| 06 April 2010
Russ and I took a casual romantic stroll down to the local Apple Store and had some good hands on with the iPad. We took it through its paces, testing out most of the native apps plus some Rock Band time thrown in there as well. All in all, we came out impressed with the hardware but were ultimately restricted by the scope of the software and its indulgent pricing. Does it have a place in our family of electronics? Yes, but to a limited extent.
Watching television, surfing the web on your couch or organising your schedule all feels great on the device. Problem is, mobile OS X 3.x's deficiencies are only exacerbated on the juiced-uped device. The large screen feels strikingly barren, and the fast internals are woefully under-utilised. Only time will tell if developers leverage the unique qualities of the iPad to set it apart from being the iPod Touch XL. For now, the iPad can be relegated to luxury item status, with early adopters clearly putting their faith in the new in-between category. For the rest of us, we have this.
Catch all the skin-on-glass action in the video.
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