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The Internet Finds Something The iPad Can't Do... Blade Runner

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Blade Runner (The Director's Cut)

"The sky is falling. There's something wrong with the new iPad! Quick, we must tell the world and make our name as the finders of the truth!"

Not a direct quote, but given the detective work by many on the release of the iPad, is the fact that the bigger display and faster CPU runs a little bit hotter really a flaw? What else could be wrong?

Random fact: The new iPad doesn't have enough pixels to watch a 2.35:1 movie at 1080p (not like it really matters…)
@Noel_Llopis

Okay, cards on the table, that means that the iPad is not going to be able to manage every single perfect pixel of Blade Runner on its retina display. A critical error? No, I completely agree with Llopis' sentiment at the end of this tweet. But this sentiment of "does it really matter" reaches far beyond Ridley Scott's masterpiece.

Every time a new piece of technology comes out there seems to be a mad rush to find something wrong with it. The iPhone 4 antennae issue was seen by some as a watershed moment, a huge 'we got them!' moment by vicious bloggers and commentators. (Meanwhile, Llopis; continues to do sterling work with his indie hit Flower Garden).

Why there is this glee to find a tiny thing wrong with what is essentially a slab of technological magic? Be it a smartphone on iOS, Android, Symbian or Windows Phone; the new builds of Windows 8; a swanky thin laptop; or a set-top box; there seems to be a race to ignore everything wonderful and be the first to find a flaw and blog about it.

Well here you go bloggers, your iPad flaw. Now go do a man's job and make sure everyone knows they need to cry tears in the rain over what a terrible piece of tech the iPad is.