Enough for the rumors and rambling, we wanted to give you an overview of how blogs reacted to the new device.
Here’s what the internet is saying about the tablet iPad.
Daring Fireball - The iPad Big Picture
“Apple now owns and controls their own mobile CPUs. There aren’t many companies in the world that can say that. And from what I saw today, Apple doesn’t just own and control a mobile CPU, they own and control the hands-down best mobile CPU in the world. Software aside (which is a huge thing to put aside), it may well be that no other company could make a device today matching the price, size, and performance of the iPad. They’re not getting into the CPU business for kicks, they’re getting into it to kick ass.”
Information Architects - The iPad and the Publishing Industry
“Fact is, if it is even easier to read on a tablet than on a paper, I don’t see any reason why I should continue to buy books. “
Pentagram - Five Ways the iPad Will Change Magazine Design
“The new iPad from Apple, presented in typical Steve Jobs fashion as game-changing, will, in fact, revolutionize the way we read magazines. Combining the rich visual content of a print publication, the ever-changing immediacy of a website, and the portability of an e-book reader, the iPad is something new.”
Mossberg - First Impressions of the New Apple iPad
“It’s about the software, stupid. While all sorts of commentators were focusing on how much Apple’s new $499 iPad tablet computer looks like an oversized iPhone, the key to whether it can be the first multi-function tablet to win wide public acceptance probably lies in whether consumers perceive it as a suitable replacement for a laptop in key scenarios. And that, in my view, depends heavily on the software and services that flow through its handsome little body.”
Guardian - Can the Apple iPad save newspapers?
“If Steve Jobs would save journalism, it might be possible that publishers would get him the Holy Grail.”
LifeHacker - The Problem with the Apple iPad
“For most people, netbooks have very limited sex appeal. There’s no question they do what they’re supposed to do, or that they do it well, but last I checked, the netbook hasn’t really filled that “When you just need a lightweight computer to do some lightweight surfing, word processing, etc.” need. The iPad is aiming straight at this market, and could potentially succeed where netbooks haven’t.”
MacWorld - The iPad’s five best surprises
“The iPad’s huge screen—which has the potential to be great for working with email and text—and the announcement of iWork for iPad (see my next item) had several Macworld editors crossing their fingers that Apple wouldn’t hold back on this obvious feature. This time around, Apple didn’t disappoint. “
“You may or may not be in the queue for an iPad in March, April, May or June. Or you may decide to stay your hand for version 2.0 or 3.0. But believe me the iPad is here to stay and nothing will be quite the same again. “
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