Apps we would like to see on the iPad
With the introduction of the iPad, and its launch coming in March, we have been thinking about what apps we would like to see on the iPad. Up to now, apps on the iPhone have normally been widget-type apps, plus games and utilities. However the iPad offers the opportunity for larger input, through typing on the touchscreen keyboard or through an external keyboard.
The combination of keyboard and larger screen offers new opportunities for existing developers. So what apps might make it to the iPad, and lure us away from our laptop. Could the iPad replace a MacBook (Pro/Air) on the road?
1/ FileMaker- we liked FileMaker's sortie into the world of iPod/iPhone apps, but would love to see a more powerful iPad database app, which allows full FileMaker editing. This could be great for client databases for sales people on the road, or for researchers in universities.
http://www.filemaker.com/
2/ MacSpeech- any chance MacSpeech could adapt their speech recognition and dictation software for the iPad? This could be great if people find the iPad's touchscreen keyboard difficult for input. A dictation app would be wonderful for creating documents or replying to emails.
http://www.macspeech.com/
3/ RapidWeaver- a personal one here, but RapidWeaver, the easy to use website editor, would be great on an iPad, especially if it allowed some editing of an online site. We need to edit our site on the road, and so would need an iPad web editor to allow us to leave the laptop at home.
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/
4/ More printer support- given that we are all now able to edit and create Pages, Keynote and Numbers documents on the iPad, printing is going to be important. We have seen some printing utilities in the current App Store, but we would like to see all printer manufacturers adopt the iPad and allow printing to WiFi or USB shared printers on a wireless network.
5/ Google- we know there is a bit of a chill on between Google and Apple, but we would like to see Google SketchUp on the iPad. This is the app for 3D modelling, and we can see how architects and designers would love this on the iPad when out on site or with a client.
http://sketchup.google.com/
Dr. Simon Spence/2009
The combination of keyboard and larger screen offers new opportunities for existing developers. So what apps might make it to the iPad, and lure us away from our laptop. Could the iPad replace a MacBook (Pro/Air) on the road?
1/ FileMaker- we liked FileMaker's sortie into the world of iPod/iPhone apps, but would love to see a more powerful iPad database app, which allows full FileMaker editing. This could be great for client databases for sales people on the road, or for researchers in universities.
http://www.filemaker.com/
2/ MacSpeech- any chance MacSpeech could adapt their speech recognition and dictation software for the iPad? This could be great if people find the iPad's touchscreen keyboard difficult for input. A dictation app would be wonderful for creating documents or replying to emails.
http://www.macspeech.com/
3/ RapidWeaver- a personal one here, but RapidWeaver, the easy to use website editor, would be great on an iPad, especially if it allowed some editing of an online site. We need to edit our site on the road, and so would need an iPad web editor to allow us to leave the laptop at home.
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/
4/ More printer support- given that we are all now able to edit and create Pages, Keynote and Numbers documents on the iPad, printing is going to be important. We have seen some printing utilities in the current App Store, but we would like to see all printer manufacturers adopt the iPad and allow printing to WiFi or USB shared printers on a wireless network.
5/ Google- we know there is a bit of a chill on between Google and Apple, but we would like to see Google SketchUp on the iPad. This is the app for 3D modelling, and we can see how architects and designers would love this on the iPad when out on site or with a client.
http://sketchup.google.com/
Dr. Simon Spence/2009
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