Q. I just got my wife an ipad and want to know about some really cool apps. She had a touch, so we're a bit familiar with them. Thanks
A. Star Walk
It's an astronomy program, if you like looking at stars,
If you have 3G, and you should get it, GPS will know your position and you can hold it up to the sky and it will give you a map and description of what you are seeing in the sky in the same orientation.
Yes, it costs 5 dollars
What do android tablets and other off brands of ipads do?
Q. this may sound stupid, but i wanted an ipad but i heard android tablets were cheaper. whats the difference btwn them? what can they do?
A. * iPads come only in one size - 9.7 inches. Android Tablets come in multiple sizes - 7 inch, 8 inch, 8.9 inch and 10 inch sizes.
* iPads are made by one company, Apple, Many companies make Android Tablets - Samsung, Dell, Motorola, Asus, Acer, Toshiba, Viewsonic and recently Amazon.
* Some Android devices come with more features out of the box - HDMI built-in, USB built-in, GPS. For the iPad, you need to pay extra for those features.
In summary you have to determine what you will use the device for and based from your needs you can determine the best tablet PC to get.
What is the difference between Kindle Fire and an Ipad?
Q. Can a person also download/read books in an Ipad? What is the best device/tablet that can be used for reading books? What is the difference between the Kindle fire and the regular grey kindle?
Thank you..
A. There's a very good user review here, from an owner of both iPad and Kindle Fire HD. It'll help you decide:
http://budurl.com/KindleHD9orIPad
I say the Kindle Fire HD. Not only it is much cheaper, but also the Kindle is actually doing better than the iPad on some areas. Let me try to give a comparison between them.
iPad advantages (over the Kindle Fire HD):
- Bigger 9.7" screen (Kindle is 8.9" screen max)
- Best screen resolution (Retina display is 264ppi, Kindle is 254ppi)
- Rear view camera
- GPS (but Kindle Fire HD 4G model has GPS as well)
- More app selection (iOS)
Kindle Fire HD advantages (over the iPad):
- Better Dolby audio speaker (the newest iPad still has mono speaker, not even stereo)
- Dual band, dual antennas WiFi (iPad is Dual band, single antenna)
- File transfer with computer directly via USB cable (not for iPad)
- Lighter in weight, more portable
- Kindle only features like Kindle Owners' Lending Library, Kindle FreeTime, X-Ray for movies and books, Text-to-Speech to read a loud books, etc.
- 4G LTE subscription plans are cheaper (a comparison can be found on the Kindle's sales page, for the Kindle HD 4G model)
Kindle Fire HD is even better than iPad when you use the tablet for streaming video and watching movies, as it has dolby audio speaker and dual antenna WiFi. Another thing I like for Kindle is their digital content supply, including books, magazines, music, movies, TV shows, etc. iPad is good on these as well, but any videos and books you bought on iPad can't be used on non-Apple devices, while things you bought from Amazon can be used on other computers or tablets (including iPad).
The latest regular grey Kindle e-readers don't have audio function, so you can't use the Text-to-speech function on those Kindles to read books aloud. The latest Kindle Paperwhite has touch screen, but control is still more convenient on the Kindle Fire. Quite a lot of users reported the anti-glare screen of Kindle Fire HD is quite good for reading as well.
Yes you can download and read books on the iPad, and you can install the Kindle app to read Kindle books on iPad as well. iPad's biggest advantage is on the apps. The Appstore of iPad has been developed for years, so it has a great selection of apps. However, on the Kindle Fire, apps are not really that limited (there're over 60K apps), and many users find all popular apps that they really need are there. You can also sideload quite a lot of Google Play apps (i.e. Android apps) on the Kindle Fire, many reviews have mentioned the steps and it's quite easy. But if some apps are really important to you and you can't find them on the Kindle, then iPad should be your choice.
Hope that helps.
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