A few days back Steve Jobs announced Apple’s intention of releasing the iPad, a 9.7 inch touch-screen computer that looks a little like an oversized iPod touch or iPhone. Now that the dust has settled, here’s a roundup of reviews from across the globe.
Digits, the technology blog from the Wall Street Journal has a review by Marisa Taylor.
CNet Video reviews courtesy of the Artuji.com blog.
A nice article from I4U blog that does a good job of summarising the reviews.
Some YouTube vids of people’s thoughts. Link One, Link Two, Link Three
TechRader.com’s Susie Ochs has a hands-on review
First impressions from UberGizmo
Australian site Lasoo.com.au has a nice, easy to read summary
KnowYourMobile.com round up the major sites thoughts.
The Huffington Post reviews with photos the Nine Worst Things About the iPad
The Telegraph’s take on it
PC World’s ‘The Critics Weigh In’ article
Australian site news.com.au has a review too
Joe Hewitt has a favourable review and thinks of the possibilities on his site
Matt Legen Gemmell comments on iPad Application Design
Craig Mod writes about Books in the Age of the iPad
Wired.Com has an article ‘Ten Things That Are Missing From The iPad‘
Apple iPad: A Comprehensive Guide brought to you by Mashable
A humorous comparison between the iPad Vs Rock
Apple iPad – The Definitive Guide (so far)
Gizmodo Article – Everything You Need To Know
How Apple themselves are promoting the iPad (official site)
Another article from Mashable – Nine Upcoming Alternatives to the iPad
TeachPaperLess has some great thoughts on the initial release; namely -wait for v2
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I think its a cool product, but I don’t see it as being revolutionary or a great tool for education (because of cost and how it works.)
Here’s my thoughts on the iPad and education: http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/apple-ipad-is-it-game-changer.html
It is also a glorified Kindle. Why buy the $500 Kindle when you can have an iPad that does a dozen more things as well, and has App access.