On sale now

First reviews of iPad: "It's incredible," but lines aren't that long

The Apple Store is packed and iPad are flying out the door.
CultureMap renders beautifully on the iPad's Safari browser.
A view of the fast moving walk-up line.
Security is all over the entrance to the store and monitoring the reservationline.
Customers can look and touch at BestBuy but they don't have any in stock justyet.

The iPad made it's debut this morning, but it looks like it's not going to be the smash hit that the iPhone was, based on early demand.

CultureMapper Nic Phillips reports there wasn't a huge line at the Galleria Apple store and there seemed to be a supply of iPads on hand for anyone who walked in.

But Phillips, who is the most technologically proficient person I know, is impressed by Apple's newest product.

"It's incredible," he said. "The screen is beautiful and it's really fast. I'm surprised how fast it is."

There are a few bugs — a blank space came up where a video should be — but overall, it works really well, Phillips said.

The Best Buy store on Richmond at the 610 loop also had iPads on display this morning but had not received a shipment yet. The store expects the product to arrive sometime today and was pre-selling it. Customers who bought it received a coupon that they can redeem once it arrives in the store.

unspecified

R.I.P., Mayor Turner

How to pay respects as late Houston mayor Sylvester Turner lies in state

Photo courtesy of Mayor's Office, City of Houston

undefined

The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner - the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18.

He died Wednesday, March 5 at 70 years old.

Turner was in attendance at President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress last week. According to his family, he was taken to the hospital Tuesday night and later released while in Washington, D.C. At 5:45 am Wednesday, he died at home from enduring health complications, the family said.

Turner will lie in state at the Houston City Hall rotunda on Tuesday, March 11. The memorial began at 9 am with brief remarks from Mayor John Whitmire. The rotunda will be open to visitors until 7 pm Tuesday.

Members of the public are invited to sign the book of condolence at the entrance to City Hall. Visitors are asked not to stop in the rotunda to talk, take photographs, or video so that the line continues to move without delay.

After he's honored in Houston, Turner will "lie in honor" at the State Capitol in Austin on Thursday and Friday.

Then, he'll return to his hometown for the last time for his funeral on Saturday at 1 pm at The Church Without Walls on Houston's northwest side, where Turner attended church for 35 years.

Turner's family is asking guests attending the service to wear blue.

A private burial will follow.

---

Read the full story, with video, on CultureMap's news partner, ABC13.com.

deaths politics obituary

On sale now

First reviews of iPad: "It's incredible," but lines aren't that long

R.I.P., Mayor Turner

How to pay respects as late Houston mayor Sylvester Turner lies in state

Bun B's smash hit burger joint picks Westheimer for new location

Reba McEntire kicks off RodeoHouston with Dua Lipa cover and sing-along classics

Popular Heights diner's sudden closure leads this week's top 5 stories