Apple promo videos like to show their users happily grabbing the iPad and swinging their legs up onto a table - Fonz style - but if you're like us, most of your heavy text entry is done while seated at a standard table or desk, which means that unless you have a dock you're going to be typing on the iPad as a flat surface. You'll feel that weight in your arms after extended period of keeping it aloft. We mentioned that iPad has some weight to it, and while it's comfortable to hold, it is considerably more of a handful than an iPhone. For instance, single finger typing becomes a bit of a game of hunt-and-peck, and that's the situation you find yourself in if you're ever standing with the iPad or holding the device with your other hand.
and that's exactly how Apple wants it.Īs far as ergonomics are concerned, the standard seated-with-iPad-in-lap move is a completely comfortable experience, but there are definitely use cases where handling a flat slab becomes a pain. There is nothing outwardly notable about the buttons or layout on the iPad - if you've used an iPod touch or iPhone, you'll find yourself right at home. The iPad does house a few other components you should be aware of: a volume rocker and screen position lock (which forces the device to remain in landscape or portrait mode) on the upper right hand side, a power / sleep button and headphone jack on either side of its top edge, and Apple's famous 30-pin dock connector alongside a single thin speaker on the bottom of the unit. But how does it feel in your hands? Well, that matte aluminum on the back surprisingly communicates warmth (though we don't recommend resting this on any bare flesh on a cold morning), and the rest of the design gets out of the way and lets you concentrate on what is really most important: that screen. Considering the computing power of the tablet, a thickness that tops out at half an inch is pretty impressive, too. The device has some heft, weighing in at 1.5 pounds, but is still comfortable to hang onto at most angles. But if the design of the iPad is an exercise in restraint, it only serves to reinforce how formidable this technology feels once it's in your hands. Like most Apple products, it's a beauty to behold, but it's not exactly notable for design flourishes simply put, it's good looking but not terribly exciting. There's only Apple's signature "home" button to interact with, and the back of the device is a dutifully simple piece of curved aluminum. The bulk of its surface is taken up by a 9.7-inch, 1024 x 768, capacitive, multitouch LED-backlit display surrounded by a glossy black bezel that some will say is too wide but, in practice, is an important design consideration that prevents the touchscreen from being inadvertently activated when handled. In many ways, there is just not much here - design wise - to comment on. The first thing you notice about the iPad is, well, you don't really notice it.
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But is that all there is to this device? Is the hope that Apple promises for this new computing experience nothing more than marketing fluff and strategic hyperbole? Or is this a different beast altogether - a true sign that change has come to the world of the PC? We have the definitive answers to those questions (and many more) right here, so read on for our full review of the Apple iPad! And those are some big promises the company has been tossing around words like "magical" and "revolutionary" to describe what many have dismissed as nothing more than a larger version of its iPod touch.
The iPad is something in between its monumental iPhone and wildly successful MacBook line - a usurper to the netbook throne, and possibly a sign of things to come for the entire personal computer market. Announced on January 27th to a middling response, Apple has been readying itself for what could be the most significant product launch in its history the making (or breaking) of an entirely new class of computer for the company. Before iPad it was called the Apple Tablet, the Slate, Canvas, and a handful of other guesses - but what was little more than rumor and speculation for nearly ten years is now very much a reality. The name iPad is a killing word - more than a product - it's a statement, an idea, and potentially a prime mover in the world of consumer electronics.
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