After a long wait, Steve Jobs on 27 January, 2010, announced the launch of the Apple iPad - a device that promises to enhance and improve the user's experience in various perspectives: Browsing, Music, Pictures... and of course, eBooks!
With a super sleek size (only 0.5 inch thick) and touch screen enabled, the iPad has many similarities to the revolutionary iPhone.
Check out a quick review of what the iPad is all about:
Some of the prominently talked about features include:
Desktop Enhancements and packed with options for customization
Live Taskbar Previews - A nifty feature on the newly designed TaskBar
Aero Peek and AeroShake - A new way to "minimize" windows on the desktop
An all new Explorer, supported by the new Windows Search, Libraries, and HomeGroups
Parental Controls and Improved Security/User Access Controls (UAC)
XP Compatibility Mode
There are a whole lot of features - and you can view the quick demos (7 second demos, as they are called) and the full listing here.
If you want a quick peek into what some of these features are all about, here's a brief video (still based on the Beta, but i'll post another if I find a more recent one):
When you think about it, a lot of these features are pretty neat and are geared to enriching the overall experience and productivity for the user. You wonder, how far things have come from what really an OS should really offer. And, with the present trend of rich experiences, faster online access and al things "Web 2.0", Windows7 seems to be offering just that - performance, security and experience.
Surely it's easy for users and critics to comment on a lot of the things that may not necessarily be up to one's expectations. But, coming from a technical perspective, its hard, if not, impossible, to imagine, design, architect and then implement something that's suited for such a large and varied user base. At a risk of sounding like being too 'pro-Microsoft/Windows', it's worth acknowledging that Windows sure has come a long way from the days of Windows 3.1.
Will there be a newer, better Windows down the line, or will the Mac & Linux (or is it Chrome OS?) genres ultimately rule? The whole world will watch the release of Windows7 - and while competitors will hope otherwise, it's probably wise to hope and expect that Windows 7 should fare MUCH better than its predecessor, Vista.
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Technology - in the Information Technology sense - is exciting, to say the least. Things happen, literally, every instant. And, many have the potential to change our lives, in ways we may not imagine.
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After a long wait, Steve Jobs on 27 January, 2010, announced the launch of the Apple iPad - a device that promises to enhance and improve the user's experience in various perspectives: Browsing, Music, Pictures... and of course, eBooks!
