There is a great article over at PC World on the challenges iPad developers are facing given that very few of them have access to the iPad hardware. They say:
“The trouble is that even with the ability to run iPhone apps in a virtual simulator on their Mac, developers cannot fully replicate the experience of using an iPad–because nobody has one. And pretty much nobody outside of Apple, with the exception of the few hundred press and VIPs admitted to January’s event–and Stephen Colbert–has so much as handled one.
And yet developers are being asked to design applications to show off just how cool the device can be and enhance its appeal for millions of potential customers. It’s a little bit like being asked to decorate and furnish a room with your only reference being a photograph. Many developers have turned to making mockups of the device, ranging from cardboard and paper affairs to carved wood and 3D-printed models, just to get a feel for the iPad’s size and form factor.”
Amen brother. My cardboard mockup is pictured. Would love to see yours!
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