iPad
I thought it was only fitting that I should write this post on the iPad. So I am typing this whole thing out on the keyboard screen. Let’s see how it goes.
Ok, first things first, pics:
So it’s a good size. Feels great in the hand. I’ve been carrying it around, as you might imagine, and its been very comfortable. The screen looks fantastic! I really like how this thing looks! When the screen is powered on you cant see the fingerprints on the screen. So aside from how this thing feels, the experience has been great so far. For those of you with iphones you know what it is like when you find a really good app, well there are quite a few apps that are really nice. I knew what I was going to be interested in when I bought this. Here are a couple of snap of my app library so far:
Quite a few fun toys. I have to admit that one of the big reasons I wanted a iPad was for comic books. I love me some digital comics! Digital comics are something I’ve been waiting for for a long time and I absolutely love this incarnation. Cheap, easy access to comics, I can download what I want when I want it, and re-download later if I want. I’ve been out of the paper comic world for a while, but they’ve got me hooked with this new comic access. I need to check out the Marvel app. More fun things that I am looking forward to doing with this is taking it on trips, talk about portable! The ten plus hour battery life really makes it a great traveling device. This is going to be fantastic for plane trips. I really need a good offline google reader app. Right now i have a pretty good app that was designed for the iPhone, but i’ve already seen the massive difference in the quality of an app that is designed for the iPad. The Netflix app is really nice, I’m pretty shocked apple let it into the store as it will surely cut into apples sales. If Netflix lets you cache a movie on the device, it will be a real killer. The book applications are really nice. I will definitely end up reading books on this thing, in addition to audio books. There is one thing on top of all that I want to use this device for:
Playing games with my nephew! One of the most important features you could possible imagine for a device.
Yay! I’m very jealous. Lisa posted that you were going to the Apple Store just to “visit” the new iPad, and I thought that quotes had never been more appropriate. Grats, bubba. Looking forward to seeing it in May.
2010/04/05 at 12:09 am
Sometimes we “just visit”, sometimes we adopt. It’s hard to tell until we get there. I keep going by the kitty window at the Humane Society and “just visit”, too, but that issue is a little more complicated as we already have three kitty dependents at home.
2010/04/05 at 6:11 pm
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There was a big problem when I looked at Andrew and said, “Do I need one of these.” and was told, “Yeaaaaaah, plants vs zombies!”
Perhaps I’m passing the buck, but don’t seem to have much willpower against that little guy.
2010/04/06 at 10:03 am
Somehow it’s escaped my awareness that you have this blog. Ooops!
Andrew’s really excited about trying out “Plants vs. Zombies” (said in a sing-songy voice) on the iPad:)
2010/04/11 at 3:22 pm
I don’t talk about anything interesting on this blog. Im trying to convince Lisa to use blog.babler.us more often. Looking forward to playing PvZ with Andrew.
2010/04/13 at 8:22 am