Across the blogosphere, millions watched with bated breath today as Apple unveiled their latest — the obviously (yet unfortunately) named iPad — to a crowd who seemed to be enthusiastic and yet instantly critical of the ~10″ tablet.
Gorgeous UI, large vivid screen, the ability to run existing iPhone apps, and a new iBook store are huge selling points for some. The absence of a camera and multi-tasking are among the possible deal-breakers for others. Not immediately obvious are exactly who the iPad’s intended customers might be — other than users who don’t mind carrying yet another device.
Join Dan, Larry, Carly and me, with guest commentary from Patrick, as we dive into our first impressions of what Steve Jobs is calling, “a magical and truly revolutionary product.”
music credit: Lean on Me (Solarstone’s Afterhours Remix)
I started Gear Diary on September 30, 2006, and my goal was that this not be an easily labeled site. We all have gear that we use daily – some of it electronic and some of it organic. I think it is fascinating to explore the equipment that makes our lives easier, more entertaining, more productive, and more manageable. My hope is that Gear Diary visitors will find this site to be a comfortable and friendly place to discuss interesting topics – and not only those that are tech related, as well as a location to discover various types of gear – whatever that term may end up implying – that they never knew existed. My specialty is in-depth reviews written in a layman’s terms, because everyone can understand technology, sometimes it just takes a little translating. +Judie Stanford
For those of us that use the iPhone as an always-connected pocket computer instead of a phone (for me, since the Nexus One is my phone), an iPod Touch with Mifi gives us most of what the iPhone would be used for. The iPad is right up that alley with Wifi + 3G, and the 3G is unlocked, though only on AT&T bands in the US. Looks quite interesting.
Joel McLaughlin
You hosted this somewhere other than podbean. Where did ya go? If I had a choice?? Libsyn.
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