iPad or No iPad

Posted by Elvin on April 4, 2010

iPad is now a hot topic over the internet, with websites previewing and reviewing iPads over and over again. Tons and tons of apps reviewing, various accessories for iPad to be named and many more. You can read, write, surf, view, watch and listen with iPad. So, is iPad the thing for you?

iPad allows you to browse through websites, write blogs or emails,  read books, watch movies or even flipping through photos in a big screen, with only a touch of your finger. How I wish I can have iPad and enjoy my time in the toilet. Currently, iPad has over 150,000 apps available in App store. With iPad, you can use apps downloaded for iPhones and iPod.

The drawback? For a thing that price, it’s hard to imagine it without a camera. Therefore, if you go online, means no video calls to your friends. Then, iPad was not made for supporting flash. You can’t be enjoying Facebook Farmville or Barn Buddy with iPad I guess. Some said that iPad is just an over-sized iPod touch. So, if those ain’t a problem for you, why not right? Apple is now working on a second generation iPad. Hopefully everything will be cover by then.

Price for iPad with wifi range from $499 to $699 and iPad with wifi+3G range from $629 to $829. The basic 16GB iPad with wifi has the same price as a netbook in the market. You might rather get a netbook. However, you will be experiencing a whole new way of using ‘computers’ with the iPad.

For me, iPad ain’t my thing, but I would be going for an iPod touch though. So, if you had the money, would you be going for an iPad? or you would rather be buying a new netbook?

For more info, check out apple.com.

3D, Trend or Threat

Posted by Elvin on January 22, 2010

3D is one of the latest trend running in the technology world, you can now purchase 3D laptops which were lunched year 2009. Built in Software which is able to turn 2D movies into 3D. Most of the movies screening in cinemas are in both 2D and 3D since last year, giving movie lovers more sight pleasure. I myself prefer watching 3D movies since it’s nicer. However, it’s slightly expensive compare to normal 2D movies.

2 days ago, there’s a news in the newspaper which reported that a guy in Taiwan died due to stroke after having some headache watching “Avatar” in 3D, no kidding though. Some people might suffer headache watching movies in 3D, are you one of them? Anyway, it’s kinda difficult to find 3D cinemas here in Malaysia, I only know we can watch 3D movies in cinema in KL and Kuching only. Anyone know where else to watch 3D movies?