Apples tablet computer iPad - Essay Example

TECHNOLOGY During last decade Apple Computers has become a synonym for innovation and technological intuition. In his article “Innovation: iPad is child’s play but not quite magical” MacGregor Campbell provides analysis on what has been continuously called the most anticipated gadget of the year – Apple’s tablet computer iPad. Commenting on YouTube video of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl playing with her iPad, Campbell regards this device as an illustration for what “future ideal human-computer interaction” is likely to be (Campbell, par.5). iPad continues promoting idea of intuitive computing established by Apple in its iPhone: users can browse numerous applications through what Campbell names “the now ubiquitous swipe, pinch and point gestures” (Campbell, par.2). iPad, like many of Apple’s recent products, became a subject of technical and ideological debate over its utility, functionality and productivity.

Campbell points out that the majority of technical experts indicates that iPad is a great device for “sofa-computing,” but too big and heavy to use it like iPhone or a Kindle. It is evident that Apple positions its iPad as a consumption device with a creative gesture-based interface embedded in “metal-and-glass aesthetic” covering (Campbell, par.8). However, from entertainment perspective, today iPad is more usable, intuitive and finally innovative than any other laptop or netbook.

WORKS CITED Campbell, MacGregor. “Innovation: iPad is child’s play but not quite magical,” Newscientist.com, April 2010. Available at Accessed April 13, 2010