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iPad 2 – review of the top gadget of 2011

iPad 2 has taken the market by storm feeding the hungry consumers who were waiting for the improved version of the original iPad tablet. With its super sleek space-age design and light weight with a thin body, it definitely has become the hottest gadget of 2011.The two cameras fitted both on the front and back side of the tablet computer really makes it a stand-apart gadget. Don’t go on their size because they can make big things happen. With FaceTime video calling, you can enjoy a real time face-to-face video chat with your friends and favorite people. The back camera will let you share your surrounding with them as well.

You can also use the back camera for movie recording and then use the super-cool iMovie application for editing. You can take pictures too; and add them to the Photo Booth to do some wacky editing of the pictures and then share them with friends and family. Both of these features were missing in the original iPad.

But that is not the only thing which makes it more preferable than its older model. It is an amazing 33% thinner and 15% lighter, making it super light. It is so light, that when you pick it up you won’t even feel such heavy technology in your hands and you might not even want to put it down.

iPad 2 has improved sound speakers and battery life which is extended to 10 hours, so you can either use it for a week of communication while traveling or for watching movies undisturbed. The processor in this thing has also evolved from A4 processor to dual-core A5 processor; so now this gadget has become super fast times 2. You can send e-mails, browse the web, jump from one application to the other and play HD games with a greater ease.

The graphics on iPad 2 are 9 times faster, so with improved graphics performance, the gamers can enjoy a smoother and more realistic experience. Another great feature is that Apple has launched a Smart Cover for this smart tablet in 10 different colors. The Smart Cover is very light weight to perfectly match the machinery. It is clipped on to the iPad 2 with a magnetic hinge. The cover puts the tablet to sleep and when it is lifted the computer wakes up. It can also be folded behind iPad 2 to make its light-weight portable stand.

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The first ever smartphone – IBM Simon

If “smartphones” are considered state-of-the art in cellphone technologies in 2010, the first ever device of this kind dates back 1994. Having the size and shape of a cellphone, the IBM Simon, distributed by BellSouth, replaces the usual telephone keyboard by a sensitive screen and integrates PIM applications and data communication features.
Let’s get back to 1994 – at that time, manufacturers are struggling to make the “communication devices” market take off. The most common approach was then to bring communication to what was then state of the art in portable technology – PDA devices.
Many products came out at that time : the EO Communicator, 2 Motorola products, the Marco and the Envoy, respectively running the Newton and the MagicCap OS; the Sony Magic Link. Most of those products were discontinued after no more than 2 years.
Most of those products featured large displays, and a notebook oriented usability : they were basically PDAs with integrated (radio-)modems. The Simon showcases a totally different idea of what a communicating device could be : instead of integrating a modem in a PDA, it would integrate a PDA and a modem in a cellphone.
The user interface is pretty clear and apparently pleasant to use. It is a charming exemple of a early 90′s graphic interface. I see it as mac OS 1.0 in a narrow screen : B&W icons, background patterns and round-angles boxes populate the . After some delays it was sold by BellSouth  in 1994 in 190 U.S. cities in 15 states  and was originally priced at $899.

Let’s face it : the Simon didn’t last any longer than it’s competitors. Maybe all of them were ahead of their time, but most likely they were all huge, heavy, and horribly expensive, both on the purchase price side and on the communication service subscription side.

Anyway, as the first actual “SmartPhone” in history, the Simon is a very interesting machine. As it is also quite rare, i’m very proud i own one in my collection.

Below in the page are a few pictures comparing the Simon’s size to later devices.

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Processor :	custom	OS :	Zaurus OS???
RAM :	1 MB	ROM :	1 MB
Graphic display :	160 x 293	Text display :	variable fonts
Display :	B&W	Input :	Stylus

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Built-in Applications :
Complete telephone abilities, phone directory, mail (not internet compliant), calculator, calendar, fax, note pad, file manager, sketch pad, to do list…

Open to other applications : On PCMCIA cards (maybe also by installation in memory?)

Ports :
- power supply entry
- one PCMCIA type 2 port
- one IO connection port

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