It is not taking long for creative productive applications to emerge for a device some people have categorized as only a media consumption device.
iPad DJ
Looks like a fun way to experiment with beatbox tunes as the next generation of garageband.
I also think the magical piano from the same Smule developers that came up with the [...]
It isn’t taking long for developers to get on board with developing iPad specific apps. Mashable has a list of 10 great apps worth checking out:
1. Twitterrific $Free
2. Magic Piano $2.99
3. Bento for iPad $4.99
4. Pandora for iPad $Free
5. Omnigraffle $50
6. MLB at bat $14.99
7. NetFlix for iPad $Free
8. Scrabble for iPad $9.99
9. Redux for [...]
Unfortunately these aren’t my first impressions – that will have to wait until “the end of April” which I have heard might be April 24 when the iPad and hopefully the one with ubiquitous cellular data capabilities will be available in Canada.
There are many first impressions now that the early adopters have picked up their [...]
Some really impressive updates to iPhone apps are being released to take advantage of the larger iPad screen.
A game video that makes a board game look fun to try is Scrabble ($10). This game is not available in Canada yet but neither is the iPad so many releases will probably happen in the month of [...]
Omnigraffle has been introduced exclusively for the iPad ($50) since the iPhone/touch screen is too small. Files are compatible with the Mac version of the program. Omnigraffle for iPad is very expensive especially when compared to other iPhone or even iPad apps but I can see myself using it constantly and being very creative with [...]
Zeldman weighs in on Flash and the iPad.
Adobe should see the opportunity.
March 12 the date for American pre-orders for the iPad has arrived and some new details have come out. Nothing big but some additional clarity on how the more flexible American data plan ordering will work, confirmation that free epub ebooks can be read in iBook, and identification of a screen lock switch. The key [...]
For a device that hasn’t yet even been released there was yet another critical article about the iPad by ZDNet. Despite all the iPad’s supposed flaws apparently it generates more web page traffic to do another iPad critique and it worked since I checked to see if there was anything original or enlightening. Unfortunately it [...]
Minding the Gaps has started listing potential iPad use cases to answer the question: What will an iPad be good for?
Some of the use cases listed so far:
Law enforcement
Medical
Coaching Playbook
Music
Board Games
Kind of reminds me of an old series in Yahoo Internet Life which compared the old way with the Internet way to get people thinking [...]
Apple announced an US iPad release of April 3 with pre-orders March 12. The 3G enabled version is targeted for release at the end of April. The announcement mentioned release in Canada which was estimated to be a month later than in the US.
iPad information still pending:
Canadian cell providers (1 or all 3?)
Canadian cell data [...]