iPad and the Parks

[ddbowdoin]

I agree, not sure I would use this over my digital SLR anyway. What other uses might it be good for? Is it worth taking to the park or leaving it in the safe back at the hotel?

That would be like choosing a schwinn versus a ferrari!

 

[whitethunder]

I'd be to nervous I'd break it. I'm a minimalist when I go to the park anyways, cell, wallet, and keys. Then again I don't have kids so that lightens the load.

 

[Phonedave]

I don't have an iPad. My youngest son (teenager) got an iPad 2 for Christmas as well. Even with an OtterBox I don't think he'd ever bring it with him in a park. Too much bulk and not any need for it. He also has an iPhone 3GS.

However, bringing some sort of laptop, tablet, etc. to access email on a vacation for work purposes is a must for my DH. There's some types of work that even when you're on vacation you still need to be available to answer questions if the need should arrise. Also, I've known people who needed to attend meetings via computer while on vacation. Is it fun? No. But it's also time you can charge to the company and be compensated for if it should occur. Just sayin', it *does* happen and not necessarily for the people in this world who looooove to work because my old man definitely lives by: Work to live, not live to work.

HAhahahahaha

Oh my, thanks for that laugh.

-dave

 

[the-reason14]

I've seen maybe one or two people with tablets in the park. I don't get it, as I don't think I would ever bring such an expensive 'toy' into the parks. My smart phone is like a tablet, just portable, and I have that for web browsing or apps and such. I have a video camera for that, and I used to take a camera but I'm not much of a picture person anymore. When it all falls down though, it's up to you. If you think you'll 'need' it then take it. But personally I would be afraid of it breaking with the amount of crowds and how "loss" you can get sometimes while in the parks.

 

[flavious27]

I've seen maybe one or two people with tablets in the park. I don't get it, as I don't think I would ever bring such an expensive 'toy' into the parks. My smart phone is like a tablet, just portable, and I have that for web browsing or apps and such. I have a video camera for that, and I used to take a camera but I'm not much of a picture person anymore. When it all falls down though, it's up to you. If you think you'll 'need' it then take it. But personally I would be afraid of it breaking with the amount of crowds and how "loss" you can get sometimes while in the parks.

We were just in nyc and saw someone using an ipad at empire state building. The quality of the camera is not good enough to be used at night and though it would be hard to somehow drop it from the 86th floor, there will be bad damage to drop it on the stone flooring.

or just simply talking with each other!

Not when this is what some thanksgivings look like

 

[ShookieJones]

Absolutely no reason to bring a bulky ipad to the parks.

Info about wait times? :shrug:
The camera? :shrug:

That's what Iphones\smart phones and\or cameras are for.

 

[Coree]

Being in the parks last week I was also amazed at how many people used their iPhones for a camera. I just don't get it. :shrug:

 

[wdwmomof3]

I completely agree. Why someone would want to use a bulky pad as a video camera in a theme park is beyond me.

Me either. I have enough to keep up with, not to mention I hate my kids walking around with the iPad because I'm always thinking they will drop and break it. Yes it has a case, but still.

One family had 12 people and they were ALL on their iPads. I was shocked. I mean what happened to just sitting back and enjoying the scenery or ride?

Thats just sad. Some family vacation.

 

[wdwmomof3]

We were just in nyc and saw someone using an ipad at empire state building. The quality of the camera is not good enough to be used at night and though it would be hard to somehow drop it from the 86th floor, there will be bad damage to drop it on the stone flooring.



Not when this is what some thanksgivings look like

This looks like my dinner table and it drives me insane. I told the kids from now on there will be no phones, iPods, iPads, game systems or anything like that at the table anymore. It's family time.:king:

 

[flavious27]

This looks like my dinner table and it drives me insane. I told the kids from now on there will be no phones, iPods, iPads, game systems or anything like that at the table anymore. It's family time.:king:

It looks like may a holiday dinner table. This picture was a joke for us where I work at in tech support, we were wondering who got stuck helping this family connect their devices with their wifi router.

 

[dreamfinder]

Personally, it stays in the room. Bringing my iPad let me bring several hundred pages worth of tech books that would have put me over the weight limit on the plane, that I could read at the pool, and at night while chilling before bed. But there is no real need to bring to the parks. Bring it with games, movies, and books for the trip down, but then leave it in the room safe for the day.