Comments on: The impact of the iPad http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/the-impact-of-the-ipad/ The Blog for jthonline.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/the-impact-of-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-89 John Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:04:10 +0000 http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/?p=1382#comment-89 I'll be interested to see the iPad in the flesh with some of the apps I have on my iPhone, to see whether it's a "must have" or whether the extra size and weight, and maybe heat (?), make it less appealing. The thing I love about the iPhone is that it's so small and light, and comfortable to hold in one hand (for hours if I want) and carry in a pocket and not notice it's there - and yet it contains hundreds of books to read, plus lots of dictionaries, the complete works of Shakespeare, bibles, the Book of Common Prayer (Anglican), atomic clock, weather bureau forecasts and information, games; all my contact, calendar, notes, memos and other details, Internet browser, email program, and so on - plus camera. The list goes on. And it doesn't even add a gram of weight to my mobile phone that I carry whenever I go out. At this stage I haven't seen the iPad in the flesh, so I can't imagine what the impact would be on my iPhone usage if I had an iPad with all my iPhone apps on it. But there are many situations where I think the small size of the iPhone would win the day for me - both at home, and almost certainly when I go out. I would definitely not sit on a train with an iPad in my hand to read a book or play a game or send an email, and then have to carry it in my hands everywhere I go. The iPhone fits in my trouser and jacket pockets, and is not conspicuous. It doesn't scream "Hey, mug me for my iPad." I’ll be interested to see the iPad in the flesh with some of the apps I have on my iPhone, to see whether it’s a “must have” or whether the extra size and weight, and maybe heat (?), make it less appealing. The thing I love about the iPhone is that it’s so small and light, and comfortable to hold in one hand (for hours if I want) and carry in a pocket and not notice it’s there – and yet it contains hundreds of books to read, plus lots of dictionaries, the complete works of Shakespeare, bibles, the Book of Common Prayer (Anglican), atomic clock, weather bureau forecasts and information, games; all my contact, calendar, notes, memos and other details, Internet browser, email program, and so on – plus camera. The list goes on. And it doesn’t even add a gram of weight to my mobile phone that I carry whenever I go out.

At this stage I haven’t seen the iPad in the flesh, so I can’t imagine what the impact would be on my iPhone usage if I had an iPad with all my iPhone apps on it. But there are many situations where I think the small size of the iPhone would win the day for me – both at home, and almost certainly when I go out. I would definitely not sit on a train with an iPad in my hand to read a book or play a game or send an email, and then have to carry it in my hands everywhere I go. The iPhone fits in my trouser and jacket pockets, and is not conspicuous. It doesn’t scream “Hey, mug me for my iPad.”

]]> By: Colin http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/the-impact-of-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Colin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:44:48 +0000 http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/?p=1382#comment-87 I guess because the iPad can use 3G it is more like the iPhone (although it uses a microSIM that is not available in Oz. Yes the bigger screen is more attractive as I have to strain my eyes a bit to read my iPhone as I get older. I guess because the iPad can use 3G it is more like the iPhone (although it uses a microSIM that is not available in Oz. Yes the bigger screen is more attractive as I have to strain my eyes a bit to read my iPhone as I get older.

]]> By: John http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/the-impact-of-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-85 John Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:12:43 +0000 http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/?p=1382#comment-85 Everyone seems to be likening the iPad to an iPhone, but isn't more like the iPod Touch, which is like an iPhone without a mobile phone? In any event, it seems to me to be halfway between an iPhone without the phone, and a MacBook, within terms of size. But there's a massive difference. The iPhone, and presumably the iPad, can only load apps from the Apple store. There's nothing wrong with that as far as the iPhone is concerned. Some of the apps are very useful, and it's truly wonderful to have them on the iPhone which I use many times a day for the apps (but rarely for a phone call). And of course, every time I go out, I carry the iPhone in a trouser or jacket pocket. The iPad reminds me of the law of diminishing returns, which I learnt about in the Economics course at Adelaide University in 1959. At present I've had my iPhone for 14 months and it gets a great amount of use at home, because of the apps. But if those apps were on the much bigger iPad screen, and updated to make good use of the bigger screen, I'd have to say that I'd go with the iPad. And my enjoyment and usefulness of the iPhone (other than as a phone) would diminish. Everyone seems to be likening the iPad to an iPhone, but isn’t more like the iPod Touch, which is like an iPhone without a mobile phone? In any event, it seems to me to be halfway between an iPhone without the phone, and a MacBook, within terms of size. But there’s a massive difference. The iPhone, and presumably the iPad, can only load apps from the Apple store. There’s nothing wrong with that as far as the iPhone is concerned. Some of the apps are very useful, and it’s truly wonderful to have them on the iPhone which I use many times a day for the apps (but rarely for a phone call). And of course, every time I go out, I carry the iPhone in a trouser or jacket pocket.

The iPad reminds me of the law of diminishing returns, which I learnt about in the Economics course at Adelaide University in 1959. At present I’ve had my iPhone for 14 months and it gets a great amount of use at home, because of the apps. But if those apps were on the much bigger iPad screen, and updated to make good use of the bigger screen, I’d have to say that I’d go with the iPad. And my enjoyment and usefulness of the iPhone (other than as a phone) would diminish.

]]> By: Colin http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/the-impact-of-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Colin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:24:58 +0000 http://www.jthonline.com/WordPress/?p=1382#comment-84 I won't comment on the name, but the iPad greatly disappointed me. I expected something much more innovative than a giant crippled iPhone. I won’t comment on the name, but the iPad greatly disappointed me. I expected something much more innovative than a giant crippled iPhone.

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