I'm new to the list. I've been looking at the details on the iPad and felt compelled to reply to this thread.
Naming issues aside (I think Twitter's trending topics may decide someone's job fate at Apple tonight), I'm a little puzzled by the thing. In general, I'm not sure exactly how to integrate it into my portable electronics package. It does a number of things an iPhone does, and a few things a netbook does. But, it doesn't seem designed to really take over the role of a true laptop. Neither the UI nor the OS really seem to offer that kind of workspace very effectively. It's not portable enough to replace an iPod, and it can't do some important things an iPhone does. Then you have the gaps mentioned by Luke Wroblewski, which are even more puzzling -- especially since some of those gaps were solved on a smaller, cheaper platform. No simultaneous apps? For users accustomed to streaming and negotiating tons of information in multiple applications and workspaces (Apple's core audience, I think)? I understand this can be dealt with in later software updates. But you know people want it. Why not build it in to begin with if all it takes is an update to solve it down the road? That said, the screen is beautiful from what I've seen, and the bigger touch surface can lead to some very interesting design choices for interfaces and gestures. I really want to put my hands on one to play with these things. I'm just not sure Apple has thought all the way through its place in people's already cluttered electronic lives, or how to market it. Dave Jones Old Dominion University On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Luke Wroblewski <l...@lukew.com> wrote: > Since no one has brought it up yet... I'll go. > > Overall what was expected. The big innovation for me is all this stuff > integrated in one simple package. Which is kind of being glossed over in the > press. and the price point -very low. > -liked the rebuilt apple apps. calendar & contacts are nicely rethought. > lots of new ui in iwork. > -the times demo is just the start of the kind of integrated media > experiences you can build. my thoughts on that: > http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?951 > -the cover is awesome design it supports swivel, tip, and protects > -the $9 for numbers vs. $229 for excel is really interesting from a > business perspective > > Notable hardware gaps (concerning cause no software update will fix) > -camera > -storage sizes 64GB for videos, photos, and music -does not cut it > -usb port -it uses "camera" adaptors instead > -GPS only on 3G model > -how's it work with an iphone? > > Notable software gaps (can/will be addressed with software updates) > -multiple iphone apps running at once > -multiple users -how do you share the device at home? > -doesn't run flash = many holes on web pages > -no really new interactions -all iphone UI or the most part. but lots of > the floating controls outlined here: > http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?983 > > your thoughts? > > > > :: > :: Luke Wroblewski -[ www.lukew.com ] > :: Principal/Founder, LukeW Ideation & Design > :: luke at lukew.com | 408.513.7207 > :: > :: Blog: http://www.lukew.com/ff/ > :: New Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp > :: Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/site_seeing.html > :: > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Reply to this thread at ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48704 > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Dave Jones Old Dominion University djone...@odu.edu ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
