Crave]
19.8MB, now available
Brushes painting application ($10) - Brushes paintings famously made it onto the cover of
The New Yorker; now the popular iPhone app wants a faster, larger home. Taking advantage of not only screen size but enhanced processor power, Brushes for iPad allows you to zoom to 3200% (twice as far as its smaller counterpart), store favorite colors as swatches, and watch how your creations came together after the fact in a video replay mode.
3.6MB, available at launch
Sketchbook Pro painting application ($8) - With the iPad still hours away, it's impossible to say whether Brushes or Sketchbook Pro is the better painting app, but believe it or not, the
latter actually has more brushes -- 75 in all -- than its close competitor. Both feature color wheels, custom swatches, eyedroppers, six discrete layers and deep multitouch zoom, but a lower price and a professional pedigree (plus the ability to export layered PSD files) might see Sketchbook Pro win the day.
10.7MB, available at launch
Drawing Pad kids' coloring book ($2) - It's not the end results that make Drawing Pad worth a look; with practice, you'll likely get far better paintings out of apps like Brushes or Sketchbook Pro, regardless of whether you're six or sixty. No, it's the childlike wonder that comes from flipping through boxes upon boxes of crayons, markers, stickers and paper, more than you could ever afford, all tucked away neatly in a Mary Poppins-sized drawer. At the current $500 price, few are going to buy their child an iPad -- but if Drawing Pad is as good as the above video, we'd certainly pay an extra $2 to let a child play on ours. [Thanks, grkhetan!]
19.1MB, available at launch
Organize your business and life
Omnigraffle diagram designer ($50) - Like Sketchbook Pro, Omnigraffle is a piece of professional desktop software migrated to your iPad -- but unlike Sketchbook, this app also comes with a professional
price. If dropping $50 doesn't scare you away, however, we could well imagine the ability to turn freehand drawings into quality flow charts, layouts and wireframes would be quite accessible and perhaps even fun on the large, multitouch screen.
5.5MB, available at launch
iMockups layout designer ($10) - Sure, Omnigraffle covers the bases, but if your visions of a better tomorrow are limited to user interface design, we imagine you might save money and try iMockups instead. Even if your pen-and-papers skills haven't degenerated to the point ours have (we blame these comfy, ergonomic keyboards), explaining what you want your website's front end to feel like looks surprisingly easy in the above video. [Via
TUAW]
9.1MB, available at launch
Bento personal database ($5) - If you're building a business, managing an organization, or just need an app to keep tabs on your life, Bento appears to be one heck of a to-do list. With 25 database templates, it can keep track of persons, places, objects or anything else you might want to log, and will reportedly let you act on those logs with integrated email, browser, video and photo viewers, plus sync to the desktop version of Bento for even greater flexibility.
11.1MB, available at launch
Do many things at once
Twitepad twitter / web browser integration ($1) - One Twitter app comes up with a new feature, the rest copy it as fast as they can -- such is the mobile arms race. On iPad, it's looking like that feature might be an entire tabbed web browser -- because after observing the glory of multi-column multitasking in the above video, we can't even bear to look our plain jane iPhone's Tweetie in the eye. [Via
TUAW]
2.7MB, now available
Tweetdeck twitter / browser integration (free) - What were we just saying... something about you can expect any iPad Twitter app worth its salt to include a web browser. One of the clients
du jour on desktop, TweetDeck is no exception, and unlike that upstart Twitepad, it will actually be out on launch day. Here, the browser and specific Tweets are displayed at the top of the page with two Twitter feeds below, a third accessible when you turn the iPad on its side; plus, you can also view your friends' tweet locations visually on an integrated Google Map. [Via
AppAdvice]
1.7MB, available at launch
Mini apps multitasking panel ($1) - The iPad may not have multitasking -- at least,
not till OS 4.0 -- but as we saw with Twitepad above, that doesn't mean you can't make a
single program do several different things. That's the entire idea behind Mini apps, a space for you to store and use a whole bunch of Dashboard widgets at the same time. The initial release is limited, giving you only a browser, weather, calculator, sticky notes and NASA's Image of the Day, but considering you can spawn multiple mini browsers and notes, some might argue that's plenty -- and the developers insist more widgets are on the way. [Via
TUAW]
Availability unknown
SplitBrowser splitscreen web browser ($2) - We've now seen Twitter clients, notepads and widget apps that integrate a web browser, but what about a program that gives you two browsers in one? That's what SplitBrowser aims to do, and in a rather ingenious way; it gives you control over the dividing line between two browser windows to adjust however you see fit. Since the app almost certainly hasn't seen a real iPad yet, we're not sure whether the device can actually handle all that video and multitouch web browsing all at the same time -- but even if this particular implementation doesn't work, we're definitely sold on the idea.
0.1MB, available at launch
Read, touch, view, and thereby learn
The Elements: A Visual Exploration interactive science book ($14) - even in its original flat paper form, The Elements got attention for providing stunning photographs and intriguing facts about the 118 elements of the Periodic Table. On the iPad, it's much more. Tapping on any element yields a rotating 360° view; updated facts from WolframAlpha appear on one side. Objects can be manipulated and thrown about using multitouch, and you can even split images in two to view the elements in stereo 3D -- assuming you have a pair of old-school cardboard specs. The publisher isn't even charging a premium for the interactivity, as the book costs less than its wood pulp analog. Hooray for science!
1.74GB, available at launch
Wired Magazine digital periodical - the above video is fairly self-explanatory, and completely mind-blowing. When it comes to interactive magazines, Wired has set the example to follow -- and should their publisher manage to produce content like that without charging an arm and a leg, they will receive great applause. We're note sure if Wired itself will be the ticket, but we can't wait to scrub through magazines like it on a touchscreen, tapping on explanatory videos and even interactive advertisements along the way.
Pricing unknown, Summer 2010
Popular Science+ digital periodical ($5) - Compared to Wired Mag's demo, Popular Science's digital edition looks fairly tame -- but unlike Wired, this magazine will actually be available at launch. The prototype for publisher Bonnier's Mag+ platform; expect its simple two-axis, transparency-filled design to be replicated across many magazines if this first issue takes off.
19.3MB, available at launch
AP News breaking news service (free) - When contemplating how news on a tablet PC would work, most every major news service decided it was time to embrace
Negroponte's Daily Me, and produce an interactive newspaper that looked just like... well, a newspaper. We think the Associated Press has a more interesting take -- a program that sorts news by location, hands you headlines, or even just tosses you a stack of pictures to see which catches your fancy before you grab your cup of joe and settle in for a good read.
15.9MB, available at launch
Skygrid real-time popular news stream (free) - Now here's an interesting way to sort through news. Rather than give you a single trusted news source or an RSS reader where you can choose your own, SkyGrid claims to provide the most popular news -- the news that's spreading across the web the quickest -- with some sort of secret algorithm, displaying headlines on the left and the actual news item on the right. Originally, the company provided a premium financial news aggregator for hundreds of dollars per month; since this one's free, we're eager to give it a try.
0.2MB, available at launch
Kindle bookstore - Amazon's books may not be as interactive as some of the materials above -- yet -- but the company's extensive bookstore itself will be a welcome addition to many iPads, offering not only competition to Apple's own book prices but -- Amazon claims -- a variety of features for pleasant reading experiences, too. Bookmark, highlight and annotate, sync your place in a novel with other e-readers, and even adjust the device backlight from inside the application.
5.8MB, available at launch
Get some friendly tabletop competition
Isocards virtual card deck (free) - The iPad is your card table, your card holders, your scorecard, and your deck of cards. There's no AI, so you bring your own opponents -- and the rules. But just because Isocards isn't intelligent enough to play against you doesn't mean it isn't smartly designed. Multitouch allows you to deal cards to each real-life opponent with a flick of the finger -- and keep cards hidden for clandestine play until the app detects you've cupped your hand over them for a safe reveal. The creator's even planning local Bluetooth awareness for a future update, so players can drag their cards off the screen, and onto a companion iPhone.
5.5MB, available at launch
BoardBox board game components ($4) - like Isocards above, Board Box relies on you to provide the opponent -- but ensures you'll never lose a piece in exchange. Fifteen classic board game presets are included alongside granite, mahogany and plastic virtual pieces, but creator Movile says you can mix, match and create your own as well. There's also an email feature that lets you play online -- we'd guess very, very asynchronously -- with other Board Box users around the globe. (via
Touch Arcade)
16.6MB, available at launch
Game in 768p
Air Coaster XL roller coaster sim ($2) - We know what you're thinking. We wouldn't ride that coaster either. But we'd probably have a blast making it using Air Coaster XL's multitouch 3D interface. One finger rotates, two zoom and three pan the camera in an track editor mode, after which you can either ride or upload it to the shared community server, where someone less inclined to vomit can whip out anaglyph red/blue glasses and experience it in stereoscopic 3D. [Via
148apps]
25.4MB, available at launch
Real Racing HD racing game ($10) - After condemning thousands of souls to dreams of pastel plane crashes with Flight Control, Australian developer Firemint brought us Real Racing, a game that looked too good for many to believe it was an iPhone title. This is Real Racing in HD. What more do we need to say? We can see Real Racing HD has better graphics; Firemint says it also runs faster, allows you to skin your vehicle with imported photos and play against ghosts, and is cross-compatible with the original iPhone version for WiFi and Bluetooth play.
157MB, available at launch
The Pinball virtual pinball tables -- To date, developer Gameprom has released three pinball tables on iPhone to critical acclaim: Jungle Style Pinball, The Deep Pinball and Wild West Pinball. At first, this seems like a simple collection of all three -- but where the iPhone apps could only pan across a small section of the table at a time, The Pinball allows you to see the whole high-res table at once, view the action in anaglyph stereoscopic 3D, and even control the game from across the room using your iPhone or iPod Touch as a WiFi remote. The game started life as a Mac title, in case you're confused by the above video. [Via
TUAW]
Pricing and availability unknown
N.O.V.A. first person shooter game ($10) - Like Real Racing above, N.O.V.A. (Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance) was a fantastic-looking iPhone title that's more than welcome at the improved 1024 x 768 resolution, especially with iPad-optimized gesture controls. As you can see in the above video, your protagonist can doff a Metroid Prime-esque visor to lock onto multiple enemies with a flick of the finger, swipe two fingers across the screen to toss a grenade, or twist three around the handle of a pressure door to open it for entry.
166MB, available at launch
Need for Speed: Shift racing game ($15) - Not quite as pretty as Australian counterpart Real Racing HD, Need for Speed: Shift nonetheless impresses with improved graphics and touch controls -- including the ability to just touch the car to drop into first-person mode and an on-screen shifter you can flick with a thumb for manual gearshifts.
204MB, available at launch
Touchgrind HD miniature skateboarding game ($8) - Touchgrind was a big hit on the iPhone, giving players a fingerboard and a sizable miniature skateboard park filled with rails and jumps to play in. Problem was, on the iPhone you couldn't see where the heck you were going -- but screenshots show that will change drastically on iPad, with Touchgrind HD. If you happened to like playing blind, don't worry; you can divide that extra real estate in half with a new splitscreen multiplayer mode.
9.1MB, available at launch
Geometry Wars: Touch shoot 'em up game ($10) - While gamers were still waiting for decent disc-based Xbox 360 games to arrive back in 2005, they whiled away the hours with a simple but addictive top-down shooter,
Geometry Wars, where the player controlled a lone ship in a box of space surrounded by wave after wave of neon foes. Then, the action was controlled with a pair of analog sticks; here, it's your thumbs in play. Honestly, we've always had a soft spot for the underappreciated DS version's precise touchscreen control even as we mourned its pitiful screen size, so we've got high hopes for this one.
40MB, available at launch
Be a couch potato, even without a couch
ABC Player online TV episode viewer (free) - Lost, Castle, Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy -- you can read the above picture -- they're all coming to iPad on launch day. Sure, there's a catch or three. You'll need a WiFi connection to use the service, so you're not going to be able to indulge your secret The Bachelor passion in remote locales over 3G. Also, ABC only plans to offer part of their lineup (we hear 20 shows) and the exact series and episodes offered are of course "subject to change." We want it anyhow.
1.5MB, available at launch
Netflix streaming movie app (free) - On iPhone, there were any number of apps that teased us with Netflix functionality, but really only let us manage our DVD queue. On iPad, we're waiting for the other shoe to drop -- but it looks like this time, we're getting the whole shebang. "Just download this free app and you can instantly watch TV shows & movies streaming from Netflix," reads the iTunes App Store page. We'll happily comply.
1.5MB, available at launch
Yahoo! Entertainment portal and TV guide (free) - If this were only a well-constructed way to manage our TV time, we'd give it a pass -- but judging by the screenshots and description, the Yahoo! Entertainment app will be a portal into Yahoo's considerable news resources as well, letting you watch video clips and read stories from all around Yahoo right on your iPad.
16MB, available at launch
Be somewhere else
iDisplay wireless secondary monitor app ($5) - Drag a program window onto your second monitor, then
pick it up,
take it with you, and continue working. That's what Shape Services is selling with
its iDisplay, an app that not only extends your Mac (and eventually Windows) display onto the iPad, but also allows you to interact with content thus moved with multitouch control and the on-screen keyboard. Early reports tell us the technology's not exactly ready for primetime (read: it crashes a lot) but now that there's a proof of concept, we'd bet good money it's only a matter of time before someone gets this idea right. [Via
TUAW]
0.6MB, available at launch
GoToMeeting audio teleconferencing app - Will you really attend important business meetings on an iPad? Depends on your boss, we'd guess. If he or she has a subscription to Citrix System's GoToMeeting service and is lenient enough to let you use it from your couch though, you'll might be able to "dial in" to get two-way audio teleconferencing and view entire presentations -- Citrix says you can pinch-to-zoom on whatever's displayed on the speaker's computer screen -- remotely with this app.
5.2MB, available at launch
Desktop Connect RDP and VNC viewer ($17) - Half those who rated Antecea's ezDesktop VNC and RDP software on the iTunes App Store gave it a single star, so we don't have too much hope for the company's sophomore effort. However, we definitely want what Antecea says it's selling -- an app that will theoretically give us complete tablet control over our Windows, Mac and Linux PCs and even redirect their audio back to the iPad, all from the comfort of our couch cushions.
2.3MB, available at launch
Wormhole Remote remote desktop viewer ($5) - Wormhole Remote won't support audio redirection, and will only connect your iPad to Macs running Snow Leopard by launch day, unlike the multiplatform Desktop Connect. Disclaimers out of the way, check out its upside: gesture-based remote control over a streamlined desktop interface that lets you simply flip from one application to the next. Also, this hilariously creepy video.
Availability unknown (rejected by Apple, currently resubmitting)
HSTouchPad home automation controller (free) - But why settle for remote desktop on a PC when you could turn your iPad into a remote control for the entire house? That's what HomeSeer's HSTouchPad promises to do. The interface may not look like much in the above screenshot, sure, but if you've got a HomeSeer automation system installed, this app gives you live feeds from each camera, touchscreen control over each individual light, temperature control per zone and a home screen which monitors not only the status of your security system, but also weather reports and a RSS feed. One of a number of home automation apps we expect to roll out soon.
1.5MB, available at launch
posted April 2nd 2010 3:20PM
@Kinte Kunta I'm pretty sure Apple is paying them NOTHING. Simple concept, Apple posts get more views meaning more folk, like you Apple negators & Apple lovers, will click through to complain or lust. It's business dummy.
I'm sorry but 20 EVO 4G posts (or WHATEVER you're into) won't attract NEARLY as many clicks & views & potential Ad revenue as Apple posts will. Go to ANY tech site (minus those who are committed to not showing a lot of Apple related posts) and you will see plenty of Apple related articles. Far more in proportion to ANY other headline news...
So in conclusion ... JUST GET THE $%&! OVER IT!!!
@Guess Who
comments like these are more annoying than any number of posts they could make around one product. beating a dead horse.
some pretty nice apps
@inertone I like the sketchbook pro app. Pretty neat.
@N900 Same here. Especially with this kind of zoom it will actually be usable.
@inertone
Can't wait for the jailbreak... *grins*
@inertone
Yeah, really nice apps.
Side note: Why doesn't the Joojoo have a HUB at the top of the website, like the iPad, Evo4G, and even PlayStation Move for some reason? I think Joojoo deserve's some attention.
@inertone
Hey iPad developers, have you told your new users that you don't need to alter one line of code from your old iPhone base code to re-compile for the iPad with the new SDK? That would mean keeping the original price... wouldn't it!!!
@bigsofty A simple recompile wouldn't even be needed if the developer isn't bothering to change the app *at all*.
Send me to oblivion if you want but I'll still be honest. Those apps are S-S-SSWWEEEETTT!!!
@bigsofty Oh does it redesign all their graphics for the larger screen and automatically upgrade any backend work that they have to support the app. That's one bad ass line of code!
@inertone Some of those apps are neat, but they missed the Lego builder, to make use of all the blue blocks hiden in the web......
@inertone yes and aren't we so lucky that the good folks at engadget personally examined all 1300+ ipad apps against their iphone versions so they could make a statement like "They were designed for the iPhone, a device with a comparatively pokey processor and a tiny screen, and most have just been tweaked slightly, upped in price and given an "HD" suffix -- as if that somehow justified the increased cost."
So many other blogs would cast that judgement without ever looking at a single app.
@who said what
This really confirms my thought... a device is as good or as bad as the developers for that platform! Doesn't matter how many fanboys root for it or how many dislike it.
@inertone Fuck the iPad, Angry Birds just got an update.
@inertone Ironic that I can't watch the flash demonstrations of the ipad apps on my iPhone ! Think I'll stick to my Acer aspire one netbook with Ubuntu and 2gb ram.
Sent from my iPhone !!
@inertone I think Adobe would release a suite for this one, even if they are at war.
@staticjethro
Really? I can't see one application that is compelling or a reason to get an iPad (exception being the home automation). Different strokes I guess.
@Boogydefarno Really both youtube and vimeo support html5... that means iPhone and iPad compatible. Btw I love Endgadget on the iPhone.
@bigsofty You're missing the point with the pricing. The iPhones app store went out of control, and devs quickly lost control over pricing. It just became a race to the bottom in order to get on the top 25 charts, and really kind of ruined devs control over pricing. Now people just EXPECT apps to cost .99-1.99 AT MOST and if its more than that they think its overpriced. Devs are now trying to avoid that same mess by starting out the prices high, and hopefully not letting them drop too low again, to where people will just expect app prices to always be .99. Once people just put a price of .99 in their minds, its nearly impossible to change that, so they need to stop that from happening to begin with.
Thats also why book publishers didn't like Amazon pricing bestsellers at 9.99, because eventually people just come to expect that price and value books at 9.99, leaving publishers no more flexibility when it comes to pricing.
@inertone Agree, some of the apps posted above was pretty good. I think these apps are what really make the difference in the iPad. Its not really about the specs (at least that's what I'm seeing here) Although, for me?I think I'll pass this iPad until I see the next gen. Reaction: http://bit.ly/the-ipad-debate-using-it
I think these apps are what really make the difference in the iPad. The iPad will most likely pwn all other tablets, just like the iPhone killed all other phones when it launched.
@EnergyPigeon mmm...no
@EnergyPigeon
Right, because I'm typing this message on an iPhone as we speak, due to the complete lack of other phones on the market. /s
-Sent from my Palm Pre
@Booksmart Devil
That's why he said when the iPhone launched. The Palm Pre probably hadn't even been thought of at that time.
@EnergyPigeon
that's pure propaganda, engadget.
"it will have a software library greater than that of any handheld in history"
yep, you forgot all the handhelds with linux. Starting from PSP.
ENGADGET FAIL
@mascarpone
Yeah sure. The question is who gives a shit about the psp?
@mascarpone
SO many things wrong with what you've just said.
1. The PSP has over a 100,000 apps?
2. Not all linux OSs are created equal. As in, just because a handheld (any handheld, not just psp) runs the linux kernel doesn't mean it can run standard desktop linux applications (amarok, konqueror, etc).
3. I don't know how many linux applications are out there, but the Debian repository has over 25,000 applications. As already said, that is less than the apps approved for the iPhone and iPad.
4. Sorry to repeat, but not all linux OSs are created equal. WebOS and Maemo, for instance, can not run the same apps, even though they both use the linux kernel. I bring this up because you seem to have combined the number of apps for all of the linux kernel handhelds out to beat the iPhone's hundred thousand. Sorry, but it does not work like that.
@mascarpone the PSP doesn't even have over a 1000 games, unless you include japanese games. but i guess your right in one aspect, the playstation network does have quite a few movies. but in all fairness, will you use a PSP everyday? the internet browser on it sux balls, and the only thing it really brings to the market are its games. the ipad will have more games in 6 months then the PSP will ever have
@EnergyPigeon Oh look its some haters that are jealous to see some really cool applications for the iPad. OH NOES people are saying positive things about the iPad???!!!! News flash buddy, PSPs software library doesn't even come close to 100,000. Even if you piled together all the software from every region, it wouldn't be 100,000. And dude above pretty much nailed the whole Linux argument.
@vanwazltoff
hey guys you forget that psp can run linux. It has like 10^9 applications
@CDice Okay, for one, I do agree with you. But the number of 100,000 is grossly exaggerated when you closely examine the quality of these applications. Even if you look in the top 25 free applications on the iphone, most of them will have three stars. This may be because of the spamming of users, but it certainly makes the top 25 charts unreliable. Also, out of those 100,000, how many would you actually install on your iphone given that you had unlimited funds and space? I think you'd cap out somewhere at 500, due to the sheer amount of crap apps on the iphone. Not saying there's no absolute amazing gems for it, just that this number isn't a representative of quality but just of quantity
lol! More app articles!
@DoctarPeppar Yeah and not a single fart app. What are the stupid haters going to do now!!!
Yawn...
@JeremyDallasTX
Don't read this article?
@JeremyDallasTX
seriously, people, don't read apple related posts. When you comment on apple related post, you (so am I) become part of the problem. I hate apple as much (if not more) as any other person here. But the more people read/comment on apple news, the more engadget will write. You are enabling engadget, and that is not good.
use this version of engadget: http://www.engadget.com/exclude/apple
so we can help engadget and its addiction to apple
come on, people, be part of the solution.
@milklee
I don't know what the reality is...all I see is that there are usually HUNDREDS of comments on Apple stories and then a couple of dozen on anything else. The readers have spoken. It's a little boring but Engadget is a business.
There are 21 posts currently posted as 2nd of April...7 of them are iPad, or iPad related stories. A whole third. It's not your imagination it's a lot...but businesswise, it makes sense.
@Tes
I might be wrong, but based on the comment I read recently on engadget, there are more people hate apple like me. If majority of the readers hate apple, shouldn't engadget try to make sure we are happy? I don't know if you ever work in customer service, people who called are the people who hate you. Happy customers never call to say they are happy. How about I offer an alternative explanation to your observation. There are more posts in Apple news might means more people hate apple (e.g. "Hell no I am not getting ipad" or "Yawn..."). Less posts does not equal less people reading the article. You need to know how many pageveiws, not how many posts, in order to make your argument valid. You are assuming the number of posts is co-related to the number of pageviews. Do you have something to back that up assumption? If not, are you willing to consider what i said?
I think the experience will be great.I'm on board with the idea of tablets, I really am, but for some inane reason, I can't get excited about the iPad.
@RockNStuff
I agree. I'm sure the masses won't agree with me, but the whole user experience looks to be no different than an iPhone IMO just on a much larger scale.
I still think Apple missed the boat by not giving it USB ports/Media Slots and some other way to interface with it besides iTunes. There are so many people who despise iTunes.
@derek533 I tried really really hard to like the iPad. But, I cant find anything to excite me about it.It really is simply a giant iPod Touch, which is nice, it not "magical" or "revolutionary".
Maybe after iPhone 4.0, but not now.
@derek533
You'd probably say that a nuclear bomb is nothing more than a scaled-up firecracker. Look at it any way you want, but the iPad is huge news for low-tech consumers. Apple is going to sell more iPads than most iLovers or iHaters ever imagined.
@derek533 "I still think Apple missed the boat by not giving it USB ports/Media Slots and some other way to interface with it besides iTunes. There are so many people who despise iTunes."
I agree with more I/O for sure, but having Apple undermine iTunes is not the answer. The reason people despise iTunes is because it's been piled and piled upon an old codebase for years, à la Windows, Classic Mac OS and Photoshop, and become a bloated monstrosity as a result. (And that's besides the fact that they can't write good Windows software to save their lives.) What Apple needs to do is not to add even more new stuff, but to get their heads out of their asses and redo iTunes from scratch. Hey, the next major version number is 10, so this is their chance to pull another major product onto the "X" brandwagon too.
@derek533 .. the implication is that you can't use USB or Media Cards. You CAN. You just need to buy an additional cable.
Nice Apps indeed, however "it will have a software library greater than that of any handheld in history" is a slight misnomer, since my Fujitsu Stylistic (from 2001) ran WinXP, was handheld, and ran all DOS apps (via DOSBox) and most WinXP apps available at the time.
(go ahead with the senseless flames fanbois, since I know it was more expensive, bigger, heavier, slower than the iPad... I just mean to clarify that there have been other handheld options with WAY more available applications)
@jackrabbix DOS apps. lol.
@xolan99
We'll be LOLing iPhone, WinXP, OSX and Linux apps in another 25 years too I bet ;)
(since DOS was app-heavy and in it's 'hay-day' 25 years ago...)
@xolan99: yes, "DOS apps". "apps" is just a short way of saying applications. just because apple made it chic to say "app" for their "app store" doesn't mean that "app" or "apps" is something that was started by or belongs to apple.
get your head out of your butt.
@Prokanda
I hope that's sarcasm, as I'm pretty positive the LOLs weren't directed at the word "apps" but rather at DOS.
I mean, DOS? seriously?
haha, okay