Thursday, February 04, 2010

Apple iPad - The Funny Side

By now, all of you know about iPad. Yet another hyped product launch by Apple, yet another epitome of innovation and voila! You have a big iPhone-looking non-phone, I mean, iPad. The net is abuzz with speculations and analysis about this new device. Here are a few observations that were too funny not to blog about.

Firstly, Apple is not the first company to use iPad as a trademark. It turns out that Fujitsu, a Tokyo based company, launched a portable, touch-screen, Wi-Fi enabled device named iPad in 2002 though the intended market was different than the Apple iPad. Lengthening the list we have abrasive scrubbing pads for kitchen purposes, certain engines and motors made by Siemens and the padded bras by Canadian lingerie company Coconut Grove Pads. Hmmm, iPad has some history. The identity of the Apple iPad has also inspired the innovative minds. The following are arguably the best of the lot –






3 comments:

Bruce Princeton said...

Hey buddy,
All that you have written about Ipad is really nice

but it is actually worth buying? What are people

saying about it?
Bruce
NJ

Kuntala said...

pathak pathika ra khali mukhe phire jachhe, eta bhalo hochhe na. tader monoronjon aaro ghono ghono howa dorkar.

kb said...

@Bruce-sorry, no idea. check the tech news, they should have the latest update.

@Kuntala-i try to be regular but have not quite achieved that feat yet :D