Uses for the new iPad

[archineer]

Its good for editing auto cad drawings on site.

[makossa]

Using the ipad as a camera seems like a hassle.

[bs13690]

They should make a "coaster" app. The screen could display different colored/designed coasters and you put your drink on it.

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by makossa

Using the ipad as a camera seems like a hassle.

That's true, but using the camera on the screen for a video conference is quite handy.

[hurricaneMan1992]

Can't do powerpoint, still doesn't have USB. Pretty useless. I could play Angry Birds and watch movies I suppose, but I can do these on my laptop, which I have to bring along anyways.... IMO, iPod and iPhone are more than suitable for "at your fingertips" content.

[bs13690]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Can't do powerpoint, still doesn't have USB. Pretty useless. I could play Angry Birds and watch movies I suppose, but I can do these on my laptop, which I have to bring along anyways.... IMO, iPod and iPhone are more than suitable for "at your fingertips" content.

For the short time I had an iPad, I loved it for watching movies on the plane. Although, it was a pain to have to download the film prior to the flight. I don't have the cash to fly first class so I can't use my laptop on the seat tray.

It'd be nice if they had some kind of rental kiosk at the airports where you could download a movie to your tablet via USB cable.

[EscapeCalifornia]

The biggest obstacle to any real work on such devices is the lack of a user-accessible file system.

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Can't do powerpoint, still doesn't have USB. Pretty useless. I could play Angry Birds and watch movies I suppose, but I can do these on my laptop, which I have to bring along anyways.... IMO, iPod and iPhone are more than suitable for "at your fingertips" content.

You can project from an iPad using Keynote. It works great! I do it all of the time. Can be done from an iPhone too. I can setup the phone as a remote as well. Keynote can open powerpoint files.

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Can't do powerpoint, still doesn't have USB. Pretty useless. I could play Angry Birds and watch movies I suppose, but I can do these on my laptop, which I have to bring along anyways.... IMO, iPod and iPhone are more than suitable for "at your fingertips" content.

It does not need USB, but there are adapters you can use for USB devices. For Powerpoint (MS Office), I use a computer where I can create very large files I can save to the hard drive. The iPod and iPhone are limited to screen sizes (too small).

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by dkf747

You can project from an iPad using Keynote. It works great! I do it all of the time. Can be done from an iPhone too. I can setup the phone as a remote as well. Keynote can open powerpoint files.

I believe that Pages can do the same.