The iPad

[ChadH]

From what I've been reading about the product, I believe that Apple was trying to fill a niche with the home user. The iPad is portable -but I think it was planned more as multi-media access device an entire family could take from room to room in their home. Mom/Dad could use it in the kitchen while they work or the kids can watch a movie or play games in the bedroom and then someone can read a book in the family room. I suppose if they could afford it, a family could conceivably have more than one in the home. What I mean is, that it's portable, but not necessarily (originally) designed to take around town with you. That may explain the performance of the speakers and some of the other concerns people have about it. I'm paraphrasing most of this from an interview Steve Jobs did in Time Magazine recently.

Edit; I tracked down the Time article, but there is little  reference to in-home use of the iPad. So....I'll have to find the correct article.
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1976935-1,00.html










If anyone has posted anything alluding to what I just wrote- my apologies. I just didn't feel like rereading all 179 previous threads.  :) Lazy? Yeah.

[Darkmolerman]

I heard somewhere that the Ipad was just about half the price to make. One of the big reasons I am not getting it is because of how fragile it is, I already scratched the front of my flip by having it in my pocket image what will happen to the Ipad in my school bag!

[billybob476]

Most people have said you definitely need a case.

[Bryancd]

1,000,000 iPads sold so far. Just sayin'... :)

By the way, that's MORE than the iPhone after it's introduction.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

1,000,000 iPads sold so far. Just sayin'... :)

By the way, that's MORE than the iPhone after it's introduction.

Sheeeeeeeeesh.  That's just crazy.

King

[Rico]

1,000,000 iPads sold so far. Just sayin'... :)

By the way, that's MORE than the iPhone after it's introduction.

Good for them.  Lots of money for them to put into version 2.0!

[Bromptonboy]

1,000,000 iPads sold so far. Just sayin'... :)

By the way, that's MORE than the iPhone after it's introduction.

Well, what do I know anyways!  Never the less, I will wait for 2.x - that should be more of a keeper.

[Feathers]

Well, what do I know anyways!  Never the less, I will wait for 2.x - that should be more of a keeper.

I still don't know. I have the iPhone to do what it does and really don't need a bigger version. What I do need is something to type/write on and so I don't think a simple tablet will be enough.

I'm pleased it's doing so well, though, it should ensure a glut of iPhone OS applications that I can for years to come :)

[Jobydrone]

So far I've gotten the most use out of it with my kids.  At night, before bed, my son and daughter and I pick out a movie to stream from the Netflix app, lay on the bed on our bellies and watch for a half hour or so.  My daughter loves the Veggie Tales movies, and the collection of Scooby Doo cartoons.  We watched the Muppets Take Manhattan the other night, and I inadvertently traumatized my son by putting on Labyrinth.  We got about five minutes in before he started crying.  Overall though snuggling with my kids for "movie night" has been the best thing about the iPad so far.

[Rico]

Steve Jobs should use that in the ads and call it, "the snuggle factor."  :)

[Bryancd]

Steve Jobs should use that in the ads and call it, "the snuggle factor."  :)

He'll copyright it, create a new soft pillow version, and call it the iSnuggle. :)

[X]

So far I've gotten the most use out of it with my kids.  At night, before bed, my son and daughter and I pick out a movie to stream from the Netflix app, lay on the bed on our bellies and watch for a half hour or so.  My daughter loves the Veggie Tales movies, and the collection of Scooby Doo cartoons.  We watched the Muppets Take Manhattan the other night, and I inadvertently traumatized my son by putting on Labyrinth.  We got about five minutes in before he started crying.  Overall though snuggling with my kids for "movie night" has been the best thing about the iPad so far.

my daughter loved the labyrinth when she saw it a few months ago.

[Darkmolerman]

I have just realized something...in science class. If Steve Jobs hates flash...then make a flash proxy like....ihateflash, or something

[Jobydrone]

my daughter loved the labyrinth when she saw it a few months ago.

It was actually heartbreaking.  My older son will be 3 at the end of June.  I didn't remember how Labyrinth begins, but the scene in the very beginning with the older sister holding the baby and praying to the Goblins to take it away, combined with the really scary muppet Goblins terrified my boy.  The camp humor of the goblins was lost on him and all he saw were scary monsters.  He turned to me with his lower lip sticking out and tears in his eyes and he said "what's going to happen Daddy?" I felt like the worst dad ever.

[Rico]

I'd say 3 is pretty young for that movie.  Especially with the whole taking the baby thing.  Show him some animated Trek episodes!  ;)

P.S.  Joby - what's the best convertor you have found to convert a DVD to an iPad compatible movie?  Or are you just streaming via Netflix so far?  Also, this might be a silly question, but does the iPad have an ethernet port or is it wireless only??