Is it an iPad? Is it a netbook? No, it’s an ipad wearing a netbook costume!
- Category: Product launch marketing
- Published on Monday, 11 October 2010 19:14
- Written by Jas
I wrote a while back about whether you could use an iPad as a netbook replacement. At the time, my feeling was that it was okay as a laptop/netbook substitute for short periods. As many other people have commented, it's great for consuming content, but not really there yet for creating or managing large documents (see Walt Mossberg's trip to Paris with an iPad).
Well, since then, GearZap have introduced an iPad case with built-in Bluetooth keyboard. The cool thing about this keyboard, unlike other keyboard/case combinations I've seen, is that it has dedicated buttons to show/hide the keyboard etc. Having a dedicated keyboard is going to make working with longer documents and spreadsheets much easier - I can certainly see me writing more PR tips and press releases on one.
