I was actually waiting for this thing for quite a while, but I doubt I'll end up getting one. There are a few missing features which kill this thing for me.
1. No front facing camera(No camera at all) so can't use it with skype.
2. I wish it could stream music to airport express to control my HT.
3. No Flash support.
4. No OS X
5. No Multitasking (making this device lame!)
6. No USB Ports
7. No SD or MicroSD slot
8. Crappy battery life
9. Expensive
10. A little big for portability (not the biggest issue I have)
11. No HDMI
12. The name iPad...o.k.ok, its funny, I like it...insert joke here__________________
Reminds me of Bose... hey it looks nice and will probably be easy to use but it is missing a lot of basics, comes with a hefty price tag and will have a lot marketing behind it. Now go buy me!
I think too many people were expecting this to be the Jesus Pad -- come done from on high to save us
all from our tech deficiencies. This device is not a replacement for your much more capable laptop or desktop computer.
Look, this device is version el numero uno.
People panned the first iPod -- "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." You know what's happened since then.
People panned the first iPhone -- WHAT?! NO COPY/PASTE? You know what's happened since then.
Everyone and their geek brother is panning the iPad -- (I'll spare you the examples). Yep -- you know what's going to happen.
I am intrigued by it for sure, but I will withhold hard judgements until I've actually help it and used it myself.
