I got to test out the iPhone 4 “FaceTime” feature with Chris Pirillo!
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I was one of the lucky people that got their iPhone 4 a day earlier. I unboxed it live in my daily stream and did the video below for YouTube.
A client of mine had their iPad 3G, and all the accessories, shipped to my office where I set everything up for them today. I must say, if I did not have my Verizon MiFi card I would be envious of the 3G version. I think I would recommend the 3G version to all clients and friends now, especially since the plan is month to month.
[As seen on MacSlice]
What better place to write your iPad review than at 35,000 feet using your iPad with inflight WiFi! The iPad makes for a great travel companion with GoGoInflight’s WiFi service, but I will talk more about that later. I have had the iPad for about a week now and I am absolutely floored at not only the features of this device, but more so the future potential of the iPad. Calling this just a large iPod Touch is absurd. The large screen real estate, speed, and portability of this device opens up whole new doors to application developers. Like with the evolution of the original iPhone, I can’t wait to see what this device is like two to three years from now.
The best way for me to sum up my review of the iPad is that it has replaced my MacBook Pro for casual browsing, entertainment, and e-mail. I have found myself not using my MacBook Pro when returning home from work unless I want a live stream on in the background. The iPad allows me much more flexibility when wanting to be online, like lounging in the lazy boy or laying on the couch (admit, you do it too). At the office I no longer have to disconnect my MacBook Pro to take it with me for staff meetings, I just grab my iPad and go.
I could list many more examples, and list the various technical aspects that I like, but you all get the picture. The iPad is not a killer device, but rather a device that is going to change the way we do portable and casual computing. I cannot wait for the OS 4 improvements that are coming this Fall, multitasking is much needed for this device to truly be an industry leader. Back to my earlier point, this device is an inflight computing dream and will do wonders for inflight entertainment (that is the travel geek in me).
Happy iPading 
*This post created entirely inside the Pages app on my iPad using the on screen keyboard! 
My iPad Unboxing [one of the first on YouTube!]
More videos coming this week..
Saturday is a major day for all Geeks and Macheads! Even if you do not plan to get an iPad on Saturday, the excitement is very contagious. For those getting an iPad, I want to know, what are your plans for iPad day? Will you be doing anything special? Making videos? Live streaming?
I am having my two iPads (one for me, one for the wife) being shipped to our office, so after acquiring some delicious Dunkin Donuts iced coffee I will be in my office awaiting UPS. I will definitely be doing an unboxing video immediately upon delivery, and then possible a live stream. Afterwards I will head home to give the wife her iPad where I am sure I will have 1,000 questions to answer!
Tell me what your plans are!
Today I want to “spotlight” Kevin Nunez from MacSlice. I have known of MacSlice for sometime, but just recently started actively following the blog. Kevin started MacSlice, an Apple/Technology blog, in December 2008. He has now grown MacSlice to include 27 bloggers. MacSlice has a clean and fresh design, and is updated daily with useful news and reviews. This is a “must bookmark” for an any Apple fan. Kevin has done all this while still in high school, I can only imagine what is down the road. I also like the fact he is open about being a fellow “die-hard” conservative (we make the best Apple users)!
Watching Jon4Lakers latest video “Android Gets Well Endowed“, where Jon talks about the addition of multi-touch to the Nexus One phone, I thought to myself, as I have many times when watching videos of so-called iPhone killers, “wow, big deal, the iPhone has had that feature for several years – where is the innovation on these phones?”. Don’t get me wrong, the Nexus One seems like a good phone, but the point is it does not raise the bar, it simply meets the bar. However, all the anti-Apple fanboys will get a little wet spot in their pants raving over some feature addition that is so passe.
I chose the title “Nexus What ?” because that is what I felt like asking after the announcement of Apple’s iPad, where all the tech news has since been focused. These so-called iPhone Killers (Palm Pre, Droid Phones, etc.) come and go (in hype and excitement) one after the other, while the iPhone (my preferred device, though far from perfect) remains the standard bearer. Just look at the pathetic sales of the Nexus One, I think the market is telling us something! Leave me your thoughts in the comments
A lot of chatter on YouTube today about the iPad. Below are four iPad related videos from some of my favorite subscriptions. Enjoy!
Two videos from @thecreativeone:
Video from @DannyMinick:
And of course, a video from @chrispirillo:
