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I decided to get an iPad, first impressions.

Ok, so this weekend was mental. I took the chance to visit my parents after spending most of Friday contemplating wether or not to get an iPad. I decided against it on that day and took a moment to think, ask a few friends in America who’ve had it for a few weeks what they thought and make my judgment.
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Flash and the HP Slate

I don’t want to get in to a massive argument about the iPad / iPhone not supporting Flash, the Nexus One video shows that Flash Player 10.1 is a massive improvement on 10.0 and shows that it doesn’t kill the battery like everyone thought it would. It seems the guys at Adobe are really starting push the Flash Player forward, not only on the Desktop but also Mobile devices. See for yourself.

Flash 10.1 on the Nexus One

I’ve had countless talks with Flash being available on smartphones, and as much as I love Flash I have never seen it working on a mobile device sufficiently. My reason for this is that the player would need to be optimised so much that it didn’t kill your battery, well Flash Evangelist Mark Doherty has recently created a video showing the performance of the 10.1Flash Player on the Nexus One, clearly showing that after a 17 minute video the browser has only used 6% of the battery. This is impressive and nice to see hard evidence of.

I do agree though there are certain factors in this such as the screen being on all of the time to watch the video, the screen brightness and the audio volume. Check out the video below, thanks to Mark Doherty and Engadget

Battery Performance with Flash Player 10.1 on the Nexus One from Mark Doherty on Vimeo.