The iPad is coming.. the iPad is coming…
Very exciting.. my iPad just arrived last night. It's like Christmas in June - gotta love it. I can't wait to get my grimy hands all over it and test this puppy out. My initial reaction is very good. It's sturdy and seems to be zippy. Works well over my wifi network at home (no - I didn't get the 3G model since AT&T people are twats!) Surprisingly, the landscape keyboard is very usable and relatively easy to type on which was not the same impression that I got when I played with it at the Apple store.
iBook seems pretty good so far. Although the note taking functionality seems to be a little bit flaky to me right now. Will have to play around with it some more.
Netflix.. eh. Not so impressed with it. The app itself is pretty much a UIWebView of the website which doesn't always suite the iPad format and seems a bit sluggish to me. I do like that you can stream Instant Views to it, which comes in handy when you have to share your TV (come on - you know what I mean).
Weatherbug.. hmmm. That's a tough one. The interface seems to be really cool, but it keeps saying it's going to rain in San Francisco on Tuesday and Wednesday. Really? It sure looks sunny and 75-80 degrees to me.
I am a little bit disappointed that I can't charge my iPad through the USB hub of my Dell monitor and have to plug it directly into my Macbook. Oh well, you can't have everything.
Anyway, can't wait to play around with it some more. First stop, jailbreaking. Will try it out tonight and let you know how it goes...
Update: see my instructions on how to Jailbreak the iPad
