Sunday, April 18, 2010
Pad would be a threat
Pad would be a threat Electronic bookshop was born Apple iPad, could become a threat to the Amazon with its Kindle. Not only that, it also threatens the device electronic book reader (e-reader) others.
Apple's position as the iPad, one of them, a digital book reader. For the companies that fronted Steve Jobs has announced an electronic book application called iBooks.
A total of five publishers have agreed to enrich the library through an online store named iBooks iBookstore. They are Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon and Schuster.
The existence of iBooks is suppose could be a threat to the Kindle, an eBook reader device from Amazon. This is because there are several advantages of the iBooks compared Kindle books.
For example, iBooks can support photos, videos, graphics and features flip the pages dynamically. In addition iBooks will use ePub standard format that has been adopted by many publishers and are more open than the Amazon Kindle format.
However, when introducing iPad, Steve Jobs had praised the Amazon who has been a pioneer in the electronic book reader technology. However, Jobs also said his iPad would be more qualified.
Threats to the Kindle recognized by the Shannon Cross, of research firm Cross Research. "We see the devices from Apple as a threat to the Kindle and other e-book system were minimal ability like that," said Cross.
Still does not mean Kindle defeated the iPad. One of the advantages are many books available to Kindle and the battery time is reached 4 days (compared with 10 hours for the iPad).
In terms of pricing, Amazon Kindle DX sold at a price of U.S. $ 489, and already includes the cost of 3G connectivity. While the iPad, the version that is not equipped 3G (WiFi only) and 16GB bermemori in the range of U.S. $ 499 (about USD 4 million).
On the other hand, Amazon has released Kindle application for iPod Touch and iPhone. This means that the application along with the books offered by Amazon likely to be available also for the iPad.
Absence in iPad
Newest tablet computer from Apple, iPad, digadang-digadang as a revolutionary device. Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, even had time to comment on this device as the 'most important' of the announcement.
From the innards and features that are owned, Apple iPad is quite promising. The device was mentioned could have many functions for its users, ranging from e-book reader, video player even handheld gaming consoles.
Still, Apple iPad still considered to have some disadvantages. These shortcomings could be a reason for consumers to not rush to adopt this gadget from Apple kinclong.
Here are some of the weaknesses of the Apple iPad:
* Without Adobe Flash
* Not equipped with a camera
* Can not multitasking
* The screen's small size, which is 9.7 inches
* Not using Mac OS
* Storage capacity is less bulky
* Batteries are not easily replaced
* Does not have HDMI port
With the advantages and disadvantages which are owned, would iPad selling well? We'll wait.
All iPhone Applications Can Road in iPad
Many who called iPad, Apple's new tablet, as the iPhone in full size. The term thus justified as an operating system that used the same platform.
With the "innards" are the same, all the applications on the iPhone any way now can be used directly in the iPad. Apple up hereafter consumer to choose iPad with 140,000 applications that are now already in the Apple App Store and continues to grow.
"IPad 140,000 can run applications from the App Store. So, you can use any application that is very cool and useful, including everything from games to productivity applications," Apple said in a statement on its website.
All applications can be run on iPad secured without any modifications, including a magnification of up to full screen (full screen). However, not all views could be fully fit to 9.7-inch screen. To fix this, Apple has provided software development kit (SDK), the latest iPhone 3.2 SDK so developers can quickly make adjustments based on the characteristics iPad.
"IPhone SDK 3.2 beta provides all the tools you need to start developing iPhone OS applications and mengotimalkan to iPad," said Apple's introduction on its website.
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