iPad announcement sidenotes

by Pat Skinner on 1/27/2010

  1. Despite buying Placebase in October 2009 the iPad still uses Google Maps. I was hoping we wouldn’t have to wait until June to see what that brings to the table.
  2. Similarly to the original iPhone’s ugly chin, 3G connectivity requires an ugly plastic window that even wraps around to the front. Look for the 3G picture here.
  3. ‘iPad’? Really? To me, that’s evidence not enough women work at Apple.

I’ll reserve final judgment until I’ve used one, but despite a certain appeal of an Apple-designed e-book reader, an LCD display seems far from ideal for reading (for photos/videos, sure). After years of reading text on an LCD screen I can say it’s OK at best. eInk or real paper is far better than another LCD screen.

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