(via Why The Kindle is Better Than The iPad - Penn Point)
Penn Jillette, the louder, larger half of Penn and Teller, on why the iPad kinda sucks for him a little bit, compared to the Kindle.
AS long as you can avoid slathering it with grease or dusting it (lightly or otherwise) with flour, the iPad beats a mobile phone and a laptop for overall kitchen-counter friendliness, and is poised to be an indispensable tool, once enough of the cookbooks we all love go digital.
[…]in the first six weeks of using the iPad, I’ve found that it makes an excellent (albeit imperfect) comic-book reader.
Macworld: “OOO Gameprom’s Pinball HD captures the spirit of pinball almost perfectly by providing three action-packed 3-D playfields for your iPad. The developers have placed a high degree of care in making sure that all the little details of the game are just right, from the simple and intuitive controls (tap anywhere on either side of the screen to activate the flippers) to the physics engine that accurately reproduces the “feel” of every game element.”
Guardian: Meanwhile, Apple is keeping porn off the AppStore that serves the iPhone and iPad in light of concern about making undesirable content accessible to children.
Bloomberg: “Instapaper Pro on the iPad takes good advantage of the larger screen to make using the app more enjoyable. ”
Vanity Fair: “Available beginning with the June issue (the one with the soccer stars in nothing but their flags on the cover), the app allows you to download the entire magazine: every story, every photo, every page.”