OK, it’s only been a few hours after the iPad announcement. Here’s what I’ll say as a first reaction:
No camera? How will we do video chat?
Good entry price point of $499, but I’m irritated that I can’t use my $30/month iPhone internet on this thing. You want me to pay for internet per device? Seriously? Where is the Kindle internet model where it comes with free internet for life?
I can totally see myself sitting down to read a nice long book with the iBooks app. But I’m still skeptical I’ll buy many books this way — $15 for a new book, and no re-sell or lending capability? I don’t mind that with music, but I rarely read books more than once and want to be able to pass the book on when I’m done.
I feel bad for Kindle owners. Given the attention this thing is getting, the screen-looks-like-paper feature was an overrated (but necessary?) step to advance the art of eBooks. Sorry Amazon. Thanks for your efforts. Good luck with your ePaper initiatives – the rest of us will be happy with color alternatives.
The new apps look amazing. Especially the calendar program. And the iWorks apps. Can’t wait to try them out.
Interesting that Apple made their own “Apple A4” chip instead of putting an Intel chip into the device. I wonder what this means for the future of other Apple devices.
Oh yea, and the iPad name is horrible. Please Apple, please. Give up on the iEverything name. The original iMac was what? 1998? This is a tired, dull, and not-what-we-expect-from-a-leading-company-like-yourself name. Canvas would have been so much better. Or Slate. Or just “Apple Tablet”. iPad? iPad?!?
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I LIKE the ePaper. I certainly prefer it to the glowing screen of headaches, color or no. It gives electronic books a warmer feel, I think.
And you’re right–the $15 charge for a book is CRAZY. I’d rather have a paper copy for that price.
You DON’T need to pay for internet! its free if you have wifi or you can get on a wifi access point