One of the benefits of spending a week at home feeling sick is that you get to spend some quality time with whatever gadgets you happen to have in your posession at the time. For me last week, that gadget was the iPad. And now that I’ve spent some time using it, I really can’t understand a peripheral like the MacLove Titan desktop stand.
The Titan essentially takes your iPad and makes it look like a mini iMac. It’s made from lightweight aluminium, rotates both horizontally and vertically and has a rubberised base so it doesn’t slip and topple over.
But considering the iPad is all about the touching, why would you bother with a stand that makes the UI harder to control?
I guess it might be nice to have the iPad sitting up for watching videos. And it would be particularly useful if someone created an app (that got through Apple’s approval process) that allowed you to use the iPad as a second display to your main Mac or PC. But as a $70 standalone peripheral for a device that’s designed to be touched with your fingers, this seems a little counter-intuitive, despite looking pretty stylish…
Tortfeaser
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:47 AMLooks like it’d be great in the kitchen for looking at recipes or watching video while keeping it off the bench.
I’ll take it off your hands if you’re not too keen on it ;)
Nick Broughall
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:03 AMExcellent point – that would be extremely useful…
matt
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 12:28 PMits interesting, Apple – worlds greatest promoters – yet I find the ads for that telstra thub thing much more interesting than that random American iPad ad. makes the device look much more useful, sitting in the kitchen that the whole family uses as they pass through for various things.
this is what I thought the ipad would be most useful for; as something to leave on the coffee table.
also Nick, what a coincidence, the ipad comes out on Friday, then you just happen to be ‘sick’ for the following week… iPad fever? I’m on to you! :D
Nick Broughall
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 12:57 PMLol – let the record state that I didn’t buy an iPad. But I did spend a bit of time playing with the review unit. Thoughts coming later…
Shane
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:07 AMMight be good to have on the kitchen bench with all your recipes in it :D or Jamie Oliver playing!
Richard Annable
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:09 AMThere is an app called air display that turns the iPad into an additional monitor.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/app-turns-ipad-into-second-monitor-for-mac/
Tristan
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 11:45 AMAirDisplay works pretty well for a second display option! And it’s in the AppStore now.
I also agree with the kitchen use!
Geeh
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 4:48 PMi LOVE this product! Can someone tell me which retailer stocks this atm!!!!!!!?????