- Feb 14, 2004
- 48,414
- 5,270
- 136
Even though the iPad (seriously? iPad?) has most of the features I want, I'm not very excited about it...I'd rather have a Verizon iPhone. Anyway, I thought about all the things I actually WOULD use and thought I'd see what everyone else was thinking. Here's my top features list:
1. iCal: Giant, touchable calendar. Touch to expand. Awesome. I'd probably buy it for this feature alone.
2. AirVideo: Stream my movie collection anywhere (but I usually watch TV & movies together with my wife, so...?).
3. Internet: Just for looking stuff up, easier than on the tiny iPhone. Plus with 3G...Internet anywhere.
4. Email: That'd be pretty handy, especially like this (but I was perfectly happy with the iPhone for email).
5. GPS: 10" GPS in my car. Holy awesome batman.
But...none of those really make a strong enough case for me to spend $499 on it. I'll probably wait until Rev.2, or just get the most basic one if I can find enough compelling features about it (if they have some good cinematography stuff, like a Smart Slate app, that'd be pretty awesome). For me, the iPhone is just a much more usuable device. Just wish it came in Verizon flavor.
Right now I am NOT planning on buying an iPad, as much as I'd like to have one to toy with. I honestly don't think I'd use it that much. I'll be anxiously awaiting reviews and usability reports to see how it actually fares in real-life. Reading would be super neat on it, of course. But I pretty much use my computer for everything, and the iPhone when I had it. I dunno. I don't know if even having an iChat cam would make a difference, because I don't even use my webcam now! The GPS would be neat, and really the coolest feature for me right now is iCal, lol.
How bout you - what would YOU use an iPad for?
1. iCal: Giant, touchable calendar. Touch to expand. Awesome. I'd probably buy it for this feature alone.
2. AirVideo: Stream my movie collection anywhere (but I usually watch TV & movies together with my wife, so...?).
3. Internet: Just for looking stuff up, easier than on the tiny iPhone. Plus with 3G...Internet anywhere.
4. Email: That'd be pretty handy, especially like this (but I was perfectly happy with the iPhone for email).
5. GPS: 10" GPS in my car. Holy awesome batman.
But...none of those really make a strong enough case for me to spend $499 on it. I'll probably wait until Rev.2, or just get the most basic one if I can find enough compelling features about it (if they have some good cinematography stuff, like a Smart Slate app, that'd be pretty awesome). For me, the iPhone is just a much more usuable device. Just wish it came in Verizon flavor.
Right now I am NOT planning on buying an iPad, as much as I'd like to have one to toy with. I honestly don't think I'd use it that much. I'll be anxiously awaiting reviews and usability reports to see how it actually fares in real-life. Reading would be super neat on it, of course. But I pretty much use my computer for everything, and the iPhone when I had it. I dunno. I don't know if even having an iChat cam would make a difference, because I don't even use my webcam now! The GPS would be neat, and really the coolest feature for me right now is iCal, lol.
How bout you - what would YOU use an iPad for?