More Thoughts on Apple Tablet
Over the last week, we’ve seen more thoughts and impression on the Apple tablet device published. One thing that I’ve been personally interested in is the information regarding some the accessories, as that resolves my own issues with USB and SD capabilities (more info on the tech specs page). And, Engadget has a guide published that they’ve been updating as they learn more.
But I remain struck by the discourse concerning the product and the seeming unwillingness to see it as something other than what people expect to see. This isn’t a laptop. This TechCrunch article does a good job of representing the idea - and that may be the thing that folks are missing: This device isn’t really for technophiles. Its not a computer - its a media interaction unit.
Brian Caulfield from Forbes has a short piece up based upon his short experiences working with the device - though any of us with an iPod Touch could likely extrapolate. And his closing line articulates what I’ve been saying for a year now, and why I’m interested in the device: “Make a PC really small and it kind of sucks. Make an iPod really big, however, and it’s kind of great.”
So, I’ve decided I’m getting one, and I’ll post some substantial reviews once I work on it for a while.
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