What Tech is intriguing to me this week.

Well this has been a pretty exciting month if you are into Tech.  It started with Google announcing their newest Android phone, the CES (Consumer Electronics Show), the Detroit Auto Show (cars are Tech too), and then Apple introduced their next creation that they think will change the world.  The iPad.
(see borrowed image from apple).

http://www.apple.com/ipad/


I am not sure what I think about this iPad creation.  First off the name is horrible.  I just saw a Mad TV skit that came out a few years ago joking about this.

It is probably a great product, but in the changing consumer landscape it fits into the "want" category rather than the "need" category.  With the "Great Recession" still on everyones mind (especially if you are one of those that does not have a job) consumers are thinking a bit harder about their purchases.  This new devise just does not do it for me to justify it.  I have a laptop when I need to do something computer intensive and I have a phone that allows me to do things on the go (including browser the internet with a great browser).  It will be purchased and won't be a flop like the Apple TV or the Apple Cube.  I can see photographers using this in the field (to bad they left out the SD card slot) just to name one of many uses.  But again why not just use your nice light weight laptop.  It is not that much bigger and is multitudes of times more powerful and useful.  Time will only tell and one most note that the first Iphone was not amazing compared to the latest smart phones.  There will most definitely be an iPAD 2.0.  You have to start somewhere right?