iPad on Charlie Rose
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Michael Arrington, Walter Mossberg, and David Carr discuss Apple’s new iPad on the Charlie Rose show.
Mossberg is brilliant but all of them, including him, miss the idea that it’s not just the form factor that’s a game changer, it’s the simplicity. The iPad is may be the first computer appliance and while that’s not talked about much when talking about “features” I think it’s the killer feature that will define a new market.
Richard
When I saw this picture (http://images.apple.com/ipad/specs/images/case_5_20100127.png), I was immediately reminded of the AlphaSmart Neo. The iPad could be the Neo with wifi!
I am thinking of getting one, and will use it like a Neo – the other iPad features would be bonuses.
Do you know if the iPad’s Notes feature saves as plain text and can be exported?
Chet: Yes, the iPad will use a version of Pages that can save text in a variety of formats. I think those other features will be more than bonuses after a while…
If I were getting an iPad as a high end AlphaSmart Neo I’d be sure to get the physical keyboard dock accessory along with it.
Thanks, Richard.
I mean this:
http://images.apple.com/ipad/gallery/images/gallery-software-notes-20100127.jpg
Chet: That’s probably the same notes app that runs on the phone. I’ve not used it much so I don’t know what it’s output is but my guess is it will sync with iTunes and produce text files you can retrieve on your computer. I doubt they’ll be proprietary in format.
Whether or not the iPad will be able to send text out via cable like the AlphaSmart I have no idea since it doesn’t have the ports to do that. It’s built for wireless communication.
Dig around a bit more here and you may find the information you’re looking for:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/