It seems like my default mode in testing things is to chirp about mobility computing. So here I am at the train station, typing away on an iPad in the WordPress app, thinking about the device i’m using. My first thought is that I need to go take a look at the new iPad 2 tomorrow. If it’s actually thinner, lighter, more ergonomic, faster, and has the same battery, I should give it a spin.
My second thought is that an iPad – especially a thinner and lighter one – would be a plausible addition to a bag with my work laptop and be a suitable companion if I were to decide the laptop shouldn’t have personal material any longer. It doesn’t solve the ESPN3 problem, obviously, but if i can type like this, it might still be broadly feasible for blogging. Again, i don’t think 3G is necessary for most things, and I can get by on 16 GB since the ipad is unlikely to have media other than books and movies.
Next step is to attempt longer form blogging in WordPress on my iPhone with the keyboard and without. Again. Being in WordPress is enough of a switch to require another pass. (This app is a real drag in terms of keyboard response right now, so i don’t know if this is broadly feasible.) I do get the March Madness app, though, so i have all the streaming media I need for a while. ESPN3 won’t be a problem until this September…