I’ve read a few reviews on the iPad and many of them say the iPad could replace the laptop for many folks. The rate at which technology increases in speed and computing power (i.e Moore’s Law) is astounding. But the rate at which new products are touted at the next must have item is equally astounding.
I am intrigued by the sexy, futuristic iPad but I’m overwhelmed, too. Long ago I would get excited over the newest iteration of cell phone but now I’m simply getting annoyed by all of this technology.
Last year the netbook was the “it” tech item, with reviewers writing that it would replace the laptop.
How many gadgets do we need? How many gadgets will marketers get us to purchase?
A desktop computer?
A cellphone?
A laptop?
A netbook?
an iPod?
Blackberry?
iPhone?
iTouch?
Kindle?
iPad?
AAGHHH!
And when the latest gadget comes along what do we do with the old? It’s such a waste.
I await the day not far into the future when we have what my husband has coined “the iWall”. We’ll be able to turn a wall into a giant touch screen and flip through documents and type simply by brushing our fingers across the wall.
Filed under: Phones, gadgets, productivity, reviews
