The MacX

To all those people that say they will not buy one, I have one simple question. There are many more things that you don't but than do. So why tell us about this one?

I may not be a Psychologist, but I have the answer. It's because, just like when you said that the iPhone won't catch on and now you have one, you know deep down that in two years time there will be at least one iPad in your home, and probably more.

Just to let you know, that this really isn't a computer as we know them. This is an device for accessing content. That's all. With iWork, you can create some content, but really you'd want to do that on a Mac. But for surfing the web, watching video or just checking for interesting tweets on Twitter (good luck), it's the best tool there is.

On saying that, I will wait for version two and see what they change after it's been in users hands. If I can hold out.

First, the crippled bluetooth. If you own a Mac, and have any other phone with bluetooth than an iPhone., you must try BluePhoneElite. It connects to your mobile and allows complete control over calls and text messaging (SMS). When someone calls, BPE puts up a message telling me who the caller is, and an answer button. You can even use the microphone and speakers built-in to your Mac as a hands-free kit. Texting now works like iChat, and has a threaded list of texts. A real killer app once you've started using it. Of course, because of the iPhones lack of bluetooth profiles, BPE doesn't support it.

Video over 3G. I can watch BBC1, BBC2 and BBC News (and other TV channels) on my Nokia 5800 through the 3G network. Last weekend I was watching the tennis at Wimbledon whilst my girlfriend was shopping. It is a very useful feature. Unfortunately, Apple bowed to AT&T and only allows such apps to work through WIFI. Why does the rest of the world have to suffer because of AT&T?

Hopefully, Apple will make bluetooth and network access work as expected when their exclusive deal with AT&T comes to an end. Until then Nokia 2:Apple 0.