Further, a few days later I wrote<\/a> of the yet to be announced ‘iSlate’:<\/p>\n Such was my confidence in the iPad, finally released three months later in early April, 2010, that I bought a couple on the opening day<\/a> and have since given away another half dozen to friends as gifts.<\/p>\n By this time next year another 50 million or so users will get the message but we early adopters have benefitted mightily from the unfair advantage<\/a> this gadget confers.<\/p>\n So in nine brief months the iPad has obsoleted the netbook and created a whole new way of creating and consuming information, opening up sales to a demographic which would never touch a ‘computer’. Part of the device’s magic is that it really does not bear much resemblance to what we think a computer should look like. And you can take it with you, it weighs little and all you need is an internet – or maybe cell – connection to access the world.<\/p>\n So in a year which was decidedly blah for new gadgets, the iPad reigns supreme, easily being this consumer’s Computer of the Year for lack of any credible competition.<\/p>\n Computer of the year – 2010.<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No surprises here. A year ago – it seems like a million years ago – I named the MSI Wind netbook the Computer of the Year. Further, a few days later I wrote of the yet to be announced ‘iSlate’: Such was my confidence in the iPad, finally released three months later in early April, … Continue reading Computer of the year – 2010<\/span> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/iSlate_prognostication.jpg\")
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