Photo courteously borrowed from the WSJ.

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris chat about their first impressions with the iPad (hands on) , their excitement and dismay at the April 8th iPhone OS 4.0 announcement, and, on a more social note– what they get out of meet-ups, tech or otherwise. This episode was recorded on April 09, about 5 days after the release of the iPad)

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Discussion Highlights

• (02:16) First hands on impressions of the iPad. It’s snappy! But is it what we expected?
  • (08:25) Seton Hill University adopts iPad as mandatory for students AND lowers tuition.
  • (14:19) The Flash Wall – Why is Apple beating up on Adobe?
  • (21:54) Movement in the Tablet space More than iPad? iPad Nano?
• (25:25) iPhone OS 4.0 – Multitasking! Folders! GameCenter! Enterprise Support! Is it everything we’ve ever dreamed of? Or should it have been there in 2009?
  • (51:53) AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon- Which platform is best for smartphones? The Age-Old battle is waged between Dwayne and Chris
  • (54:52) iAd – Monopolistic? Or truly trying to innovate in the mobile space?
  • (63:17) Enterprise Support in iPhone OS 4.0
• (1:04:33) How’s GDGT doing? We talk about their coverage of iPhone OS 4.0 announcement and how the site’s grown since we previewed it back in mid 2009
• (1:10:28) Adobe vs. Apple, Round 2: In Defense of Adobe. Is Apple locking down their appliances?
  • (86:35) Alternatives do exist, and real people want them.
• (1:32:55) Tech Meetups, and why we love…or hate them
  • (1:39:41) Easter Egg: Black people ski! (random aside re: www.soulboarder.com)
• (1:45:20) The Run Down
  • People wanna buy Palm…HTC rumoured to want them.

Featured Music

• Tarou Iwasaki – Mogura wa Mogura…, Believe in Me Who Believes in You, “Libera me” from hell (from the Gurren Lagaan original soundtrack)

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