What Does The New Apple iPad Mean To The Non-Geeky Person

Of course to get it back, you might have to pry it from my cold dead fingers. See there is this kid in all of us that loves the escape of games, cool applications, music and movies. To have that at your finger tips, is indescribable.

Where does that leave the iPad-imagine the iPhone on steroids. You have a longer battery life so your kids can watch movies in the back seat on long trips. You can even entertain them while you wait in line at the grocery store or in a waiting room of a doctor.

The games look like your game unit at home. The screen is much bigger but still the unit is small enough to carry around. I think it will solve so many issues even as a mom to be able to pull it out and show a movie while your kid is getting their shot or whatever.

Read a book

Ever have one of those instances where the kids are asleep and you find yourself the opportunity to read. However, you don’t want to turn on all the lights and wake everyone up or you don’t remember the last time you actually had a grown-up book to read. The bookshelf on the iPad is amazing. You can download books straight to it and read. The entertainment aspect of this alone is well worth it! I can imagine me sitting in bed and reading with not too much disturbance.

The keyboard

I have a little confession. My favorite part of having this iPhone is having instant access to email. Granted I do not get that much email, but I love being able to check it in line waiting to pick up my son from school. I also love Facebook. I love being able to read status and respond while sitting in the endless wait time that has become my day as the driver to and from everything. What i don’t like is the tiny keyboard when I try to type. I can’t tell you how many statuses I have messed up by hitting the wrong letter.

The great thing about the iPad is the keyboard is very close to normal size. Not only that, they have created a keyboard that it can plug into.

Oh and the pictures!!

I love how your albums just sit as stacks that you can just touch and enlarge. You can scroll through them so easily. Not only that you can just flip up and down and share! Pretty cool.

Throw away the planner

There is no more digging through your purse for a pen and planner. The calendar application looks just like a planner. As a mom, I live for my planner. It is now consolidated in this on product and I can input my obligations with my fingers! How cool is that?!?!?

I have to admit that even as a non Apple geek, I find myself coveting the iPad. I think for those of us moms and normal women out there, we could have a ton of fun with it! Of course, we really need it to help with taking care of our kids, right?!