I was on the fence about this product for a while, but now that I have had time to think about how it will effect my day to day life (what it can do for me, as aposed to what it can do), I realize it's a fantastic piece of electronics to have in my home.
I am going to NZ on May 1st, and what I want is something I can take with me that will do the following things:
- GPS
- Skype (not paying long distance from NZ)
- Personal and work Email
- IM
- Web browsing
- Take photos (this one is lacking, but I have a 12 mega pixel camera for that)
- wireless data access from anywhere
- take notes
- listen to music
- watch movies
Aside from taking pictures, the iPad does all those things. I have an iPhone 3GS that takes decent pictures, but when I want to take a photo of something, I use a camera, so the lack of camera on this device does not change my lifestyle regardless. For almost anything, I would not use it. Plus, for home related stuff (not when I am in NZ), I will always have my phone in my pocket, so what do I need a camera for?
The only thing now to worry about, is will this thing be released with 3G before May 1st (and can I get one). :)
