Smoking Gunn » iPad http://blog.gunnjerkens.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Touch the Future http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/2010/12/touch-the-future/ http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/2010/12/touch-the-future/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:05:48 +0000 Rha http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/?p=1329 I tried to resist but I think I officially want an iPad (I think I can hold off until the rumored Spring 2011 release of the second generation iPad). But are the iPad and other touchscreen devices a fad or is this a technology that’s here to stay?

Check out this video from the Swedish software developer The Astonishing Tribe, a company that made headlines today when it was bought by Research in Motion, the makers of BlackBerry. In their vision of the future, touch displays expand beyond handheld devices and make their way in to all aspects of our lives.

]]> http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/2010/12/touch-the-future/feed/ 0 The Future of iPad? http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/2010/02/the-future-of-ipad/ http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/2010/02/the-future-of-ipad/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:28:28 +0000 Katie http://blog.gunnjerkens.com/?p=449 Over the weekend I was at a social function and ran into a friend of mine that works as an Apple Genius. This guy knows his stuff and is a devoted fan of all things Mac.

We got to talking about the iPad and its pros and cons. I explained to him that I have both an iPhone and a Kindle and therefore fail to find a need for the new toy. He, surprisingly, agreed but went on to speak to the iPad’s other potential uses.

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My favorite suggestion of his was to have hospitals use it for medical record tracking. I can absolutely see doctors ditching the clipboard for an iPad. Not only would it save time and increase efficiency, but it’s also eco-friendly! How’s that for functionality?

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