Do I need an iPad?
Do I really need an iPad? I am not a big fan of first iteration products (considering the major differences between iPhone 2G & iPhone 3G), but I tried keeping a list of digital activities I do daily, and see which of my Apple gadgets fits where.. here we go:
- Phone calls: iPhone!
- Find a place on the move: iPhone
- Skype at home & work: iPad
- Social networks: iPhone & iPad
- Push email notifications: iPhone
- Work emails & attachments: Macbook
- Sharing articles and videos: iPad & iPhone
- Creating Docs at home: iPad
- Presentations: iPad
- Showing/Reviewing docs at work with others: iPad
- Watching movies and TV shows: iPad
- Reading digital books in bed: iPad
- Reading digital books on the move: iPad
- Web browsing in bed: iPad
- Web browsing at home: iPad
- Web browsing at work: Macbook
- Audio podcasts: iPod Nano
- Music at Gym: iPod Nano
- Expenses tracking: iPhone
- Blogging: iPad
- Reviewing and viewing photos: iPad
- Editing photos: Macbook
- Video chat: None (so far!)
- IMing with work colleagues: Macbook
- Creating graphics: Macbook
- Creating mockups and wireframes: iPad
- Games: iPhone
- Music on the move: iPod Nano
- Projects planning: Macbook
- Notes creation and editing: Macbook & iPad
- Notes viewing: iPhone
- SMS: iPhone
- Cinemas and showtimes: iPhone
- Reading long PDFs: iPad
- Organizing work documents, resources, projects: MacBook
- Calendar at work: Macbook
- View & organize contacts: iPad & iPhone
- Calendar on the go: iPhone
- Calendar alerts: iPhone
- Push notifications: iPhone
- Web browsing in the street or in car: iPhone
- Web browsing on train: iPad
Do I need my Macbook? any more?! :)