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Posted on 07.16.10 to Clare, Personal by Joan
Journey Watch on the iPad
I finally got my hands on an iPad. I’ve been obsessing over it for weeks and decided to get it to treat myself for everything that I’ve been through lately. I got the 32GB 3G version and I have been having a great time so far. I was a little worried that it would be no more than a frivolous purchase for me, since I treat my iPhone very much like an iPad. But the user experience between both gadgets have both been very different.
I use the iPad for more reading — ebooks, emagazines and much more surfing on the web. Yes, I agree that reading an actual book and touching one would always be a favoured activity for most, but one can’t deny the extension of the experience that technology brings with more interactivity.
For example, I was just reading an issue of WIRED on the iPad, an article that talks about Industrial Light Magic’s 35th anniversary and had a video showing a compilation of some of their best movies and the magic they worked into them! I was quite blown away by the experience actually as it felt so surreal.
I love reading magazines on the iPad because it saves me from throwing them out when I’m done. I usually just rip out articles I want to keep and throw away the rest. Now it’s digital and we save some trees in the process. Win-win situation for all.
Even Clare is enjoying it aplenty, with more screen real estate than the iPhone has. Speaking of which, the little girl is turning into quite a drama queen. She woke up this morning, later than usual because she had no school, and promptly declared that she was tired. She then proceeded to whine, flop on the floor, wail … all of which expended way more energy than if she had just got into the bathroom to get ready. The photo below, was her in one of the various states of whining. I think it’s true that we pay back for all the crap we put our parents through when we were kids.
* This post was brought to you by the iPad.
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