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The Apple iPad is Underwhelming January 28, 2010

Posted by atharkhan in : Personal, Tech , trackback

Like everyone else, I was looking forward to a tablet that would be as game-changing as the iPhone was. Like many, I was disappointed and underwhelmed.

I am not sure how or why they decided not to include multitasking (background applications), an HDMI port, and a camera (especially a front-facing one).

Then, there are the videos Apple makes. *sigh*

I am sure that I am not alone when I roll my eyes at hyperbolic words such as “magical,” “amazing,” “revolutionary,” and “incredible.” I’m sure everyone on the product launch team is trying to live up to Steve’s charisma but a crazed look and superlative words are not really the best way to do it.

You know what would be “magical,” “amazing,” “revolutionary,” and “incredible?” A cure for cancer. Not an oversized iPod Touch.

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1. Anonymous - March 12, 2010
2. Majed Aryan - January 28, 2010

You will probably enjoy this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnT0zp8Ya4

3. Hadi Seyed-Ali - January 28, 2010

iPass

4. Ali Haris - January 28, 2010

who wanst to buy that… its nothing but another iTouch… –no flash support,no camera, you cant multi-task…

5. Karen Laverdiere - January 28, 2010

When i saw it yesterday, I thought it looked like a giant sized iPhone.

6. Terrence Charles - January 29, 2010

Checkout this fujitsu IPadhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/technology/companies/29name.html?hp

7. Maarvi Memon - January 29, 2010

Congratz

8. Maarvi Memon - January 30, 2010

Whoops wrong post.

the iPad should b called the iFail(Epic Edition)

9. Darryl Ong - February 2, 2010

Agree – I was more than a little underwhelmed. I thought at least they would bring back the handwriting recognition of the Newton (greatly improved, of course) or at least some sort of text-to-speech so you could dictate emails. PS: Rumor has it the next Apple product is a 30" laptop. :)


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