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iPad app fatigue: Is it happening to you? - CNET Article

LOL...since we're talking about people being bored with it...

I reserved an iPad at the local store. My wife, at the same time, bought one for me online. The store got me first and the second one arrived via Fed Ex today. She didn't want it and I don't want it so I put it on eBay, USA only, Paypal only, starting bid being Apple's price and Buy It Now at 10% more (eBay requires that). It sold before I could log out of eBay after posting it.

I don't really think any of this is a real issue at this point. Probably more like CNet making things up to sell a couple more of whatever they're advertising today. :D
 
I agree with this CNET Article. I've been watching the app store since the iPad launched, and there have not been many exciting apps to even talk about. I don't think there's been a new, worth-while, iPad specific game up on the app store for 2 weeks. That is very surprising considering how Games are the #1 selling genre of applications.

I think that Netflix, ABC, MLB at Bat (only if you have MLB.TV subscription), Good Reader, and Tab Toolkit are about the only iPad specific apps that are worth using. No one wants to use the iPhone apps double-pixeled. The Cydia app, FullForce, has helped in that area, but it only works on a few select apps and for the most part no games.

Apple promoted this thing as a new reader for news and magazines, yet the offers and services have been nothing but lackluster.

Is it just that the devs don't yet have iPads? I don't know, but I agree that it is becoming annoying. That doesn't mean I've lost any interest in using my iPad, because that is far from the truth. I just wish there would be some good iPad specific apps released that didn't cost $15 each.
 
Maybe it's the App Store economy, and higher-priced iPad apps are simply not generating enough sales yet. Maybe it's the more than 80 million iPhones and iPod Touches that make a far more compelling development landscape than the 1-million-and-growing iPad audience, and developers are still focusing attention there.
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Maybe its because the iPad is only on sale in one country. Maybe that country isn't the centre of the universe and maybe the international community hasn't fully rallied behind the iPad because they can't buy one.

Just my two cents.
 
One Love 1867 said:
Jessica - what was the item you replaced with the iPad?

Just out of curiosity, of course.
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My Netbook. Here's the sort of quick and dirty. I have a MP and a MacMini (HTPC), I had a PowerBook, MB Alu then a MB Air. I sold the Air thinking that I would then replace it with a 13" MBP, to me the 13" is my perfect travel companion. However, I wanted to sell my MBAir when I felt the resale value was enough to actually net me enough to not suffer a loss and figured I'd chill until the purported updates to be announced in January. The notebook is more of a personal travel companion and a couch surfing machine. Work requires me to lug their Dell around.

When the updates didn't hit or weren't looking close I bought a $300 Dell Mini 10v and put OS X onto it. Again, couch surfer and personal travel companion. My desire was to buy a Kindle and carry my Kindle and work PC or Kindle and Netbook around depending upon the travel need. Turns out the rumored iPad would allow me to do more than just a Kindle. I'm not delusional enough to think that my 12-15 hour work days will suddenly afford me additional time to read so the iPad doing more than just books was nice because some days I cannot bear to read a book after working so late.

That being said, the Netbook is a capable machine but was used pretty much how I use my iPad and therefore, it would seem the Netbook has been replaced nearly. The one thing that I will keep the Netbook for is when I travel to my parents where I find myself working while everyone else is at work. That is something I cannot do on the iPad.
 
I'm not out to make people feed bad about their wifi purchase. You can use a wifi model on a cell network via mifi if you want.

I am simply stating what I consider to be the fact that if you actually use it only on wifi, it's going to be useful only in slices of your life, which will limit its uses and your connection with it. This is meant to be on you, not 95% of the time like a cell phone, but maybe 65% of the time. Laptop - maybe 25% of the time.

You can disagree. I'm not an oracle. I base my opinion on my use of the iPod touch, which has wifi ... and I rarely use it for apps or anything that requires a connection even though I have wifi at home and at work. Why? Because I don't get into the habit when I can't count on it all the time.
 
I LOVE my iPad. And I agree with the article in this way...

There are a few prize apps out there now, but... I feel like we haven't seen any thing of what the iPad and the apps the truly "get it" can do. The big game changing iPad apps are in development, or haven't even been thought of yet.

We've been given this awesome tool, that redefines the way computing can be, and I have a feeling that we haven't even touched the surface of what the iPad can do, and what we can do with the iPad.

As the commercial that was literally just on my tv says, "it is a revolution, and it is only the beginning."

It truly is the beginning. The dev that is able to break through with the app that thinks outside the box and truly exploit the features and capabilities of the iPad is going to be a game changer. My problem is in being patient to wait for THOSE apps.

~~~
Posted from my awesome iPad!
 
jessica. said:
A misguided statement to say the very least.
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Agreed! I have enjoyed my wi-fi only iPad since 4/3 and no way am I bored or tired of it! For me, it's not a fad but a very portable device that does a lot!
I read all my ebooks on it and sold my kindle, I brainstorm with Corkulous and email, cruise the web, read and post to my favorite forums and the list is endless!

I'm very content with wi-fi and I don't miss that monthly 3G bill! ;)

However, if my needs change later on say when the 2nd Gen comes out, I may get a 3G! As of now I have no need for it.
 
JediZenMaster said:
One of the reasons i went with the Wi-Fi model was that when AT&T Moblity rolls out 4G i wouldn't be regulated to using an outdated type of technology.

People who chose the 3G version won't be able to take advantage of the faster speeds on the new upgraded network that rolls out next year. VS wi-fi where your not limited to one type of technology.
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I'm confused. How exactly do you think the wifi only model has this flexibility you describe whereas the 3G model does not? I'm assuming you're thinking portable hotspots.

I'd be surprised if AT&T got 4G rolled out on time. Even if they did, Apple would lag behind. I bet a 4G iPad is 2 years away.
 
Aduntu said:
I agreed with his point about the lack of innovative magazine apps. I was really hoping this would change the game. Maybe I'm just expecting a little too much too soon.
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They don't even have to be innovative. Just decent, and with pricing that isn't an insult.

I noticed a full-page promotion in the latest Dwell magazine for their iPhone/iPad app. It's some third party that does this for multiple magazines. So, I go to check it out, the app is .99, which certainly is reasonable. But then you pay for the current issue and back-issues. How much do you pay? I have no idea, since they don't tell you. I guess you find out after you buy the app.

This is why GQ only got like 350 takers for their iPhone app.

Ah, here it is... PixelMags is the company.

If I were Steve Jobs, I'd kick them out of the App Store for deceptive practices, and fast.

And if I were the editor of Dwell, GQ, etc. and whoever else got fooled by these idiots - I'd apologize to my readers.
 
Guys bio states he is a new York jets fan before anything else.

It's not bad to be a jets fan, but for leading with it, he is a moron.
 
I think the only apps I've downloaded onto this ipad is checkers and solitaire. I didn't get the ipad for apps ( most seem boring) - i bought it to email, browse web and listen to music. I love it! It's my favorite toy in a long long while. My iMac is where i create (graphic art, music production, etc)
 
barkomatic said:
I'm confused. How exactly do you think the wifi only model has this flexibility you describe whereas the 3G model does not? I'm assuming you're thinking portable hotspots.

I'd be surprised if AT&T got 4G rolled out on time. Even if they did, Apple would lag behind. I bet a 4G iPad is 2 years away.
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Yep I'm talking about my sprint overdrive hotspot and We have wifi at work also. But most of things I do on my iPad don't require connectivity while some do. I'm not one ofthose people who have to be connected 24/7 and I have many times left my mifi at home and just went back to basics.

Like just reading a e-book or just drawing or watching a movie. Anyways. I love the iPad. It works for me and I discover some new fun and magical use each day :p
 
On point with the linked article ... I also some what agree with it. I think SJ gave developers a decent notice to lauch and now that the product is going on almost 2 months of launch there should be more apps for the iPad ...
 
Just my two cents, in no particular order:

-I love my 3G iPad. It's been great to have a connection on the go or when my network is bogged down (slow dsl in our area, most of the time 3G is just as fast, sometimes faster). And it has a GPS chip, which has the potential to prove useful (especially when using an app like skychartspro, for example).

-If 4G has massive and quick adoption, I can go ahead and get a 4G router and use it through wifi. That still means I can use mobile internet now, instead of perpetually waiting for the next best thing.

-Most likely 4G will take some time to roll out, IMO, especially for those of us who don't live withing a few miles of downtown. So by the time they have a 4G iPad, (my guess two years at least) I will probably be in the market for a new one anyway.

-There really are not enough "great" iPad apps out yet. Given, it's only been out a month or so, but I find that there are things that I would like to see released to make the iPad even better (a hulu app, for instance). That doesn't mean that I'm bored of the iPad or anything like that, just that there is quite a bit of unrealized potential in this device (which is cool, because over the next few months/year we will probably see a lot of new and cool stuff come out, something to look forward to). :apple:
 
KatanaAzul said:
-If 4G has massive and quick adoption, I can go ahead and get a 4G router and use it through wifi. That still means I can use mobile internet now, instead of perpetually waiting for the next best thing.

-Most likely 4G will take some time to roll out, IMO, especially for those of us who don't live withing a few miles of downtown. So by the time they have a 4G iPad, (my guess two years at least) I will probably be in the market for a new one anyway.
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4G will take ages to roll-out in the US. AT&T has only recently committed to an HSPA+ 7.2 build-out let alone HSPA+ 21 and then LTE.

Don't hold your breath on 4G. The iPad will be two years old by the time 4G is widely available.

Even when LTE is available its performance is questionable. HSPA can deliver higher speeds than the first LTE networks will.
 
Put yourself in the shoes of the average developer (read: no huge budget or team of coders) for the iPhone OS. You've checked out the 4.0 beta and know that people will want apps that take advantage of the features the new OS offers. Do you go ahead and code an app for 3.2 and release it, just to get it into the hands of the 1-2 million iPad users as quickly as possible? Or do you decide to wait until this fall when 4.0 drops and release your app to a much larger installed user base without having to rewrite parts of your app to take advantage of the new OS?
 
gwynne said:
What a strangely broad statement. It's still the same device with the same apps regardless of whether you're at home on WiFi, using public WiFi, using 3G , or using your phone as a hotspot.
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You really missed his point. Without 3G you can not go around the town and show the new toy to whoever wants to see it (like relatives) :D
 
lilo777 said:
You really missed his point. Without 3G you can not go around the town and show the new toy to whoever wants to see it (like relatives) :D
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So relatives and friends can't possibly have wireless internet access in their homes? :confused:

Seriously...do you even think before you post? I'm genuinely curious.
 
jgfink said:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20005249-1.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

I semi-agree with this article
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I disagree with this article completely. This is for app junkies and such that think the more pages of apps your iPad has, the cooler it is.

I can't buy enough time as it is with stuff like YouTube, netflix, IMBD, Safari, controlling my Sonos player through my iPad and controlling my TV & Cable box through Redeye Remote. I never been happier :D

Though I must admit both Sonos and redeye have not built a dedicated iPad app yet but both companies have been public with saying one is in the "works."

Sonos and redeye remote controller are simply awesome. I would highly recommend for one to google these devices if you're not aware of what this new form of technology can bring into your home along with your spanking new iPad.
 
Talking wi-fi against 3G... The iPad is meant to be filled with content and then taken with you. You can show photos, videos and documents that you synced on the iPad. You can read books that you downloaded at home. You can play games without any Internet connection.

I have never ever used the 3G connection of my iPhone as I don't want to make Vodafone any richer than they already are. I already pay for my dsl here in the city and my wadsl in the country house. My parents and friends all have their wi-fi networks at home. Even in my tiny Italian city, there is free public wi-fi covering almost the whole city centre. And then, sometimes it just feels right to be offline for a little while.
 
Monster hit or slow fizzle?

I purchased the iPad for mobile media consumption and to serve as the ultimate couch-potato device (and one other reason discussed below). What I've learned, however, is that I still prefer my Mac for the majority of my web surfing which means that the iPad isn't getting as much use in the home as I might have expected. Furthermore, I'm finding that the best mobile device is the one you actually have with you which in most cases turns out to be my iPhone (since it's always on my person as opposed to being left at home or even in the next room -- which is often the case with my iPad).

Given these factors, and in my private life, the iPad seems to sit somewhat uncomfortably between my Mac and iPhone. I don't regret the purchase since the iPad definitely has some high points and it is a nicely constructed and well executed device. It's also kind of a given for me since I'm a software engineer with an interest in developing iPhone/iPad apps (that's my other reason for the purchase). However, without the latter I'm not sure that I could justify an iPad on a pure usefulness/cost basis.

We probably won't know whether the iPad is going to be the next monster hit or a somewhat disappointing fizzle for at least another six months. It won't be a complete flop, that's already been proven through its current sales, but I'm not yet convinced that it is going to be a sustained, large volume product.
 
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