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?! :)
New Touch language patent from Apple.
It seems a new language needs to be learned!
Flash player page displayed on iPhone
Apple finally announced its new tablet product, the iPad, on Jan 27th Event. For sure it will redefine the tablet market, and maybe the whole mobile world. Compared to iPhone, iPod touch & Mac.. here are my takes:
Good things:
- Big screen with multitouch
- iPhone apps work here
- Nice external design (really light & slim!)
- Nice new looks for pre-installed apps
- Good price
- iBooks
- iWork mobile version
- working on 3G
- Mic & Speakers
- The keyboard accessory
- Long battery life time
- Syncing with other devices
- Has location services
Bad Things:
- No Arabic keyboard (although it there since iPhone OS 3.0!)
- No USB port
- No front camera (although I have never used my macbook’s!)
- No documents or files app, something like Mac Finder that makes files shared across the whole system and installed apps.
- No Flash (as it displays full sized page of website, not like iPhone which requires a customized version, this is somehow not fair for advertisers with flash banners!)
- Micro-SIM
- The Dock Connector is at the bottom, so the assisted keyboard won’t work in landscape mode, only portrait one.
- No Multitasking
Things can’t judge now
- How location definition works (for assisted GPS)
- How to hold and type (sure it should be usable, it is Apple after all! but I am little concerned..)
- Worldwide Micro-SIM availability
Anyway, I always think it not wise to buy the first version of any product, take iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G as example.
