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Das (unkommentierte) ‘Unboxing-Video‘ von Stephen Fry eröffnet einen ersten Überblick der US-Testberichte vom iPad. Das Presse-Embargo lief dafür in der vergangenen Nacht aus.

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Tim Gideon – PCMag

PCMag: Apple iPad video review from PCMag.com Reviews on Vimeo.

• To my great surprise, you can actually get real work done with the iPad.

-> PCMag.com

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Walter S. Mossberg – The Wall Street Journal

• Laptop Killer? Pretty Close
• The iPad lasted 11 hours and 28 minutes, about 15% more than Apple claimed. I was able to watch four feature-length movies, four TV episodes and a video of a 90-minute corporate presentation, before the battery died midway through an episode of “The Closer.”
• I did run into some other annoying limitations. For instance, the email program lacks the ability to create local folders or rules for auto-sorting messages, and it doesn’t allow group addressing.
• And it can run a new class of specially designed iPad apps, of which Apple hopes to have 1,000 at launch.
• I was able to try a pre-release version of The Wall Street Journal’s new iPad app (which I had nothing to do with designing), and found it gorgeous and highly functional—by far the best implementation of the newspaper I have ever seen on a screen.

-> All Things Digital

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David Pogue – The New York Times

• When the very glossy 9.7-inch screen is off, every fingerprint is grossly apparent.
• There’s an e-book reader app, but it’s not going to rescue the newspaper and book industries (sorry, media pundits). The selection is puny (60,000 titles for now).
• But as any Slashdot reader can tell you, the iPad can’t play Flash video.
• The simple act of making the multitouch screen bigger changes the whole experience. Maps become real maps, like the paper ones.
• The Marvel comic-book app is brilliant in its vividness and panel-by-panel navigation.
• And sure enough, in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously from 7:30 a.m. to 7:53 p.m. — more than 12 hours.
• The bottom line is that the iPad has been designed and built by a bunch of perfectionists. If you like the concept, you’ll love the machine. The only question is: Do you like the concept?

-> The New York Times

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Edward C. Baig – USA Today

• The first iPad is a winner.
• It gives portable game machines from Nintendo and Sony a run for their money.
• The iPad is not so much about what you can do — browse, do e-mail, play games, read e-books and more — but how you can do it.
• Amazon has about 450,000 book titles in the Kindle Store vs. 60,000 in iBookstore. Many best sellers in Apple’s store cost $12.99, though some are $9.99.
• Apple has delivered another impressive product that largely lives up to the hype.

-> USA Today

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Andy Ihnatko – Chicago Sun-Times

DirektIhnatko

-> Chicago Sun-Times

Außerdem im kontinuierlichen Re-Run bei MacBreak Weekly:

-> http://live.twit.tv/

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Xeni Jardin – BoingBoing

• The dead giveaway for an iPad n00b is pausing a few breaths before hitting the “on” switch, and just let the thing rest there against skin.
• Remember The Periodic Table of Elements series of books we featured here at Boing Boing? There’s an iPad version ($13.99 in the app store, screenshots here), and it’s dazzling — it makes science feel like magic in your hands.
• More than 12 hours, with heavy video and gaming, and screen cranked up to full brightness.

-> Boing Boing

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Bob LeVitus – Houston Chronicle

• It turns out the iPad isn’t as much a laptop replacement as I thought (though it could easily be used as one). Instead, it’s an entirely new category of mobile device.
• The box includes only the iPad, a Dock Connector cable, and 10W USB Power Adapter.

-> Houston Chronicle

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Omar Wasow – The Root

• The Techies Are Wrong about the iPad. Steve Jobs is right again. It is the computer for the rest of us.
• For the tech-savvy with $500 to drop on a gadget, the iPad offers a convenient way to consume and enjoy digital media without being tethered to a computer all day.

-> The Root

DirektFry Das (unkommentierte) ‘Unboxing-Video‘ von Stephen Fry eröffnet einen ersten Überblick der US-Testberichte vom iPad. Das Presse-Embargo lief dafür in der vergangenen Nacht aus. ~~~~ Tim Gideon - PCMag PCMag: Apple iPad video review from PCMag.com Reviews on Vimeo. To my great surprise, you can actually get real work done with the iPad. -> PCMag.com ~~~~ Walter S. Mossberg - The Wall Street Journal Laptop Killer? Pretty Close The iPad lasted 11 hours and 28 minutes, about 15% more than Apple claimed. I was able to watch four feature-length movies, four TV episodes and a video of a 90-minute corporate presentation, before the battery died midway through an episode of “The Closer.” I did run into some other annoying limitations. For instance, the email program lacks the ability to create local folders or rules for auto-sorting messages, and it doesn’t allow group addressing. And it can run a new class of specially designed iPad apps, of which Apple hopes to have 1,000 at launch. I was able to try a pre-release version of The Wall Street Journal’s new iPad app (which I had nothing to do with designing), and found it gorgeous and highly functional—by far the best implementation of the newspaper I have ever seen on a screen. -> All Things Digital ~~~~ David Pogue - The New York Times When the very glossy 9.7-inch screen is off, every fingerprint is grossly apparent. There’s an e-book reader app, but it’s not going to rescue the newspaper and book industries (sorry, media pundits). The selection is puny (60,000 titles for now). But as any Slashdot reader can tell you, the iPad can’t play Flash video. The simple act of making the multitouch screen bigger changes the whole experience. Maps become real maps, like the paper ones. The Marvel comic-book app is brilliant in its vividness and panel-by-panel navigation. And sure enough, in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously from 7:30 a.m. to 7:53 p.m. — more than 12 hours. The bottom line is that the iPad has been designed and built by a bunch of perfectionists. If you like the concept, you’ll love the machine. The only question is: Do you like the concept? -> The New York Times ~~~~ Edward C. Baig - USA Today The first iPad is a winner. It gives portable game machines from Nintendo and Sony a run for their money. The iPad is not so much about what you can do — browse, do e-mail, play games, read e-books and more — but how you can do it. Amazon has about 450,000 book titles in the Kindle Store vs. 60,000 in iBookstore. Many best sellers in Apple's store cost $12.99, though some are $9.99. Apple has delivered another impressive product that largely lives up to the hype. -> USA Today ~~~~ Andy Ihnatko - Chicago Sun-Times DirektIhnatko -> Chicago Sun-Times Außerdem im kontinuierlichen Re-Run bei MacBreak Weekly: -> http://live.twit.tv/ ~~~~ Xeni Jardin - BoingBoing The dead giveaway for an iPad n00b is pausing a few breaths before hitting the "on" switch, and just let the thing rest there against skin. Remember The Periodic Table of Elements series of books we featured here at Boing Boing? There's an iPad version ($13.99 in the app store, screenshots here), and it's dazzling — it makes science feel like magic in your hands. More than 12 hours, with heavy video and gaming, and screen cranked up to full brightness. -> Boing Boing ~~~~ Bob LeVitus - Houston Chronicle It turns out the iPad isn't as much a laptop replacement as I thought (though it could easily be used as one). Instead, it's an entirely new category of mobile device. The box includes only the iPad, a Dock Connector cable, and 10W USB Power Adapter. -> Houston Chronicle ~~~~ Omar Wasow - The Root The Techies Are Wrong about the iPad. Steve Jobs is right again. It is the computer for the rest of us. For the tech-savvy with $500 to drop on a gadget, the iPad offers a convenient way to consume and enjoy digital media without being tethered to a computer all day. -> The Root