5 Ways to Create Better iPad Applications

We've just passed the two-year mark of the iPad being on the market. And with a second milestone of 200,000 iPad applications on the App Store nearing, there's no better time than now to reassess how to approach the UX of iPad applications. Some of the ideas in this article are relevant to all tablets, not just the iPad. But in consideration of the tremendous success of the iPad, it does warrant specific attention and focus.

• 1. Retiring the Tab Bar
• 2. Stop Pinching Me
• 3. Over-Heightened Realism
• 4. Split (Headache) Views
• 5. Think Different, Think iPad