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Apple is back.Apple recently launched its new marvel named iPad.Apple has been famous to create categories for the consumer.First iPod(digital music),then iPhone(super smart phones) now iPad(category ??).

iPad is not a laptop,its not just an ebook reader,its not a phone,its not just a music player,its just as Apple calls it the iPad.
I own an iPod Touch,the first of such black,single button smart devices by Apple.I am happy with it and use it to the fullest.When i see an iPhone,it just looks the same,same look and feel,same functionality only that it can be used to make calls.
Now when i saw iPad on net it looked like an inflated iPhone(or iTouch).

Jobs with iPad

It again has a single Home button with Multi-Touch interface very similar to the previous devices.

So Does Size Matter ?

If i have an iPod Touch or an iPhone,buying an iPad is a very tough decision.Apple seems to be over obsessed with the idea of having touch based smart devices.Similar was the case with Nokia once.Which ever phone or model you buy in a price range,you get same Symbian interface.Symbian 60,40 etc were part of all the phones that were launched by Nokia.Just the shape and sizes were different else internally all were the same(Line Filling).

Apple has decided to take on Amazon’s Kindle with its iPad in one way or the other.

Critics have not taken iPad very well.The reviews are mixed.Instant comparison with Kindle is being done.

But now i think is this new category of smart devices encroaching laptops ?

In the first Press Conference,Steve Jobs demonstrated how the iPad is used for surfing the Web with Apple’s Safari browser. He typed an e-mail using an on-screen keyboard and flipped through photo albums by flicking his finger across the screen.

The CEO says the iPad will also be better for reading books, playing games and watching video than either a laptop or a smart phone.

There can be a lot of questions asked to Steve on the last claim.Is iPad better than a full fledged laptop when it comes to performance,usability,scalability and ease of use ?

The price of iPad is ranging from approx 499 $ to 800$.Should i buy an iPad or a netbook which might come at a lower price and can perform tasks as i need.

With Apple iPad,I am stuck to Apple’s apps(which don’t come for free majority of time).I would be stuck to a non flash based browser.iPad doesn’t even support multitasking like a basic PC(or even Mac for matter of fact).

These kind of tablet PC is not a new concept or a product.Microsoft introduced it in 2001 with little success but Apple has a history of marketing things in a way no other have done.

Amazon’s Kindle has already created a lot of buzz in the market in recent times.Critics claim that Its an Apple’s extension into Kindle’s territory.

But iPad seems to be an incomplete product as of now.

The Worst Part

1) No Camera

2) No multitasking

3) No USB

4) AT&T locking for 3G

5) No flash support

6) Poor name

Apple is positioning it as a breakthrough product which is better than a smartphone or a laptop but with above list it seems Apple has tried to reinvent the wheel with iPad but donno how well ?

Check out Steve Jobs unleashing iPad to the world

Now lets see how the actual market tackles the product.Would it get the same respect as they gave to  Amazon Kindle or would iPad be Kindled off ?

HP Slate is also just around the corner.Similar product,similar category and similar targeting.Will HP learn from Apple’s mistakes ?

What Say ?

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