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Well it look like everyone looking forward to having Pandora running in the background of your iPhone whilst working on something else will be disappointed.

I’ve seen an iPhone running iOS4 and after messing around with it for a little while, I just have to say it’s sweet. I really am dissappointed that Pandora refuses to work with the task switching. Perhaps it’s because iOS4 was only running on a 3g? I guess they could possibly put out a new version on release day.

Well it looks like HP is trying to take on the Ipad. This image from Engadget compares the two as they are configured right now.

The new HP Slate is going to offer a smaller screen 8.9 in. as compared to the IPad’s 9.7. I’m willing to bet the Slate will not be able to keep up with the IPad’s touch responsiveness at this point.

As far as storage the Slate looks like it is in the lead. It will hit the market with two options 32, or 64 gb options, as well as being upgradable via the SD card reader. I would like to have seen some kind of a reader on the IPad to dump images or video’s from a camera, without having to buy a dongle. I thought we were actually over the dongle day’s long ago. More after the jump.

IPad is going to kill the Slate in the connections department. 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, and the optional 3g have already owned slate.

Here is where I believe the Slate is going to fall apart. Say what you will about Apple, but the OS has been extremely stable. Slate is going after the Windows 7 crowd and I just don’t see it as a true contender with the Ipad. From all the reports that I have read so far I have not heard a single person complain about the Ipad having to reboot. Compare these results to the issues plaguing Windows 7 today, and the choice is clear.

There have been many rants and raves about Apple locking down the OS so you have to go through ITunes to get all of your software, but if you look at the stability of the Iphone OS it’s a no brainer why it’s been so rock solid.

I must admit that it would be nice to have a USB port built into the Ipad. Other than mobile me there is really no way to sync things from the Ipad to your desktop, and vise versa. When the 3g hits I’m really going to be looking forward for someone to bridge this gap and make something that will allow you to share docs, or sync your files remotely. (Other than good apps)

It’s going to be interesting to see the Slate when it hits, and I will definitely be keeping an eye on the slate, but I really don’t see it being able to keep up with the Ipad.

**UPDATE** April 30, 2010

Engadget is reporting that HP’s Slate tablet may be killed. Check out the full story here.

Yep, that didn’t take long at all. The all new Ipad is now jailbroken. Check out the video to see a live demo of the action.

I’ve lost all faith in Best Buy today. I was super excited this morning ready to jump out of bed and run down to check out the new IPad, when I get a text from my friend. He was there before the store opened and was told that our Best Buy wasn’t big enough to get the IPad’s on release day.

Now all day long I get to read Tweets from people playing with their new IPad, and I don’t even get to play with a demo model. LAME!!!!

Enough venting. Those of you with new IPad’s which apps have you found useful, or just down right entertaining?

I still haven’t made my decision on weather or not I want to get the new IPad. It looks awesome, and everyone that has used it so far has been pretty impressed. I really don’t like the fact that there is no front facing camera. I think Apple missed a huge feature with that, no ichat on the go for us now.

I did this with the original Iphone and ran out and got one after it had been out for 3 months. I dropped the 500 for it and a few months later the come out with the 3g. Now I think I might as well wait until the Ipad 2.0.

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Holy crap I want one! This thing is just majorly sweet, and even the Mac fanboy haters can’t deny this thing is a huge step for tablet pc’s.

I was a little disappointed that it is running the Iphone OS and not OSX, but it look freaking awsome. The pricing plans are amazing for new Apple tech. and couple that with 3g. We have been having some discussion of you would be able to tether this to your IPhone and skip the 3g unlimited dataplan ($30 US) or if there is going to be some kind of a lock on it. I really would have like to have seen a dual camera on this, one on the back for pictures/video, and one on the front for video conferencing. That would have just been sweet, and I bet we will get to see something like that on the IPad 2.

Either way it will most likely be jailbroken and tetherable in a few days/weeks after it is released. It’s Apples time to shine with this new product.