Somehow, we’ve become a living-room laptop household, which means that hypothetical questions are instantly entered into Google, any song mentioned is pulled up on YouTube and URLs are mailed at the slightest provocation. Astonishingly, we still get visitors, and my laptop often gets pressed into service for mail-checking and chimp-video display.
About how the iPad is really going to be used, daily
Insanely great, or underwhelming? Blogosphere reacts to iPad
(CNN) — Within hours of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s breathless iPad presentation — he called the device “extraordinary,” “unbelievable” and “a dream” — the independent reviews from techie types began rolling in.
Some shared Jobs’ rapturous delight. Others snidely slammed the machine on counts ranging from its lack of features to its name. Many adopted a more cautious, wait-and-see approach. We rounded up some of the best commentary from tech bloggers to provide a sampling of what’s being said about the most highly anticipated gadget in months, if not years.
Interesting theory on how the iPad is gonna kill Kindle
Let’s see what happens. You can read it here. They were wrong about the lowest price, that’s for sure:
Don’t worry too much about the iPad’s $699 price. Apple has been open to carrier subsidies, which typically shave $200 or more off the price of a device in exchange for locking you into a contract.
The rest holds more substance.
Apple Tablet Concept: the iPad Touch
Stumbled upon this guy, look at how close he got with his predictions back in November 2007. Worth checking. Read it here.
Welcome, iPad
This website is going to keep you updated on just relevant, interesting information regarding Steve Job’s latest brainchild.