Archive for February, 2010

The iPad…It’s Just a Big iPhone, but…

Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Consumer Electronics | No Comments

The iPad itself IS just a big iPhone, meaning it is a crippled, closed piece of hardware that doesn’t do everything it should be capable of.  It still holds a bit of intrigue, though that may just be the early adopter in me.  I’m not a fan of Apple or its products but once again they’ve come up with a device that I am seriously considering buying.  It has definite value as just a small slate that you can just keep on standby around the house and use it for quick internet searches or the more popular use, browsing the web or listening to music while on the toilet.  The 3G connection at a paltry $15 a month with AT&T is much cheaper than the standard contracts you get with most netbooks.  At that price, with the ability to get online anywhere I want to the device has a purpose.  The only problem is that you assume that AT&T’s saturated network will be able to handle the extra traffic iPads could generate.  In the end, I just might buy my first Apple product.  I’ll wait of course for Apple to drop the price after the fanboys buy it at full price and the casual user doesn’t buy an iPad. 

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Android Gaining Momentum – Opinion

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Consumer Electronics | No Comments

Image from CNET unboxing article.

I’m still shocked at how fast Android has gone from the red headed step-child in the corner to such a viable product.  A year ago I early adopted and got the G1.  I sat back and watched as noone offered any other Android phones and tech personalities like Leo Laporte and Kevin Rose didn’t say Android wouldn’t be successful, they just didn’t talk about it.
A year later and the Nexus One was so nice, I got it a month after buying my second Android phone.  I bought the Cliq because I do a lot of social networking and then the Nexus One rumors started.  Next thing I knew I was buying the Nexus One and planning to get my Cliq unlocked so I could sell it on Ebay.
Now we’re at the point where Android has hardware and software to compete with Apple thanks to Apple’s shortsightedness.  Apple had the market under control and instead of innovating they stood steadfast in their shortcomings in order to keep total control of the iPhone experience.  They stuck with AT&T and refused to run multiple apps.  I still laugh at my iPhone toting friends who have to use third party apps to text because they pay more for service than I do, but don’t have unlimited texting and MMS.  With any luck next year at this time the iPhone will be slowly going away like the Motorola Razr did before it.  Motorola was dominating the market before Apple came into play.  Who’s next.
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