iPad Reality Part Deux

As i get tossed around on the Virgin 006 flight coming back from Miami, 3 ipads in my man-bag, I’m considering early adopter reviews in the media. Meaningful balanced opinion is still sparse as the device is only a few weeks old at TOP and polar headline grabbers are still choice.

Speaking from my own experience, I’m sold, but I shouldn’t be.  It’s not a business tool and I so need it to be. Steve Jobs promised me personally that it would revolutionise my life.

Draw a line with ‘fun and frivolous’ on the left and ‘serious business machine’ on the right. Guess where it sits? Yup, you’re right. It’s a beautiful multimedia tablet, not a laptop replacement. Keynote and Pages ARE available (Albeit in cut down form), iWork beta sharing platform is running well, Mail/Cal/Contacts perfecto and this big iPhone screen shouts ‘leave the laptop at home, I can do it all, I promise i can’. But sadly, it’s just not so.

On the flip, the iPad has so many workarounds already that I’m doing just that. Converting that file type to upload there, downloaded & translated so it plays here. All the forum scouring, twisting and contorting eats into my valuable business day but I just cant help it. I will make it work. And if I can’t, I’m going to lie to you anyway, I’ve had 10″ pockets sewn into my jacket.

I have no doubt our children will be typing on glass. I have no doubt gesture based computing is the future and I have no doubt that it will be an Apple device trail blazing the way.

Just stand down for the moment, we’ll have to wait for the water walking moment, but as with most revolutions they often occur in the rear view mirror.

Sent from my iPad. Get me!

UK Release 28th May. Do pre-order now..