Comments on: The iPad http://onlinemasai.com/the-ipad/ Blogging Loud & Clear From Africa Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:12:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jonas http://onlinemasai.com/the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Jonas Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:49:49 +0000 http://onlinemasai.com/?p=169#comment-154 Finally someone who does not just watch Apple's advertising video and does not think two times about that it is not an information video but an advert :) What is alarming is the fact that this is a tablet pc running a phone OS ... and it can only run software bought from Apple. And in addition to what you have pointed out: * The storage is very limited as well (64GB yes but then we are not talking 500USD). * It does not have USB support (requires very clumsy adapters). Also this product is not new. There have been reading tablets available for years. Initially they all flopped but Amazon is doing very well with their Kindle these days. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Original-Wireless-generation/dp/B000FI73MA - 260USD And this is IMO more interesting - coming out of the one laptop per child project at 100USD! http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20 Running a full Linux distro ... Finally someone who does not just watch Apple’s advertising video and does not think two times about that it is not an information video but an advert :)

What is alarming is the fact that this is a tablet pc running a phone OS … and it can only run software bought from Apple.

And in addition to what you have pointed out:

* The storage is very limited as well (64GB yes but then we are not talking 500USD).

* It does not have USB support (requires very clumsy adapters).

Also this product is not new. There have been reading tablets available for years. Initially they all flopped but Amazon is doing very well with their Kindle these days.
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Original-Wireless-generation/dp/B000FI73MA – 260USD

And this is IMO more interesting – coming out of the one laptop per child project at 100USD!
http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20
Running a full Linux distro …

]]> By: coldtusker http://onlinemasai.com/the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-153 coldtusker Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:40:36 +0000 http://onlinemasai.com/?p=169#comment-153 Well, it is not meant to be a PC... yet. And expect upgrades in the next 10 months as the Xmas 2010 holiday season approaches! Well, it is not meant to be a PC… yet.

And expect upgrades in the next 10 months as the Xmas 2010 holiday season approaches!

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