In fact, the iPad, what is it? Tool * convergence par excellence, the iPad is not a tool geek (fade techno jargon connected anywhere) as stated in the blog " follow the geek "Le Figaro. The iPad is what, what is it and that he intended??
1 - FOR THE TECHNICAL
Details , so it's something between an iPhone (smartphone, or telephone Mobile called intelligent) which includes other features appendices type:
- digital camera or digital camera;
- music player once called Walkman, Sony and iPod from Apple;
- GPS Accessories and by extension, given the uniqueness of innovation Jobsienne allows the heels to charge extra goodies type iCoyotte allowing to be warned by other drivers of mobile radar ... ;
- calendar, taking notes, appointments, address book, calendar, ... ;
- various services related to the phone function : Weather, newspapers accessible and continuously updated over the Internet via a slow connection (Edge) or moderately fast (3G) or very quick (WiFi found in the city, in business or at home if the it has a "box" for internet access via ADSL).
Note : iPhone / iPad comes natively with applications "basic", Apple is allowing everyone to develop their own applications by providing a "Software Development Kit-SDK- that lets you create and market its store selling online AppStore, the said applications.
This business model, innovative, very popular is unsuccessfully copied by other manufacturers such as Nokia, Google, ... Apple only solution that broadcasts to date nearly 150,000 applications (2.5 billion downloads in just two years has helped propel Apple into the big league - Apple recently became the second provider of smartphone in France .. .)
Well, it follows (if not clear, question me).
So iPad is between an iPhone and a laptop (called laptop in jargon)
The laptop has interesting properties: mobility, inducing mobiquité :-) theory developed by Francis Pisani and Dominique Piotet, book downloadable here .
We have key characteristics in terms of measurements and uses described and illustrated on the Apple site. 2 - PRACTICE AND WHAT CAN WE DO THIS HYBRID? Beyond the well known features of the iPhone iPad will additionally from
- work on documents, create, edit, format, transmit them via WiFi or via e-mail to yourself on another job or correspondent or to physically connect your iPad to a computer via a special cable 30-pin connector that plugs in your iPad one hand and which will link into the terminal of your choice via the USB connector at the other end!
... it was not assumed print directly from your iPad, or even WiFi, there is no functionality planned for this in version iPadisée of Pages, Numbers, Keynote ($ 9.99, or one year with € 7.99 on the application). It will then go through a third terminal.
Here lies the big difference and where is the iPad is to say, better than an iPhone, much less a computer with an OS ( operating system) adapted.
3 - SUMMARY OF THE PRACTICE / ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE:
- surf the net Safari ;
- send / receive e-mails: Mail (or Safari for web mail, that is to say an interface for reading / writing e-mail that is anchored to an application developed on a browser or browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, ...)
- cataloging photos: iPhoto ( including salaries color, density, cropping, ...)
- video, as with the iPhone: you can watch films oneself (an adapter Apple is dedicated to connect your camcorder / camera to the iPad;
- listen to music i Pod / iTunes , same environment as the iPhone, buy Titles on iTunes;
- download applications AppStore (150,000 available)
- to geotag with Google Street or Google View with Plans ; ;
- manage acrtivités professional, private with the trilogy Calendar / Contact / Notes
- finally, after iWork ( Pages , layout, Numbers, spreadsheet, Keynote, presentation meetings, memos) dedicated to the iPad, light version taking advantage of multitouch option to act with the 10 + of course the fingers virtual keyboard, or even physical, sold with a dedicated docking station to facilitate decision-typed notes.
Here is a summary, which obviously will not suit everyone, but here's the inventory.
You know where to contact me for more ...
* Who gathers in one device several strument distinct.
