When Apple released the iPad, few expected the level of response and number of sales that came so quickly. With millions sold, it’s safe to say that the iPad isn’t merely a fad or a cool geek gadget. Tablets are here, and the moment you get your hands on one you’ll know why people are raving about them and why they’re likely to become the next “must have” tech device.
Initially much of the adult industry scoffed at the idea that the iPad was the next big thing. But it just might be, and the number of companies boasting about their iPad-optimized paysites supports the claim.
To some the reasons are as obvious as they are abundant. First, the iPad is portable. It’s sleek, it’s lightweight and it’s flat. You can carry it with one hand, and tuck it under your arm or in a book bag. It’s not cumbersome like a laptop and requires no space to operate. You can hold it or set it on any flat surface. As a bonus, it doesn’t need to boot up each time you use it. Simply scroll the touch screen’s unlock slider, and you’re ready to go.
For porn the biggest draw may be that the iPad is private. It’s difficult to hide a laptop or put it away gracefully if someone interrupts your personal time. The iPad can be put away quickly, and there’s no screen to flip down or close. One touch of a button closes the window, and browsing history can be cleared quickly.
The days of men being relegated to secret late-night jerk sessions after the wife and kids are asleep may be coming to an end. It’s ideal for travel and makes it easy for a guy to enjoy his porn without worrying about his wife or girlfriend catching him. The device is small enough to be concealed in a newspaper or magazine. It’s quite possible for your significant other to never even know you have one, let alone what you’re doing with it.
The device also offers easy connectivity. Its use of wi-fi means it can connect to any wireless network, be it your home, hotel or a remote location. The 3G model makes connecting even easier; it can access the web from anywhere without needing a dedicated internet connection. There’s no knowing how many have already been seeking solace and taking care of their business in the bathroom stalls of their favorite coffee joint. And it’s all thanks to their iPad.
Even better, there are free programs that will convert the videos in your existing porn collection to MP4 format so you can transfer them to your iPad. You can watch your movies without an internet connection. This means entire porn collections, all those years’ worth of downloaded videos stored on a hard drive, can be converted and loaded up on the iPad to be enjoyed at any time.
Our Elevated X paysite CMS product is among the first commercial software products to let paysite owners instantly convert their existing videos and their paysites to be iPad compatible. It also uses HTML5 and offers iPad compatibility so surfers can watch embedded videos and not have to download them first. Given the success of the iPad and the tablet market, more software companies are sure to follow.
As a bonus, the iPad also offers apps and a contact manager, calendar and email management. But for the purpose of this article, we’re only concerned with spankability ... and the iPad gets two thumbs up. The price is still high, but as it comes down and as more smart companies catch on and start to advertise iPad versions of their sites, you can expect to see the market explode.
The co-founder and CEO of Elevated X, Hall has played a big part in the growth of many of adult’s largest companies. Elevated X offers site automation and content management system solutions for paysites, all-access-pass networks and mobile paysites. For details, visit ElevatedX.com, or call (800) 690-9277.
This article originally ran in the October 2010 issue of AVN.
