I've reached and age at which - with not a moment to lose - I don't wait for birthdays or Christmas (which has no personal significance to me) - if I want something (not to be confused with 'need' something!), I get it right away. Hence, in October, I treated myself to an i-pad - what I suppose could be called an 'early Christmas present'. One aspect of modern technology which I'm not keen on is 'touch screen'. I appreciate the advantages of course - no cluttered clunky buttons, switches etc to go wrong. All operations on the i-pad are touch screen, including the keyboard, which - when needed - for example, to type a seasch string into google or write an e-mail or forum post - is quite large and easy to use. Clever too, in that there are two screens - not one. For example, when you want to use caps or numbers. I still prefer a 'proper' keyboard.
Apple do make a separate keyboard for the i-pad, but it's nothing like as neat as the one that Logitech make. Initially Logitech only made them in black, but just before Christmas they brought out a white one which matches my white i-pad. My younger son treated me to Logitech jobby for Christmas and I've been very chuffed with it. Basically, it converts the i-pad into what is to all intents and purposes, a 'netbook'. It doubles as a sort of 'clamshell' which - when you close the lid, shuts off the power to the i-pad and protects the screen. When you open the lid, it wakes up the i-pad, and you detach the keyboard - which is attached magnetically to a 'hinge' on the i-pad - and slot it into the ipad. It then connects wirelessly by bluetooth to the ipad, and you can then use the keyboard as you would on any laptop. When you've finished, you take it out of the slot, put the keyboard to the magnetic hinge and close the lid, automatically switching off the i-pad. Clever eh - so simple that even I can use it!
The pics make it clearer. The first pic is the appearance of the standard on-screen i-pad keyboard without the Logitech add-on. (The i-pad keyboard is only visible when you need to type something - otherwise all that's on the screen are the touch-screen icons for whatever apps you've installed). The only difference between men and boys is the price that they pay for their toys'.
Apple do make a separate keyboard for the i-pad, but it's nothing like as neat as the one that Logitech make. Initially Logitech only made them in black, but just before Christmas they brought out a white one which matches my white i-pad. My younger son treated me to Logitech jobby for Christmas and I've been very chuffed with it. Basically, it converts the i-pad into what is to all intents and purposes, a 'netbook'. It doubles as a sort of 'clamshell' which - when you close the lid, shuts off the power to the i-pad and protects the screen. When you open the lid, it wakes up the i-pad, and you detach the keyboard - which is attached magnetically to a 'hinge' on the i-pad - and slot it into the ipad. It then connects wirelessly by bluetooth to the ipad, and you can then use the keyboard as you would on any laptop. When you've finished, you take it out of the slot, put the keyboard to the magnetic hinge and close the lid, automatically switching off the i-pad. Clever eh - so simple that even I can use it!
The pics make it clearer. The first pic is the appearance of the standard on-screen i-pad keyboard without the Logitech add-on. (The i-pad keyboard is only visible when you need to type something - otherwise all that's on the screen are the touch-screen icons for whatever apps you've installed). The only difference between men and boys is the price that they pay for their toys'.
Regards, David.
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'I'm in my own little world, but I'm happy, and they know me here'
