Good lord in heaven. Here we are at the next juncture of technological evolution. As a very important journalist, Apple sent me an iPad just yesterday. Joy. The talk around town is that this item is going to revolutionize the world. No longer will we need paper. No, we will all have an electronic tablet to carry with us to jot down notes, run applications, browse the Internet, and play games. Hmmmm, not to be too cynical but I believe such a product already exists. It's called a laptop. Only a laptop is much more powerful, has more ability, and is much more reasonably priced. All the gaming websites I've visited within the last 24 hours are harping on the possibilities of the new device for gaming. What a laugh! iPhone games are all that will be played on the iPad and everyone knows how gimmicky those are. Let's get down to the review. Here's what it looks like...
Yes, those are my perfectly manicured man hands. The secret is lotion. Lots and lots of lotion.
Price - WiFi only model: 16GB $499, 32GB $599, 64GB $699.
WiFi AND 3G model: 16GB $629, 32GB $729, 64GB $829
On amazon.com HP Pavilion DV6-1354US 15.6-Inch Black Laptop goes for $700. It connects to the Internet. It plays movies. It plays games and music as well. It is also light weight and has a 500 GB hard drive! That's a lot more than 64. Are people really so stupid as to pay the same price for an inferior product that is the latest fad. Probably.
Features -
It's an iPhone or Ipod touch super sized. That's it. So, instead of grabbing your phone out of you pocket, and discreetly going to http://glorchinggators.blogspot.com/ to read the latest genius, You have to schlep this tricorder on steroids around. I don't know where a reasonable man would keep such an item. A briefcase? Who carries around a brief case? Nobody. This item is mad to sit on your coffee table as an amusement. It's like an expensive book.
Conclusion -
This product is made for only the most ignorant consumers and for people with loads and loads of money. Frankly I don't know where they come up with this garbage. I think some Apple kronie just thought, "Hey, iPad sounds like iPod. We can make a pad that looks just like a pod and it will be catchy. We'll sell thousands!". They probably will sell thousands. However, most the people I know have the discernment to recognize a useless laptop without a key board when they see one.
iPad sounds more like some kind of feminine hygiene product. I love my iPhone, but that "smart pad" is just lame.
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