The Apple iPad Factor
February 1, 2010
By: Eric Gakstatter

Last month, I wrote about the PDA vs. Tablet war. The tablet computer
has been around for a long time and struggled to gain widespread
acceptance. I also wrote about how 2010 will be a decisive year for the
tablet computer.

I guess my timing was right: with the introduction of the Apple iPad
last week, 2010 sure has started out with a bang! Admittedly, we’ve
known about the iPad for awhile and I even mentioned it in the PDA vs.
Tablet column, but didn’t expect the hype to appear for another month or so.

The iPad might turn out to be a technology that transforms the
geospatial industry. The iPhone has made inroads into geospatial, but
the iPad is another story altogether primarily because it’s not a
mutually exclusive proposition. For example, I’m not an iPhone user and
won’t be in the foreseeable future. This is not because I dislike the
iPhone. On the contrary, I might like to have one. But all my family
phones (parents, kids, spouse) are all under my Sprint account. The pain
to change is too great.

The iPad is a different story. Its primary function is not a phone. I
could see myself purchasing an iPad, especially at $500-600. I’d use it
not only as a digital notebook, but also as a mobile GIS device.

For the rest of the story see:
http://www.gpsworld.com/gis/gss-week...r-9476?print=1

Sam Wormley wrote:

The iPad is a different story. Its primary function is not a phone. I
could see myself purchasing an iPad, especially at $500-600. I’d use it
not only as a digital notebook, but also as a mobile GIS device.



no gps, no usb, what a waste !

I bought the Marco Polo DVD, to play with navit and other navigation
software, but it will work better with netbook than with this tablet ...


"sticky fingers"


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On 10-02-03 3:59 , user wrote:
Sam Wormley wrote:

The iPad is a different story. Its primary function is not a phone. I
could see myself purchasing an iPad, especially at $500-600. I’d use it
not only as a digital notebook, but also as a mobile GIS device.



no gps, no usb, what a waste !

I bought the Marco Polo DVD, to play with navit and other navigation
software, but it will work better with netbook than with this tablet ...

The 3G version has cell-assisted GPS. I would bet that via the USB
adaptor (idiots didn't put a couple USB ports on the edge, sheesh) one
will be able to add a "real" GPS and that there will be Apps to take
advantage of such.

That would be cool. But still not enough for me to get one.

Sam mentions the iPad as a GIS device and that has merit and a wide
range of areas - again, too bad that an adaptor is required for the USB.

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Alan Browne writes:
Sam mentions the iPad as a GIS device and that has merit and a wide
range of areas - again, too bad that an adaptor is required for the
USB.

It will be interesting to see what the eventual Android tablets have to
offer. It would be great to have a 10" screen running Androids navigate
program.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...0203-nc8u.html

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On Feb 3, 3:09*pm, (Wolfgang
S. Rupprecht) wrote:
Alan Browne writes:
Sam mentions the iPad as a GIS device and that has merit and a wide
range of areas - again, too bad that an adaptor is required for the
USB.

It will be interesting to see what the eventual Android tablets have to
offer. *It would be great to have a 10" screen running Androids navigate
program.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...let-to-give-ap...

-wolfgang
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If the airwaves belong to the public why does the public only get 3
non-overlapping WIFI channels?

I hurt my jaw by yawning too wide at the Ipad announcement. Anyone
know of a lawyer to help me sue Apple?

On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:34:45 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote:

On 10-02-03 3:59 , user wrote:
Sam Wormley wrote:

The iPad is a different story. Its primary function is not a phone. I
could see myself purchasing an iPad, especially at $500-600. IÕd use it
not only as a digital notebook, but also as a mobile GIS device.



no gps, no usb, what a waste !

I bought the Marco Polo DVD, to play with navit and other navigation
software, but it will work better with netbook than with this tablet ...

The 3G version has cell-assisted GPS. I would bet that via the USB
adaptor (idiots didn't put a couple USB ports on the edge, sheesh) one
will be able to add a "real" GPS and that there will be Apps to take
advantage of such.

That would be cool. But still not enough for me to get one.

Sam mentions the iPad as a GIS device and that has merit and a wide
range of areas - again, too bad that an adaptor is required for the USB.

Well if it gets jailbroken, a Bluetooth GPS might be an option :
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/t...OPIC_ID=132750

On 10-02-05 20:31 , Keith wrote:
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:34:45 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote:

On 10-02-03 3:59 , user wrote:
Sam Wormley wrote:

The iPad is a different story. Its primary function is not a phone. I
could see myself purchasing an iPad, especially at $500-600. IÕd use it
not only as a digital notebook, but also as a mobile GIS device.



no gps, no usb, what a waste !

I bought the Marco Polo DVD, to play with navit and other navigation
software, but it will work better with netbook than with this tablet ...

The 3G version has cell-assisted GPS. I would bet that via the USB
adaptor (idiots didn't put a couple USB ports on the edge, sheesh) one
will be able to add a "real" GPS and that there will be Apps to take
advantage of such.

That would be cool. But still not enough for me to get one.

Sam mentions the iPad as a GIS device and that has merit and a wide
range of areas - again, too bad that an adaptor is required for the USB.