Just so you know...

[mrv3000]

My inner 13-year-old is giggling at the name "iPad."

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[larissa-j.livejournal.com]

::facepalm::

they must have put an ex MS marketing exec in charge of naming it. That's really horrible.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

*is amused*

I still am not quite sure why someone would want that. It looks unwieldy.

[ladychi.livejournal.com]

HA! I wonder how long it takes someone to come up with the iTampon joke?

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I'd say it'll probably be on one of the comedy shows tonight. :D

[larissa-j.livejournal.com]

There's a dongle joke in there, you know.

Yes, I went there.

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

It's already a trending topic on Twitter.

[ivydoor.livejournal.com]

Other marketing name that failed to pass the sniff test.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

I await the jokes, upon the first malfunction of one of these devices, about the problem manifesting because it's the iPad's "time of month."

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Must. Not. Laugh.

[larissa-j.livejournal.com]

Every 28 days the iPad gets really touchy and your wireless charges go up. When the product reaches EOL, it starts to overheat.

[unfolded73.livejournal.com]

Is that really what that tablet is called? I saw someone say iPad on twitter, and I assumed they were being funny. Good lord.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Apparently that's what it's really called. :D

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they pretty much just jumped the shark.

[bittybye2000.livejournal.com]

Did they just start throwing random words behind the "I" and when they came to 'Pad' did they say "Bingo! I think we can be made fun of with this one."

And what exactly is the point of it? It's going to start off with a price tag of $499 and it's what? It's too harsh on the eyes to be a eBook reader. It looks the the iPhone only it doesn't make phone calls. Why not buy a lap top or one of the mini notebooks for nearly half the cost?

I love my iPod and my iMac but I think Apple is stretching. Yes they usually have a superior product but this one, as far as I can tell is totally pointless.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Right - I'm wondering why people wouldn't just buy a netbook. Design alone it just seems easier to manage physically.

[jo-siris.livejournal.com]

My inner 13 year old is giggling with you. As that is exactly what I thought when I heard it.

Wonder if they sell warrenties in 28 day bundles. lol

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Mwah!!

[darkmoon711.livejournal.com]

Problem is that for one week every month after once usage you have to get a new one, since the IPad isn't eco friendly like the IDivaCup. Where you shove it up like the ITampon, and wash off after usage. The jokes never end with this name. Seriously, before it goes out to the world as a buy-able product, they might want to rethink the name.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

XD You would have thought that someone would have raised their hand.

[fiona-conn.livejournal.com]

good grief x///x

Not you *too*!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

*GIGGLES*

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

iPad ... now with wings and extra absorbency!

It's not a bad product, and I'm sure they'll sell loads of them to fanboys and fangirls, but so ... meh.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

They probably will, won't they? I still think it'd be a very strange thing to carry around.

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

As the owner of an iPod Touch for a few years I an see absolutely no reason to get a replacement "iPad" that basically does the same thing and won't fit in my pocket.

When I go to Florida this February the only computer I'm taking is the Touch. I'd hate to lug around an iPod that big. :D

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

This! I'm not sure why someone would want it, other than it's new and shiny.

[adriana-is.livejournal.com]

I know, right?

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

*is still amused*

[artemis-obscure.livejournal.com]

There were obviously no women on board when this was named.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Apparently not. XD

[starlightmoonla.livejournal.com]

Hehehehehe. *continues to giggle*

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

XD

[audrich.livejournal.com]

*bites lip*

*gets a cuppa tea to read the rest of the comments*

:D

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

:D