[Humour] What can the Apple iPad be used as?

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From: Easwar Hariharan <meindian523 gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:41 PM

*What can the Apple iPad be used as ?
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*iPad cannot be used as a phone because …..*

….. It cannot make calls. Period

*iPad cannot be used as a replacement for your laptop or netbook because …..
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….. It does not have a multi-tasking OS
….. It does not have a Drag & Drop file management
….. It does not have a USB port
….. Its storage maxes out at a paltry 64 GB & has no expandable memory slot
….. It does not have a HDMI port

*iPad cannot be used as an Internet Browsing device because …..*

….. It does not have support for Adobe Flash which many websites use

*iPad cannot be used as a replacement for Amazon’s Kindle because …..*

….. Kindle is cheaper than iPad
….. Kindle has free worldwide 3G coverage; iPad needs a $30/month data plan
from AT&T
….. iPad’s IPS LCD screen causes more eye strain as compared to Kindle’s
E-Ink display
….. Kindle has better battery life than iPad

*iPad cannot be used as a high end gaming device because …..*

….. It has an IPS LCD display which has high motion blur as compared to OLED

*iPad cannot be used as a portable TV or video player because …..*

….. It has a display aspect ratio of 4:3 instead of 16:9
….. It has mono speakers

*iPad cannot be used for video-conferencing because …..*

….. It does not have a camera

*iPad cannot be used as a Navigation device because …..*

….. It does not have a GPS chip built in

*And lastly…*

*iPad cannot be used as a feminine hygiene product because …..*

….. It isn’t one. Don’t be confused by the name.

*So what can the iPad be used as?*

Well, the iPad can be used as a Digital Photo Frame. It can do that just
right! But $500 for a Digital Photo Frame? Apple, can we have the next
device please?

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