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	<title>Shiny Things &#187; iPad</title>
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		<title>Just a little test&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Testing publishing via the Wordpress app for iPad&#8230;  
It&#8217;s very buggy, and you can forget about including any images or formatting  
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		<title>Tablet, err iPad, thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I still really want one, in some ways I’m a little disappointed in some aspects of the iPad.
Pros:

Price is way lower than I was expecting.
If you can (as was implied) start/stop the 3G plan on a monthly basis that would be pretty neat if you suddenly found a need while travelling.
Assuming there are sensible [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I still really want one, in some ways I’m a little disappointed in some aspects of the iPad.</p>
<p>Pros:</p>
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<li>Price is way lower than I was expecting.</li>
<li>If you can (as was implied) start/stop the 3G plan on a monthly basis that would be pretty neat if you suddenly found a need while travelling.</li>
<li>Assuming there are sensible ways to work with documents, E.g. send/receive/download/edit, then the iWork apps and the keyboard make this a great substitute for a notebook when travelling.</li>
<li>At 1.5 pounds it’s half the weight of the Macbook Air, which already is super-light.</li>
<li>If the figures are correct, 10 hours of battery life while watching movies is remarkable.</li>
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<p>Cons:</p>
<ul>
<li>4:3 is a horrible aspect ratio that really is a step back for a device where video is a key feature.</li>
<li>While the keyboard accessory is nice, why couldn’t it have worked with the existing Apple Bluetooth keyboards? Or the stand feature a USB socket that could accept any keyboard?</li>
<li>No multi-tasking. The device clearly has the power and battery life, and not being able to listen to Pandora while working on email, or edit an image for a document, is a big disappointment on a device purported to be more than a phone. At this point Apple are beginning to look simply stubborn.</li>
<li>The handling of existing iPhone apps is disappointing. I would have liked to see them act like widgets that could be moved around the screen and resized. With multiple widgets allowed at once.</li>
<li>Despite what the press and Apple say, until there is a way to play games using a physical controller, these devices will struggle to really compete as games devices. While some games can work fantastically with a touch interface, many others range from “ok” to “mediocre”. (Most action/shooter games fall into this latter category).</li>
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<p>I still want one though.</p>
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