The iPad for Video Businesses

The iPad is the ultimate video business mobile device. Even before Apple launched the iPad, critics and industry analysts came up with terms like “netbook killer” and “Kindle killer”. Now five days old, the critics and industry analysts were correct, with most of the features and applications focusing primarily as an entertainment and media platform for consumers interested in social networking, ebooks, magazines, newspapers, portable media, and games. The greatest benefits and opportunities for the iPad is for businesses with the ability to pitch ideas without having to carry around a laptop or notebook, instant access to files, applications, accept sales, and even remote computer access to edit video!

Top 5 Reason the iPad is ideal for Business:

1. Ability to quickly present ideas, rough cuts, and website comps in small meetings.
2. Size/Comfort.
3. Accessories – Cases/stands, keyboard dock, expect lots more!
4. Applications – Email, iWork ( Keynote, Pages, Numbers, GoodReader, iTap, WebEX.
5. Endless Applications and use possibilities for remote computer access, point of sales, vehicle integration and many more!

The future of the iPad is promising and will increase as additional business specific applications are released with could based services similar to Google Docs and Dropbox allowing on demand access to your files virtually anywhere.

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Van Tucker is a videographer and photographer currently based in Northern-California.