Why This iHater Is Going To Get An iPad 3G

Posted by on April 4, 2010 in Awesome, Technology, Video | 2 comments

When the iPad was first revealed to the world I was very disappointed.

The lack of camera, flash and multitasking made the device less appealing in my eyes, making to look elsewhere (with the HP TouchSmart and WePad being top contenders–and no, I would never by a Joo Joo after they screwed over Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, but that is another story).

Fortunately, wiser geeks than I have remedied these issues, making the iPad gloriously awesome again.

No Camera for me? Think again.

Forget Apple’s camera connection kit. I would never buy something like that, mainly because its for taking pictures or video on a digital camera, which I’ve (unfortunately) come to loathe due to Apple’s iPhone.

Instead, I can simply upload images to either Flickr or Picasa, and download them to the iPad.

Video is a little bit trickier, but I’m hoping the KnockingLive will be able to remedy that for me in a few weeks. (hint, hint!)

Sudden Flash Backs

The only reason I was upset about the lack of Flash for the iPad was the fact that services like Hulu would not work for me (since their ads are in flash and no flash equals no cash).

Thanks to the boys and girls at Google (hat tip: TechCrunch) this may no longer be an issue as they converted a flash game of Quake into an HTML5 compatible game.

More sites are jumping on board the HTML5 iPad train, so this means that Hulu may soon be available plus Facebook videos may finally play in my iPhone! (and everyone shouts hurray)

Lack of Multitasking?

Truth be told the only reason I would want multitasking for the iPad is so that I can play Pandora in the background.

I could care less about instant messaging (as I hardly use it any more thanks to Twitter and Facebook) and those silly GPS apps that broadcast your where abouts globally in order to make it easier to get robbed.

But for the love of geek I would pay extra money or even suffer through a Twilight flick in order to play Pandora in the background (and no I’m not joking–well, at least when it comes to Twilight, as I haven’t seen it yet).

Fortunately hackers may make that possible via a jailbreak. The only trade off is that Skype may no longer work. :-(

Other reasons?

  • $30/month for unlimited internet contract free (everywhere else is between $40-$60/month with a 2 year contract–ugggghhh!)
  • $30 total for iWork productivity apps verses $400 for Microsoft Office. And if I like neither, I can still use Documents to Go or Quickoffice apps
  • The touch screen is second to none. Don’t believe me? Compare the iPhone (which the iPad is based upon) to its rivals to see what I mean.
  • Between iBooks and Stanza, I’ll have access to over 500,000 books! It will probably be a million by years end! I can carry a library without having to carry a library! Plus it will work great for text books (for college)
  • Netflix and ABC on the iPad! Farewell cable!

So yeah, I’m finally going to get an iPad 3G. Not when it comes out (as I want to avoid the iCrowds!) but I’ll visit my local Apple Store or order it online in late May. :-D

  • http://www.bradleyfarless.com/ Brad F.

    I guess you could say I'm still a hater on this one. I can't see a need for this device, for a number of reasons. The biggest reason is that it does exactly what my iPhone does, except on a bigger screen.

    What I would mostly want to use this thing for would be to read books, but if I want to read, I'd rather have an e-ink screen so I can read longer and with less eye strain.

    I'm not totally giving up on the idea of getting a 'pad' though. I'll be finally replacing my one-foot-in-the-grave 2007 MBP at the end of this month (unless something goes awry with our budget again) with a Lenovo Ideapad. The thing has some really nice specs and is still fairly lightweight.

    By the way, this blog doesn't have comment notification via e-mail does it?

    • http://www.darnellclayton.com darnell

      Hey Bradley,

      The e-ink screen is a plus on the Kindle as well as other devices.

      Although I prefer to read on something that doesn't require an additional light. :-)

      Email subscriptions? Hmmm…I guess this blog doesn't have this option! I'll have to investigate why and see if I can add the code sometime today.

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