So the EMC office has its own iPad which team members can book out for a couple of days at a time. Finally being based back in London Bridge meant I was able to give it a test run.

I’ll be honest, I was initially very sceptical. Away from home I have my iPhone. At home I have my laptop – albeit a not very good one. Just couldn’t think why I’d need an iPad. But I guess that’s just it. You don’t buy an iPad out of ‘need’. You buy it out of ‘want’.

After a night playing with it, I can now see where the iPad would fit in in our household. It would essentially replace the browse / entertainment aspect of my home laptop. The iPad is very portable and lighter than our laptop. You can take it anywhere without needing a lot of the peripherals that are often attached to the main computer. It’s also quite fun browsing the web on such a responsive and intuitive touchscreen interface. It’s something I’ve become accustomed to on the iPhone but the iPad just magnifies the whole experience a lot more in an environment (your home) where device size is less of an issue and you’d like a bit more screen real estate.

It’s a shame there are less apps available out there right now for the iPad. It’s meany we’ve only really been able to surf the web and play a few notes on the piano app. I’ll be keeping an eye on developments (and prices) now though with interest.