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First iPad Video Review

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OK, Apple has done it again. The entire tech and Web communities are talking about the iPad. There is no doubt that it is an exciting product, and with its astounding pre order numbers, it is most definitely a game-changer, even Hollywood is in on it. Check out this guest appearance by the iPad on one of TV’s hottest shows, Modern Family.

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Direct link: http://vimeo.com/10595371 (without the useless bla)

The PCMag review is quite good. That’s the way video reviews should be done. It’s also without surprises.

Yeah, I like the style, no messing around just got straight down to it.

Very true. It's very informative yet very terse, and contains fun personal touches. Thanks for the link.

This review was so good that I was able to watch it with the sound off and yet it left me with no additional questions.

The reviewer flipped through most of the out of the box functionality of the iPad in real time with decent editing and no flashy graphics or bulleted lists.

Thanks, PCMag!

TBH I, like most techy-people was not excited about the iPad at launch. However, the more I see about it, the more excited I get.

Although it is a simple device, I think it is becoming quite obvious that the apps are going to make this device (unlike the iPhone which was groundbreaking before the apps), I think the small amount of extra screen real estate you get with the iPad is going to make a huge difference.

I think there is also just something overtly natural about not having an intermediary device to interact with it like a mouse. Just my thoughts...

I wouldn't call it a small amount of extra screen real estate, it has more than 5x the number of pixels that the iPhone has.

Heh heh. That would make for a funny "multi-tasking" experience. Four original-sized iPhone app tiled beside each other.

Good point! :-)

I agree: it's unimaginable to think of them releasing iPad without the App Store; with the iPhone, the lack of 3rd party apps was just a bullet point under "cons".

About the screen size: I saw someone say basically that it's just a bigger iPhone in the same way a swimming pool is just a bigger bathtub.

Is Apple already shipping iPads? I've seen a lot of people on Twitter talking about apps, and I have no idea how they're using them.

Could someone please tell me how this device possibly can be an success once people figure out that they cant watch free online porn with it? A statistic I just made up proves that 37.8% of all internet activity is devoted to consumption of nudity for recreational purposes. (non-recreational is only 12.2%)

I suppose it'll work much like BBC iPlayer or whatnot with streaming H.264 to the device (If that's even how it works, I am not knowledgeable on the subject). Many porn sites claim to have iPhone versions, not that I know anything about that or have ever tried,

I'd love it if the live BBC channel streams would also supply a Flash alternative. Though I'm not too hopeful as they seem to be a lesser-known sideshow at the moment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/watchlive/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/watchlive/

This is, as we say, a solved problem- check YouPorn.

doesn't that require flash?

pornhub doesnt need flash on the iphone

Nah, they've had an iPhone version out for ages- the porn industry has always been fast to hop on new tech trends.

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