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AprilHare · 01-27-2010, 11:43 PM

This smh.com.au article here (not the video) essentially sums up the iPad for me:
Among the many valid points I drew from the article:

iBooks not available to Australian users when the device is launched here in March.
Built-in camera, USB ports and memory card reader are missing, but all three features can be added by buying overpriced separate adapters.
A separate overpriced keyboard dock is required to connect the iPad to a keyboard.
Video chatting is out of the question - who's going to carry around an extra camera?
Unable to run multiple applications at the same time or to display web pages created using Adobe Flash.
Can only run apps sanctioned by Apple and provided through its App Store.
Only videos contained in the user's iTunes library or converted to Apple's video formats will play, and files cannot be dragged and dropped on to the device, as is the case with most other computers.
It lacks an HDMI output for connection to a TV set.
Only 720p video playback is supported, rather than the 1080p resolution of true high-definition files.
Lacks the ability to search, copy and paste, record videos and send MMS messages.
There is no full GPS support either but the more expensive 3G models, set to be released a month after the standard models, support "assisted GPS", which pinpoint your location using nearby mobile towers.
The name makes it sounds like a tampon - why not just call it iTampon?

Worse than usual from Apple. But what more can we expect?

01-27-2010, 11:43 PM	#1
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	This sums up the iPad for me This smh.com.au article here (not the video) essentially sums up the iPad for me: Among the many valid points I drew from the article: iBooks not available to Australian users when the device is launched here in March. Built-in camera, USB ports and memory card reader are missing, but all three features can be added by buying overpriced separate adapters. A separate overpriced keyboard dock is required to connect the iPad to a keyboard. Video chatting is out of the question - who's going to carry around an extra camera? Unable to run multiple applications at the same time or to display web pages created using Adobe Flash. Can only run apps sanctioned by Apple and provided through its App Store. Only videos contained in the user's iTunes library or converted to Apple's video formats will play, and files cannot be dragged and dropped on to the device, as is the case with most other computers. It lacks an HDMI output for connection to a TV set. Only 720p video playback is supported, rather than the 1080p resolution of true high-definition files. Lacks the ability to search, copy and paste, record videos and send MMS messages. There is no full GPS support either but the more expensive 3G models, set to be released a month after the standard models, support "assisted GPS", which pinpoint your location using nearby mobile towers. The name makes it sounds like a tampon - why not just call it iTampon? Worse than usual from Apple. But what more can we expect?