Meanwhile, the NotionInk Adam continues to be promised.
Android phone owners, rejoice (if you think ebook pricing is fair): Amazon now offers ebooks for you without your having to own a Kindle.
Sorry for the top post, guess we'll have to learn to live with mobile devices.
On 6/30/10, Saswata Banerjee & Associates scrapo@saswatabanerjee.com wrote:
yes, and in spite of all the drawbacks you point out, they have sold 3 million pieces in 80 days and that too still not having opened up in world wide markets (only 10 countries till date).
If this is a faulty product, i will be willing to make faulty products for the rest of my life.
On 30-Jun-2010, at 6:41 PM, Easwar Hariharan wrote:
*What can the Apple iPad be used as ?
*iPad cannot be used as a phone because …..*
….. It cannot make calls. Period
*iPad cannot be used as a replacement for your laptop or netbook because …..
….. It does not have a multi-tasking OS ….. It does not have a Drag & Drop file management ….. It does not have a USB port ….. Its storage maxes out at a paltry 64 GB & has no expandable memory slot ….. It does not have a HDMI port
*iPad cannot be used as an Internet Browsing device because …..*
….. It does not have support for Adobe Flash which many websites use
*iPad cannot be used as a replacement for Amazon’s Kindle because …..*
….. Kindle is cheaper than iPad ….. Kindle has free worldwide 3G coverage; iPad needs a $30/month data plan from AT&T ….. iPad’s IPS LCD screen causes more eye strain as compared to Kindle’s E-Ink display ….. Kindle has better battery life than iPad
*iPad cannot be used as a high end gaming device because …..*
….. It has an IPS LCD display which has high motion blur as compared to OLED
*iPad cannot be used as a portable TV or video player because …..*
….. It has a display aspect ratio of 4:3 instead of 16:9 ….. It has mono speakers
*iPad cannot be used for video-conferencing because …..*
….. It does not have a camera
*iPad cannot be used as a Navigation device because …..*
….. It does not have a GPS chip built in
*And lastly…*
*iPad cannot be used as a feminine hygiene product because …..*
….. It isn’t one. Don’t be confused by the name.
*So what can the iPad be used as?*
Well, the iPad can be used as a Digital Photo Frame. It can do that just right! But $500 for a Digital Photo Frame? Apple, can we have the next device please?
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