iPad Use Cases

Countdown to iPad – The New Newspaper (Use Case 38)

March 26, 2010

I have a real fondness for the newspaper industry. As such, it has been hard to watch it’s relevance and viability slowly disintegrate. Certainly newsprint isn’t the only way to deliver news to a home. However, nothing quite replaces the cozy-and-content image of someone holding coffee in one hand while juggling the morning paper in [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Wordsmith (Use Case 37)

March 25, 2010

While reading iPad: Screenwriter’s best friend? by CNET editor Scott Stein, I had one of those why-didn’t-I-think-of-that moments. Scott recognizes the iPad as a logical augmentation of the writing process. He states, “… though I love using a laptop to write, I absolutely hate using a laptop to read. Hundreds of old stories and drafts [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Podcast Cohort (Use Case 36)

March 24, 2010

Nothing embodies new media quite like podcasts, they are neither tied to time nor device. And just as blogs have given way to millions of citizen journalists, podcasts have ushered in the era of personal/proletariat broadcasting.

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Countdown to iPad – Teleprompter (Use Case 35)

March 23, 2010

1. ProPrompter HD-i (shown with iPad) 2. Screen shot from ProPrompter iPhone App In just a few moments of researching the teleprompter use case, I discovered a product has already been announced. Bodelin Technologies is shipping ProPrompter HD-i (Made for iPad) on April 12, 2010 to coincide with the opening of the NAB Show 2010 [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Game Changer (Use Case 34)

March 22, 2010

Our next use case illustrating iPad as a game-changing device is drawn from the website NorthTemple and from the personal experience of one of their regular contributors Rob Foster.

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Countdown to iPad – Big iPod Touch (Use Case 33)

March 21, 2010

“While the rumor mill was churning with all kinds of crazy possibilities for the Apple tablet, I mostly rolled my eyes, because I felt strongly that all Apple needed to do to revolutionize computing was simply to make an iPhone with a large screen. Anyone who feels underwhelmed by that doesn’t understand how much of [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Portfolio (Use Case 32)

March 20, 2010

Photographers, designers and artists rejoice… iPad, the ultimate portfolio has arrived!

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Countdown to iPad – Whatcha got cookin’? (Use Case 31)

March 18, 2010

After years of use, traditional cookbooks have sticky, dirty and missing pages. Its time the cookbook got a make-over. The latest recipe for successful cooking has not one, but two secret ingredients, the iPad and wireless trackpad. The iPad not only organizes your recipes, but allows you to easily add new favorites. The wireless/washable trackpad [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Hi-Tech and Hi-Art (Use Case 30)

March 17, 2010

Art galleries will never be the same. Stroll through galleries at your own pace, enjoying the serenity and beauty within. iPad multi-media presentations allow you the freedom to move from piece to piece, learning about art and artist alike. Drink in art and nibble on knowledge before moving on to another labor of love. iPad [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Overnight Success (Use Case 29)

March 16, 2010

Overnight package services like FedEx and UPS have long been leaders in leveraging technology to their advantage. GPS enabled trucks, route planning, bar coding, handheld scanners and electronic signatures are the hallmarks of high-tech shipping.

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Countdown to iPad – Life of the Party (Use Case 28)

March 15, 2010

What do you get when you put an iPad, a digital camera with an EyeFi card in a room full of friends/family? Fun, fun and more fun.

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