Tag: apple tablet
How the iPad Has Changed One 99-Year-Old Woman’s Life
by neetika on Apr.23, 2010, under Gadgets, Top Gadgets, Trends
We’ve seen iPads and cats go viral. We’ve seen iPads and dogs go viral. But the latest iPad YouTubesensation is far more special: it depicts how the device has changed one 99-year-old woman’s life.
99-year-old Virgina Cambell of Lake Oswego, Oregon is an avid reader, according to The Oregonian. Unfortunately she has glaucoma, which affects her vision and makes it difficult for her to read books.
Her solution? The iPad, which is her first computer according to the now-viral video depicting her with the device. Its ability to change fonts and increase screen brightness has given her the ability to read again. It has “changed her life,” according to one of her daughters.
She’s even used the device’s virtual keyvboard to write limericks, like this one about her new Apple tablet:
To this technology-ninny it’s clear
In my compromised 100th year,
That to read and to write
Are again within sight
Of this Apple iPad pioneer.
Apple has to be loving this type of free advertising for its newest product. With more stories like this one popping up every day, it’s no wonder Apple can’t keep up with iPad demand.
Here Are Some Games You’ll Be Playing on the iPad
by neetika on Mar.26, 2010, under Gadgets, Trends
We already know that we’ll be able to use iPhone applications on the iPad, scaled to iPad’s bigger screen size. But what native iPad apps has Apple approved so far? PadGadget has done some digging through iTunes’ web interface and found out several titles with “HD” in their title, which (in most cases) signifies an iPad version of the application.
The apps found are, for the most part, remakes of popular iPhone games or entirely new games. Here are some of the titles: Plants vs. Zombies HD, Worms HD, Ammoin HD, Flight Control HD, Grind HD, Azkend HD, HD Recovery, Labyrinth2 HD, NBA Hotshot HD, NBA Spin, Numba HD, Sinterra HD, Sparkle HD, Zen Bound 2.
These apps were impossible to install, returning only an error message. Furthermore, they were quickly removed from the iTunes web interface, which further confirms suspicion that these are, indeed, pre-approved iPad apps.
The fact that most of these are (or sound like) games could be a coincidence, but it could also mean that Apple expects gaming to be one of the most important aspects of iPad use, and they plan to come out with a strong offering at launch.

