Apple Now Taking iPad Pre-Orders

All the hype behind the Apple iPad is starting to become a reality. Apple has announced it has started taking pre-orders for the multiple versions of the iPad which include different hard drive sizes and the option for a 3G carrier. I am still not personally sold on the iPad because of the lack of common features that should be included. No USB port? Really! Steve Jobs will likely release an updated version with a USB port and make it seem like he just revolutionized the electronics industry. This is something that he does brilliantly. Think back to the iPhone that did not offer MMS until the 3GS version while every other phone had it. Just another reason to make consumers upgrade. This is a good business model if you can make it work as well as Apple has done.

According to an article on Mashable the iPad has already pre-sold about 150,000 units with a deliver date of April 3rd which is just a few weeks away. It will be interesting to see how the applications designed for the small screen of an iPhone look on the beautifully constructed iPad device. Many developers should be scrambling to update the resolution for this device.

The actual use of the iPad will be seen in creative places. I have may ideas on how to use it. The days of carrying an ugly notepad around will be over. Imagine the ability to obtain a physical customers name and email address that will be automatically entered into your database via WIFI or 3G. I have been using a notepad for customers to sign up for newsletters for years. I found there is about a 20% fail rate due to the handwriting of the person. Having a clean interface on an iPad will solve that problem by 99%. And who wouldn't want to sign up for something on this device? You might get people to sign up that may have hesitated otherwise just because they are curious about the iPad. Either way it will be beneficial. This is just one of the many new creative uses for the iPad. Because of it's sleek size and design it will be easily integrated into a lot of useful solutions.

~Mikey Moran

Social Media & Ecommerce Consultant

15 March 2010
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