This is a bit old (from the Yerba Buena event back in January) – but I just stumbled upon it… Anyhow, the video provides a 5 min review of some key iPad features. The features reviewed are below:
Doubleclick opens a message, PDF attachment viewed, Keyboard demo.
Video play demo, Chapter switching, double tapping zooms into the video and making it full screen, doubletap to get out, single tap calls the controls, speakers next to 30 pin conector, microphone view, on/off switch, volume on/off.
New Yorker page previewed, New York Times page previewed, Bookmarks icon click, double Tapping fills the screen.
Calendar a week view as well as a single day view.
Bookshelf concept previewed, Tapping a book opens fullscreen, Page-dragging works, book font size changeable, single tap opens controls.
Facebook app fills the screen, Starwalk (app lets you view and identify stars – star tapping idenrfies a star).
LA Times has a nice yet limited piece on Apple’s stock movement. Anyhow, I am quoting the author here: …Amid speculation about an upcoming tablet computer, Apple’s shares have risen 145% this year…. More at LA Time’s site here.
Hexus(dot)net claims that iPad is about to be announced in January ’10, that developers are being asked to start developing apps for a full screen touch screen apps (major demo in January 2010), and the site is passing on FT Wednesday report claiming that Apple has booked Yerba Buena Center for a large event on 1/26/10. Oh, let’s see where this takes us…
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