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iPad runs Flash

Tom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:23:06 +0000

In a tweet today from TechCrunch, they point out that the iPad might run Flash media player.

I disagree. If you watched the keynote or (Engadget) live update, you saw the Lego symbol that represented “you are out of luck for watching Flash animations”.

iPad and iPhone printing support

Tom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:37:31 +0000

I was reading an article at TechCrunch about things that the iPhone could learn from the iPad. When I got to the part about PDF creation support, I started thinking about something else.

If the iPad supports all of the iWork applications, will it be able to print from the iPad to a printer? Customers will want to print the documents that they create. If that is true, would Apple enable printing support for the iPhone? That would be excellent!

iPad? Just upgrade my iPhone software

Tom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:03:16 +0000

Jump to get an iPad? Naa, not for me. I would rather gripe about what I have right now.

Limits on the iPad are numerous. No Flash player, no camera and no calling capabilities. I don’t see a fit in my life for such a device. I have a laptop with a 500GB HDD that is portable. I have an iPhone that does some things while on the go without access to my computer (like this blog post).

Now I will take time to throw this out. I am sure that I have suggested it before but I will bring it up again. The iPhone can provide Video Out already. I wish they would include a Bluetooth driver in the operating system for an external keyboard and mouse. I could then just dock my iPhone in front of me, pair the KB and mouse and the monitor would be connected to the dock. Done. I have a dual display (the iPhone and an external monitor). Sure, you would HAVE to multitask at least two apps so I can have a Twitter client running on the phone and another application on the other display. That would be a sweet make-shift computer system.

Think about it, Apple. Make it so!