{"id":1072,"date":"2011-03-05T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T14:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positech.co.uk\/cliffsblog\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2011-03-05T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T14:58:04","slug":"i-dont-get-the-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positech.co.uk\/cliffsblog\/2011\/03\/05\/i-dont-get-the-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"I don’t ‘get’ the ipad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not long ago I actually left the house and went shopping. Obviously I didn’t actually buy anything, but I did end up in an apple store, for the first time ever, fondling an ipad. I used to be an apple hardware engineer, so I have no hatred of them, but I haven’t ever owned anything more than an ipod. Anyway…<\/p>\n

I just don’t get it.<\/p>\n

I can see that it’s a geek fantasy to have a ‘padd’ from star trek as a geek toy, I can imagine all sorts of cool commercial uses for it, I bet a lot of admin staff in airports or warehouses or any sort of travel hub or whatever, have a legit use for something like the ipad. In other words, places where you are stood up and consulting notes now and then.<\/p>\n

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But at home… no.<\/p>\n

Basically if me and my better half are surfing the net, or wanted to look at photos or whatever, then My default position is to stick my feet up on a pouffe<\/a>, slouch like a student on the sofa, and park a laptop on my legs\/belly. This works perfectly. The keyboard acts as the base, and the screen is constantly adjustable to get the perfect viewing angle.<\/p>\n

With an ipad, I’d have to hold the stupid thing, or grab a cushion to prop it up, or some other silliness. I also find it much easier to control whats on the screen with keys or a touchpad, so I can still…you know…SEE the screen as I do it. The first dozen times you zoom in by splodging your hands on the screen is cool, but isn’t this just the silly tom cruise interweb interface again? (I admit it is cool to turn pages this way though).<\/p>\n

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Seriously…who reads like this? (img from <\/strong>http:\/\/www.grip-it-strips.co.uk\/)<\/p>\n

I also don’t think the ipad is especially thin, or lightweight, compared to a fairly high-range lightweight laptop. Obviously, I didn’t buy one, I also think it’s hilariously pricey for what it is. So tell me, what am I missing? Am I just lazier than everyone else? am I just tragically uncool? Or after a month of fiddling with your ipad do you wish it was the same form factor as a netbook?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not long ago I actually left the house and went shopping. Obviously I didn’t actually buy anything, but I did end up in an apple store, for the first time ever, fondling an ipad. I used to be an apple hardware engineer, so I have no hatred of them, but I haven’t ever owned anything<\/p>\n

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