Today at school I started messing around with an iPad. I tried out the Google Earth app and was surprised at how well it was configured for the iPad, using 2 fingers to zoom in/out and rotate the map was pretty awesome. the only thing I did find the Google Earth app was that it was a little bit choppy and it takes a little bit more effort to render the image, but we are talking about a tablet that doesn't have near as much computing power as your standard computer. I would imagine that the app will run a lot better on "The New iPad" as well due to the updated processor and graphics.
I also tried out SketchBook Pro which is an app that allows you to draw stuff using various types of brushes. I didn't really go too crazy with it, I just simply drew, as Ian said "The Classic Field, Tree, Blue sky, Sunny day Painting". I am going to experiment with this app a little bit more, it seems like there's a lot of options to explore.
Besides a few classic games like Monopoly and The Game of Life, which were pretty awesome but at the same time pretty standard to other versions I have used in the past, I messed around with garage band and created a short little loop consisting of 4 layers, acoustic guitar, piano, strings and some simple drums. Garage Band allows you to take a wide selection of instruments create a riff and then layer other parts on top of it. A monkey could use it, its that easy. you can chose from individual notes or chords. if you chose chords garage band will give you a choice of 4 variations of how those chords are played. This is another app I am going to explore a bit.
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