February 12, 2010
Although the critics have declared the iPad the best computing device since the invention of the PC, it could be a dud (remember the Newton?). But chances are, it isn’t. Chances are, you’ll be seeing one in the lap of the guy sitting next to you on a plane in a few weeks. And yeah, you’ll want one.
• Can we go paperless, finally? If the iPad really is a better e-reader — and I’ve tested a lot of them, and they’re pretty awful — then it could free business travellers from the need to haul books, magazines and newspapers on their trips. That would be a welcome development.
• How ’bout them photos? I haven’t seen any device handle photos the way the iPad does. Ever.
• Better, more interactive maps. At the introduction of the iPad, Steve Jobs showed a variety of maps displayed on the iPad’s large screen and demonstrated how they could be more interactive. That’s great for travelers who have been constrained to the small maps displayed on their phones, and had to switch to a paper map when they needed more detail.
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