IPad: a real estate game-changer?
Tweet Estate Update, Vol. 7
By Andrea V. Brambila, Friday, January 29, 2010.
The real estate "Twitterverse" could barely contain itself with excitement about Apple Inc.'s new tablet this week.
"For all you Realtor geeks like me, today is like Christmas with the Apple conference," tweeted Colorado-based broker Randy Bell (@5280digs) just before Apple's tablet ceased to be rumor and became ...
"Apple iPad. It's real! (High-definition) video and pictures. Run your e-contracts on it. Yep, this is a great real estate tool," Bell said.
"Woohoo!" tweeted San Francisco-based real estate blogger Nicole Nicolay (@nik_nik), linking to the New York Times live blog for the event.
Steve Jobs unveiled his company's tablet computer Wednesday, calling it "magical." The new device will allow users to more easily consume videos, e-books, e-mail and photos.
Irvine, Calif.-based "real estate tech guy" Paul Mobley (@paulmobley) offered this rundown: "IPad equals 9.7-inch display, 0.5-inch thin, 1.5 pounds -- 1 gigahertz processor, up to 64 gigabytes storage."
For the non-tech audience, that means the iPad will be pretty much like an iPhone, only bigger, faster, a bit heavier, and with twice the storage capacity.
"I wonder how much the new giant iPhone costs?" asked Realtor and Inman News columnist Teresa Boardman (@TBoard).
The answer to that question came in two tweets from Bell: "IPad pricing: $499 to $829 (high end is 64 gigabytes with 3G) ... iPad will be available in 60 days for Wi-Fi versions and 90 days for 3G (a high-speed wireless Internet standard) versions."
"AT&T 3G data plans for iPad: $14.99 (for) 250 megabytes per month or $29.99 per month unlimited, plus unlimited use of Wi-Fi hotpots," Mobley added. The plans allow cancellation at any time. ...CONTINUED
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Submitted by Allen Quinn on January 29, 2010 - 1:17pm.
The iPad could be a game changer down the line, but as it was presented, the iPad is just a media consumption device. I wouldn't be surprised however, to see Apple implement a touch screen on an actual laptop, running OSX as opposed to the limiting iPhone OS. I would love to have an actual touch screen Apple Computer, as I could theoretically get rid of all of my piles of paperwork.
Allen Quinn
REALTOR®, e-PRO®
Submitted by alisa hagner on January 29, 2010 - 4:43pm.
You have to think first, "Is my MLS Safari
friendly?" "Is the software you want to use with the iPad MAC friendly?" I would not be surprised if it's not.
The tablet already exists. I have had 3 over the last 5.5 years. It is easy to use and works well for this business.
Alisa in Denver
Submitted by Prabakar Mahalingam on January 29, 2010 - 5:00pm.
This is not a real estate game changer! The limiting factor is the iPhone OS. Like Alisa said, "real" tablet PCs have existed for quite a while. Been using one for over 4 years myself and love it!
Prabakar Mahalingam
CFO, VP-Business Development
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