by Tim Goggin on January 29, 2010
After much speculation and rumors, the new iPad was finally released on January 27th …
9.7 inches diagonally, 9.56 inches in height, 7.47 inches in width and 0.5 inches thin
Only1.5 pounds
What exactly is the iPad and what does it do? Well to be honest, it pretty much is just like the iPod Touch- but bigger. A lot bigger.
I think a lot of people were assuming that it would be magnificent and do all of these unimaginable things, but in my opinion, it doesn’t quite live up to the hype. And apparently in the minds of others as well. Some of the criticism has been that it doesn’t have a camera, ability to watch Flash Videos or a USB port.
Despite the fact that it didn’t live up to the hype, it still seems like a great product, especially for those that were thinking of getting the Kindle.
Here are some of the features that I am a fan of….
- You can upload photos and then share your album in a slideshow version- so you can display them while charging your iPad just like a digital photo frame!
- Since the screen is larger, it makes viewing videos easier and superior to watching them on your iTouch or iPhone.
- Of course the new addition of iBooks AKA the Kindle Killer. You can download the free app from the Apple app store and then buy books and magazines of your choice.Will it really kill the Kindle? Well it does what the Kindle does and then so much more, but I guess we will just have to wait and see.
- The high resolution, LED backlit screen makes it easier to read, even in low light. This is truly one of my favorite features, because I think I would finally be able to push myself to go to the gym if I had my own little iPad with me to get work done!
- Not to mention the notes feature also would help me to get my work done on the go as well!
My favorite part…. 10 Hours of Battery Life!!!
According to Apple, “The iPad’s primary purpose is to help you consume the ever-expanding amount of digital content on offer.” Which is exactly what it does.
Thoughts?
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by Tim Goggin on January 29, 2010
A new year. More sweet new technology. I’ve tried to compile a list of the exciting new technology and trends we might see in 2010. So here goes…
Android Phones:
We recently blogged about the new Verizon Android phone, but here at PocketMac we believe they are going to get even bigger and more popular this year. They may even threaten some of the main players in the Smartphone/PDA game. The android has over 10,000 apps and will be able to be used with multiple carriers, unlike the iPhone.
HTML5:
HTML5, in lames terms reduces or eliminates the need for the Adobe Flash or Silverlight download to play videos, animations and other rich applications. It also supports offline data storage, drag and drop among other features.
Right now Firefox and Google’s Chrome supports HTML5, but others are assumed to be allowing for it as well.
iPad/Apple Tablet:
“1 in 5 consumers likely to buy the Apple Tablet”, according to a pole done by Paul Carton, research director at ChangeWave Research. Apple just announced this and it looks pretty interesting. I can’t wait to try it out myself.
Foursquare:
No, its not that game you use to play when you were younger out on the playground. It is what Mashable is calling the Twitter of 2010. More on this later 
Geolocation:
This technology is what is allowing the ever so popular Foursquare to actually be a reality. Geolocation adds layers to all of the different social networks and apps. What is it exactly? It is the technology that allows you to see where the tweet, comment, post or data is uploaded from. So not only do you have a face to these people now from the social networks but you have a real-world geographic location of where they are posting from- whether that be their computer or mobile device. It will be interesting to see what happens with this technology in the near future.
*It is also the same technology that allows apps the ability to help me find my car in a large parking lot. 
Memristor:
Theoretically around since 1971, this technology allows for the component to remember electrical states even when turned off. According to PC World, it therefore could make decisions by understanding past patterns of data it has collected, similar to human brains collecting and understanding a series of events. In addition, it also is cheaper and faster than flash storage.
Pixetells:
This service, although in beta, seems pretty neat for businesses, especially those that e-commute! It’s not an e-mail, it’s a pixetell! It allows users to send e-mails including text, video, images and audio in one message. Replies can even be done with audio and video mark ups. This should make business meetings very efficient when everyone can’t be present.
RecoverMySmartPhone:
This is our first big launch this year. RecoverMySmartphone is the 1st service developed to help you recover data from broken or malfunctioning phones, it can even help those with water damage as long as they power on! So long to the days of creating facebook groups asking for everyone’s information. You can now be back on track within 5- 7 business days.
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