As great as the iPad is it is not without it’s limitations. We know apple limits some of it’s products purposefully so that the next iteration is lusted over. The camera for FaceTime is god-awful and from now on FaceTime calls will be done from my iPhone 4. Why not take advantage of a larger screen from this device and add two hd cameras? One in the front and another on the back. Would it hurt that much they are practically the same size, so that’s not an issue. VGA looks grainy and in dark settings is just horrible. Oatmeal has less grain than the iPad’s camera does. Those iPad ads are very misleading as they make the images look incredibly clear. Perhaps the lighting conditions are perfect or they are keeping the hd camera version for themselves. In addition to this this iPad woulds have benefitted from a high resolution screen a retina display or some equivalent high-resolution screen. But that would just exaggerate how bad FaceTime would look on such a screen, hmmm makes you wonder why they did not add a retina display. Other than these small gripes I still love my iPad as this is my first iPad. Those who previously owned one please don’t rush out and get the new one. Wait for the iPad 3 because FaceTime is not worth it plus it makes your hands tired after a while from holding it. If you have an iPhone 4 and the original iPad just use that because it’s like you already have an iPad 2.

As a student I love having my eBooks on here they looks absolutely amazing. Browsing is fast and finding chapters even on a PDF is a smooth process, way better than my nook no rooting necessary. I reiterate the distinction would be more clear between the i-devices from the software standpoint. Make iPad only apps which are so useful to an iPad that it would become silly to use them on a phone. Oh well can’t I just do that on my phone? No. The line must be drawn somewhere and it should be at the software level. Reduce the level of redundancy or “fragmentation”. If this is so the iPad will have achieved a home that is on par with a desktop like experience.

With this latest action they are saying the iPhone is indeed everything the iPad is in a smaller form factor. Everything you can do I can do but on a smaller screen. Apple should have added unique features to the iPad, instead it created a ubiquitous apple product. Why create something new when you have something that’s a gold mine already. All of my arguments for getting an iPad are even less clear then the day before. The iPad wont augment the things I do on a daily basis. Neither will it augment the things the iPhone can do. The best thing about the iPad is the luxurious 9.7 inch screen. Which is ideal for reading. But what is the iPad a productivity device, an e-book reader, entertainment center. In fact it is all of the above. But because of its size [all of the above] is limited to only use on certain occasions. As opposed to the iPhone that I have on me at all times.

The line between these devices have now been blurred. Apple has created something that is so great they cant even top it. The iPhone literally is a computer in my pocket. The netbook replacement that can make phone calls in addition to having a camera (Which iPad is missing). It is no wonder why they have sold 50 million of these units to date. Did Apple inadvertently kill its own product. After the magical, mystical experience fades away what are you left with when the magic trick is over.

Multitasking.
Backgrounder has been doing this job for a long time now. Now with more battery to play with you can have applications running in the background for longer than before. But less than 10 hours.

Camera.
I’m certain that a camera add on can be made. This can attach to the docking port to allow video conferencing capabilities. We know that Fring was waiting on apple to make a front facing camera. There latest update makes use of the iphone camera. So we know its definitely possible.

Hulu?
The Lack of flash makes this option not possible. Hulu would make this a killer device. Perhaps they do not want the network to be clogged with people streaming video. But face it this is the time we are living in. The demand is needed therefore the business should adjust to it. Not the other way around. What ever happened to supply vs demand. If Hulu re-encodes there video much like youtube has done then im sure this will sell more device. It could be that apple only wishes for people to use their store to buy tv shows. But why buy them when I can just see them for free on my TV or Computer.

BTStack.
This hack made it possible to use a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. Why not use that instead of an ugly docking station. Keep selling us things that we already own or we can re purpose things we already own in a more useful manner.

What do you think?