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From direct upload and play to mammoth storage capacities- the iPod provide many unprecedented conveniences and are extremely advanced technologically. To add to the joy, there is an iPod available for every kind of usage. You want an exercise companion? Take the iPod Shuffle. Need a high capacity travel mate? Try the latest iPod Nano. What’s more, you even do not have to bother to keep a collection of CDs or MP3s for the music player at home. Just plug in your iPod Classic which is capable of storing your entire collection to it and have fun!

Technological Journey of iPods

Since the launch of the first iPod on October 23, 2001 their technology has been forever changing with new and more advanced models being launched constantly. The thing to note however is, that there are a few basic models of the iPods and technological advancements made in them are defined by their growing generations. That is the reason why you will hear about a 1st generation iPod Nano or a 3rd generation iPod Shuffle. Every increasing generation of an iPod will signify advancement in features, looks and capacity.

The first iPod that was released was later named the iPod Classic and came as a large, bulky device (compared to other iPod models) capable of high storage capacities. It was known for its large color screen too and was capable of video playback also. The latest iPod Classic has mammoth storage capacities of 80GB or 160GB and a suitable battery too. The iPod Classic is bulkier than other models as it uses a hard disk for providing path breaking storage capacities in a portable music device.

The iPod Shuffle is the one which till recently was popular as the tiny rectangle with a large jog dial and eye catching body colors. The Shuffle does not have a screen and is only meant for audio entertainment especially during workouts due to its light weight. The last generation (2nd) iPod Shuffle worked on a flash memory and could store up to 500 songs. The 3rd generation Shuffle is an even smaller device with a sleek, slim body and button control only on the headphone wires. This latest cool offering by Apple can store up to 1000 songs and is almost un felt in your pocket!

The iPod Nano was introduced as a device capable of both music and video playback and yet packaged in a neat, small, light weight body. The latest generation of Nano gives storage capacities of 8GB or 16GB, comes in attractive colors and has path breaking technology like automatically selecting a play list of songs which have the same mood of music or shuffling the songs in your library just by a mere shake of the device!

Next in line is the iPod Touch which is operated through a cool touch screen and is capable of high storage, games, music, full length movies, TV shows and other applications. Apple claims it to be the ‘funnest iPod ever’ and its slim body and swanky looks add to the appeal.

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Apple has given a number of pluses with the iPods. Like cool accessories to go with them or wonderful applications to make your experience all the rewarding. The online iTunes store by Apple is one such advantage that will make an iPod even more tempting as Apple lets the iPod users shop for a wide range of wonderful music, videos, games, podcasts and even TV shows to download on your iPod.

There therefore are a number of reasons other than listening to music why you would want to lay hands on an iPod. You could choose an iPod according to your needs however the hottest selling iPods these days are the iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle. The Shuffle is an ideal companion for work outs while the Nano can be good for work outs, travel, and walks. It also offers video storage and playback and is therefore the most sought after model.

You could pick up your iPod from a number of shops however if you decide to shop for it online you might just be lucky and bag a cheaper deal for yourself as many websites offer cool discounts. So, what are you waiting for? Go and pick your all round entertainer now!

I will explain here some of the best features that we can find on the new iPad model. The whole machine has been configured having in mind the Multi-Touch scenario were the consumers uses no mouse but the fingers to move, scroll and click around the iPad screen. The visual effect obtained is magic to say the less. All the iPod and iPhone applications will run on the iPad so that’s good news for those owning a mac gadget already.

The iPad screen is an high-resolution LED. It has a built in an Apple Chip that ensures the best and fastest interaction with the computer. There is nothing in the market nowadays that can be compared to the iPad yet so it is new on its kind, and it promises to make waves in the market.

Price: Buying the iPad is not a dream, its current price in the market ranges from $499 to even $400 if you result to be a good bargain finder.

The iPad is thin and light:

it is not a fat or heavy device it is so thin that you can hardly fell its weight on your bag or briefcase. The screen is 9.7 inches long, we can say it has a magazine size. it is just 1.5 pounds and half inch thin, you can take it with you virtually anywhere. It has rounded corners so it looks nicer and it is easier to interact with it when being carried or used on your lap or being hold in your hands.

What is the iPad Performance?

it has an A4 chip inside, ensuring its performance is actually the best in the market compared to any other touch-based devices. You can easily run text applications, watch videos, surf the web and even play games on your iPad, having no worries about performance or productivity.

What is the iPad battery life and what are the storage capacities?

The iPad provide the user with up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge. There are some iPad versions that offer the storage choice from 16GB, to 32GB, and even 64GB of flash storage, so you don’t have to worry about lacking of storage space for your photos, movies, music, works, etc

The iPad offers 3G connectivity:

Soon the iPad will offer a 3G model, having as its main characteristic the option use and transmit super-fast data on speeds that range, up to 7.2 Mbps. That’s the ideal option for travelers or if you are not close to a Wifi connection area, using the #G functionality you will be able to still get a fast connection and surf the web despite your location.

Does the iPad work on WiFi networks? Yes, it works on any current WiFi network. it has a built-in 802.11n, device letting you connect on any wireless network available for you.

Does it has BlueTooth capabilities? The iPad also comes with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, letting you connect to devices, cellphones, headphones or even the Apple Wireless Keyboard for those who are in need of writing or producing large amounts of text.

The iPad is Multi-Touch!

As mentioned before, its Multi-Touch screen on the iPad is new on its kind it relates to the old iPhone but this is totally new and improved from the view of a bigger screen in need of better effects and resolution.This new feature will amaze you by its accuracy and clear and well colored resolution.

Buying iPad Accessories

As always Apple has everybody covered here when it comes about adding some new gadgets and accessories to your iPad. Some are:

The Keyboard Dock, also if you already own an Apple Wireless Keyboard you can use this as well. The Camera Connection Kit, can be of help when importing pictures and photos from your digital camera or any Sd card etc. The iPad Case, will protect the Ipad from any harm while still letting you interact with the gadget. You can still use the Ipad on several positions as required.

There are plenty of docks for connecting any other devices you may want to plug and try on your iPad computer. An important note is to be aware that the iPad can play any information you have stored on a TV, Projectors, In focus etc.

The iPad will let the user use and navigate using functions like, Youtube, Browse the web with Safari browser, read mail, Interact with Photos, interact with your iPod and play iTunes on it. Also you can use Maps, make and carry notes, mark a calendar, register your Contact and still use its built in Search functionality a powerful way to find any information from your iPad in matter of seconds. What else can you ask from the iPad? it is hard to think on anything more with all the characteristics described above.

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Let’s start by covering what the iPad can’t do. It’s not a PC or a Mac and doesn’t run Windows or Mac OS, or offer multi-tasking (although the rumour mill suggests that the latter may be addressed in future updates). On the iPhone the OS is locked down to the point that each third party application can only store information in their own ‘sealed’ area, unlike a PC where ‘My Documents’ can contain every file type and be accessed by all applications. It’s likely that the iPad will continue this tradition, with Apple already confirming that it will rely on iTunes for syncing with a PC. Also, due to a long running spat between Apple and Adobe, the iPhone/iPad does not support Flash, which rules out access to any websites that rely on it. Apple has been criticised and applauded in equal measure for ring-fencing access to their hardware and software. While it considerably restricts third party development flexibility, it does provide an extremely stable user experience which, unlike a Windows machine, does not degrade over time as more software is installed.

During Apple’s launch it was clear that Apple’s own 1GHz silicon was delivering quite a punch. Applications launched instantly and graphically intensive tasks ran smoothly. Couple a fast processor with a large rotatable touch screen and you have a product that lowers the technical knowledge usage barrier and can provide an intuitive user interface which 75m iPhone users already know how to use. For example, recently I reverted back to my previous smartphone – using the menu system was like wading through treacle and it was missing many of the additional apps that I’d come to rely on. The biggest difference was speed of information retrieval. For frequently performed tasks such as retrieving a contact, checking email or a quick web search there is no comparison. Tasks that I achieve with the iPhone within 15-20 seconds I would not have seen change out of a minute, if not more on the other phone, and this is likely to improve on the iPad.

What tasks could the iPad perform?

The key here is to identify what it does as well, or indeed better than existing technologies. In their launch event Apple demonstrated iPad versions of iWork, their office suite (covering word processing, spreadsheets and presentations), with each application being available for just shy of ten dollars. While you probably won’t get all of the extra templates, clipart and additional bloat that comes with traditional Office suites you could argue that most people don’t use many more features than font sizing or basic formulae. The iPad ships with the same basic PIM apps as the iPhone e.g. Calendar, Contacts, Email (including MS Exchange support) and Notes, all of which will sync with a PC or Mac through iTunes. The iPhone configuration utility allows enterprise deployment, providing easy configuration for individual business settings such as email and VPN access. So for the majority of users it will tick the basic office requirements.

As a presentation tool the iPad excels. It can be connected to an external display, but would equally be suited for one-to-one presentations, ideal for sales staff or board meetings. Data retrieval is also a strong suit; it provides quick access to document, image, audio or video libraries, doing away with the need for storing large amounts of paper. Expect to see estate agents with iPads under their arms from April onwards! It would be equally at home in a manufacturing design office, providing a quick method of viewing product images or technical information.

The iPad supports the popular ePub electronic document format. Publishers will quickly move books, magazines and newspapers over to the format, so people will soon become accustomed to reading on the device as opposed to traditional paper-based media. This will provide companies with an easy way of creating large catalogues in a format that users can digest in a traditional manner. Companies that produce catalogues (such as electronic components or manufacturing consumables) will no doubt warm to this as printed versions are very expensive to produce, and although they will already have full e-commerce on their websites, there is a reason why they still produce printed version – many people still prefer to view information in a book-style format. This would also lend itself well to stock control, providing stores staff with a simple checklist interface when performing stock checks.

All versions of the iPad have the accelerometer and compass facilities, and the 3G version opens up further possibilities, as it includes assisted GPS. Many of us already take the likes of Google maps on our mobiles for granted, but when GPS is embedded into a device implemented at enterprise level this stretches the boundaries further. Imagine an application that provides relevant information to a user when they arrive at a specific location; perhaps a salesman visiting a prospect/customer, or branch data when HQ staff visit. Devices that ‘know where they are’ could also be used to direct the user to items of interest/relevance around them, although the sensitivity is not good enough for this to locate items on a shelf, for example, and GPS does not always work inside buildings.

Integrating the iPad to custom requirements

If you walk through the stages of production within a manufacturing organisation and analyse the role of software at any given part, most of these relate to the supply of information; either to or from the user. Whether it be in the store room, by a machine tool, booking goods out or back in from subcontractors, despatch and through to accounts. This information will either be fed into an enterprise system (MRP, ERP) or to a more localised system (stock control database, machine tool control software, order management etc), and this is where the work needs to be done if the iPad is to be of any real use. Many software companies are using Apple’s software development kit (SDK) to develop apps to interface with their products. Although these apps are often lightweight versions of their PC cousins and optimised for the iPhone it is likely that these will be reworked to take advantage of the iPad’s display. We can expect apps covering all mainstream software applications, however more niche products are unlikely to have iPhone/iPad sibling products, as the take up rate would not warrant the development costs.

What if you cannot develop or obtain an app to connect to an existing software system? There is a third option; we have already ascertained that the iPad is a competent web client (if Flash isn’t required). Invariably the system you want to connect to will have a database, which in turn will have ways of getting data in and out (generally using common connectors such as ODBC), so a relatively simple solution would be to build an intranet that communicates with the application. Windows Server comes with IIS (Internet Information Services), and any of the web centric languages (PHP, Cold Fusion,.NET/ASP etc) will be able to connect to a database easily. The iPad (or any other device) could then interact with the software using a web browser. Although this still requires a considerable level of technical skill, it’s likely to be a far easier and more cost-effective skill set to source than developing an iPad-specific app and will result in a more flexible solution that other devices can take advantage of. It would also be easier to manage from a security aspect, as the network administrators take care of user access control to any given data resource on the local network.

If Apple is serious about the business angle of the iPad they will need to provide companies with more information on controlling user access, tracking usage and locking down features on it (which, to be fair they have done with the iPhone), otherwise no doubt the wide range of available games will find their way onto it and eat into productivity. Another major concern is that they will be a target for theft. It’s likely that you will be able to password protect it and, as with the MobileMe service on the iPhone, locate it if stolen (3G only) or remotely wipe it, but that’s little consolation.

In recent years Apple products have become über chic and this is something many businesses will want to harness. It’s more likely that iPads will find homes in the boardroom than on the shop floor, due to environmental factors alone, but for facilities that already keep their production areas spotless this could be seen as the device that makes them look just that little bit more cutting edge than their competitors.

Summary

The debate is raging fiercely in the blogosphere as to whether the iPad is a ‘game changer’ or not, but in my opinion it is. Apple said that they would not release anything equivalent to a tablet or a netbook until they could deliver something that did everything well. Given what is already known about the iPhone and what we currently know about the iPad, reasonable assumptions can be made about the iPad’s suitability for a given task. There will be of course many tasks that will always be faster or indeed only possible on a desktop/laptop than the iPad, but as a high speed, highly portable (and highly desirable) ‘media consumption device’ the Apple iPad will set the benchmark by which all others will be measured.

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