Posted on 10/15/2010 11:21:32 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Thank you, I thought of the Kindle but it limits him to just reading. I had thought of the apps but never used any so not sure how they work. Thank you both for your replies.
I was really hoping that the touch would be adequate just on a cost issue. You talked about iOS would that be like the ipad version of OSX? (Im really behind apparently)
I will assume that the ipad would make his school reports and presentations easier and neater. I guess I should go and see about apps and such. When did 11 year olds get so technical, I cant keep up. Thank you much for your reply.
I have a non-verbal autistic daughter who is 9. She has an assistive communications device. I wonder if the IPad might help her as well.
Thank you for replying, maybe I should get ME a touch. I think I might just have to air out the checkbook a little and break down to do it. Sounds like the pad is what is going to work the best. I wish technology didn’t move so fast, I would like to buy something he will be able to use for much longer.
Everyone already uses a Mac so I don’t THINK the flash issue will be a problem. I love the size of the touch, but I have washed his ipod dozens of times and worry that the touch wont hold up as well in the washer. (The backlight doesn’t work anymore but everything else does)
Just to clarify, an itouch is basically an iphone without the phone and and an ipad is a bigger itouch without the phone and camera???
The problems of Flash are inherent in Flash... It expects thing that a touch screen device cannot provide such as simultaneous keyboard input and mouse over events. There is no mouse on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad devices so there can be no mouse pointer to mouse over an area.
The iPad and iPod touch can both make and receive phone calls using Skype, and since this week, Yahoo Messenger.
MOM, NONE OF THESE DEVICES CAN BE WASHED! Water will void your warranty instantly. You can damp wipe them but don't "wash" them by immersion ever! They will stop working.
If you get him either, get an Otter Box water proof case for it. That's industrial strength protection.
Sorry, I didn’t mean that I do it on purpose. He is a stasher, he always has something stashed somewhere. He sticks it in his pants pocket and forgets to take it out. I was always finding it in the washer after the load. It only took a year before he got me trained to look in his pockets before adding water.
I think Im confused, you can add a keyboard to the ipad but not a mouse? I know it is a touch screen but you cant use a mouse even if you wanted one? Hmm now that I think about it why would I want a mouse? Never mind. Thank you.
I plan to get a Kindle this year to use as an e-book reader, because I think the iPad is too expensive to be used primarily as an e-book reader (which is what I'd use it for). There are too many free e-books available not to. My iPod Touch is still great for watching movies and TV shows in bed before I sleep. I use Handbrake software program to convert from DVD video files to iPod Touch format, and I can store several videos on a 16Gb iTouch (along with Rush 24-7 Morning Updates and MP3 audio files of the show ;) ).
Do you have a Best Buy? Even a Target might have iPads.
Oh, that's a relief, mom. An iPad would be very hard to cram down in a pocket, so that's an argument investor of the larger format.
By the way, for your purpose, you only need the WIFI 16GB version and I suggest you check out the Apple online education store. There might be a discounted price.
Investor = in favor
As far as I can see there is no educational discount for the ipad only imacs and maybe ipods I believe. There are already refurbished ones for $449 though, not much, but $50 is $50.
I had not checked... but, Mom, I always buy Refurbished Macs... there's not a thing wrong with them. They come with the same warranty as the "new" ones... you just don't get the fancy box.
Awwww man, the box is the coolest part of the $500.
(according to my cat)
My cat prefers the fancy bags Apple gives out.
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