<p>It does have Bluetooth so it is possible (in the hardware sense) to connect a wireless keyboard. I don’t know if such support is provided in the released product tomorrow. I do know that my wireless headphones work with the iPod Touch.</p>
<p>I am so tempted to jump in on this but I think I’d want the on-the-go internet options and am not sure I want to pay the premium so I may be able to hold out until the next gen comes out - we’ll see though! I do love my iPhone and need to get my hands on an iPad to see if it would truly be something that could match my needs outside of the standard desktop at work and home.</p>
<p>I am waiting- but still this is funny
[iPad</a>? Amazon Knows Not of This iPad You Speak Of - Seattle News - The Daily Weekly](<a href=“http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2010/04/ipad_amazon_knows_not_of_this.php]iPad”>http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2010/04/ipad_amazon_knows_not_of_this.php)</p>
<p>I’ve sometimes wished the screen on my iPod Touch was bigger. I can’t see giving up my lap/desktop, but I could definitely have fun with an iPad.</p>
<p>Apparently it doesn’t do well in the sun: </p>
<p>
[Techies</a> Fume Over iPad’s Hidden Weakness | The Atlantic Wire](<a href=“http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Techies-Fume-Over-iPads-Hidden-Weakness-3098]Techies”>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Techies-Fume-Over-iPads-Hidden-Weakness-3098)</p>
<p>I’m not particularly a techie, but I can’t figure out what’s good about the iPad. I’m sure it’s not them, it’s me. :)</p>
<p>But, bleh, typing on my itouch is a misery. I hit the wrong key about 1 out of 3 times. And that’s pointing with one finger. Touch typing would be a nightmare.</p>
<p>Writing is my biggest use on my computers. I need the best word processor, and easy mobility. (Of course, I have never been able to adjust to the touchpads on laptops–mice work much better for me.)</p>
<p>If your computer is just an “internet reader,” than I can see the attraction, but for actual participation, i’m definitely in the meh category.</p>
<p>I can type fairly quickly on the iPod Touch but I don’t plan on entering much data on the device. I have laptops and desktops for that. I prefer dark environments for using my desktop computers as my eyes generally work better in the dark. My eyeglass prescription during the day is quite a bit stronger than it is for night use.</p>
<p>I don’t like mice- I have used laptops as my main computer for decades- my last desktop was about 14 years ago- a clone Mac.</p>
<p>( I also don’t like sitting at desks)</p>
<p>Just to change the discussion a bit, isn’t it interesting how the original mega technology companies failed to capitalize on the computer/wireless device/telephone/PDA internet schtick? In the 1990s, lots of experts expected that the original AT&T, Xerox, IBM, Sony would overwhelm Apple. Never happened, even though Apple had some dark days. Even HP and Dell haven’t brought much innovation to the marketplace. Apple got better and got ahead, especially regarding the internet.</p>
<p>I doubt that I’ll get an iPad.</p>
<p>I need a heavy-duty computer for work, so it doesn’t replace the laptop. I don’t like being tied to Apple as the content provider (iTunes), so it doesn’t replace my audio/video player. I don’t like touch keyboards and need to run multiple apps at the same time, so it doesn’t replace my Android-based Motorola smart phone with the slide-out keyboard. I don’t like the eye strain caused by back-lighting when I read, so it doesn’t replace my Kindle. (And I don’t like my book’s battery running low – the Kindle goes for days and days.)</p>
<p>It would be great if one gadget could be everything, but the iPad isn’t it for me, and with Apple’s approach to controlling content, that one gadget will not come from Apple.</p>
<p>Come to think of it, I know that I won’t get an iPad.</p>
<p>Got my 64GB iPad Saturday. Here are some thoughts. I am neither an iPhone nor an iPod user. So the iPad logic is new to me and somewhat frustrating. But unlike my computer screen, which I have trouble seeing the “fine prints”, I have no difficulty with my iPad. The app that I really like is the ebook reader. I downloaded three ebooks from Project Gutenberg (the site has over 30,000 free ebooks that encompass almost every “dead white male” or dead white not male authors such as Geroge Eliot or dead female authors as Jane Austen). I found reading the ebooks on the iPad being much easier on my eyes than reading them on my computer screen. Likewise, I found surfing the net is also much easier on my eyes. This post was typed out with my iPad. So, I am quite pleased with my iPad so far.</p>
<p>thanks for the review! I have heard from a friend who immediately fell in love with his! I love my kindle app on my iPhone so I imagine I would love the one on the iPad even more. Does it power on/off quickly? That’s the one thing I would really like about it - if it is similar to the iPhone/iTouch where you can just press the top button and it powers right up unless it has truly been turned off.</p>
<p>Shillyshally, The iPad powers on/off quickly, even if it had been turned off. It won’t replace your computer as the original article implies. The iPad has a limited capacity to manage files except within specific tasks such as eBooks. I actually bought the Papers app so that I can read/store scientific papers with some organization. That said, it is wonderful for web surfing.</p>
<p>Thanks for letting me know - I think I’ll need to play with one to see if it matches what I think it would need it to. Or to convince myself I do not yet another gadget :D</p>
<p>“I actually bought the Papers app so that I can read/store scientific papers with some organization.”</p>
<p>Cool. That would be a bonus feature for me. Can you please tell us more about this app? Can you load your existing files in PDF format or do they have to be in some wild Apple-specific format like itunes music?</p>
<p>Ipad = netbook for Mac users? (I have avoided Windows thus far; I’d like to continue.) Can it run OpenOffice?</p>
<p>The size of the iPad seems odd to me. It’s just too big for easy portability. I like my blackberry for portable web-surfing, but it would be nice if that screen were an inch or so bigger all the way around. It will be interesting to see how people use this, how they hold it, how fragile it is, but right now I’m not getting the appeal.</p>
<p>Bunsen, That depends whether you have a Mac. If you do, you can synchronize your iPad with you Mac to transfer files back and forth within Papers. I have yet to do that since I don’t usually use the Mac in my lab. I simply use Papers’ Pubmed search function to download papers that I want to read. But in the long run, I would have to transfer my library of papers to my iPad.</p>
<p>There are readers for .odf files but no direct link of OO formats to the iPhone/iPad operating system.</p>
<p>It’s just too big for easy portability.</p>
<p>I would agree.</p>
<p>I have [readdle</a> docs](<a href=“http://readdle.com/products/readdledocs]readdle”>http://readdle.com/products/readdledocs)
[presenter</a> pro](<a href=“http://www.reximedia.com/products/presenterpro/]presenter”>http://www.reximedia.com/products/presenterpro/)
[mobile</a> me idisk](<a href=“http://www.apple.com/mobileme/]mobile”>iCloud+ - Apple)
among a few others to manage productivity on my ipod
[evernote[/url</a>]
[url= <a href=“http://wordpress.org/]wordpress”>http://wordpress.org/]wordpress</a>](<a href=“http://www.evernote.com/]evernote[/url”>http://www.evernote.com/)are already out in ipad versions as is the
kindle app.</p>
<p>[Papers</a> Touch : mekentosj.com : Software for Research](<a href=“http://mekentosj.com/papers/touch/]Papers”>http://mekentosj.com/papers/touch/)</p>