It was fun to watch Apple's CEO Steve Jobs unviel the
iPad. I was literally drooling at the technology that possibly went behind making that wondrous machine. I know I could put this machine into a lot of use at home.
To list a few:
1) Decide which book I feel like reading
after having tucked myself into bed
2) Browse the web in a
supine position lying down on the couch
3) Walk around with a superior laptop without having to
flex my biceps
4) Decide at the
spur of the moment which picture I would like to use in my blog
5) Launch Disney comics in its highest resolution as my
last resort to cajole my daughter into taking that last few spoons of her dinner
6) Decide depending on how I feel whether I want to see images vertically or horizontally - (basically try to prove to hubby dear why the obviously
pretty model actually has a very masculine jawline)
7) Amuse my 8 month old by
randomly moving images across the screen with some background sound effects
8) Coyly use it as a
dynamically changing photo stand in the living room displaying pictures of some of the nicest beaches in Miami (target being to convince hubby on taking that much needed vacation on some sandy white beaches ;-))
9) Be that friendly neighbourhood
geek who downloads the iPad dev studio and build my own personalized app
10) Make my own personal
green statement
This is so drastic in comparison to the norm where customer requirements known today are only addressed in a product which will be released hopefully in another 2 years time. I guess it all boils down to how serious a company perceives innovation and how important it is for their brand to be associated with being innovative.
