iPhone and iPad from a Sharp Canadian Perspective
Minding the Gaps has started listing potential iPad use cases to answer the question: What will an iPad be good for? Some of the use cases listed so far: Law enforcement Medical Coaching Playbook Music Board Games Kind of reminds me of an old series in Yahoo Internet Life which compared the old way with […]
Apple announced an US iPad release of April 3 with pre-orders March 12. The 3G enabled version is targeted for release at the end of April. The announcement mentioned release in Canada which was estimated to be a month later than in the US. iPad information still pending: Canadian cell providers (1 or all 3?)
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Craig Mod beautifully expresses one exciting aspect of the iPad as a distribution device for what he calls definite content. The emphasis is on the potential for presentation and layout for richer content but let’s face it large and even larger screens exist but are just not as easy to hold, carry, and interact with.
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How to Compete with the iPad There is a lot of criticism out there from computer pundits most of whom have compiled top ten lists of conventional computer features that the iPad needs to be successful. Matt Gemmell has turned this around with an excellent article, How to Compete with iPad, explaining what computer suppliers
It will be really interesting what new kinds of apps will be created for the iPad. I am already jazzed about Omnigroup’s announcement that they will be introducing OmniOutliner and enhanced OmniFocus for the iPad. Omnigraffle touch would be awesome. Brushes will be great with a bigger screen. I can’t wait to pay my $30
Tailored Multitasking One of the criticisms of the iPad is the assertion that it doesn’t support multitasking. Of course the facts are that it really does but it is restricted to some core Apple apps. For performance, battery and other reasons it is likely that a new form of multitasking will be enforced with tradeoffs
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One way to unleash your creativity is to have a fast and easy way of visualizing your stories. Previously this has mostly been done with pencil and paper sketches but now it can be done with your iphone or ipod touch portable device through the Cenemek Storyboard composer. The product which also is identified as
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As the Christmas commercialism moves into high gear think about all the things you don’t need because you have an iPhone. 33 things you don’t need if you have an iPhone (Via TUAW.)
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Some apps you don’t have to get from the Apple ITunes store. Web apps can be opened in mobile Safari and added to the home screen. Apple – Web apps – All Categories (Via Apple site.)
pic2shop is a free barcode scanner that lets you scan products and comparison shop by looking up prices from various sources on the Internet. It makes so much sense to have a multi-functional portable computer rather than many special purpose devices. This is another example of how Apple adds value to their iPhone platform by
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