Wall street Journal/ New Times Ipad reviews are in

SUPERIOR BATTERY LIFE, Blazing Speed,


In 10 years of reviewing tech products for The New York Times, I’ve never seen a product as polarizing as Apple’s iPad, which arrives in stores on Saturday." David POGUE - New York Times

After spending hours and hours with it, I believe this beautiful new touch-screen device from Apple has the potential to change portable computing profoundly, and to challenge the primacy of the laptop. It could even help, eventually, to propel the finger-driven, multitouch user interface ahead of the mouse-driven interface that has prevailed for decades." - Walt Mossberg - Wall Street Journal



Speaking of video: Apple asserts that the iPad runs 10 hours on a charge of its nonremovable battery — but we all know you can’t trust the manufacturer. And sure enough, in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously from 7:30 a.m. to 7:53 p.m. — more than 12 hours. That’s four times as long as a typical laptop or portable DVD player. POGUE

I was impressed with the iPad’s battery life, which I found to be even longer than Apple’s ten-hour claim, and far longer than on my laptops or smart phones. For my battery test, I played movies, TV shows and other videos back-to-back until the iPad died. This stressed the device’s most power-hogging feature, its screen. The iPad lasted 11 hours and 28 minutes, about 15% more than Apple claimed. I was able to watch four feature-length movies, four TV episodes and a video of a 90-minute corporate presentation, before the battery died midway through an episode of “The Closer.Oh, and all the while during this battery marathon, I kept the Wi-Fi network running and the email downloading constantly in the background. Your mileage may vary, but with Wi-Fi off and the screen turned down from the fairly bright level I used, you might even do better. Music plays far longer with the screen off. On the other hand, playing games constantly might yield worse battery life.” Walt Mossberg




iPad have nots:
Adobe Flash


http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/31/first-ipad-reviews-hit-the-net/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01pogue.html

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Verizon HTC Eris Android $9.99 on Amazon!!

This has to be one of the fundamentally best values for a SmartPhone or App phone as David Pogue of the New York Times would say. $9.99 for a touch screen, open source, google powered, gmail loaded, freaking flickr'd, twitter able, facebook packed, google mapped, bar codable AND HTC SENSED!!!!... Verizon offers it BOGO(Buy ONE, get one FREE) but it's $99... Well the customers can do math now, after being brutally trained by the hard hitting Wireless carrier tactics... for $99 we can buy 4 from amazon and give one free to Verizon... any back to the lecture at hand...

HTC Eris is a cousin of the hit sensation HTC Hero. The HTC Hero rounded up raving reviews and crital acclaim world wide. The HTC Eris is Verizon's tailored version of this Google Android Powered Device. see here why the Eris/Hero are great devices, it's the HTC Sense that differentiates it from other droids, http://geniusphones.blogspot.com/2009/10/sprint-hero-android-makes-more-sense.html

Operating System

Google Android (Cupcake)
Processor

Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528MHz
Internal Memory

512MB ROM / 288MB RAM
Display

3.2-inch 320 x 480 HVGA Resolution Capacitive Touch Screen

Technology

CDMA: Dual-band 800/1900MHz, CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO rev. A
Email

Support for Office Outlook Mobile® and Microsoft Exchange® with Direct Push
Dimensions

4.45” (L) x 2.19” (W) x .51” (T)
Weight

4.23 ounces
Battery

1300 mAh Li-on
Talk time: 214 min
Standby: 373 hrs
(The above are subject to network and phone usage)
Speakerphone


Built-in Camera

5.0 MP w/ Auto Focus
Audio/Video

MIDI, M4A, QCP, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, WMA, MP3, EVRC-B
MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
I/O Interface

Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets, WiFi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
Expansion

microSD™ memory card slot
Device Navigation

Ultra slim bar type phone with capacitive touch display, end/power button, send, home, menu, back/clear button, search, volume keys, TrackBall
Antenna

Internal antenna
In-Box Content

Phone, 8GB SD Card, Standard Battery (1300mAh), A/C Charger, USB Cable, Quick Start Guide (link to UM), Safety Brochure, Warranty Card

One Stop Iphone 3Gs Review

One Spot Iphone Review

Major Changes

• Available in 32 Gigs
• Improved Performance 2-3x faster
• Built-in video camera w/ editing
• 3-Megapixel
• Nike+ Support
• finger print resistant oleophobic coating

"if Steve Jobs whipped one out in public before it was announced, you wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. By holding the 3GS next to the 3G, you'll notice that the screen is slightly more reflective because of the new fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating." Jason Chen

Voice Control - recognizes the names in your Contacts and knows the music on your iPod. So if you want to place a call or play a song, all you have to do is ask.

Compass built-in digital compass, iPhone 3GS can point the way. Use the new Compass app, or watch as it automatically reorients maps to match the direction you’re facing.

Extra 3 hours on Video and 6 hours on Audio playback

Buying advice:

If you don't have an iPhone best time to be in the market for one...

if you already own a 3G you should wait, your not missing much except

video recording and improved camera "There are dozens more new features on the iPhone 3G S — but the really exciting part is that older iPhones can get them, too. They’re part of a free software upgrade called iPhone 3.0" Pogue

Apples compares apples;) 3G vs 3Gs

http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare-iphones/

Well respected reviews below.

Walt Mossberg (most comprehensive, journalism school at it's finest)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124525573550923759.html

"I also regard these changes as more evolutionary than revolutionary, and I don't think this latest iPhone is as compelling an upgrade for the average user as the 3G model was last year for owners of the original 2007 iPhone." Walt Mossberg

Current iPhone owners can get an improved product by merely sticking with their existing phones and upgrading to the feature-laden new operating system, which is free (it costs $10 for iPod Touch owners), rather than shelling out at least $199 for the new iPhone 3G S. And many new iPhone buyers can opt for the $99 3G model, which is not only cheaper, but also greatly improved by the new OS 3.0." Walt Mossberg

David Pogue

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/technology/personaltech/18pogue.htm

Michael Gartenberg

http://gartenblog.net/2009/06/17/iphone-3gs-first-hands-on/

Dwight Silverman

http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2009/06/dr_mac_reviews_the_iphone_3g_s.html

Jason Chen (best detail of all reviews here)

http://gizmodo.com/5293388/iphone-3gs-review

Ryan Kim

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/20/BUT518AAPA.DTL

Jason Snell( S = Speed, Snapshot + Software)

http://www.macworld.com/article/141281/2009/06/iphone3gs_review.html

"But as of right now, the best smartphone on the planet is the iPhone 3GS"

more on the iPhone
www.apple.com/iphone/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
www.cnet.com/apple-iphone.html
theiphoneblog.com/