From: Clocky on 10 Aug 2010 18:46 "PHATRS" <stoptryingtosp(a)m.me> wrote in message news:i3nhfs$v1$1(a)news.albasani.net... > Hi all, > > I got an iPad as a toy, mainly for watching videos and listening to music, > and reading a bit of news, all of which it does far far better than my > netbook. > > Then I got around to trying to mount it in my car and now I have a > prototype that could use some improvement. > Here's an improvement... http://www.smashmyipad.com/
From: Fraser Johnston on 10 Aug 2010 23:45 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c62110d$0$28651$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Dvd screens and other entertainment systems didn't exist when my boys were > young and they seemed to have survived ok. > There are plenty of better ways to occupy kids when driving long distance > than them looking a screen. Sure there is. We play I spy and the usual stuff. But dvds are great too. FWIW we have 2 6 year olds and a 7 year old. All boys. Fraser
From: Kev on 11 Aug 2010 02:50 Fraser Johnston wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4c62110d$0$28651$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >> Dvd screens and other entertainment systems didn't exist when my boys were >> young and they seemed to have survived ok. >> There are plenty of better ways to occupy kids when driving long distance >> than them looking a screen. > > Sure there is. We play I spy and the usual stuff. But dvds are great too. > FWIW we have 2 6 year olds and a 7 year old. All boys. > > Fraser > > I did a trip to Melbourne and back with our first two, both under 6yo, Took weeks to get all those children's songs out of my head just books, games and singing for the entire week but they hardly complained or fought the whole time, No such thing as car DVDs then DVDs are no good for children who suffer motion sickness We do use an in car DVD for some trips now though, but not often Kev
From: Kev on 11 Aug 2010 02:55 Clocky wrote: > "PHATRS"<stoptryingtosp(a)m.me> wrote in message > news:i3nhfs$v1$1(a)news.albasani.net... >> Hi all, >> >> I got an iPad as a toy, mainly for watching videos and listening to music, >> and reading a bit of news, all of which it does far far better than my >> netbook. >> >> Then I got around to trying to mount it in my car and now I have a >> prototype that could use some improvement. >> > > Here's an improvement... > > http://www.smashmyipad.com/ > > Was in JB HiFi the other day and they are selling the iPAD with the typical over hyped display and at the end they had some Chinese knock offs running some type of Linux for 1/4 the price. was funny watching the "Apple Expert" running about hyping up the iPAD to people only to have them pay $200 for the Chinese version Kev
From: D Walford on 11 Aug 2010 03:19 On 11/08/2010 1:45 PM, Fraser Johnston wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4c62110d$0$28651$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >> Dvd screens and other entertainment systems didn't exist when my boys were >> young and they seemed to have survived ok. >> There are plenty of better ways to occupy kids when driving long distance >> than them looking a screen. > > Sure there is. We play I spy and the usual stuff. But dvds are great too. > FWIW we have 2 6 year olds and a 7 year old. All boys. Lucky you:-) Mine are now 28 and 25, both have left home and life is back to normal:-) Daryl
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