My other post is on its way but I had to Mark this day in History

Ok so I've been up today sitting at the computer with multiple windows open on my 24" screen all with live video feeds and web sites talking about Apples Latest and Greatest... The iPad

I'm not going to get into specs and all that, cause the few of you that actually care can find that yourselves. But I do want to mention that I think this little machine is going to push computers to whole new level.
The funny thing is how resistant my two fellow geeks are about this thing.

Jason does not think this thing is a Kindle Killer (the kindle being an eBook reader) (eBooks being digital Electronic Books)
I think the Kindle is done. It doesn't matter how nice the eInk the Kindle uses is, and how long the battery life is, people want pretty. Apple makes Pretty. I'm not a MAC user, but I know that Apple knows how to get people with looks. So the way a book looks on the Kindle in plain Black and White, will never compare to the bright colorful screen of the iPad. The fact that someone can read in the dark without disturbing someone next to them is already a bonus, and then there are pictures, so that opens up all kinds of options for books you couldn't have on a kindle. Yes people like the Kindle, but give that same person the ability to do more with their Kindle and they won't complain.

Sheree for instance,Jason says she would not use the iPad. Well does she have a Laptop? What does she use that Laptop for? Surfing the web, checking Email, looking at pictures, maybe organizing lesson plans, and that's about it I'm sure, cause believe it or not that's what the majority of people do on computer these days with the addition of Multimedia. So if Sheree could do all that on a slim screen (yes typing is a bitch but the Keyboard Dock solves that) and then take that screen to the couch, lay down while Jason plays NHL 2010, and read a book, then she has the urge to look up a recipe, or decides she wants to go see a movie so she looks up showtimes, or a pop up comes up saying I sent her one of my amazing emails, or she wants to play some tetris, or Jason says something she disagrees on so she pops up google to prove herself right, maybe she wants to record something via Sage so she needs to use the Webserver to schedule the recording etc... All of this can be done while never moving from the comfortable position you're in on the couch.

Now Eddie says its not a computer, its a Big Ipod.... Yes it is, and you know what, the ipod is an amazing machine for ease of use. And to be in that same position on the couch and to just swipe my fingers on a screen is super easy to do. And because its bigger than an iPod, it makes touching the screen that much more comfortable because you don't need to be as precise, you don't need to use one hand to hold it (it can rest on your lap), and you don't need to strain to read the small text.
I don't know what Eddie's idea of a computer is, but walk into any computer store and you see all these prebuilt computers some with Touchscreens some without, but everything now has that "Apple" look with Big bright Icons, with flashy reflective interfaces, that just to switch apps you have this "cool" coverflow kind of thing happening, And no I'm not just talking Win7, this is with any Netbook linux OS right down to the newest version of Ubuntu.

When you get in a new car what has GPS and Media built in... what does the interface look like? Big Icons, and menus... You can by a refrigerator that keeps track of your expiry dates and grocery lists... Big Icons, Menus... None of this stuff is powered by computers? So because the interface changed that changes the category? So that would mean that the last time I had a computer was back in the DOS days, because once Windows came out and the interface changed that was the end of computers, and the first Apple was never a computer cause it went straight to Icons and Menus.

Obviously I'm exaggerating here, but as someone who regularly has computers dropped off on my stairs to be repaired, I see more and more that the crazy computers of yesterday are no longer needed. People want something EASY to use. How much easier can point your fingers at a tiny picture be? You want something enlarged... Make the motion with your hand... that's it. Tech has changed. Its all about online now. You really only need a computer with an internet connection and thats it.
I'm not saying this thing will replace your home computer, but it can easily replace many laptops but for more advanced stuff like Photoshop, gaming, video editing, you still need a home computer.

People like Ed, Jason and myself will always need Real computers, but for people like Dino, Sheree, and the other regular people out there, this thing is going to change computing forever. I can already see my mom sitting in Portugal in the backyard with this thing on her lap while reading an email, maybe watching a movie, or reading up on how to ruin a jokes punchline. While my dad sits inside flipping through soccer scores. I really think this thing is the Wii of computers. Ed you don't have a Wii, neither do I or Jason.... and guess what.. Nintendo Doesn't Give a F*** about us. They care about the millions of others that bought it cause its EASY to use. Apple doesn't give a F*** either. They know that the Geeks get their hands on their shit and they complain about stuff like Multitasking, and Flash support. Well the Basic user doesn't know what the hell that is and doesn't miss it.
The App store is locked down??? Again, Basic user see's thousands off Apps and is overwhelmed, you... you miss the one app to decrypt wifi, or manage MySql Databases.

Seriously, I've never been a fanboy or a Hater, I respect the tech. When Minority Report came out, was I the only one saying "Oh thats so Cool I want that" well for christs sakes its almost here, and you're complaining it doesn't have a friggin web cam? Seriously You can't selectively be a GEEK. A geek isn't someone that owns an external Hard Drive. Its the Person that carried around a Box of 25 Floppies around just to play Castle Wallenstein, and was happy as long as they could do it.

Yes the iPad has potential, and yes the next few years you'll see a web cam, and all kinds of shit you wanted and never use, but this is the in for them. Steve Jobs just went out with a BANG. There is nothing left for him to do. He will go down as a revolutionary Tech GOD, and I thank god I was around to see this stuff happen. This is not me drinking the Kool Aid, and maybe I'm wrong on all of it, but done right, this is a huge deal for the world. This is the shit we grew up watching on Star Trek back when we were kids, and in 60 days we have the ability to walk around like Spock, with a computer resting on our forearm, and watch PORN!
And my friends... If I can watch Porn with one hand free.... well lets just call that a good day...

And a Good Day to Youz
Nelson

PS: And the PRICE!!! I bought a 64Gig SDD for 300 bucks 3 months ago.. now I get a touch screen PC to go with!!! Thank Youz Very Much