Apple iPad: roundup of reviews

Here is what the critics had to say about the latest offering from Apple:



Stephen Fry, writing in Time magazine:


"It is possible that the public will not fall on the iPad, as I did, like lions on an antelope.
"But for me, my iPad is like a gun lobbyist's rifle: the only way you will take it from me is to prise it from my cold, dead hands."



David Pogue, writing in the New York Times:

"You can get a laptop for much less money – with a full keyboard, DVD drive, USB jacks, camera-card slot, camera, the works.
"[But] the iPad is so fast and light, the multitouch screen so bright and responsive, the software so easy to navigate, that it really does qualify as a new category of gadget."
"Some have suggested that it might make a good goof-proof computer for technophobes, the aged and the young; they're absolutely right."

Walt Mossberg, writing in the Wall Street Journal:


"If people ... see it as a way to replace heavier, bulkier computers much of the time – for web surfing, email, social networking, video- and photo-viewing, gaming, music and even some light content creation – it could be a game-changer the way Apple's iPhone has been."


Xeni Jardin, writing in BoingBoing:


"There's something about tilting and steering and braking with a device you hold in your hands, just like a steering wheel, that's so much more viscerally pleasing than a big old shelf-bound console.
"Manic, non-stop use revealed a number of things: battery life is better than I anticipated … orientation lock is great for when I'm sharing YouTube clips with family, or web browsing in bed.
"It fits well in my lap for tweeting when eating during lunch break, and it's easy to wipe off a stray mayo glop."

Ed Baig, writing in USA Today:

"The iPad is not so much about what you can do – browse, do email, play games, read e-books and more – but how you can do it.
"That's where Apple is rewriting the rule book for mainstream computing. There is no mouse or physical keyboard. Everything is based on touch."

The Telegraph. Apr 2, 2010.