With all the gadget websites slamming the iPad for touting less features or design than their Dream Apple device, it got me thinking what type of consumer would be interested in the upcoming Apple iPad.
Question: Who’s gonna buy this thing???
Answer: Someone interested in an e-book reader.
Based on the limited information Apple has made available thus far, the following price comparison can be made:
|
Amazon Kindle |
Amazon Kindle DX |
Apple
iPad |
| Device |
$260.00 |
$489.00 |
$630.00 |
| 3G Wireless |
FREE |
FREE |
$30 / month |
| International Coverage |
FREE |
FREE |
$X for micro-SIM in visiting country |
Book
(True Compass: A Memoir) |
$9.99 |
$9.99 |
$14.99 |
| Cost to Read e-Book over 3G: |
$270 |
$500 |
$675
(or 2.5x / 1.3x more!!) |
Obviously the iPad is capable of much more than the Kindle, but go back to who’s going to buy this thing. Perhaps an iPad is just the Christmas present Grandma was looking for? Of course, that’s assuming she’s hip with the latest in gadget trends. If not, she may appreciate that Kindle at least 2.5x more.
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I’ve been looking into home automation gadgets like X10 for quite some time now. My interest in home automation revolves around reducing power consumption, recording anomalous events with cameras as evidence and because I’m super lazy and only like doing things once (but the right way) and want my CFL’s to flick on when I stumble in after a long day at work. I also want to build a DIY BIDS: Burglar Intrusion Detection System.
I even admit to visiting my local library and borrowing books on the subject solely with the goal of pimping the geek out of my home. So did I find true trekkie bliss, full of motion sensing lighting, sexy sounding verbal computer readouts, intelligent power management and enhanced security?
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Penguin added for festivity bonus
One of my two recently purchased 1TB Seagate 7200.11 drives (model: ST31000340AS, firmware: SD15) decided to join the IBM deathstar family. Otherwise known as the deskstar, it’s apparently #18 on the list of worst tech products of all time.
This time, the drive decided to stop powering up fully instead spinning up and down like a yo-yo. Quick internet research revealed they are failing en mass due to a firmware bug. RMAing the sucker tomorrow for a reflashed one. This is just the latest proof regarding my knack for buying defective storage intended for backups.
Go Figure.
Read full article at:
The Register
Anyone else got one of these duds?
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