Comments on: Hate the Name, Want the iPad http://www.mikeoliveri.com/2010/01/28/hate-the-name-want-the-ipad/ Diary of a Supervillain Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:17:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Why Enhanced E-books Will Rock for Students – The Malice Engine http://www.mikeoliveri.com/2010/01/28/hate-the-name-want-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-124498 Why Enhanced E-books Will Rock for Students – The Malice Engine Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.mikeoliveri.com/?p=4084#comment-124498 [...] (For a previous post with a longer rant on why tablet e-books are going to rock, click here.) [...] [...] (For a previous post with a longer rant on why tablet e-books are going to rock, click here.) [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.mikeoliveri.com/2010/01/28/hate-the-name-want-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-124401 Mike Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:36:52 +0000 http://www.mikeoliveri.com/?p=4084#comment-124401 Given the first key to the success of this thing is going to be the interface, I don't yet trust Microsoft to bring that to the table. Yes, Surface looks good in a controlled environment, but I find it hard to get excited about it until they release it into the wild. When they first tried to bring tablet PCs to the masses, I just couldn't see getting behind it, education setting (where I first experienced it) or otherwise. The iPhone and iPod touch, meanwhile, have already demonstrated that the interface for this thing is easy and can work. As for home controls, I think that's what the apps are for. There are already several X10 devices and interfaces, and I don't see why one couldn't be developed to access a server managing X10 devices. If it can be done with smartphones (a former boss's cell phone triggered his garage door and hallway lights as soon as he pulled into his driveway), it can be done with a tablet. For projects, there's already ways to link games via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so I see no reason there couldn't be collaboration. It's just going to take developers. Maybe now Google Apps can be properly supported, especially since many schools are turning to Google for their student apps and email. However, I'd just as soon stick to a laptop or desktop for real collaboration. I don't think the iPad will ever replace laptops and notebooks, but netbooks were always a half measure IMHO and I think this better fits the needs of many people who were buying netbooks just to access email and the web while on the road. Given the first key to the success of this thing is going to be the interface, I don’t yet trust Microsoft to bring that to the table. Yes, Surface looks good in a controlled environment, but I find it hard to get excited about it until they release it into the wild. When they first tried to bring tablet PCs to the masses, I just couldn’t see getting behind it, education setting (where I first experienced it) or otherwise. The iPhone and iPod touch, meanwhile, have already demonstrated that the interface for this thing is easy and can work.

As for home controls, I think that’s what the apps are for. There are already several X10 devices and interfaces, and I don’t see why one couldn’t be developed to access a server managing X10 devices. If it can be done with smartphones (a former boss’s cell phone triggered his garage door and hallway lights as soon as he pulled into his driveway), it can be done with a tablet.

For projects, there’s already ways to link games via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, so I see no reason there couldn’t be collaboration. It’s just going to take developers. Maybe now Google Apps can be properly supported, especially since many schools are turning to Google for their student apps and email.

However, I’d just as soon stick to a laptop or desktop for real collaboration. I don’t think the iPad will ever replace laptops and notebooks, but netbooks were always a half measure IMHO and I think this better fits the needs of many people who were buying netbooks just to access email and the web while on the road.

]]> By: Must-Read PRO-iPad Posts « The eBook Test http://www.mikeoliveri.com/2010/01/28/hate-the-name-want-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-124400 Must-Read PRO-iPad Posts « The eBook Test Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:44:19 +0000 http://www.mikeoliveri.com/?p=4084#comment-124400 [...] thanks to @fakebaldur on Twitter for these wonderful ones: Hate the Name, Want the iPad iPad is a Big Deal Guys iPad is the web made physical On the iPad iPad will help us most when it [...] [...] thanks to @fakebaldur on Twitter for these wonderful ones: Hate the Name, Want the iPad iPad is a Big Deal Guys iPad is the web made physical On the iPad iPad will help us most when it [...]

]]> By: Ron Earl Phillips http://www.mikeoliveri.com/2010/01/28/hate-the-name-want-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-124399 Ron Earl Phillips Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:38:55 +0000 http://www.mikeoliveri.com/?p=4084#comment-124399 It's a step, but given what it is as opposed to what it could be, I'm not ready to take that step. I want to see a tablet that is a computer and not just an minor upgrade from a smart phone. Throw in better interaction and touch controls posited by Microsoft's Surface would be even better. To me, I'd like to see a tablet be a tool that can link to other appliances in the house, link with other people and groups of people. Imagine a meeting or a classroom where documents are dispersed with a slide of a tablet, discussions are equally shared and contributed, and projects can be cooperative and not assembly line. Right now this is a single user internet appliance. It could be so much more, and really I expected it to be from Apple. It’s a step, but given what it is as opposed to what it could be, I’m not ready to take that step.

I want to see a tablet that is a computer and not just an minor upgrade from a smart phone. Throw in better interaction and touch controls posited by Microsoft’s Surface would be even better.

To me, I’d like to see a tablet be a tool that can link to other appliances in the house, link with other people and groups of people. Imagine a meeting or a classroom where documents are dispersed with a slide of a tablet, discussions are equally shared and contributed, and projects can be cooperative and not assembly line.

Right now this is a single user internet appliance. It could be so much more, and really I expected it to be from Apple.

]]> By: wolfnoma http://www.mikeoliveri.com/2010/01/28/hate-the-name-want-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-124389 wolfnoma Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:58:01 +0000 http://www.mikeoliveri.com/?p=4084#comment-124389 Mike, I have not been a big Apple fan in my life although I do know they have been on the cutting edge of computer technology. I am however always intrigued by new technology that comes to light in our lifetime and I will be keeping an eye on the iPad. Well done sir. Mike, I have not been a big Apple fan in my life although I do know they have been on the cutting edge of computer technology. I am however always intrigued by new technology that comes to light in our lifetime and I will be keeping an eye on the iPad.

Well done sir.

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