VIDEO: 99-Year-Old Woman Loves the iPad

[Marcus Yam]

Centurion finds herself fit for an iPad.

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[babybeluga]

....ok, so there was a 5-year old, a dog, a cat, and now an old lady...

Anybody have another ridiculous idea for a new article?

 

[Shadow703793]

Ummm.... not to be a an @ss, but there are more important news to cover: ie: http/www.dailytech.com/Blippy+Revealing+More+than+Just+CC+Purchases+Its+Showing+Actual+CC+Numbers/article18217.htm

 

[dreamphantom_1977]

Yeah, my P&^!$ used the ipad...

 

[mildiner86]

Interesting to see how things have moved on, when she was a child something like that would have litrally been magic, wonder what magic will be around when im 100, im 23 now

 

[Guest]

uh yea if she has never used a computer before, of course she will be amazed by using a computer. She would probably be just as amazed at a cell phone, laptop, netbook, CRYSIS at LOW settings even!

 

[n1kn31m]

So where's the Centurion?

http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion

 

[WR]

Centenarian minus one

Always interesting how "universal" the ease-of-use is, even if we geeks might not notice the difference.

 

[Hellbound]

Next up.. "The mentally challenged love the iPad"....

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]mildiner86[/nom]Interesting to see how things have moved on, when she was a child something like that would have litrally been magic, wonder what magic will be around when im 100, im 23 now[/citation]

Hopefully nanobots & replicators, so we can make anything.

Make me a 70 inch plasma there nanobot. While you're at it could you cook me up a nice lasagne too? Also a beer... And could you put a new 7 series in the driveway please? Good nanobot. I'll give you a day off tomorow- I promise. Now about that swimming pool I've been meaning to get...

 

[romansky]

Shes just trying to find the play button on this huge iPod, the woman probably thinks they made this model for sight challenged people...

 

[Guest]

I was hoping for "There once was a man from Nantucket...

 

[ta152h]

Very cute video. She's so lucid and alert at 99, it's amazing.

 

[zachary k]

now, would you use the same gadget as your grandmother? you wouldn't wear her cloths would you? more reason to not buy an ipad

 

[eklipz330]

i bet all the 98 year olds that like it are pretty pissed right now

 

[Keiki646]

That is a awesome gift for her so she can read her books that she love very much. That is a nice gift for those that are not into today's computer age technology. I think the video is nice.

 

[nforce4max]

This is the only good thing besides being paper thin that I can think of it is easy for casual use and the screen is nice ( I don't mind 4:3) but price general lack of basic features as well file transfers are horrible. The iPad is a failure while the concept is not. I believe tablets are here to stay and my self am wanting one but not an iPad. Even if I had a mac and was an Apple nazi I still wouldn't buy it. Using Itunes as file conversion to move typed text between the iPad and the Mac/PC is just one more nail in the coffin.

 

[wintermint]

I bet she also loves getting paid by Apple

 

[jecastej]

The iPad is an undeniable family gadget. This is where I see the first incarnation going better than anything and videos like this are a lovely curiosity. Your grandma is not going to complain to much about file transfer, usb ports or multitasking. Nevertheless she would probably care for a camera so that is a must have for the family iPad. For myself I want a widescreen maybe smaller size and manny other features that have been asked by others too. If I go with the iPad it may be the second generation.

I am waiting to read a full review about the tablet from HP but I read somewhere else the graphics where not that good and that's important to me. The other imminent contender is the ASUS tablet PC but the only pen I expect to keep using is the Wacom's. To me a tablet must be a touch screen.

 

[Nexus52085]

[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]i bet all the 98 year olds that like it are pretty pissed right now[/citation]
Yeah, and the 100 year olds are saying "that gadget is for kids. She's only in double digits."