iPad At the iOffice

Todd Sieling of Corvus Consulting is a Boxcar Marketing officemate with an iPad. We covet the iPad. Todd kindly let us play with it. Then he polished our mucky finger prints off the screen.

Things I like about Apple’s iPad:

1. Amazingly crisp screen
2. I already know how to use it (I’m an iPhone user)
3. The apps are cool, especially Epicurious
4. It’s in colour vs. Kindle which is black and white
5. Size and shape is lovely. Apple really gets this right

How would I use it?

• Client meetings where I didn’t want to bring a computer but need more than a notebook and pen.
• Showing people docs and diagrams. It’s easy to put down flat on the table and gather around.
• Watching TV and movies at home and on airplanes
• Taunting geeks without an iPad.
• Reading ebooks and pdfs.
• Playing.

Overall, the iPad is lovely, it’s cool, I want it. I don’t mind waiting for the 3G version and iBookstore Canada so I shall defer my purchase until all the players are in place. I’m looking forward to seeing how people discover the iPad and how they will incorporate it into their lives. Will it be the game changer everyone says it will be?