Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!
My primary tablet is an iPad 3 and it is great. I also have a pair of iPad 2 models for the business, they are rock solid as well. My original iPad is also still going strong, but you can't update it to the latest OS, so more and more of the new apps won't run on it.
I agree that in the tablet market the iPad is your best bet. It has the most robust app store and the strongest developer support at this point.
I need to take a chance to poke at a well-stocked iPad, because I don't get the allure when starting from scratch. But they must have something.
Does no one have a low end video camera? My sister is at her wits end, and I've never even used one. I can't help her at all, and CNET is overwhelming and gizmodo expensive. Anywhere else we can use for reference, at least?
My low-end video camera is my phone. Sorry. Meg has a Sony flipcam-style-thing, but she's moved to using her phone as well; the camera in it is actually better than the one in the dedicated camera, as is the microphone.
The problem that leaves my sister with is support--she needs to record doctor's appointments, and she won't be able to even use a mini-tripod. She needs to mount it independently 4 foot off the ground. She has a Toshiba Thrive--I don't know what the video is like on that, but she can at least put all the storage in the world there, if she could support it.
I'm confused - she needs to mount it four feet off the ground without a tripod? Or is the problem simply that there's not a tripod available for the Toshiba Thrive?
I am not aware of full size tripods with mounts that accommodate tablets (or tablets that are threaded for tripods--the Thrive definitely isn't), but if they do exist, they might solve her problem.
The Padcaster looks brilliant, but it does also look very iPad form-fitting. Maybe the Android market has prompted a more generic alternative, with adjustable clamping.
I don't get why she can't use a phone? Maybe with a gorilla pod thing clamping it to a chair or whatever?
My iPad 2 is a refurb. They come with the same warranty and are usually just fine. I have the data but have never turned it on--because I used to have a hotspot through work. Not I'm tempted, except the I think if I'm payin extra I should just get a hotspot and use it for phone/iPad/laptop, when traveling.
Oh, excellent. She's now got a couple good options. Thanks, guys!