Saturday 13 February 2010

Ipad revolution?

Spokesmen from Apple have been saying that we are in for a real treat, meaning that Ipad should revolutionize the world. There have been both critics and passionate defense regarding Apple's newly born anabolized Iphone, I prefer not to keep a formed opinion and wait for the happenings, however it should be fun to try and picture some of the mind-blowing user experiences:

  • The future all-in-one remote control for the intelligent house. Solutions for controlling lights, air conditioners, curtains and other home appliances should enable full control of your intelligent house using your Ipad.
  • The final solution for video calls and voip. With integrated 3G and Wifi, Ipad is your final solution as a Voip phone. However, where did they put the camera?
  • Portable gaming. Although one would argue that notebooks are more capable of gaming than Ipad will ever be, there is the touch screen capability and, mainly, mobility and ubiquitous connectivity, creating a new range of gaming possibilities. What about 3D acceleration, is Ipad capable of good graphics?
  • Although Apple has argued that they do not aim at the netbook market could Ipad get some shares of this rising market. Remember that Google Chrome OS and even Android will supposedly be seen in netbooks more often. A Titan's clash!
We could go on about it for some more time, making the point about possible markets, however we would be taking the risk of emphasizing a device that could end up as an overpriced ebook reader! Let's hope not.

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