| One week ago, Steve Jobs revealed to the world, in | | | | 2100 MHz) and GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| his specific keynote speech stuffed with superlative | | | | MHz). Regarding the memory capacity, depending on |
| adjectives, the "magical", "extraordinary" and long | | | | how much money you want to spend, there are |
| talked about... the iPad. If at first glance the audience | | | | available three models: 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash |
| seemed to believe Jobs when he said that the iPad is | | | | drive, at a price range between $499 and $829. |
| "the best browsing experience", afterwards the | | | | The Bad |
| World Wide Web was suffocated by numerous Pros | | | | In terms of what iPad doesn't have, from the "Input |
| and (especially) Cons opinions. For the ones of us | | | | and Output" section it lacks the USB port and the |
| who had big expectations the disappointment was | | | | HDMI output, it doesn't offer neither Flash support, |
| directly proportional, for the others who didn't know | | | | nor multitasking capabilities, and it doesn't have a |
| what to expect the iPad is a daring product with a | | | | camera. |
| too big price tag, and for some, Apple's latest | | | | Concerning the typing on the iPad, it can be quite |
| product represents the next generation of gadgets. | | | | challenging: because is not feasible to hold the iPad in |
| At this point the average user has a hard time | | | | one hand and type with the other, the best solution |
| choosing what to believe, and as in most cases the | | | | is to place the tablet on a table or use the charging |
| truth lies somewhere in the middle. So, here's the | | | | dock and the keyboard, which you can buy |
| good, the bad and the ugly about the iPad: | | | | separately (of course). If you're thinking that the |
| The Good | | | | best solution in this case would be a stylus, think |
| Apple's iPad comes with a 9.7 inch LED multitouch | | | | again, because the iPad doesn't allow neither stylus |
| display, which benefits from a fingerprint-resistant | | | | input nor handwriting recognition. |
| oleophobic coating. So no more smudgy fingerprints | | | | The price isn't that good either, if for the starting |
| to clean! | | | | price of $499 you can buy a Kindle DX, with a 9.7 |
| The 1024x768 resolution together with the ambient | | | | inch display and 3G connectivity, or better yet 2 |
| light sensor and a new e-book application iBooks, | | | | Nook e-readers, for $829 you can buy a really good |
| which comes with a search functionality, display | | | | laptop. |
| settings, animated page turns and a bookshelf | | | | The Ugly |
| feature, make the iPad a tough competitor on the | | | | The ugly part of the iPad, it's the name of course. |
| e-readers market. | | | | The guys from Apple couldn't have been less inspired |
| In terms of connectivity, the available Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi | | | | when they chose such a name. Really guys, Apple |
| + 3G models offer: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 | | | | Tablet would have been just fine. Could've, should've, |
| + EDR technology, 3G, UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, | | | | would've... but they didn't. |