April 2010

Well they did it again...

Come on people, it is a tablet, an enlarged Ipod Touch. There is a coolness factor to it and eveyone wants to play with one, but give it a few hours and then what?

It is an enlarged tablet-Iphone-thingy-without-a-phone-camera-or-cellular-connection.

The Iphone was revolutionary, years ahead of its time (and still is IMHO), but we have already seen it and done it. The wow factor is gone.

Yes the screen is bigger, but who cares, that just makes it more difficult to type. I realize that I will not be the first to state this online, however I did keep an open mind to this device. Afterall, I am the target market for this type of gadget. But I am a minority. I am not an apple fan boy. But I do like to have useful gadgets to compliment my simple lifestyle. For instance, after taking an old Celeron PC and purchasing a nice designer case, I made myself a very affordable but stylish media pc for my living room. Since I cut corners on the insides (and it works just perfect for watching movies and TV on my 52" LCD) I splurged on the Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard, which works great and looks just as good in the living room. I use this setup in my living room to do everything that I see available on the IPad, and then some.