8 Ways the iPad Changes Things

1. Change which devices we use to do what. Checking my email can now be done from my lap, using only my fingers. I think certain everyday functions like email, reading news, watching videos will become – something we can do on the computer but prefer to do on an iPad or Slate.

2. It will evolve quickly to fix problems that had no solution until now. I think the iPad will be a goto platform for the Military, Education, and Medical industries. Why? Because they trust Apple, and with good reason. A lot of people predicted the iPhone would be a failure, it wasn’t.

3. It’s setting the tone for wireless carriers in America. By getting ATT to allow contractless 3G data access it paves the way for Apple to demand the same thing for the next iPhone.

4. 140,000 possibilities already exist. iPad can run every app from the app store natively. Some Apps within the app store are definitely better suited to the large iPad Screen, and some aren’t. But the ability to run every app on day 1, is a very smart decision by Apple, Akin to the universal binary solution – while Apple transitioned from PowerPC to Intel chips. It’s a seamless bridge to the future.

5. The magic is in the SDK. Developers will jump on the new user interface elements for the iPad allowing them to create even cooler apps than are possible for the iPhone. There will be a lot of iPad only Apps! In order to make the iPad a true success Apple will have to get all the iPhone developers on board in a big way. Steve Forstall said as much when he said “There will be a new GoldRush in the app store”.

6. Large multi touch screen means simpler content creation. In a time when cheap ubiquitous cameras has allowed youtube stars to be born. I think the iPad will allow people who want to create new types of media to do so very easily.

7. When the hardware catches up, Apple will be a leader in tablet UI interface design. By hardware catching up I am referring to color e-ink solutions like Pixel Qi becoming better and less expensive.

8. It’s only the first release. Apple has a consistent product release cycle, debuting newer, better, faster products on schedule. I expect that within 3 years, you’ll see an iPad for $349 that makes this version of the iPad look silly.