Annoying Your Seatmates - There is an App for that
Oct 23, 2010, 1:18 pm
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Annoying Your Seatmates - There is an App for that
It is amazing how many people have the iPad now. I was on a A320 (about 150 seats) and counted at least 6 in economy...
This girl (probably teenager or younger) was playing this game where she had to shake the iPad really hard to move/shuffle things. Boy, I am glad I was not sitting next to her. Between the bright light and the shaking, I would be very annoyed.
This girl (probably teenager or younger) was playing this game where she had to shake the iPad really hard to move/shuffle things. Boy, I am glad I was not sitting next to her. Between the bright light and the shaking, I would be very annoyed.
Oct 23, 2010, 5:14 pm
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It is amazing how many people have the iPad now. I was on a A320 (about 150 seats) and counted at least 6 in economy...
This girl (probably teenager or younger) was playing this game where she had to shake the iPad really hard to move/shuffle things. Boy, I am glad I was not sitting next to her. Between the bright light and the shaking, I would be very annoyed.
This girl (probably teenager or younger) was playing this game where she had to shake the iPad really hard to move/shuffle things. Boy, I am glad I was not sitting next to her. Between the bright light and the shaking, I would be very annoyed.
Oct 25, 2010, 5:55 am
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A lot of iPhone/iPad games that use dice allow you to shake the darn thing to get them rolling, but they all have a setting where you can disable the physical shake and just tap the screen.
Oct 26, 2010, 1:16 am
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Yep, I use my Ipad as an overly expensive movie player. Hey, the screen size & video quality is great, along with the battery life. However, I left it on the plan when I arrived in HKG -- realized I was missing it before going through customs screening -- and beat feet back to the plane and reboarded (thought I would be stopped, but no issue) and found it still plugged into the power port where I was sitting. The heart was beating a bit more than normal with a nice relieved feeling once I grabbed it.
But did managed to loose an Ipod 32gb unit in my seat on the way back home. No response from United lost & found.
But did managed to loose an Ipod 32gb unit in my seat on the way back home. No response from United lost & found.
Oct 26, 2010, 8:53 am
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Just out of curiosity, do you have some sort of stand for it when watching movies or do you just hold it in your hands?
Oct 26, 2010, 9:10 am
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I hold it (similar weight to a paperback), but that's what I use the original apple case for - it can shield the screen (and it's brightness) from neighbors - even though it is really easy to adjust the brightness. The shaking would drive me nuts - I am always amused by the people that can't think outside of their world for the duration of a flights...
Oct 27, 2010, 4:38 pm
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I'm anxiously awaiting my new BookBook case, which comes with a string + button gizmo that lets you set it up at any viewing angle.
Oct 27, 2010, 4:47 pm
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I too have the Apple cover which offers a few set positions, will definitely give it a go the next time I fly as I have been too lazy to take it out the last few times (just one long-haul and plenty of shorter flights).
Oct 31, 2010, 5:57 pm
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