iPad App Developers
Friday, January 29th, 2010 | Uncategorized
So a couple of days ago Apple made the big announcement everyone has been waiting for about the iSlate I mean iPad, not 100% sure on the name sounds like some kind of virtual sanitary product but thats just my opinion.
Well regardless of the name this product is certainly a game changer and can’t wait to get my hands on one. The reason I think it will be a game changer despite some fairly rough initial reviews is the fact the pricing model is low enough to make this a main stream product.
Think about it, if you only browse the net, use email, listen to music and go on Facebook what more do you need and with the addition of Office style applications for basic wordprocessing and spreadsheets it will fit the needs of 90% of users – I think being part of the tech community we forget that 90% maybe even 95% of people do not have such high requirements of their hardware and only use a fraction of their devices power and feature set.
The big thing I think it will change is how we digest our media, there is something to be siad for flicking through the paper, reading articles that grab your attention – well online news sites arent really like this – however with the iPad can see traditional publishing styles coming to this device and I would expect to be able to subscribe to most mainstream newpapers and magazines through this channel.
I also think that it will take a big chunk out of the handheld gaming market, particullarly the Nintendo DS. Whilst the graphics are not amazing on the iPad it is certainly a step in that direction from Apple and after the success of Game Apps on the iPhone they will be sure to be looking to capitalise, the presentation from the guys from EA on Need for Speed in the Keynote Video was amazing.
So what does this all mean for iPad App Developers?
Well there is a new SDK available which I have downloaded, I would love to tell you about it but developers have had to sign up to an online NDA in order to get the SDK, personally I think this is wishful thinking on the part of Apple as stuff is bound to be tweeted over the next 2 months before the devices ship.
I think there are now countless opportunities foriPad App developers to really create killer apps particularly given the larger screen resolution at 1024×768 and the mass market adoption I believe that device will recieve.
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