I think we’re going to get a lot of fantastic content options for mobile devices in 2010, even if you don’t pony up for an iPad. While the iPad will likely be a raging success, it’ll also help generate a market for alternatives. The question is, can we credit — or blame — the iPad for generating all this mobile action? Maybe not the iPad alone, but it’s certainly the latest catalyst.
Developers Gear Up for iPad Launch
Now it’s finally March — here comes the iPad. To prep for the big reveal, developers are scurrying to build and announce new apps and accessories for Apple’s tablet computer. With so much shouting in a crowded room, it’s easy to get lost in the buzz. Here are a few key aspects that may make a sizable splash.
Rumor: iPad Will Go on Sale March 26
Apple hasn’t stated an official release date for its iPad, but rumors suggest the highly anticipated tablet will go on sale on March 26.
Survey: iPad demand beats early iPhone demand
As consumers await Apple’s iPad, a new study from market analyst RBC and ChangeWave Research has revealed that the demand for Apple’s tablet currently outpaces the original demand for its iPhone. MacRumors first reported on the story.
On the iPad
Wow, I’m seeing a lot of negative commentary on the new Apple iPad tablet from pundits all around the Web. People are already shouting that this will be a flop and that Apple have dropped the ball this time. A lot of criticisms: no USB, no multitasking, low memory, no Flash support, no camera, no full OS, and so on and on. Everyone seems to be missing the point completely.
Accessory makers, app developers eye Apple’s iPad
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The iPad may still be weeks away from launch, but the companies that feed off the popularity of Apple Inc’s products are already hard at work prepping for the new tablet.
The iPad and the Publishing Industry
The Thing iPad will save the publishing industry as much as the iPod has saved the music industry. Meaning: There are a couple of things in publishing that it will change. What things? What’s going to happen to the news industry? The book industry? Will it allow us to sell content? What impact does it have on news design? iA’s five cents on the matter before the keynote. Luckily, we only had to strike through a couple of words.
Will the iPad change the way you design?
Unless you on a deserted island somewhere, you heard yesterday about Apple’s newest technological advancement: the iPad. Now, there has been all sorts of buzz all over the internet about whether the device is extraordinary or significantly less impressive than expected. However, my question relates to how this new technology will effect the way we, as web and graphic designers, do our job. Below I would like to offer a few thoughts on how our jobs might change, and then leave the discussion up to you. Please add to the list and let us know what you think.
How iPad Affects the Way we Design Websites?
Very thoughtful article about the influince the iPad is going to have on us, (web)designers.
The iPad has received mixed reviews. While the geeks (people like you and me) have looked at it with disdain for being “just” what we expected, the media publishing industry (read print media) has seen it as the salvation they had been waiting for. Whether the iPad is able to change the world or not, is not the issue of this article. But the fact of the matter is that it is here and sooner or later we need to learn to design the web keeping it in our minds. So what are the things we need to consider?
8 Things That Suck About the iPad
Not me talking, someone over at Gizmondo.
A lot of people at Gizmodo are psyched about the iPad. Not me! My god, am I underwhelmed by it. It has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make buying one the last thing I would want to do. Updated