I, like perhaps many of you, lost a good chunk of productivity during the middle of the day today as the big Apple Event was unveiled. In moment to moment updates from blogs and instant trending topics on twitter it felt just as if we were there. Everyone at the office would shout out the latest update. Many had multiple blogs auto-refreshing.
After the initial excitement and the subsequent fun that was had at the unfortunate choice of a name, iPad, we discussed the pros and cons of owning such a device. Would it be feasible for our office? Would it be good for travel, uploading pictures, reviewing uncompressed HD footage, etc?
Many people have weighed in on why they are disappointed with Apple's announcement today. But I think they may be missing the point. Perhaps they're not the intended audience.
Consider what this device would do for education. Imagine having all your textbooks in front of you all at once. Educators and students could benefit greatly from this kind of technology.
It isn't a laptop. It's not an iPhone/iPod Touch. People thought it would be both. It really does seem to be creating an in-between market. Apple believes there's demand for such a market. They've been right in the past.
Do you think Apple got it right with the iPad?
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