Duncan EganiPad – iLike
Saturday April 3, 2010. I am finishing up some work from last week and as always have Tweetdeck open. I quickly start to see the iPad tweets firing across my screen. I have read the reviews, watched the keynotes and have had my eye on the elusive iPad since the initial announcement. My biggest debate (with myself) is really do I need an iPad?
I read a article on abcnews.com about how the iPad is a leisure device and tend to agree. Then I found this post from geek.com on buying decisions for an iPad and this flow chart that I don’t totally agree with but I like the concept.
Getting into the Apple store was something right out of a night club: lines outside (even through the inside wasn’t packed) giving the impression that many people want in. After waiting for ten minutes we were led into the store. I went straight for the iPad table to get my hands on the latest gadget from Apple. I waited for another five minutes while the guy in front of me rotated the iPad giggling as the screen turned round and round (dude the iPhone table has no waiting and all the same fun rotating apps!). Finally it was my turn..but wait..John from Apple jumped in front of me and asked if he could clean off the screen. “Of course,” I said and noticed how finger smudged the screen was. After a heavy polish worthy of the best shoeshine man I had my hands on the iPad….It felt good, comfortable in my hands and quick responding.
Then I decided to buy it…I got home and pulled the iPad from the bag..
It is awesome (as a leisure device and possibly a productivity device – I will be hard pressed to use this for business other than email). Okay off to play with the apps for the iPad..more to follow on good apps and bad apps.
