First Thoughts on the iPad

Let’s face it, there were a lot of scoffs and laughs when Apple first came out with the iPad. Many people thought it was a joke, or that it wouldn’t sell, or that it wouldn’t be as incredible as Apple claimed it was.

Now it’s out, people are buying it up like crazy and loving it! Smaller and lighter than a laptop or notebook with better apps and more features, touch screen but not just ANY touch screen, the iPad has multi-touch, what this means is that you can pinch, drag and tap two objects on the screen at the same time.

It’s a whole 1.5#’s and only just over an inch thick. With a virtual keyboard or the option of adding a physical keyboard and no need for a pen it’s the best clipboard around! Just imagine your iTouch only bigger, with more features and apps. The possibilities are endless, word docs, spread sheets and iWorks (Apples office program) are just a few of the programs you can run. You can also view videos, surf the net, chat and email. With Wi-Fi capabilities you can download, store and play music and videos through iTunes.

No more squinting to see the screen like with your iPod or iTouch, here you will have a nice large screen big enough to enjoy videos and movies or even live streaming TV if you like!

So while the first impressions of the iPad were less than flattering, most people find that it has met or exceeded their expectations. With over 150,000 apps and more coming, makes you wonder, what’s next?