Posted on 04/07/2010 12:26:43 PM PDT by Wooly
One thought I had after I first pulled the iPad out of the box and started playing with it was that I would buy one for my mother-in-law for her to use as her main computer. She has been bugging me to get her a computer for a couple of years, but she has a tendency to blow all her money on junk treasure on eBay and my wife really doesn’t want me making that easier for her. She asked me a couple months ago if she went to the store and bought a laptop would that be all she needs to connect to the Internet and use ebay and Yahoo! email? She thought that Internet connections were floating out there so all you needed was a laptop to connect to it. When I told her the service runs $40 to $50 a month then she was no longer interested. I was thinking an iPad with $10/month AT&T service would be perfect for her. After several days with the Apple iPad, I think it could serve as her only computer with some minimal training and setup being done by my. I don’t think it can serve as an only computer for most folks though. Then again, Apple hasn’t marketed it that way and I am personally having a blast with it as a companion device.
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I like apple products, but I hate how they retard the early models of something so that they can release it “better” later. I know—it’s business. But it’s annoying.
That's true for the consumer market, however I sell tons of tablets to the medical industry.
Do hospitals usually have internet available for laptops?
The iPad is not a “tablet computer.” It’s a glorified digital photo frame.
They do that because they know people will buy it twice. If people waited then Apple would release the good stuff the first time.
The majority of them that I deal with certainly do.
Bear in mind that the iPad is not intended for or optimized for creating content. It’s intended for viewing content created by someone else. Yes you can type on it, sort of, and people will find all kinds of ways to warp it to do things it wasn’t intended to do, but it is what Apple wanted it to be.
So if it will replace the “book/magazine/newspaper”, will there be an attachment for handiwipes to clean the keypad when someone takes it into the bathroom as “reading material”?
>>The iPad is not a “tablet computer.” It’s a glorified digital photo frame.
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LOL it is.I went last night my Gf to the Apple Store on Melrose and tried it out. Looks nice but the ability to use complex applications such as Office at least, would be a dealbreaker.
Half of the people in the store are Apple loyalists so they will probably but them..but the other half, you could see them mumbling and you could read their faces: they were not impressed.
How long will it be before someone markets a wall bracket for them so you can enjoy hands-free viewing in the loo?
Reminder, never borrow someone’s cellphone if you hear that person texting in a stall.
I wouldn’t recommend the iPad as a person’s only computer, but to describe it as a glorified digital photo frame is ridiculous. And for an older person, it may in fact be the only computer they need.
If a son or daughter came over every few weeks and backed the iPad up for them, the thing would cover all they need from a computer.
iPad test notes: In the bathroom [Don't do this at home!]
04/06/2010 11:02:48 AM PDT · by Fractal Trader · 34 replies · 1,027+ views Gizmodo via MSNBC ^ | 6 April 2010 | Jason Chen
Besides using the iPad in bed and on the couch, you know the reason you bought this thing was for toilet entertainment. Verdict: It's decent but distracting — and sometimes dangerous. Setup Here's half the problem. In order to get your pants down for a No. 2 session (or zipper down for No. 1, if you're a dude), you have to use both hands. That means you need to place the iPad down somewhere. Not every bathroom is constructed with enough flat surface space to safely hold an iPad while you de-pants. The back of the toilet is fine, if...
My hospital had free wifi.
THe write of the article sounds like an ass. ANd his wife who wants to control her Mom sounds worse. I detest both of them and he has a condescending tone discussing the Mother of his wife.
Hands free is not a problem. The I phone 3G gives you Free Republic on the crapper.
Especially at that time of the month.
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