[Trainer-talk] IPads?

[Jonathan Tyrer]

Well, for me, there's no comparison.

The iPad is so light, I walk around the house with it from room to
room as I'm doing chores.  The battery seems to last forever and you
can use the iPad standing, sitting or lieing down.  I use it in bed
most mornings to read the news and listen to the tech news before
getting up.

I could do all of these things with a laptop, but unless I got a teeny
tiny one, it would be awkward beyond belief.

I don't think that even a tiny laptop like a Mac book Air would be as
easy to use and carry as an iPad.

The biggest question is why would someone with no sight go for the
iPad and not the iPod Touch.

There are some iPad apps, like BCC iPlayer for example, that don't run
on the iPod Touch because it runs only phone apps.  However, someone
at the Apple store told me this is going to change in the future.

So, you could get an iPod Touch.  I'd still use the iPad though, I
like the louder speaker.

Did I mention how amazing the Audible app is by the way?

JT

On 28/09/2011, Jim <jp100 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Thanks, Jonathan,
> Now, what do you see regarding differences in an IPad and a PC laptop?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Tyrer
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:33 PM
> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] IPads?
>
> Hi Jim
>
> I got one day one last year. I'm on my second one now, got the iPad 2
> the day it came out.
>
> I can't put it down - my wife has started calling me iTyrer!
>
> I use it for everything, reading, listening to the radio, watching
> catchup tv, reading the paper, seeing what's on TV, reading my Audible
> books - the list goes on and on.
>
> The in-built accessibility is amazing and although it doesn't work
> with every app, it works with far more than you might think.  The
> excellant AppleVis.com site is a great place to find accessible apps
> to.
>
> Oh, I also use it for email and web brousing to and for listening to
> all my podcasts on to.
>
> Best wishes.
>
> JT
>
> On 27/09/2011, Jim <jp100 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>>
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone has begun playing with and using the IPads.  They
>> intrigue me, but I'd like to hear from other folks.  What is your
> experience
>> with them?
>>
>> Is anyone teaching them?
>>
>> Jim
>>
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