how will you (your parents/wife/children/etc) use the iPad?

[cyberathlete]

stumbled upon this http://adactio.com/journal/1644/. its a pretty ok post which kind of shares my thoughts on the iPad. there's one part of it though that made me think that it'll make a good thread in this forum:

I’ve already seen people on Twitter sharing some ideas for the uses to which the iPad could be put:

• displaying sheet music on a music stand,
• showing recipes on a kitchen worktop,
• playing scrabble, sudoku and crosswords,
• reading comics,
• reading magazines a la Mag+,
• reading books in a way that doesn’t involve the silly page-turning visual metaphor built into the iBooks app.

so.. i ask you, fellow philmugger, how would you (or your mom/dad/sibling/child/etc) use the iPad?


for me :
1. my 2 yr old son will use the ipad to watch videos and play educational, child-friendly games (during long road trips for example)
2. i'll use it to read bedtime stories to my son.
3. my wife would use it for last minute facebook/twitter before sleeping.
4. will probably use it as a roadmap/gps navigator in road trips.

[jaijin]

I'd probably use it like i'd use an iPad.

[Eric]

• Magazine, e-book reader
• Use as light-duty portfolio, presentation & lecture device
• light-duty document editor
• mobile Bento database device
• Comicbook reader
• finger-controlled graphics tablet
• full screen web browser
• mobile media player
• handheld gaming device
• big-ass remote control for my mac mini media center
• GPS and map

I'm sure this list will grow as soon as developers release apps specific to the iPad.

[rvaph]

I will use it as an eBook reader, a notepad, and a digital picture frame because I read somewhere that when it is in the dock or charging, it can function as one.

[opd]

Learn to play the piano virtually with Grand Pro piano app. Learn to read music notes while am at it. iPod Touch screen so small.

[jappy]

iPad would indeed be a nice gps/ roadmap navigator.
imagine that big screen showing the map / route.
=)