"And almost everyone declared that it would never ever be a good content creation device."
Hooey. Nobody with a shred of insight ever said that. What "almost everybody" did initially was lament that Apple designed the iPad for content consumption rather than creation. Launched with no connectable peripherals, not even the promised keyboard, there were very limited ways to get editable content into it, save what you could tap or fingerpaint onto the screen (and, very early on iPad artists showcased lots of impressive drawings). No, content creation was what almost everybody always wanted from the iPad; they just settled for consumption because it did it so well.
And I'll disagree on your touting the "advantages" of a closed file system. There's a big difference between Apple offering certified apps optimized for the device, and systematically trying to deny owners access to 64gb storage device they paid for. One's big business, the other's big brother.
Hooey. Nobody with a shred of insight ever said that. What "almost everybody" did initially was lament that Apple designed the iPad for content consumption rather than creation. Launched with no connectable peripherals, not even the promised keyboard, there were very limited ways to get editable content into it, save what you could tap or fingerpaint onto the screen (and, very early on iPad artists showcased lots of impressive drawings). No, content creation was what almost everybody always wanted from the iPad; they just settled for consumption because it did it so well.
And I'll disagree on your touting the "advantages" of a closed file system. There's a big difference between Apple offering certified apps optimized for the device, and systematically trying to deny owners access to 64gb storage device they paid for. One's big business, the other's big brother.
@ripdash: If you won't say it, I will: it's "art." Well-crafted and fascinating. What else do you need?
Art doesn't have to be good. It just has to be there. It's your reaction that counts. Disliking a work of art is every bit as valid a reaction as praising.
Scribbly, amateurish painting-like things done on an iPad (which, as anyone knows, it technically capable of facilitating vastly more subtle work) exist to get you thinking about the medium in a different way. Mission accomplished, I'd say.
Scribbly, amateurish painting-like things done on an iPad (which, as anyone knows, it technically capable of facilitating vastly more subtle work) exist to get you thinking about the medium in a different way. Mission accomplished, I'd say.
Nice. Physical, rather than digital, manipulation to create interesting images. Plenty of room in this world for different approaches to art.
My guess for #9: the fork is behind a translucent scrim lit from below. The spoon is lifted above the scrim just a bit to avoid its creating a shadow.
-- mm
My guess for #9: the fork is behind a translucent scrim lit from below. The spoon is lifted above the scrim just a bit to avoid its creating a shadow.
-- mm
So the future of computing is overstuffed smartphones and stripped-down laptops?!
Yes. Yes it is. Get used to it.
Check back in 3 years. The personal computing landscape will be quite different and the iPad will be ground zero.
Imagine this:
You start at a new job, and instead of a computer, they hand you an iPad. That iPad is tied to the company network -- getting all of its applications, data, web/e-mail access streamed to it from a secure wireless server managed by the IT department. On your desk, you have a keyboard and mouse you can plug into your iPad when sitting. Otherwise, you can pick it up, take it to meetings, use it as you like anywhere within Wifi or 3G range.
If you need new software (updated Word processing or Spreadsheet application), it's streamed directly to your iPad. No more IT guy running around with a CD to perform upgrades. No constant Windows Service Pack nonsense or virus definition updates. If you drop or lose your iPad, no big deal. It's lot cheaper than a desktop or laptop computer, and all the company's data and software is always hosted on the server... not the device. The iPad is a secure, mobile, wirelessly tethered computer perfect for a business user's daily needs. And, people love using it because it's cool and simple.
Imagine that. Imagine Apple FINALLY getting what it never had before: a real, business enterprise-level category killer. All from this thing that, at first glance, looks like a gigantic iPod Touch.
Interesting times.
- mattmchugh.com
Genius idea. Brilliant design. Unquestionably the look of the information device of the future.
Will they actually pull this off by 2010? Maybe. I wish them well, and may even dig into my pocket to help.
-- mm
