Feb 1, 2010 – Apple designed the iPad to be a communications and entertainment device that falls into an entirely new category somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop. I wouldn’t classify this as a tablet PC because it’s a closed system and you’re limited to what you can do with it. With only a 1GHz processor, no expandable RAM and limited storage options, you wouldn’t be able to run programs like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom or Aperture in a production environment. But that’s ok; the iPad wasn’t designed to do that. Just because it’s limited doesn’t make it bad, it just makes it different! So let’s focus on what the iPad does well and why it’s worth considering for your photography business.

The iPad will be a great communications device by providing high-speed access to the Internet for web browsing and email. The large screen will make viewing web pages and emails much easier than a smartphone without as much scrolling or zooming. With the built-in microphone port you’ll have the ability to use VOIP applications like Skype for high-quality voice communications to anyone in the world for little or no cost. Updating your blogs and accessing social networks like Twitter and Facebook will be a snap with dedicated applications like the one’s already available for the iPhone.

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Trevor Current

Founder of Current Photographer, co-host of The Digital Photography Cafe Show, Designer, Photographer, and overall tech geek.

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Feb 1, 2010 – After much speculation and anticipation the Apple iPad was introduced to the world at a press event on Wednesday January 27th. This new device is designed for web browsing, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more.

The iPad measures 9.56” high x 7.47” wide by .5” deep and weighs only 1.5 lbs. It has a 9.7” Multi-Touch LED backlit glossy widescreen with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels at 132 pixels per inch. The IPS technology delivers crisp, clear images and consistent color with an ultra-wide 178 degree viewing angle.

There was a lot of speculation about what operating system the iPad would use. Some said it would be a stripped down version of Snow Leopard, and others were saying it would use a version of the iPhone OS. Well the iPhone OS wins and reports show it’s using the unreleased version, 3.2. The 12 core applications that come with the iPad have been completely rewritten by Apple taking full advantage of the new OS and to fit the new larger form factor. All of the apps work in portrait and landscape automatically switching between the two when the iPad is rotated. The “soft” keyboard is almost full-size and makes it possible to type with both hands.

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Trevor Current

Founder of Current Photographer, co-host of The Digital Photography Cafe Show, Designer, Photographer, and overall tech geek.

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