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Jan 28 2010

Hello iPad

Published by elricb at 12:18 am under Apple, Tech

It’s so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone

Well, the waiting is over folks, Steve Jobs finally unveiled his iPad after months nae years of fevered speculation.

iPad eh, I didn’t think it was going to be that – I had thought that the iPad was going to be some accessory device. It makes sense though, iPod – iPad! Genius.

All the good stuff is over at http://www.apple.com/ipad including the obligatory Jonny Ive video that has you wanting it so much. It sure is a purdy piece of kit, well speced and with an entry price of $499 for the WiFi 16gb version – quite bloody tempting indeed – I thought it would be so much more. Thing is, I am sure I can hold out till next year for ipad 2, twice as fast, half the cost.

The iBook App which twists round the bookshelf to reveal the iBookstore is pure Jobs – it makes you smile.

It’s a very interesting device, I would love to see how they see it fitting into the Apple eco system, how does it work with the AppleTV with your iMac anything new there? I hope so!