<p>Dad of 3, I will PUT my pictures on my IPad but I take them with a digital camera. HOWEVER having said that, I know folks who have taken beautiful pics using their IPads…I have a first gen one…no camera.</p>
<p>If you get have an iPhone (not sure about androids) you can jailbreak the iPhone and get a certain app from Cydia which allows you to make tour iPhone a mobile hotspot. So, by doing that you can always be on your iPad without paying for 3G.</p>
<p>As Xiggi said:
"While I admire the technology, the iPad is a glorified smartphone without … phone capabilities. "</p>
<p>Not getting into the other disputes, but being over 50, and having the choice of looking at something (game, movie, email, hotel reservation, whatever) on my iPad vs. my phone - it’s a no brainer that I want that big screen! I use it all the time - ebook reader, movie player, email.
Maybe you twenty somethings can do all that on 3" screens. I can’t.</p>
<p>Funny. While the IPAD is nice and useful for someone who is tech savvy, I’ve always perceived it more as a technological plaything more than a real tool. </p>
<p>Nice to have, but I’d rather use my notebook computers with 14.1"+ screens for heavy duty computing/reading/multimedia or an Iphone/Ipod touch for portability. Also, how serious are the potential smudging issues from the touchscreen? </p>
<p>It is something which may interest my parents…though mom insists her MacbookPro that I gifted her some years back is still more than fine for her needs and dad refuses to touch anything computer related.</p>
<p>IPad is for tech idiots. Just bought my mom a regular desk top. It took me 3 hours to get it configured properly for her to use. IPad didn’t even come with an instruction manual, and Mac is plug and play. The difference in price is 2000 for Mac and 500 for HP. I got my mom a non Mac because she wants to play many Chinese games and they may not be compatible with a Mac.</p>
<p>My ipad2 takes incredible pictures. Not sure what settings, or where the option to change them.</p>
<p>This reminds me of a story my coworker told me:</p>
<p>A father had some problems with computers and complained to his tech savvy son who works in the tech industry:</p>
<p>Father: Why is this not working as (I) expected?</p>
<p>Son: Dad, in order to use the computer, you need to try this way and then another way and then yet another way…until you find a way that is working for you.</p>
<p>As of today, the father still does not have the patience of trying it again and again till it works and keeps complaining “this thing does not work.” The younger generation just thinks his father is not tech savvy.</p>
<p>Who is right? One difference is their attitude: The son thinks trying things out is fun even if he needs to spend half of a day (sometimes multiple days) on resolving some issue. The father thinks the computer manufacturer gives him a half-baked system and refuses to take the responsibility to keep trying to locate the needed “upgrade.”</p>
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<p>Sounds like a variant of a beloved older uncle and myself. Only difference is my uncle is well aware these problems are compounded by his lack of technical understanding and interest in dealing with such issues and is aware of my time constraints. </p>
<p>As a result, he often has the patience to wait until I can pay him and his family a weekend or emergency evening visit to his suburban home. Results…computer problems are solved, he learns something new, we all enjoy the family time*, and I end up getting dinner and pay at his strong insistence. </p>
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<p>Cobrat–I hate smudges on my iPad! I use a stylus, which also helps with the “fat finger” problem.</p>
<p>Agree with dragonmom–watching something or playing a game on my iPod Touch screen is torture.</p>
<p>When the iPad is off and you see the screen in reflected light, it’s full of smudges, but I find most disappear when it’s on and viewed straight ahead; if I see one I wipe it with my finger.</p>
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<p>I bet it does! However… A person taking a picture with an iPad while holding the thing above the head looks a bit strange:</p>
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<p>For some reason, it appears that my comments have been misunderstood. The Iphone plays a role. And so does the Ipad. Except for the ease to transport and use as a READING device, none of those does, however, replace a computer, be it a netbook, a laptop, or a desktop. </p>
<p>Also, I answered with sarcasm to a comment about the Ipad not being appreciated by the technology “challenged.” Obviously the Ipad should be one of the most idiot-proof devices. which explains why people of all ages can find some applications useful. </p>
<p>My point is that, based on my personal experience, having easy access to an Iphone, a number of netbooks, laptops, and desktops, I consider the Ipad to be least useful, albeit not totally useless. I understand that some people love their Ipads, but do not really see how it can be a full replacement for a computer.</p>
<p>iPad is my primary CC device (e.g., right now), but I move to iMac for those (thankfully few) times when I have to do a lot of typing or cut and paste. When home, I spend about 10 times as much time on iPad as on iMac, but I agree, a pad doesn’t fully replace the computer. If they don’t already, I think pads will outsell computers for first time “computer” buyers.</p>
<p>so to culminate everyone’s thoughts:
APPLE RULES!!!</p>
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<p>New music aps by Stanford professors - my kid took classes in this studio</p>
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<p>Or directly to the company to download and see employment ops.</p>
<p>" If they don’t already, I think pads will outsell computers for first time “computer” buyers."</p>
<p>While your “computer” might provide you with the muddying qualifier, it is good to remember that more than 227,000,000 mobile computers sold this year. You can compare that to the sales of iPads.</p>
<p>The iPad has stolen the thunder of the once exploding netbook market. It contributes to the growth of the market but not necessarily as a replacement of a computer. Ultrabooks and smartbooks are also expected to play a larger role in the future.</p>
<p>Haha, my ipad crashed when checking Magic Piano at smule.</p>
<p>^^ Right, I didn’t include smartphones in the “computer” category; pads don’t compete with phones.</p>
<p>Smartphones are not included in the mobile computer statistics I quoted.</p>