The arrival of “Science Fiction Truth”
Take a few minutes (3 minutes and 13 seconds to be exact) and watch the following video. While watching it take note of the ease in which both characters select content and move it around to make it easier to view and work with.
Now think about the iPad. The single reason why I think that the iPad will work (and why other previous inventions similar to the iPad failed) will work is because we are ready. The iPad represents the closest representation to the Minority Report UI that we have seen. Yes – there have been touch screen devices but I think the “multi-touch” approach is going to separate the iPad from its predecessors pretty quickly.
Whenever someone makes good on science fiction and can bring a product to market that meets the expectations of the general public – it works. Bringing the truth out of science fiction is ultimately why we will see a shift in technology use in the year 2010.