Comments on: Introducing the iPad: Revolutionary? http://scottish-rscs.org.uk/newsfeed/?p=7425 eNews from the JISC Regional Support Centres in Scotland Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Derek Culloch http://scottish-rscs.org.uk/newsfeed/?p=7425&cpage=1#comment-12514 Derek Culloch Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:03:10 +0000 http://scottish-rscs.org.uk/newsfeed/?p=7425#comment-12514 I agree with iain. Once the developers were able to start producing the apps then people started to find a use for the Itouch/phone. I use the the touch for mainly reading and it is already well supported in the ebook market with stanza and ereader being the main apps used for accessing ebooks. Now that the ipad has come along it should shake the other leaders in ebook devices such as Sony to market a device which can display in colour and access the internet directly to download the books and other content. I for one am hoping that Apple manage to develop the ipad into a worth while device as it has the potential of becoming a valuable resource in education. I agree with iain. Once the developers were able to start producing the apps then people started to find a use for the Itouch/phone. I use the the touch for mainly reading and it is already well supported in the ebook market with stanza and ereader being the main apps used for accessing ebooks. Now that the ipad has come along it should shake the other leaders in ebook devices such as Sony to market a device which can display in colour and access the internet directly to download the books and other content.

I for one am hoping that Apple manage to develop the ipad into a worth while device as it has the potential of becoming a valuable resource in education.

]]> By: iain macarthur http://scottish-rscs.org.uk/newsfeed/?p=7425&cpage=1#comment-11956 iain macarthur Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:19:20 +0000 http://scottish-rscs.org.uk/newsfeed/?p=7425#comment-11956 Well time will tell guys...personally i think it will work and similar to the ipod and iphone you will hear people talk sceptically about its use (and we all know what happened there) but i think these people only see half the picture i can see it being a huge success for apple over the next 18 months...i was right about the ipod and the iphone and i have a good feeling about this too...its a different market and obviously the competition is just around the corner but i think apple will do it again with a quality product great backup and expansion through the appstore... Well time will tell guys…personally i think it will work and similar to the ipod and iphone you will hear people talk sceptically about its use (and we all know what happened there) but i think these people only see half the picture i can see it being a huge success for apple over the next 18 months…i was right about the ipod and the iphone and i have a good feeling about this too…its a different market and obviously the competition is just around the corner but i think apple will do it again with a quality product great backup and expansion through the appstore…

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