The Abouts and the Preface (IPPB)
02/07/10 10:33
In this first batch of current samplings from my upcoming book are About the Author, About the Book, and the Preface. Feedback is very welcomed in the comment section or by emailing iPadPossibilities@gmail.com
About this Book
This book aims to open the readers vision as to what the iPad can be used for. It may be read sequentially or jumping around to topics of more interest to you. Included in this book are audio recordings that correspond with the written text. These recordings can be anything from episodes of the podcast on which this book is based upon or in many cases brand new recordings not found anywhere except from within this iBook. Also found in this book are URLs and links to applications found in the US iTunes store.
About the Author
Timothy M. Chaten is widely known for his podcast, The iPad Possibilities Podcast, which has grown to a listener base in over 120 countries across the world. He continues to release three new episodes a week discussing the possibilities of the iPad. He is an Apple enthusiast and strives to help others see the potential and possibilities of a wide variety of technologies and tools. He is a graduate of Butler University where he studied music and composition. During his time at Butler he strived to use help others see how they could utilize technology more effectively.
Preface
When the iPhone was released it was believed that this has been the device Apple has been working on for years and years. It turns out this is not entirely true. The iPad came to be in existence do to the success of the iPhone, but without the iPad the iPhone never would have been. The two devices are so closely related that it would not surprise me if Apple renamed the iPod touch to the iPad nano.
The iPad is in many ways the realization of a dream by Steve Jobs of a computer that anyone can use with the computer itself disappearing behind a beautiful use interface. Everyone believed this dream was realized with the Macintosh back in 1984. At this time that machine was revolutionary and a breakthrough in computing, but Apple had more ambitious dreams yet to be profiled. The iPad is finally that dream computer that Steve Jobs imagined all those years ago. It comes to us now after being refined and tested through the iPhone and iPod touch devices. Though many call the iPad simply a huge iPod touch when in reality the iPod touch is simply a small version of the iPad.
Many would ask why did the iPad not come out before the iPhone if the iPad has been in testing at Apple for so long. Well the answer to that is simple; price is everything. In 2007, back when the iPhone was introduced it would have cost us thousands of dollars to buy an iPad. The original iPhone cost us $500 for a 4GB model with the 8GB model costing us $600. Oddly enough the low end iPad costs $500 just like the original iPhone. Imagine though the price it would have cost Apple to sell us iPad back in 2007. The other problem would have been flash storage prices, I do not believe 4GB would suffice for an iPad, so the only option would be to have extremely high price points or create a hard drive based hard drive likely to break quickly.
It is also a great benefit to us that the iPad came after the iPhone. If the iPad had been first adoption of the iPad would have been slower (price). There would have not been the great collection of applications available. The iPhone also taught millions of users how to use the iPad before they even knew what it was; that perhaps is the greatest reason the iPhone came out before the iPad.
The iPad came to be after years of research and development. It comes to us now as a product that feels very complete and not like other version one products such as the Apple TV and the Macbook Air. The iPad already has met wild success perhaps more so than the original iPhone. It will be a great thrill to see how the iPad develops through the years and what future possibilities may arise . . .
Timothy M. Chaten - May 30, 2010
About this Book
This book aims to open the readers vision as to what the iPad can be used for. It may be read sequentially or jumping around to topics of more interest to you. Included in this book are audio recordings that correspond with the written text. These recordings can be anything from episodes of the podcast on which this book is based upon or in many cases brand new recordings not found anywhere except from within this iBook. Also found in this book are URLs and links to applications found in the US iTunes store.
About the Author
Timothy M. Chaten is widely known for his podcast, The iPad Possibilities Podcast, which has grown to a listener base in over 120 countries across the world. He continues to release three new episodes a week discussing the possibilities of the iPad. He is an Apple enthusiast and strives to help others see the potential and possibilities of a wide variety of technologies and tools. He is a graduate of Butler University where he studied music and composition. During his time at Butler he strived to use help others see how they could utilize technology more effectively.
Preface
When the iPhone was released it was believed that this has been the device Apple has been working on for years and years. It turns out this is not entirely true. The iPad came to be in existence do to the success of the iPhone, but without the iPad the iPhone never would have been. The two devices are so closely related that it would not surprise me if Apple renamed the iPod touch to the iPad nano.
The iPad is in many ways the realization of a dream by Steve Jobs of a computer that anyone can use with the computer itself disappearing behind a beautiful use interface. Everyone believed this dream was realized with the Macintosh back in 1984. At this time that machine was revolutionary and a breakthrough in computing, but Apple had more ambitious dreams yet to be profiled. The iPad is finally that dream computer that Steve Jobs imagined all those years ago. It comes to us now after being refined and tested through the iPhone and iPod touch devices. Though many call the iPad simply a huge iPod touch when in reality the iPod touch is simply a small version of the iPad.
Many would ask why did the iPad not come out before the iPhone if the iPad has been in testing at Apple for so long. Well the answer to that is simple; price is everything. In 2007, back when the iPhone was introduced it would have cost us thousands of dollars to buy an iPad. The original iPhone cost us $500 for a 4GB model with the 8GB model costing us $600. Oddly enough the low end iPad costs $500 just like the original iPhone. Imagine though the price it would have cost Apple to sell us iPad back in 2007. The other problem would have been flash storage prices, I do not believe 4GB would suffice for an iPad, so the only option would be to have extremely high price points or create a hard drive based hard drive likely to break quickly.
It is also a great benefit to us that the iPad came after the iPhone. If the iPad had been first adoption of the iPad would have been slower (price). There would have not been the great collection of applications available. The iPhone also taught millions of users how to use the iPad before they even knew what it was; that perhaps is the greatest reason the iPhone came out before the iPad.
The iPad came to be after years of research and development. It comes to us now as a product that feels very complete and not like other version one products such as the Apple TV and the Macbook Air. The iPad already has met wild success perhaps more so than the original iPhone. It will be a great thrill to see how the iPad develops through the years and what future possibilities may arise . . .
Timothy M. Chaten - May 30, 2010