So you probably heard that this thing came out today.
People at work were talking about whether or not they needed one. People on twitter were complaining that it’s not a netbook. People on facebook were like, “Well, I have a laptop and an iPhone, so this seems stupid.”
NOT TO ME!
Reasons Dave and I need iPads:
1. After work, I pretty much only use Google Chrome, Tweetie and Mail. I read my blogs on Google reader, check facebook, maybe write a blog post, do general surfing, check twitter, and maybe reply to some e-mails. I could do all of that just fine on an iPad.
2. With my current job, I’m traveling a bit more. So the wireless access and ability to read a book when/wherever would be awesome.
3. Dave’s parents don’t have the internets and we always bring down the laptop but it’s basically a glorified photo viewer at their house. With the iPad we could show his parents pictures of Dave’s cousins on facebook in Mexico, etc. We could watch videos/movies/tv, etc.
4. We could watch movies on road trips!
That’s pretty much it. If we both had one, we could use the MacBook we “share” (we would share it if I didn’t have a laptop from work) as home base for backup, software updates, light design work, etc.
It remains to be seen if it can multitask, which the iPhone can’t do unless you unlock it. Because that could be a dealbreaker.
Is it necessary? Absolutely not. But 9 years ago I’d have said the same thing about an iPod.
UPDATE: I also need the Steve Jobs Face app:
