One More Thing...

So yesterday Apple announced their new tablet device, the iPad. I realize that the name isn't great but it kinda makes sense. It shows a connection to their #1 device, the iPod and it resembles a pad (of paper). Why do people immediately think of feminine hygiene products? There are other things called pads. Do you think of a menstrual pad when you refer to protective gear in hockey? or when you're writing on a pad of paper? or if you use a heating pad? Seriously, why would you compare a tablet device to menstrual pad? Grow up. Anyway, the new iPad has taken a lot of flak for being a big letdown. People want it to multitask, they want it to make phone calls, they want it for video conferencing, and they want it to pleasure them in obscene ways. Steve Jobs never said it was meant to any of these things. Email, music, ebooks, photos, and browsing are all it is really meant to do. Okay, I agree that the browsing is a bit of a fail with out flash support but if you've ever surfed on an iPhone for any length of time, you're used to it not working anyway. Still sucks, but you get used to it. I personally like this new device. It is exactly something that I've always wanted. I don't want a laptop - you can't use it in portrait mode, you pretty much have to sit it on your lap or a table, and you have to open it to use it. The tablet turns on just as fast as your iPhone (don't even try to tell me your laptop is ready to go that fast), its a convenient size and shape, and it does exactly what it was meant to do. It is not a laptop replacement, nor a smartphone alternative. Like he said, it is something inbetween. Yes, it is missing a few things, namely a usb port and an sd card slot, but otherwise, I think it fills the role for which it was made quite well.