There's an app for that - Stranded Norway PM runs country by iPad
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[url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/ptech/04/16/volcano.ash.norway.ipad/[/url]
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(CNN) -- Running a country? There's an app for that.
When Norway's prime minister found himself stuck in New York as a volcanic cloud grounded flights to Europe, he fired up his new Apple iPad and did the job remotely.
In what could be a first for the new gadget, Jens Stoltenberg told CNN he used the iPad to manage the situation at home as Norway closed its airspace under threat from the ash.
A photograph of Stoltenberg using the device was posted on the Internet by Norwegian officials under the title "The prime minister is working at the airport.
"There are good means of communication, I have close contacts with my office all the times, and there are a lot of activities in Norway where we try to reduce the consequences of the volcano in Norway," Stoltenberg told CNN.
"It's very normal for a PM to travel abroad so this is not different from the other travels, it's just lasts some days more than expected. We have the internet, the mobile phone.
"I also use an iPad, which is excellent."
Like many other travelers grounded by the volcanic ash cloud, Stoltenberg has sought alternative routes to reach home, catching a flight to Madrid, Spain before completing the journey overland.
"I am afraid we won't be back before Saturday because I think most of our travel is going to be by car because the most of the airports in the Northern part of Europe are now closed," he said.[/release]
Well, at least someone's found a use for it.
Because this couldn't have been done with a laptop/netbook.
The iPad is looking less and less useless.
Prime ministers running countries by iPad? Cats using iPads for entertainment? What else could you want out of it?
That's technology for ya.
Oh my god? I can run a country with an ipad? Where do I get one?
[QUOTE=Kybalt;21411235]Because this couldn't have been done with a laptop/netbook.[/QUOTE]
You guys really need to stop bitching. I mean, I'm not an apple fanboy, but it's fucking annoying to go into any thread related to an Ipad and seeing 'A laptop can do this too'.
But he can only manage one thing at once in his country
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[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;21411326]You guys really need to stop bitching. I mean, I'm not an apple fanboy, but it's fucking annoying to go into any thread related to an Ipad and seeing 'A laptop can do this too'.[/QUOTE]
And on a laptop you could play solitaire while managing something
Isn't the Ipad just a tablet, but with less laptop functionality? I swear I've seen the exact same thing, just slightly larger, running Windows, and without the Apple design.
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;21411326]You guys really need to stop bitching. I mean, I'm not an apple fanboy, but it's fucking annoying to go into any thread related to an Ipad and seeing 'A laptop can do this too'.[/QUOTE]
But that's the point. The iPad isn't special, but people make it look special.
Norway the Canada of Europe.
[QUOTE=kellybear;21411253]The iPad is looking less and less useless.
Prime ministers running countries by iPad? Cats using iPads for entertainment? What else could you want out of it?[/QUOTE]
It all makes perfect sense now. I now understand how Steve Jobs's head works.
Oh boy. The Apple fanboys will never let us forget this...
Countries are ran on a daily basis with basic computers.
Big fucking woop.
Get over yourself apple.
It's Norway, what's there to run?
[sp]I actually love Norway inside[/sp]
[QUOTE=johnT447;21412276]Norway the Canada of Europe.[/QUOTE]
But Canada is the Sweden of the Americas
[editline]05:23PM[/editline]
[QUOTE=Billiam;21412642]It's Norway, what's there to run?
[/QUOTE]
Councillor, status report!
Mr. Prime Minister, herring levels nominal sir.
Excellent. Carry on.
Speaking of the iPad, Bill Maher made a great joke about it last night and it went something like:
"Well, Sarah Palin's got her new iPad. She was disappointed, because it didn't absorb as well as she'd thought."
[QUOTE=Zeke129;21412792]Councillor, status report!
Mr. Prime Minister, herring levels nominal sir.
Excellent. Carry on.[/QUOTE]
I chortled
[QUOTE=kellybear;21411253]The iPad is looking less and less useless.
Prime ministers running countries by iPad? Cats using iPads for entertainment? What else could you want out of it?[/QUOTE]
The ability to play flash and some USB ports.
Today a mac geek showed me his mac laptop machine.
Nice and all, but windows 7 could do that easily...
Also his fucking comments "It just works awesome dude!"
And I asked, how much it costed? 3,400€. Ehh not bad dude, but I could get 3x better custom built PC for that price.
Sad sad.
[QUOTE=Acesarge;21413225]The ability to play flash and some USB ports.[/QUOTE]
:golfclap:
[QUOTE=Kybalt;21411235]Because this couldn't have been done with a laptop/netbook.[/QUOTE]
maybe all manufacturers should just stop making new technology then, because a laptop can already do this. fucking pathetic little girls excuse.
[QUOTE=First 10'er;21413526]maybe all manufacturers should just stop making new technology then, because a laptop can already do this. fucking pathetic little girls excuse.[/QUOTE]
*Should stop making technology that isn't at all innovative.
It's not that he can use a Laptop because he can, it's because he can use a Laptop which is better than an iPad
[QUOTE=First 10'er;21413526]maybe all manufacturers should just stop making new technology then, because a laptop can already do this. fucking pathetic little girls excuse.[/QUOTE]
But there's no new technology.
[QUOTE=Acesarge;21413225]The ability to play flash and some USB ports.[/QUOTE]
Too bad apple would rather you pay them for the games rather than go to the web
[QUOTE=First 10'er;21413526]maybe all manufacturers should just stop making new technology then, because a laptop can already do this. fucking pathetic little girls excuse.[/QUOTE]
Although that is sarcasm, I have to agree with that. Manufacturers should stop making new technologies that are inferior to already existing technologies regarding performance, features and price.
[QUOTE=kobilica;21413404]Today a mac geek showed me his mac laptop machine.
Nice and all, but windows 7 could do that easily...
Also his fucking comments "It just works awesome dude!"
And I asked, how much it costed? 3,400€. Ehh not bad dude, but I could get 3x better custom built PC for that price.
Sad sad.[/QUOTE]
Does this have anything to do with the thread? No. I'm tired of every Apple related thread turning into a giant hate thread. Yes, a laptop could do it, but his iPad was right there, and if it gets the job done then why not use it? It works.
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[QUOTE=MR-X;21412596]Countries are ran on a daily bases with basic computers.
Big fucking woop.
Get over yourself apple.[/QUOTE]
What? Apple hasn't said a word about this!
If he did this on a laptop it wouldn't be in the news.
[QUOTE=GhostSonic;21417524]If he did this on a laptop it wouldn't be in the news.[/QUOTE]
This.
[QUOTE=First 10'er;21413526]maybe all manufacturers should just stop making new technology then, because a laptop can already do this. fucking pathetic little girls excuse.[/QUOTE]
That's the point. The iPad hasn't really introduced any new technology to the market, it's just a rehash of technology that has been around for years already. It's a very sexy bit of electronics, that's one thing that Apple definitely does better than most others, but the technology is not by any means "new".
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;21411326]You guys really need to stop bitching. I mean, I'm not an apple fanboy, but it's fucking annoying to go into any thread related to an Ipad and seeing 'A laptop can do this too'.[/QUOTE]
Well its true. And I'm sure you can get a netbook/laptop that is better than the iPad that can do more for the same price.
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