So, needless to say, i'm underwhelmed by the iRoid iPad. It's a bloated iPod touch that is locked down seven ways to Sunday and is a damn expensive handle to the multitude of razor blades that are iTunes, Apps, and various officially licensed "add ons" like a USB port, VGA output adapter, video cables, and other crap.
i expect the really useful things still won't work with anything other than an iPad.
Naturally, it'll sell like hotcakes and will soon be not fitting in the pants and sliding into ironic messenger bags as folks walk out of Starbucks all over the country.
Still, there's one beam of sunlight to this, at least for me, was an article talking about the opportunity this presents, and he's got an excellent point. Webkit is marvelously well suited for porting to mobile devices, and it's included with no holds barred on Apple devices.
Plus, as Google recently demo'ed, it can get you past Apple's App Store insanity.
Now, all that said, it's completely within the scope of reality that Apple starts blocking useful integration points like the GPS, microphone or other bits, but for a short time, they'll be there, and others will have to support it to be competitive.
Shh, stop with the rational arguments against my blind optimism. It's a dream of mine.
