It’s expensive. It’s typical Apple style hype (but is very well backed up, unlike the iPhone). It’s pretty groundbreaking. Heck, it’s just pretty. And pretty useful.
And I’m not ashamed to admit that i own one. And am blogging from it this very second.
Being the very recent owner of a new HTC Hero… Coming from a very beat up Palm Centro…. And lamenting daily, my lack of buttons…. I find myself being thrown in headfirst into the world of touchscreen typing. iPad wins for the larger landscape keyboard. Well. It was made to be bigger than a phone. It kind of makes sense. I can still employ my full bot handed typing skills, though still with several more typos than on a conventional full keyboard. Also, after coming off of Palm and the touchscreen than didn’t require a finger pad to complete an action, the whole notion of finger pad typing is a bit foreign to me.
At least Im no stranger to apple typos in general. Quite a few of my friends have iPhones, and I’ve been subjected to their typos for more times than i care to count. Here, my new phone wins out on auto correct. I just need to remember to double-check my texts before they go out. I’ve developed a lot of short cut texting over my years with palm.
Okay, so my post, which was initially just to be about iPad alone, has developed into some sort of love fest for both the ipad and the hero. I’m not ashamed. I’m just geeking out. A lot.
So… Things i like..
- syncing iTunes. Its also intuitive enough to not immediately download my entire iTunes collection. I only got the 16gb, and i have about 17gb in music. Thank you for leaving me some room.
- the sound quality is phenomenal. To be fair, my ex got me the cheapest speakers imaginable for my desktop (I have a pc). I have my iTunes running in the background while i type this. Win.
- the image quality. I still haven’t figured out how to view photos on this thing, but i have netflix. Hello HD, I love you. And the ABC player is pretty awesome too.
- battery life win. It’s got better battery consumption than any laptop or smartphone i’ve ever owned.
- news apps. I can now not just get all my news from Twitter. At least I admit it. BBC, Reuters, and AP. Love you all.
- NPR app. I don’t know why i just started finding them interesting now.
- Blogpress app. How do you think I’m blogging from the iPad now? 
- the rotating views. Ok. I get a kick out of it on both devices.
- best for last — iBooks app. Kindle killer for sure. And extra bonus that a lot of the classics are free. Total win.
Things i dislike…
- little to no multitasking. Android phone wins.
- can’t connect to Internet while connected to computer. If there is in fact a way to do this, someone let me know. There are just some things that I’m too impatient to find out for myself. Share the knowledge people!
- it’s easier to put photos on my 2007 iPod nano than it is to figure out how to put photos on this thing.
Yes. I admit it. There are way more things i like about the iPad than i dislike. But that’s why i made the decision to reserve one however many weekends ago and fork over the money to get one on Saturday. For all the naysayers who are complaining that there’s no camera… WHY do you need a camera on a device primarily designed for media consumption?okay, yes I’m producing content right now, but a camera on here would just be clunky and irrelevant. That’s what the 5 megapixel camera on my phone is for (and may i say phenomenal job, HTC!). Another major giro i have is lack of manual. Or any guidance. Sorry, but those tutorial videos just aren’t enough. So now I’ve got this photos app i can’t use because I see no way of getting photos from camera/computer to iPad. Otherwise known as completely useless.
One more thing, this is so much better/worth it than an iPhone.
Necessary technological evils: smartphone, iPad, iPod/mp3 player, computer.
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Sounds fun. I’m just holding out bc I feel like they HAVE to incorporate some of the touchscreen technology into the superpowered MacBooks eventually, which will cost a pretty penny I’m sure, but will be more than worth it so I’m saving up now. [Do you watch Project Runway? Did you see the HPs they used for the design-a-textile challenge? AMAZING that it used some kind of ACTUAL paintbrush to get a bit more control and texture. Apple will surely figure something like this out.] Also, I might grow out of this, but I very much like the FEEL of the clicking keys on a real keyboard. There were a few Mac keyboard versions that I did NOT like for that reason.
What do you think of the size? That’s what seems to be the most common complaint in the media – it’s too big for real portability, but too small for… I don’t remember, but too small for some other capacity.