The Apple iPad

[ProgrammerJoe]

So, another Apple press event has come and gone, and left us with a thing that supposed to change everything we know about computing, for the last time, again.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Yes, the iPad is supposed to change our lives, because it has an Apple logo on it, and it's shiny.

But as I was looking this thing over, an odd thought worked it's way into my head, slowly taking over my thought processes, in that way that Apple is famous for. "Self," I said, "Wouldn't this be great if NI came up with a Labview app?"

Think about it, multi touch programming, dragging icons around and spawning menus with a couple taps. Zooming in minority report style to detangle the wires, then tapping out to see the big picture. Tapping into the VGA port to dual monitor, throwing up a sub vi or a front panel, and swapping out with a virtual button. And all that screen real estate and processing power that the iPhone/iPod Touch cannot offer. Guys, this could be big.