Ok, ok, ok! I admit it. I gave in to my gadget lust yet again. This time in the form of the Apple Ipad(on which I’m typing this entry right now). It kind’a sucks because a week after I bought this, the ipad 2 was released. Worse, Apple gave a rebate to recent buyers in almost everywhere but the Philippines. Oh well, the price you pay when you don’t do your research.
I’ve played with tablets before, long before Apple decided it was the right time for it. Back then, they were all based on Windows. How is it that Microsoft’s utter failure becomes Apple’s next golden boy? Simple answer comes in two words. STEVE JOBS. A device is always way cooler when someone wearing a black turtle neck does the marketing than someone wearing a suit. But seriously, I think Apple’s conservative approach on technology paid up on this one. Nowadays, mobile processors not only have sufficient processing power to take on the task, battery technology has also caught up to make the devices last longer providing truly mobile capabilities on the tablets. Not to mention that mobile internet is now more obiquitous than ever. My experience with the device so far is a fair mix of amusement for the things it can do and disappointments for the things it can’t. Apple has definitely delivered on things they say the device would deliver (intuitive UI, responsive hardware, excellent battery life, and a great software catalogue). My gripes though is that for a device that was deemed to be a ‘post computer’ one, it totally depends on a computer to manage its contents. I guess Jobs and I just dont agree on what ‘post computer’ should mean. At the end of the day, I’d say that the ipad is a great device. Apple describes it as ‘magical’ but I wouldn’t go that far but would say it is a game changer. Am I now officially an Apple fanboy? Naahh! I didn’t buy the Ipad because of that fruit logo at the back but I did buy it though as it is currently the best in it’s class, hands down. How long that’s the case though is another story. Till my next post!
