Tech
I played at least for a couple of hours with Chat GPT4. I am now a subscriber to its Chat GPT Plus services and committed USD 23 per month for this. While I had used Chat GPT 4–5 months back but this version is something else. Scary and exciting at the same time. We were looking for research assistants for some work but seeing Chat GPT4 capabilities we do not need them.I tested its capabilities with a number of tasks ranging from writing codes to creating characters for stories and the responses were mind-blowing.
iPad Mini: A disappointment
The iPad 3rd generation (with retina display) is a fantastic piece of technology but it is surely not for those who want to use it for prolonged period as a book reader. It is too big and too heavy to be a great ebook reader. So when the rumours started about the possibility of miniature version of iPad, I had this inkling that it would a good device for those who want to use iPad for their primary ebook reading device. And, yesterday’s Apple event confirmed that. iPad mini is great for those who want to buy a light portable ebook reader or for those who think the iPad is too big and bulky.
I would have surely gone for iPad mini had it been priced under USD 250. At sub USD 250 price, it would have killed the competition. But it does not deserve the USD 329 price. First, the display is quite a disappointment. Anyone who has used retina display iPad or iPhone would be disappointed by the low resolution display. Google Nexus and even Amazon Fire HD have better displays than this iPad. The processor and RAM are also not upto the current standards; it has A5 processor and RAM is only 512 MB.
On the technological innovation front, it offers nothing. It is just watered down miniature version of the iPad. Probably, I will be better buying Kindle Paperwhite if I need a great ebook reader. It comes much cheaper at USD 119 and Amazon does sell ebooks globally. For us living in India, iBook store is still not available for buying ebooks.