On Sunday (4/25/10) Mike Q shared his initial impressions after some hands-on time with an iPad. Mike does a great job describing the device along with some of his favorite applications for the device. Here’s some of the questions he answers:
- So Mike you broke down and got an iPad - which one did you get?
- Why only 16 gig?
- So how long have you had it?
- So give us some of your impressions. How is the battery life?
- What about the screen?
- What about the keyboard?
- How much is the case?
- Did you get any other peripherals? Can you connect it to a projector for presentations?
- Have you been to the app store? What are some of your favorites so far?
- What do iPhone apps look like on the iPad?
- OK, how about some apps? Let's start with the iWork suite.
- So what's your assessment of these apps?
- What about Keynote?
- Have you moved your Kindle content over? And, speaking of the Kindle – I know you have a first generation one – how do they compare as a reader?
- What about some quick hits on some apps that you've found interesting ?
- Does it have a GPS radio? Have you tried out any of the location based applications?
- What about some quick hits on some apps that you've found interesting ?
- What’s up with Israel banning iPads?
- Here's a screen shot of a dictionary lookup created by Mike on the iPad.
- Here's an OmniGraffle example created by Mike on the iPad.
- Here's a Penultimate example created by Mike on the iPad.
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