I bought myself an iPad while I was in California. I justified this small investment by telling Scottish hubby they were 20 percent cheaper in the US. He fell for it.
It's basically a big iPhone -- without the phone bit. I love it. The girls love it. I know it sounds shallow, but size IS everything. Maybe it's my age, but I like it big. You can actually read your email on an iPad, or watch a movie without squinting.
On my US travels I met with Jamie Pearson (aka @travelsavvymom) whom I first became acquainted way back when Twitter Moms had just a couple hundred members. Jamie runs the highly popular Best Kids Apps for iPhones and iPads. We met at a Parisian cafe in Stanford Mall; Jamie had her son and I brought my 8-year-old daughter. After chatting for a few minutes ... the iPads shyly came out, and the kids broke the ice by sharing their favourite apps (how Silicon Valley). As Jamie said, it was a "modern" meeting -- two kids, two moms and two iPads!
My daughters' favourite iPad application is Angry Birds HD -- where "angry" birds try to get the green pigs. Seriously. Check out Jamie's site ... she has far more suggestions.
Are you going to get one? Jen's thinking about it too.
