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6 Things the iPad is Missing

Every piece of technology or product, it has pros and cons. Well, even the iPad it self has some and I would  like to point six of them in this article. Now, the iPad is amazing and really cool, but it has it downsides. Now some of these things might just be plain opinion, while some are facts. For a full roundup of the iPad and Apple’s event click here. The keynote is available here via iTunes.
  • A front Camera

Seen has how the iPad has such a big screen, a fast processor, and a IPS display technology, it would only make sense for a front-facing video camera for video chat or video conferencing. It would only make sense because if it did, managers for companies would use for video conferences and other various things.

  • Multitasking

Now, for the thing that makes me most mad is that the iPad has no multitasking capability. The iPad has a 1GHz processor in it, which is easily enough for multitasking. Now, the multitasking couldn’t be 5+ apps running all at the same time. There would only be enough for about 3-4 apps running at the same time.

  • No Flash Support

Now, Flash is a some what heavy application to run, but with the iPad’s 1GHz processor, it should be able to handle Flash. Flash would be very helpful, especially if you browse the web a lot. Many sites on the web use Flash, which like I said earlier, if you browse a lot visit many sites that use Flash, this would come in handy.

  • OLED Screen

Apple claimed that the iPad had a 10 hours battery life, and a 1 month stand-by battery life. Well, OLED screens need less power then a LCD screen, thus improving the battery life or making the battery last longer.

  • 16:9 aspect ratio

The iPad has 4:3 aspect ratio, which is really bad for viewing widescreen movies. If the iPad had a 16:9 aspect ratio, that would be much better for viewing movies. The 16:9 aspect ratio would go along very well with the IPS technology that the iPad has. The IPS technology improves viewing the screen from angles, for example: If you and your friend were watching a movie, your friend was holding the iPad , you were sitting next to your friend and watching from an angle.

  • Verizon 3G Network

AT&T has the fastest 3G network, however, Verizon has the biggest 3G network in America. The iPad will be shipped all over America, but for some people that order the Wi-Fi + 3G version might now have AT&T 3G in their area.  Which, they spent extra money for the Wi-Fi + 3G version, but end up not being able to use the 3G coverage.


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