So yeah, I was one of those guys who pre-ordered an iPad (c'mon, it was shiny! How could I not?) and I'm actually looking forward to trading out the laptop and lightening up the backpack a bit. That'll be nice. While I'm waiting for it, I realized the one thing I really want it to do.
No, not tethering. That involves AT&T and money. I'll stay well away from the hungry dinosaur, thanks.
Not a back-facing camera. The pad's a bloody 10" diagonal thing. You want me to hold up something the size of a three ring binder to take a picture? Yeah, right. I was a dork in high school and I'm not looking to relive the glory days.
Not a front-facing camera. I'm going to use this thing in my lap most of the time, and a front camera's just going to be staring up my nose. I'm sure the boyfriend would love that.
USB port? For what? Think I'm going to plug my camera in it? If I'm not using the camera in my phone I'm going to be using the standalone and for that I plug the SD card into my laptop. (And with 700+ shots in a card, and cards being cheap, it's not like I really care if I have to swap it out) And there's no way in hell I'd plug a disk drive into the iPad.
What I really want in the iPad is pairing. Proper pairing. I have a camera and GPS in my iPhone. I don't need another in the iPad -- just connect to my phone and use those. The phone's a far better gadget to be waving around to take pictures anyway. Hell, use the save games and storage on it too. I'm on my third go-round in Plants vs Zombies and I don't really want to start a second sequence. Share those.
While we're at it, pair with my laptop to sync. I'd be happy if the only time I had to plug the pad in was to charge or to upgrade the OS. Connect to the Airport Express I have at home and use those speakers to play audio. And if I really need to print, well, there's a printer hanging off the 'Extreme just waiting to be used.
That's what I want. Connect to the gadgetry I already have and use the resources in them. That'd make things ever so much nicer.
It's not going to happen, of course, but I can always dream.
Posted by Dan at March 23, 2010 07:06 PM | TrackBack (0)