Ipad First Generation For Sale
It takes 5.1 seconds to start and begin using my first-generation Apple iPad
It takes me, on average, 5.1 seconds to start and begin using my first-generation Apple iPad. This is how I spent those 5.1 seconds: opening the cover protector, pressing the power button in the top right corner of the device and then swiping my finger across the screen to unlock the iPad.
Sure 5.1 seconds might not sound like a long period of time, even in the age of Twitter and the real time Web. But if you use your iPad on a regular basis it can quickly add up. Let’s just say you pick up your iPad 10 times a day, that’s nearly6 minutes a week wasted through the laborious action of pressing the power button and swiping your finger across a screen. It’s exhausting.
But Apple has a solution withthe iPad 2 and itsSmart Cover. These covers, which are designed to protect the iPad 2′s screen, use hidden magnets that act as a switch and detect when the cover is opened, automatically turning the device on. No buttons presses or swipes needed.
Mycolleague Miguel Helfthas written about thisphenomenontoo, and although hemanaged to start up the original iPad a bit faster, he points out that the speed of opening the new iPad illustrates how in technology, we just want devices to get faster all the time.
To me, after using the iPad 2 for the past few days, the instantaneous start-up changes the game. And the main reason is that it makes using an iPad more like reading a book.
In many ways, thefirst generation iPad, along with every other e-reader and tablet available today, is trying to compete with the ancient technology of paper. People use these devices to read news, digital magazines, e-books and mail, all experiences that were once confined to the printed page.
Before the Smart Cover, getting to print-like content on an iPad took longer than it takes with its analog counterpart. You don’t have to press any buttons when opening a print book or magazine. You just pick it up, open it and begin reading.
The technology behind the Smart Cover enables the same swiftness as print, with the additional features of digital.
In the days of dial-up Internet connections, people had to log-in with a username and password and then wait for the modem to connect to the Internet. Sure, connecting to millions of fellow Webtravelersfelt special, but thehindranceassociated with the time used to get there definitely took away from the magic of it all.
Arthur C. Clarke, the late science fiction writer and inventor,once wrote that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”As the 5.1 seconds I once wasted turning on the iPad become shrouded by a Smart Cover, I’d say we’re pretty close to that point.
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How would you review your Apple iPad 1 year later?
The first generation Apple iPad went on sale April 3, 2010, just over a year ago. How would you review it now? Has it lived up to your expectations? Has your iPad held up to everyday use? Do you feel like you paid too much for it, was it priced right, or is it a bargain? If you had to repurchase your iPad right now as used with all of it’s bumps and scratches what would you pay for it? Or would you not buy it again?
I reordered a G3 iPad back in March. It is now my primary web surfing tool, TV/Netficks watching, and email tool. I use it at least once a day. It’s light weight makes it an ideal travel companion when I don’t want to work from the Blackberry or lug around a laptop. The battery lasts a long time.
You don’t need an iPad. You can make do with only an iPhone or an iPhone and a Laptop. But having a middle device is nice and often more convenient then either a small screen or booting up and maneuvering a large laptop.
Could Lord Alan Sugar do it all again today starting off on a shoe string?
Anyone that has read the history of Amstrad will comprehend the genius of the man behind Amstrad’s meteoric rise and his rags to riches story. Having thoroughly enjoyed Alan Sugar’s autobiography “What you see is what you get”, it is hard not to be in awe and be inspired by his story, salesmanship, persistence, understanding of failure and the other simple business practices he employed to obtain success in any of his business ventures.
However, being a young businessperson myself in this tough economic climate, one has to ask could a young Alan Sugar starting off today be able to become such a success?
First and foremost, nearly all sectors today are dominated by enormous corporations, and it is virtually impossible to get a foothold in any of them unless you have substantial capital behind you, not to mention the industry expertise that would also be required. I would love to see how an entrepreneur of previous generations including Lord Sugar would fare in the business world today starting with a shoe-string budget, no reputation and no contacts. Whilst Lord Sugar was the vanguard of early consumer electronics, in my humble opinion, I believe Lord Sugar would find it very difficult to achieve the riches and success in today’s business climate like he did the 70s,80s,90s,00s.
For a start I think it is fair to see given the advancement in technology a new Amstrad could not compete in the consumer electronics industry today would not be making the next ipad, 3d TV etc because of the expertise, research and development, competition and tight margins and ultimately investment required to make these consumer products. Even Lord Sugar admits himself a lot of Amstrad’s consumer products contained simple components such as transistors, pcbs etc and Amstrad found it tough to compete as the other companies advanced through R & D in the late 80s. I think it is fair to say that it is inconceivable that a 2011 startup Amstrad could compete with the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Philips etc given the aforementioned reasons (especially given the fact that in the 80s Amstrad controlled over 30% of the European PC market and they struggled to keep up then).
Does anyone disagree with this point? If so please provide reasoning?
Furthermore, if an up and coming Alan Sugar could not compete in the consumer electronic industry today, what industry could he make his fortune in today (given the fact that most industries are already saturated with massive conglomerates)? I know Lord Sugar has other business interests today but these business ventures are a direct consequence of the success of the Amstrad consumer electronics business.
If you are reading BBC, I would love to see a tv show whereby these entrepreneurs e.g. Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Peter Jones etc setup up a new company in any industry of their choice and were given 10,000 GBP and a year to make the company at least 1,000,000 GBP net profit.
The stipulations would be that the entrepreneur’s new company could have no brand association with any of the entrepreneur current business interests (it can be an industry they are currently involved in, but every cost, contact, investment and sale would have to be accounted for) and the entrepreneur would have to remain anonymous or use an alias name.
Furthermore, they could not use any of their current business contacts and money, they have to do it all from scratch.
The results would be highly interesting and it would be a fantastic watch. Would anyone else like to see the programme “From Entrepreneur to Fledgling Startup”?
It is known that BSKYB now owns Amstrad entirely, but for the purpose of this question, it is proposed that an up and coming Alan Sugar would use the Amstrad name.
Likely, yes.
Suggested sale price for 64GB ipad?
I am considering selling my iPad and buying the second generation that’s coming out soon, however I don’t want to do this without first selling my current one. A friend of mine is willing to purchase it, I just need help determining a fair price.
I have t he 64GB iPad with 3G, a sim card, zagg screen protectors, a case, the power cords and the original receipt which carries with it the 2 year extended warranty (iPad was bought only last August) that I would be selling to them. I want to be fair,though I don’t want to get ripped off just because i’m selling it to a friend.
Go to the Apple website, in the Store, and look on the bottom left for Refurbished iPad
That will give you Apple’s price on a refurb unit with 1 year warranty, Discount from there based on the condition and age.