The iPad [1] is showing up in surprising places. I first started to suspect that it might substantially change how we use and perceive computers after my sister

The iPad [1] is showing up in surprising places. I first started to suspect that it might substantially change how we use and perceive computers after my sister told me that instead of magazines the hairdresser recently offered her an iPad. This is not some trendy big-town hairdresser [2], this happened in a small town in Germany. My sister loved being able to check Facebook [3] while her hair were cut. There is just something different about the iPad [1], it has qualities which make it ideal for certain uses, uses for which laptops or netbooks are just not right. [1] It’s only the iPad now but I’m sure there will be many similar devices in the future. [2] Ok, maybe somewhat trendy: http://www.projecth.net/ http://www.projecth.net/ [3] The privacy implications make me cringe. I suspect that many customers forget to log out, but that’s just a software problem and doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. (This comment is a re-run: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1732887 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1732887)