iPad

Microsoft User Research is soliciting iPad user opinion and feedback – the info will be harvested via a two-hour, in-depth study that it’s going to carry out at Microsoft’s Redmond Campus over next couple of days. The fact that MSFT is soliciting participants via Facebook (event) is even more puzzling. Go figure…

Microsoft User Research is looking for iPad owners for an upcoming study to get feedback. This study will be two hours long and will take place on the Microsoft Redmond campus with a number of dates and times between Friday, July 16th and Wednesday, July 21st.

In appreciation for your time, each participant will be offered a Microsoft gratuity item.

If you are interested, please respond to the questions below to uccoord@microsoft.com with the subject line “iPad”:

• Name/Age
• Phone Number
• Job Title/Company
• Are you employed full time?
-OR-
• Are you a student?
• Do you own an iPad?

Read more here: TC

Mark Sigal at O’Reilly Radar published a long article mostly revolving around the possible uses of iPad, the Apple’s upcoming tablet. In short, he sees it as a mostly Interactive Learning Platform, Chem/Physics lab device, Narrative/Reading gizmo and Info/Reference guide. You can see the article here: Mark Sigal at O’Reilly Radar on iPod. To sum it up, Sigal feels that iPad is perfectly positioned to capture a piece of the Book/Magazine market as well as to penetrate into educational device market. Also, see more Sigal’s notes on iPad for additional elaboration.

Rob Enderle at TGdaily has a nice article on iPad and the future of Apple. In short, Enderle infers that both Apple and Intel are at the crossroads and that both see the tablet market as an area for revenue growth. Enderle also goes on and makes parallels between Apple and IBM/Microsoft as it relates to the recent antitrust calls against Apple.

A bit off topic but still relevant, GearLog claims the supremacy of MSFT’s The Courier over Apple’s iPad. The site has a nice picture (fake?) of the Courier (via Gizmodo). PC Magazine has a similar article here: MSFT Tablet – you’ll find ~40 comments on the same subject here: Microsoft Courier Tablet

Lauren Walter elaborates on recent iPad rumors and outlines what to expect from iPad once it’s released (date still unknown).