Posts with keyword: ipad


Tablets

I can imagine that in a few years, my family will have a bunch of tablets just spread around as general computing devices throughout the house. As we become more and more attached to the 'Net, we're more likely to need it everywhere. Count me as a believer in the tablet revolution.
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Apps Make Downloads Cool

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Have you ever noticed that many of the things you do in an app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone could just as easily be done using just the Web and a browser? My bank, for example, has an iPhone app. They also have a pretty nice Web site. What they don't have is a pretty nice mobile version of their Web site. They put their money into creating an app rather than merely putting a mobile skin on their current system. Many other apps are similar. Why do they do this?
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My Initial Thoughts on the iPad

Image by Tom Raftery via Flickr On Saturday, the UPS truck pulled up to the front of my house and dropped off a couple of iPads (32Gb, no 3G). The driver said they were delivering about 350 of them around Utah County that day. I spent a good part of rest of the weekend playing, exploring, and evalutating it. Here are my initial thoughts. First, as many have already said, the screen is gorgeous and the form factor incredible. The first thing many comment on when they first hold it is: this is beautiful. The device was a little
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