| With the introduction this week of Apple's new iPad | | | | desktop. |
| tablet, you may as a poker player have wondered | | | | There's also the problem with Wi-Fi and 3G being able |
| about its capabilities for playing online poker. After | | | | to handle the transfer of data at a rapid rate reliably. |
| some early analysis of the technical components of | | | | So even if you could download poker software the |
| this otherwise fantastic new product, it really doesn't | | | | transfer of information would be suspect, and the |
| look that way, and even if you could, rounders would | | | | iPad team has come right out saying that it does not |
| choose not to, given that multi-tabling would be even | | | | support flash technology on the web, and we know |
| more unlikely. | | | | that some poker sites have a flash re-player or so |
| The iPad screen itself coming in at a 9.7 inch diagonal | | | | you're already limited as to not being able to use all |
| LED backlit glossy widescreen, would've actually been | | | | the features of the game. |
| great for a poker table in terms of dimensions, but | | | | Keep in mind as well that only Full Tilt Poker and |
| that would only be for those players who like to play | | | | Poker Stars are Mac compatible as it is right now. To |
| one table at a time. More and more players these | | | | play on another site or to use third party poker |
| days multi-table. | | | | software, Mac users have used software like Parallels |
| But that's not to say you might not want to relax on | | | | which is a bridge program allowing PC software to |
| the couch with the family and have a little game | | | | work on Mac hardware. So even if the iPad had the |
| going in the background while everyone's watching | | | | power to run poker software, you'd also need to be |
| the movie or something along the lines. In that sense, | | | | running a bridge program, and that means multitasking |
| another problem arises and that's the memory | | | | which the iPad clearly says it cannot do. |
| required to run a poker program. First of all you have | | | | So if you imagined taking your iPad out into the |
| to download the software from the poker site. Have | | | | backyard this summer and squeeze in a sit and go |
| you downloaded poker software from a poker site | | | | tournament here and there, it's highly unlikely at this |
| on your iPhone? No, it's really not meant for that, and | | | | point. If you were waiting for this product for some |
| the premise of the iPad is rather similar to the iPod in | | | | portable poker playing, then you can safely go ahead |
| that the memory is based on a flash drive, and the | | | | now and spend the extra 500 bucks or so for a full |
| storage is rather limited compared to a laptop or | | | | featured laptop. |