The Ipad 2

They say the Ipad 2 has now set a new standard. They say that the original Ipad had first set the standard but for the Ipad 2 the original Ipad is no match. They say the Ipad 2 is brilliant at browsing….I agree. They say the Ipad 2 is good at handling media….I agree. They also say that the Ipad 2 is simple to use and I agree. Finally I point out that the Ipad 2 is great at gaming and this time they agree. We all point out that the Ipad 2 has a good battery life and this is incredible given that it is much faster than the original Ipad. So is the Ipad 2 the best piece of technology when considering tablets?
Well, the answer points straight to that but since I never really liked Apple I look for excuses and point out that the Ipad 2 is still a big IPhone and you could do the same things it does on any IPhone. But my point is not really a strong one considering that there is still no perfect tablet OS and we are yet to see what Honeycomb (Android 3.0) will offer. It might just turn out to be a big normal android operating system just as the case of Apple and IOS. Previous android tablets also used android 2.1 and 2.2 which were primarily used for phones.
What is really incredible is that I am not an apple fan and I find it so hard to point out the Ipad 2 weaknesses. The Ipad 2 has a nice 9.7 inch display. There is 512mb of RAM which seems small but somehow manages. The camera is nothing to write home about but the 0.7 MP snapper can do 720p. The processor is what makes the Ipad 2 come to life. It is a 900 MHz dual core Cortex A9 processor and the PowerVR graphics is like no other. There is GPS and TV out is disappointingly not through HDMI but does the job well. On the face value that is all the Ipad 2 has to offer but just try using it and you will realize its power, user friendliness, slickness, graphics processing and this goes on and on since the battery is never ending, 10 hours to be precise.
So in conclusion the Ipad 2 is definitely the device to beat. On face value it does not offer much and its Android competitors like the Motorola Xoom and the Iconia tab offer much more but if this harmlessly looking beast is to be beaten then Android 3.0 really needs to be exceptional and light. I say “light” since Android is known to demand too much hardware power including larger battery capacities. Experts say that Android might win the war EVENTUALLY but for NOW the Ipad 2 will just bask in glory. And just a thought what happens if before EVENTUALLY reaches Apple releases another tablet?

Tablets Ipad and Apple

Apple is doing it again. Just before people grasped the whole tablet idea Apple went ahead and threw in the Ipad. What this has done is that people think all tablets are Ipads and the same thing happened with touch screen phones where the iPhone ruled for quite some time. The interesting thing is that apple isn’t really an inventor, they just bounce on technologies that other companies are afraid to invest in. For instance funny enough touch screen phones may have started with Nokia and also if you consider tablets Nokia already had a number with the Nokia N770, Nokia N800 and Nokia N810. Anyway that’s argument for another day. Let me just try and define what a tablet really is.
Well, tablets are in between computers and phones and that’s it. But as it turns out the gap between computers and phones is really wide and complex. It is really hard to find the perfect balance between the two. Either it will be too near the phone world or it will turn out to be something else and nowhere near both the computer and phone. Yah, I know that last statement didn’t make sense but that’s really what a tablet is, it doesn’t make sense.
Initially companies used mobile operating systems such as Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 on tablets, while Apple used its iOS and what resulted were tablets which were extremely close to phones. People refer to ipad as big IPhone. So others tried to put windows 7 on tablets but that complicated things and because of that windows tablets are few if not none existent.
The good news is that recently Google launched Android 3.0 which is aimed at tablets and I must say it’s doing really well considering companies like Motorola, Samsung, Asus and others are literally scrambling for it and so far we have more than 5 honeycomb( android 3.0) tablets. HP is also doing well with WebOS and the same goes for Blackberry who recently launched their Blackberry Playbook.
In a nutshell a tablet should do the basic things you do on your computer like media consumption, office work, browsing the web and even playing games. For those who love games just get yourself an Ipad since it’s the best in gaming and according to some survey people use tablets primarily for gaming and that is why Apple is winning this war. A tablet should also be very mobile just like a phone and usability is also another key factor hence tablets are between 7 to 10 inches in screen size.
There is still no perfect tablet but Android 3.0 tablets, the Ipad 2, Blackberry Playbook and the HP Touchpad are close to that. Price-wise tablets are still expensive and it would be wise to give them about 1 year for the competition to intensify.