The event was pretty exciting.
It was great seeing the incredible new UI design built specifically for the new iPad.
This is obviously inevitable when something gets so much hype.
I broke the points up into 3 categories: The Good, The Bad, and The Other.
The Good
These are some of my favorite features and surprises from the event.
No contract for 3G Data.
Awesome and totally unexpected.
Never imagined them getting under $700.
The UI looks blazing fast.
Full access to the App Store applications.
The Jony Ive video of the new tablet is awesome.
I was expecting 7 or 8 hours.
The Bad
Some of these are a bit disappointing.
Others are really bad (but probably not deal-breakers).
AT&T is the 3G provider.
How will their online grid ever handle this?
Sounds too much like iPod.
Home screen is awkward and boring.
Some of the fakes were better.
No camera for video chats.
Sure there are adapters, but meh.
Full software lock-in like the iPhone.
All syncing has to go through iTunes.
I guess they are waiting until June.
Nothing about new MacBook Pros.
No iPhone OS 4.0.
Although, they did announce iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta.
Not surprising and reaffirms Apple’s stance on the matter.
(Great post from @gruber about this.)
Twitter didn’t crash.
This could really unleash the full potential of the equipment.
