USC New Media Professor and author Andrew Lih shows us his new iPad in the movie below.
Andrew speculates that it could be a real coup for the magazine industry if tablet devices like the iPad do take over the personal computer.
It could change us from being active content producers on the web -- think YouTube -- to becoming more passive consumers of information, their information.
But Content Matter says iPad won't
save print and people won't stop producing content.
After yesterday's iFail post a fight broke out in the comments section between the Mac defenders and detractors.
One of the more interesting points, which I hadn't considered, is that by not including a standard USB port where you can plug in, for example a mouse, you'll be forced to buy an Apple mouse.
The comment comes from "deepfreezevideo" who says that he'll wait for the competitors to introduce something with standard ports so he can use "off-the-shelf keyboards, mice, external displays and many other accessories."
But the question becomes who are the competitors? There's the JooJoo Tablet, yawn. I'm psyched about Light Blue Optics' invention of a projector that "instantly turns any flat surface into a touch screen." I doubt the technology is quite there yet with this product, but one day it could be very cool.
But for now we have the iPad. Take a tour below:
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For millions of Americans right now, the unemployed, the hurting, and for those paying back college loans, the iPad's a tease. You're better off waiting.
- Notion Ink's Adam - postponed for Tegra chip issues. Android based. 360 cam, mouse pad on back, both color and eInk look (in direct sunlight - which auto detects amount of light). $350-$800.
- HP Slate - cheaper, shorter battery life, slightly smaller, runs Win 7, has a camera, cam and runs Flash and Air. Release date either June or September. $549 start (with much more in specs than iPad.)
- WePad - a German entry which runs Android. Larger than the iPad, looks nearly identical. Desktop differs. Has cam, multitasking, runs Flash/Air. Has ports. Has everything. This is what the iPad should have been. Price point not released yet. "Significantly less than an iPad" is all that has been said. Release announcement on April 12.
There are a few of the better ones.
But I need to save print. What's the point of getting a magazine if I can't print the recipes or any articles that interest me?
And then there's the price and the size.
I don't need 3G, but I need reliable WiFi. And I'll have to have more than 16GB. If I wait, Gen II or Gen III will be even better and cheaper.
So I'm waiting.