Sure, Apple makes truckloads of money each year with their "new" technology, but for the drones to just sit back & say this new tablet is revolutionary is plain naive. Yes the original iPhone & its 3G versions are great & innovative from their first release dates, but this new device cannot cover or replace what you already have in a phone or netbook. Look a little deeper...
It has too much of an overlap. It can't take place of your phone/laptop/netbook or whatever portable computer you use. Why? Where is the multitasking with the new processor (which might be nVidia's second generation Tegra chip)? Where is at least one camera for video conferencing? It can't take place of your phone...simply because it's not a phone. Yes it might become a possibility to make calls from this device using a VoIP application(like the one available just last night) but I can't see this actually being held up either someone's head or used through a Bluetooth device.
The only big selling point with the larger screen size is being an e-book reader. The transition between pages makes it look & feel like you're turn the pages. Some productivity applications will be nice but who knows yet how frustrating work will be with the lack of physical keyboard?
So, what is the new iPad then? Combine the two things below:
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It seems that they've made another "device" to add to everyone's collection who are doing just fine with what they have already. This device is just an iPod Touch placed on the lame All-American diet of McDonald's making an overweight oversized Ipod with less features. You'll pay a minimum of $500 for the 16GB version & a maximum of $830 for a 64GB version with 3G. That's all before the cost of accessories that should come with it...a $40 VGA cable, camera kit for reading images, then the overpriced keyboard dock.
Apple should be aiming higher than what they provided yesterday to avoid any chance of being over shadowed by a much more capable device. Their only chance of delivering on their promise of a useful device is to come through with features that we don't know of yet or applications that will only be feasible on the large screen of the iPad. Basing it on yesterday's showing, it's not worth the price.
If you want to branch out from the large corporation holding you in to their standard, check out something like MSI's 10" tablet coming this year. They showed it off at CES recently. Specifications will be optional to the consumer...how it should be.
[For more information, read Engadget's full editorial on their take from yesterday's offerings from Apple's event]
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