iPad - it has finally arrived.

Well, here it is. The iPad. I must say it is exactly like rumored and
expected. A large iPhone, that has a capacive touchscreen and does 3G
and has similar capacitys to the iPod touch. Cause that's the thing,
people say it's an iPhone made big, but to be honest I think it's more
like a iPod touch with 3G. It is essentially a more powerful, more
expensive iPod touch.

Ok, I liked the look of the iPad and the iWork and iBooks apps look
good. Very cool, I like the menus in the iWork app, the details of the
iBooks app and the iBook store (is it a new store or just a part of
the iTunes store though?) and generally I think it will be a cool
thing to have. However, as an owner of a perfectly working laptop and
a 32GB iPhone 3GS, I feel this device fills a gap that doesn't really
need filling, and would be good for someone who doesn't want to do
anything complex except browse websites, do some basic document
editing, some music and film watching and maybe some other things.
However, most people I know would be moving stuff around using USB
sticks and external hard drives, using keyboards for keyboard
shortcuts, maybe using DVDs and CDs occasionally and so on. So
basically, I won't be buying one unless I get a desktop with some
serious syncing capabilities and possibly some kind of programming app
and a few other things such as media streaming that integrates with
some server (a la LaLa, which Apple bought).

So that is my take. Oh yeah and here are the details (in USD because
they haven't released details for the UK yet).

• prices start at $499 for the 16GB, $599 for the 32GB and $699 for
the 64GB.
• add 3G for $120 (i think, don't quote me on that)
• available in 60 days, 90 for the 3G versions.
• 3G is on AT&T, without a contract.
• $15 for 250MB a month, $30 for unlimited.

Hardware:
• 1Ghz custom Apple processor ("A4")
• in sizes from 16GB to 64GB.
• dock connector, microphone, speaker. Not sure about 3.5mm headphone
slot. I haven't heard about it.

When people buy them I want your opinions!

Parties and Friendship

Parties are always good. I've been to a couple since I last posted, and I loved them. I enjoy the drinking, the drunken dancing and the late night sobering walks. But most of all, I love them because i get to spend some quality time with my friends, most of who I don't get to see enough off any more. Its kind of depressing when you hear that some of your friends who you have known for years are purposely not inviting you to their party for some reason or another. Know what I mean?

Anyway, I feel that if they don't want to be friends with me that they should tell it to my face and not make me and other people who aren't invited feel shit because of the fact that they won't invite us. That is all I have to say on that.

News:

http://www.formspring.me/Rooster212 This is me. Ask me anything you like and I will (probs) answer it.

APPLE TABLET. Wednesday, 6pm GMT. I imagine there will be a stream to watch somewhere. I wants me one of those.

I am level 31, 2nd Prestige on COD: MW2 on Xbox 360. I am a PS3 hater, just so you know.

Bye everybody. Have a good weekend!

After Christmas

So, christmas has been and gone and so has a week of college for me too.

For Christmas, i got everything i wanted which i am very happy about and eternally grateful to everyone who got me presents. I feel i never thank people enough, and i really should more.

Anyway, since christmas not much has happened. Been revising for exams this week mostly. Well, i say mostly, probably a bit. Enough, i feel. I don't want to pressure myself too much. I completed assassins creed and also am nearly halfway through forza 3, which i got for christmas. I also got my Earforce x31 gaming headset, which is also great for music. I got a 360 Elite, which is great because now i have room for all the things i need to store, like my copy of GTA: San Andreas i downloaded from the xbox live marketplace but didn't have enough room to store. I also like having Modern Warfare 2 installed to the hard drive because it is nice and quiet and also cuts load time. I'm level 53 on First Prestige, and I haven't been able to improve on that for the past 3 days because my internet at my mums isn't working well. Download speeds have plummeted on all the PC's in the house to below 1mb/s but the BT Home Hub says it's download speed is still 5 to 6 mb/s. Its strange.

Anyway, I have assassins creed 2 to complete 100% and also Forza Motorsport 3 to play so i'm not bored too much, while mixing playing with revision.

I did the maths exam today for Core 1, the first basic unit I am doing. It was quite difficult and I feel i probably could have done better, however it was mostly bad wording of the questions that made it difficult. A lot of others found the parts I found difficult the same, so I am still hopeful for a good grade.

Arrivedeci everybody. Wish you all well. I have 2 exams to go, Physics and Computing. After that, life returns to normal and hopefully better... more next post hey :P