Innovative uses for an iPad - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

jschall · 2012-03-17, 09:05 AM

Do you know any other ways to use you iPad?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0FVm...layer_embedded

tricky · 2012-03-17, 10:25 AM

Well at least you did find some something it useful for

I do have an itouch but cant find a knife small enough

rfielder · 2012-03-18, 11:49 AM

That is good! Given the Gorilla glass used, it may even be more realistic than most people realize.

Treating this as if it were a serious discussion - my girlfriend is building a folder of recipes. Actually, then ended up with three folders, two on her PC and one on the file server.

I put everything into one folder on the server, then created a Bookmark to that folder on my tablet. Added Adobe and Open Document readers to my tablet. Now, she can use the tablet in the kitchen rather than printing the recipe.

Not very innovative, but it fixes a situation for her that was bugging her.

The tablet is a 7" $69 special that works, but lacks most of the features of "real" tablets. Resolution is only 800x480 - top end 7" tables run 1024x600, and you can see the difference.

The screen is resistive, so it works best with a sharpish object, just like a PDA. No multitouch, no bluetooth, and the Wifi is only up to g. It will play mkv files at 720p just fine, if they are local - I have not figured out how to play them from the fileserver. This may be a shortcoming of the file manager I installed, since it gives me only the options of using Opera or the photo viewer when I click on an mkv file.

Battery life is nothing great.

However, at $69 plus taxes and shopping (around $90 total), it was worth trying. It is doing what I hoped for - not as nicely as a new iPad 3, but it works well.

1080i4me · 2012-03-18, 11:34 PM

I wonder what uses he'd find for my TV...

Francois Caron · 2012-03-24, 10:35 PM

Aren't a lot of iPads used in the bathroom?

Don't touch the food!

2012-03-17, 09:05 AM	#1
jschall Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec Posts: 135	Innovative uses for an iPad Do you know any other ways to use you iPad? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0FVm...layer_embedded

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2012-03-18, 11:49 AM	#3
rfielder Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 1,519	That is good! Given the Gorilla glass used, it may even be more realistic than most people realize. Treating this as if it were a serious discussion - my girlfriend is building a folder of recipes. Actually, then ended up with three folders, two on her PC and one on the file server. I put everything into one folder on the server, then created a Bookmark to that folder on my tablet. Added Adobe and Open Document readers to my tablet. Now, she can use the tablet in the kitchen rather than printing the recipe. Not very innovative, but it fixes a situation for her that was bugging her. The tablet is a 7" $69 special that works, but lacks most of the features of "real" tablets. Resolution is only 800x480 - top end 7" tables run 1024x600, and you can see the difference. The screen is resistive, so it works best with a sharpish object, just like a PDA. No multitouch, no bluetooth, and the Wifi is only up to g. It will play mkv files at 720p just fine, if they are local - I have not figured out how to play them from the fileserver. This may be a shortcoming of the file manager I installed, since it gives me only the options of using Opera or the photo viewer when I click on an mkv file. Battery life is nothing great. However, at $69 plus taxes and shopping (around $90 total), it was worth trying. It is doing what I hoped for - not as nicely as a new iPad 3, but it works well.

2012-03-18, 11:34 PM	#4
1080i4me Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 12	I wonder what uses he'd find for my TV...

2012-03-24, 10:35 PM	#5
Francois Caron Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,368	Aren't a lot of iPads used in the bathroom? Don't touch the food!