tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086298113860045732012-02-15T22:54:06.624-08:00Administratornoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-69934776055958067342010-01-27T13:45:00.000-08:002010-01-27T20:13:43.808-08:00<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">Top 10 Reasons why the iPad will be successful:</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"> <b>1) Thin and Light</b> - How many laptops with phone/data capability weigh 1.5 lbs.?...</span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>2) Color eBook reader</b> and revolutionary "page-turning" interface </span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>3) iBook</b>s - new bookstore (Kindle/Amazon killer) application</span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>4) 100% backward-compatible with the iPhone</b> and apps already in your iTunes&nbsp;account</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>5) iWor</b><b>k</b> - specifically for iPad (business users will like this)</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>6) Instant On</b></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> </b></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>7) Battery Life</b> - 1 month on standby/10 hours continuous use</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>8) Docking to use with external keyboard</b> while charging</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>9) Fast</b> - 1Ghz processor</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>10)</b> And... last but not least... it's <b>AN ENLARGED IPHONE!</b> (enough said!)</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-6993477605595806734?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-6877984079700463432010-01-27T13:35:00.000-08:002010-01-27T13:35:07.739-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3-UFA8eWIDg/S2CxcGnylMI/AAAAAAAAAEg/6QXcsFWKrZ8/s1600-h/iPad101_firstpic01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3-UFA8eWIDg/S2CxcGnylMI/AAAAAAAAAEg/6QXcsFWKrZ8/s320/iPad101_firstpic01.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-687798407970046343?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-58153988576320299992010-01-27T13:33:00.000-08:002010-01-27T13:33:35.004-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3-UFA8eWIDg/S2CxFZ0b0LI/AAAAAAAAAEY/eb7tBCF1uRs/s1600-h/iPad101_sidesback01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3-UFA8eWIDg/S2CxFZ0b0LI/AAAAAAAAAEY/eb7tBCF1uRs/s320/iPad101_sidesback01.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3-UFA8eWIDg/S2CxDn5yEmI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7w04MJu8trg/s1600-h/ipad101_sizeref01-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3-UFA8eWIDg/S2Cw1QDiKUI/AAAAAAAAAEA/jEarqFRq1G8/s320/iPad101_pricing01.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-8165492794596615240?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-2628871808276791852010-01-27T12:03:00.000-08:002010-01-27T17:02:49.110-08:00Wi-Fi models shipping in late March. Phone/3G models in April...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-262887180827679185?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-86200061720828563912010-01-27T11:05:00.001-08:002010-01-27T11:05:22.916-08:00Steve Jobs, in the presentation still ongoing, said, "Isn't it great what our developers have done in just a few short months?" He then is a bit telling on the timing of this thing when he says, "Imagine what they'll accomplish in the next few months."<br /><br />So, maybe it will be released in March/April, and thus begins a new product cycle (much like how we get a new iPhone hardware release every June).<br /><br />Still waiting for confirmation at 14:05 Eastern time...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-8620006172082856391?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-30670840185439108882010-01-27T10:58:00.000-08:002010-01-27T10:58:00.597-08:00Full color.<br /><br />Buying books through iTunes.<br /><br />Beautiful interface. Using the iPhone tap and swipe to read books. Awesome and will be killing the AMZN stock and Kindle business model...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-3067084018543910888?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-12427984512198637132010-01-27T10:46:00.000-08:002010-01-27T10:46:18.580-08:00Still waiting for phone features and pricing, after 44 minutes into the Apple announcement presentation, but here are some observations so far...<br /><br />It is seriously smart of them to not reinvent the wheel... <br /><br />It has the same look straight-on with the iPhone... Same "home" button, and "slide to unlock"... and is 100% backward compatible, and synchs with the iPhone and all apps, via your iTunes account.<br /><br />Smart, very smart.<br /><br />What about the phone and contract and device pricing?...<br /><br />Waiting...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-1242798451219863713?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608629811386004573.post-7368375133165428332010-01-27T10:43:00.000-08:002010-01-27T10:43:15.224-08:00So, it's called the iPad...<br /><br />Michele Caruso-Cabrerra from CNBC just said that it makes her think of a feminine product... yuck.<br /><br />We're 41 minutes into the January 27th Apple announcement conference, and they still haven't announced the price...<br /><br />0.5 inches thick, 1.5 pounds, 9.7 inch display... 100% backwards compatible with iPhone and apps.<br /><br />More to come...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/608629811386004573-736837513316542833?l=ipad101.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Administratornoreply@blogger.com0