What are the devices biggest limitations?
The blogosphere is rife with debate about the many things the iPad doesn’t have and can’t do. There’s no camera (which would have been cool for video chat) and no support for Adobe’s Flash technology (so many video sites and most online games won’t work). Only Apple’s programs can run in the background — so you can listen to music while browsing the Web, for instance — and all applications run only in full-screen mode. Oddly enough, these gotchas don’t bother me as much as two less-discussed omissions. The iPad comes with a splendid photo viewer, but it doesn’t have a USB port or memory-card slot; if you want to import your digital camera photos directly into it, you’ll need to buy a clunky-looking external adapter. And even though Apple showed off nifty-looking versions of its iWork word processor, spread-sheet, and presentation program at the iPad launch, there’s no way to print from the device. The best you’ll be able to do is create PDF files, move them to a PC or Mac, and print fr
