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Originally Posted by lmarkfinch
I'm sure it will evolve, and future models will have at least some of the things that people wish this one had (e.g. webcam).
In the meantime, I can definitely see the value of having an iPad around the house to read newspapers, magazines and books with, keep up with emails and tweets and surf the web, as well as using some of the many useful iPhone apps. And having a big(ger) screen you could use a stylus directly on rather than having to use a Wacom tablet parked other than where you're looking would be a *huge* improvement for artists.
It's too big to carry around as a phone, and it doesn't have an OS tough enough to run a lot of business applications. But I think the iPad is going to usher in a new type of information appliance that will become more ubiquitous in the years to come.
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Yeah, that new model with all the nice shiny features will probably come out just as soon as everyone's bought the first-gen and their return policy just ended.
And yeah, I can see the value of the IDEA of the iPad, but unfortunately I still don't think it would work for many of those applications. Surfing the web isn't going to be good at all without Flash support. It might be nice as a cheap alternative to a Cintiq tablet, but as it's running the iPhone OS, it won't be able to run a suitable suite of apps for artists.
I'm looking forward to a device like the iPad; a keyboardless tablet that'll have some sort of quick-boot OS based on Linux. This will allow users to run full-fledged applications without restriction. Hmm, anyone dreaming of an AndroidPad as much as I am?
Even something running ChromeOS, as I said before, would be nice. Bootup in under 10 seconds, cloud-based storage (which would probably require a 3G card in the device, or tethering from our Droids, of course!), what's not to love about the idea?