Gary Edstrom

I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
replaced.

1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.

2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.

3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
calculator apps available out there.

4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
via podcast.

5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.

Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
replace?

Gary

ED

"Gary Edstrom" <GEdstrom@PacBell.Net> wrote in message
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>I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
> replaced.
>
> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
>
> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
>
> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
> calculator apps available out there.
>
> 4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
> via podcast.
>
> 5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
>
> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
> replace?
>
> Gary

A carpenter leveler tool.

Zack Sten

On 9/5/2011 4:27 PM, Gary Edstrom wrote:
> I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
> replaced.
>
> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
>
> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
>
> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
> calculator apps available out there.
>
> 4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
> via podcast.
>
> 5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
>
> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
> replace?
>
> Gary
Metronome, Chromatic Tuner, MP3 player, Clock, timer, stop watch

Howard Brazee

On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:27:20 -0700, Gary Edstrom
<GEdstrom@PacBell.Net> wrote:

>I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
>replaced.
>
>1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
>
>2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
>
>3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
>calculator apps available out there.
>
>4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
>via podcast.
>
>5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
>
>Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
>replace?

It didn't replace any of the above for me except for #1, but I have a
wi-fi iPad 1.

It has replaced my library when I'm away from home.

It replaces Day Timers.

It's a grandchildren bribe.

And I never play Angry Birds with real birds anymore.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Howard Brazee

I don't take my iPod around anymore (It is plugged into the radio by
my bed).

It replaces a picture album and film projector when I show off
pictures and videos of my grandchildren.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Wes Groleau

On 09-05-2011 16:27, Gary Edstrom wrote:
> I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
> replaced.
>
> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.

Not for me. My Macbook isn't that bulky anyway, and I still do things
on it the iPad can't do.

> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.

Unfortunately, Apple refuses to sell me GPS without 3G.

> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
> calculator apps available out there.

I haven't had one of those for ages. If I couldn't do it in my head,
I used Excel. So, for me, the iPad replaced Excel. :-)

> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
> replace?

Digital picture frame. Book. Flashcards. Video games. Appointment
book. Clock.

--
Wes Groleau

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Erilar

Gary Edstrom <GEdstrom@PacBell.Net> wrote:
> I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
> replaced.
>
> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
>
> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
>
> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
> calculator apps available out there.
>
> 4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
> via podcast.
>
> 5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
>
> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
> replace?
>
Several music books


--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

Todd Allcock

At 05 Sep 2011 13:27:20 -0700 Gary Edstrom wrote:
> I got to thinking about just how many physical devices my iPad has
> replaced.
>
> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
>
> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
>
> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
> calculator apps available out there.
>
> 4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
> via podcast.
>
> 5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
>
> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
> replace?
>
> Gary


Ironically, other than the "bulky laptop", the iPad is larger than the
equipment it's replacing! Sort of like saying "I've been able to
replace my camping tent with this nice 3-bedroom house!"

I replaced all of that stuff you mentioned with smartphones long ago,
with the aim of carrying less/smaller stuff.

Howard Brazee

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:36:56 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:

>> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
>>
>> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
>>
>> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several excellent
>> calculator apps available out there.
>>
>> 4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are available
>> via podcast.
>>
>> 5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
>>
>> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad can
>> replace?
>>
>> Gary
>
>
>Ironically, other than the "bulky laptop", the iPad is larger than the
>equipment it's replacing! Sort of like saying "I've been able to
>replace my camping tent with this nice 3-bedroom house!"

It's not larger than *all* of the equipment it's replacing. It's
like saying "I've been able to replace my camping tent, and my
outhouse, and my rental cabin, and my rental kitchen, and my rental
garage and the public baths, etc... with this nice 3-bedroom house".

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Todd Allcock

At 06 Sep 2011 15:18:50 -0600 Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:36:56 -0600, Todd Allcock
> <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
>
> >> 1. Of course, it replaced my bulky laptop computer on trips.
> >>
> >> 2. It replaced my stand-alone Garmin GPS receiver.
> >>
> >> 3. It replaced my stand-alone calculator. There are several
excellent
> >> calculator apps available out there.
> >>
> >> 4. It replaced a portable radio: The programs I listen too are
available
> >> via podcast.
> >>
> >> 5. The camera on the iPad2 could replace a small digital camera.
> >>
> >> Are there any other physical devices you can think of that the iPad
can
> >> replace?
> >>
> >> Gary
> >
> >
> >Ironically, other than the "bulky laptop", the iPad is larger than the
> >equipment it's replacing! Sort of like saying "I've been able to
> >replace my camping tent with this nice 3-bedroom house!"
>
> It's not larger than *all* of the equipment it's replacing. It's
> like saying "I've been able to replace my camping tent, and my
> outhouse, and my rental cabin, and my rental kitchen, and my rental
> garage and the public baths, etc... with this nice 3-bedroom house".


Other than the laptop, the iPad is larger than typical examples of the
devices it's replacing *combined*, and much larger than any individually.
(I'm speaking only of Gary's list above- not some of the other
suggestions that followed.)

You'd have to try really hard to find large enough examples of a portable
radio, GPS, P&S camera (given the quality of the iPad camera, I'm
assuming we're not replacing a DSLR with it!) and pocket calculator that
would be bulkier in aggregate than an iPad.