Iad The New Wave Analysis

Technology is always evolving depending on the needs of the consumer market. Two recently published articles in the New York Times explore the topic of the iPad vs the Kindle Fire. The first article “IPad The New Wave” is written by Karen Shaffer, who has published several novels as well as a short story. The second article, “Kindle Fire or Brick” is written by Carol Lewis, who has worked for the New York Times for over 30 years. Both authors are clearly passionate about the subject of technology. Both articles explore the topics of the usefulness of tablet technology; however, the article “IPad The New Wave” is clearly a better article because it is clearly written and geared to a wider audience.
The article “IPad The New Wave” is written in present tense, and it explores the various uses of the IPad. Tablets are being widely used in Education programs to enhance the learning experience. Educators are using the IPad as a tool in the classroom. They are able to use the device to help the child explore a visual world that he or she did not have access to previously, also the child is able to have hands on experience,
Lewis explains to the reader that that the Kindle Fire is Android based while the IPad is Apple based. This is not relevant to the use of the product; therefore, it is not relevant information to the reader. Lewis does mention that the Kindle Fire is useful in the classroom, but claims that is more useful as an e-reader than a tablet. He states, “Kindle Fire’s make excellent e-readers, but the IPad is more useful for other projects” (Lewis 27). Lewis does not explain how the Kindle Fire could be used as a classroom tool. He spends more time explaining the Kindle Fire’s e-reader function instead of covering the alternative functions of the Kindle Fire. Even though this article was interesting, it involved technical language that would not be useful to the average