A week with the iPad If you excuse me a brief excursion into the world of technology, so I might make a short detour into the poker world to install.
A week with the iPad, it is now about seven days ago that the slightly grummlige UPS man (he would have the same views INS watched, then they would not have to come to 2x a day to me) I my iPad has delivered, and since it is in my personal life test.
The introduction, I leave off times, at the halfway interested in it now knows how to work the individual apps and what you can do with it. I stay now just a little in everyday use. Here I may as well rely on two subjects. Once on my girlfriend (iPad 16gig WiFi) and of course me (iPad 32gig 3g).
surfing
Surfing with the iPad will remain in the long run probably the main area of my iPads. Comparisons I can draw my desktop PC, my older laptop and a one year old netbook (MSI Wind) my girlfriend.
On my desktop PC does not turn the iPad. For that I can adapt to normal PC simply too much of my needs (with Chrome Addons, two screens, 4-core CPU, etc.). However, we are moving away from my desk and go to the equipment that I also from my couch could operate, which then pulls the iPad the other devices. The main reason is the operation, while I try the Netbook yet with the touchpad the scroll bar to catch, I can reach the iPad easily without problems every part of the webpage. This is similar to comfortable on the netbook / laptop, I would have to reconnect a mouse, the whole set on the coffee table, etc.
Another advantage is a "look quickly" factor. Home Button press release, start the browser. In 3 seconds I had almost already Google front of me. Even if I leave the laptop is in sleep, I could not achieve such access times.
are disadvantages will do. I'm not a fan of Flash, and many sites now do without it, or offer alternative techniques. But wait, not all.
is also the browser of course not as comfortable as a Chrome or Firefox. At least there are now some alternatives, one has at least
iCab Mobile it ever an ad blocker.
Conclusion browsing
For pure information gain is surfing on the couch with the iPad wonderful. Faster and more comfortable than on a laptop or netbook. You have to compromise more with interactive content, especially Flash make.
Read
To read on the device, there are several possibilities. Once a course with the iBooks application, it can read ePub files either purchased from the iBooks Store (selection at the moment very clearly) were imported through iTunes, or you own (drm free) ePub. That you get from some other shops or changing one (may work with
Calibre quite well. If the PDF, however, has too many formatting, then look a little gross.) (Drm free) PDFs themselves to
addition iBooks are Of course there are other ways to read eBooks.
for Kindle books from Amazon, or shop as
GoodReader for many other formats. Friends of comics can access eg on the official App
Marvel Comic Zeal
or treated with 4.0 own comic book files with the iPad.
To compare tilting at once of course the book and a reader with eInk display (which I could test so far only very briefly). From the experience of reading a eInk Reader comes naturally closer to the book, there's no question. Nevertheless, one has the iPad still a good feeling, so do not be a matter of minutes her eyes hurt. Whether you personally can read on a display or want to test, each for himself. I do not mind and it is another feature that I like to use.
Real books I take some time, only when I go to places that I want to take any technical equipment. On the beach or at the lake you will see me neither with nor with iPad iPhone. And at home it's just more comfortable on the iPad a book to read. There are several reasons:
- By anwinkelbare Case by iPad (which I would recommend to anyone), it is always so that I hold no good in the field of view was.
- books have so often in the habit of scroll when the pages are not notes or the book is not so much bent, that it no longer happens.
- must not flip when I pay attention to whether the Ceiling now is in the way and the sides may be because lead past (I read mostly in bed).
- can be faster even read a page or two, I also usually have the equipment at hand.
- It is easier / easier to handle than many books.
- It automatically saves the current position.
- It does not feel like paper. (This is probably a personal problem of mine, I do not like the feel and sound of normal paper)
sounds like a scary trivial reasons, but they provide at least for me here that makes reading more fun in itself.
Conclusion Read:
I'm reading previously switched to the iPhone, so there is iPad in the sense, of course, a great advance. A eInk eBook Reader is probably better on the quality of black and white books, but the devices are quite expensive, but that it is possible to read only and would not pay for me.
Play
A Real Money Pokerapp there will probably not as fast, but the laws in America are probably too strict, as something that could happen in the App Store.
On the side of casual games because it looks very different. Shooter, Racing, Adventures, all but still at a very manageable limits.
The level of the games I would be somewhere between handheld console (Nintendo DS, PSP) and a current console.
highlights for me at the moment Adventures.
Broken Sword: The Director's Cut has recently appeared as the first and damn well adapted to the Touch Panel. Also certainly worth a look is the new Sam & Max
, which is the control in my opinion succeeded so well.
often hears the criticism that the iPad games are so expensive. That's them, but only if you compare it with iPhone games. Compare it with you all play on other handhelds, then one can hardly say anything against a game for 10 €.
Play Conclusion:
"Right now I still games on the PC, which can not constitute an iPad, still prevent a PS3. The iPad but provides some fun games in between, which now also have a decent quality. In the future, the store will hopefully fill even further and are supplied by the larger publishers with games.
Reviews:
one encounters on the Internet more than enough criticism. Some true, some false and some play depending on the application simply does not matter. I'll go the biggest criticisms Reviews
No Flash
There is no flash and it, therefore did not show. Whether you need it, that's the other question. Who mainly on Facebook Flash games played, which is of course a happy iPad. Those who mainly traveled to many news sites and forums, which is hardly stumble through Flash. Many sites have already banned or offer alternatives.
No real keyboard
course it has no real keyboard, otherwise it would not be iPad, but an iBook. The touch keyboard will not get to a real keyboard, at least when has learned to type on a real keyboard at a reasonable pace. I'm personally on a real keyboard to about 430kpm (keys per minute) when I'm sitting right in front of the iPad (not lying on the couch, typing with one hand), then I come to an estimated 200kpm. With a little practice, can the increase certainly something else, but I do not think I reach the same speed.
Who typed this time on a hardware keyboard has a two-finger system, which will be on a iPad not really much slower.
who naturally want a keyboard that can operate over BlueTooth.
censorship the AppStore
This is the point I like in the category vs. principles. Classified by reality. Yes, it does not want any in the AppStore and who is selling his app about boobs, who has just had bad luck. But in reality it is very little missing in the store (a WiFi iTunes Sync App have just rejected, which would have been nice).
No USB
One of the arguments which I understand the least, which is probably related to my habits. USB devices (external hard drive, digital camera, etc.) hang with me on my desktop PC, there will also manage all important to me.
Reflective display
a matte display here would certainly have been preferable. I'm in the area is not technically savvy enough to say that has a reflecting any technical advantages, but matte would be nice. However, I've always found a position / angle at which I can use without problems iPad hab.
overheating
yet experienced, we should not let his device containing in the car or in the blazing sun for the window. Rumors that are off at the slightest sunshine already heavily exaggerated.
No multitasking
Personally, I miss it only for ICQ, as it would be nice, what will probably be possible in the next update. With many other things you notice just does not matter if the app was now or whether she would run in the background. For example, a link from the browser to copy in an email, I do not multitask. The states are saved and if I change my from one back to the other, then I'm back where I was before.
criticism Conclusion:
You should consider what you want to use such a device at all. A professional photographer who specializes in desert images, which is with the device can start well enough.
Someone who just wants the whole day lying in the hammock and read, which should perhaps have preferred access to a reader with eInk display.
Otherwise one can refute many criticisms simply so that the device is easily observed in their everyday situations and also keep in mind that the whole is not a substitute for a PC, but only an addition.
overall conclusion
Here I venture no conclusion. There are so many things for which I had no time. Things that decide at the time and things, that future Apps are possible.
The first impression is great, at least for my applications. It is not a PC replacement and productive with work so I would not feel well. To play, have fun and consume it, however, is ideal.
