Textaholic teen gets carpal tunnel from texting

Info. from Cnet and ABC.

According to ABC news, 16-year-old Annie Levitz from Mundelein, Ill. began to sense a different type of feeling in her hands. They would feel tingly, numb, or just plain hurt. Annie had been texting her friends.  Finally, she went to the doctor, he diagnosed her not with text dependency, but with carpal tunnel syndrome. After this she was told that she must wear a brace on each hand and take in cortisone injections. She also had to have surgery. All of this pain for nothing other then texting, that’s right! Texting an a regular old cell phone. Over 4000 texts sent every month, She believes, though, that there might be a cure. Not for the texting, but for the carpal tunnel, an iPhone. “I do think that since it’s touch it won’t be as rough on my hands,” she said.

So there it is, a new marketing plan for  Apple’s greatest invention. The iPhone.

The Apple iPad

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Steve Jobs introducing the new Apple iPad

The Apple iPad was officially announced on January 27, 2010. It is Apple’s first tablet computer. Similar to a larger and more powerful (1 GHz Apple A4 SoC) iPhone or iPod touch, it runs a modified version of the same operating system (iPhone OS), with a user interface designed to make use of the large screen.

Height: 9.56 inches

Width: 7.47 inches

Depth: 0.5 inch

Weight: 1.5 pounds Wi-Fi model;    1.6 pounds Wi-Fi + 3G model

The iPad should be available April 2nd. (In the USA that is….)

Here are the specs as of today: (from Wikipedia.og)

Technical specifications

Model	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi + 3G
Announce date	January 27, 2010
Release date	April 3, 2010	Late April 2010
Display size	4:3 aspect ratio, 9.7 inch diameter (20 cm × 15 cm)
Display technology	IPS LCD, LED backlight
Graphics	1024 × 768 px (XGA), 132 ppi, 720p video
Processor	1 GHz Apple A4 SoC
Storage	Flash – 16, 32, 64 GB
Wireless	Wi-Fi (802.11abgn), Bluetooth (2.1, EDR)
Cellular	No	HSDPA (micro-SIM)
Geolocation	No	Assisted GPS
Sensors	acceleration, ambient light, direction
Operating system	iPhone OS 3.2
Battery	Built-in Lithium-ion polymer battery; 25 W·h (10 h video, 140 h music, 1-month standby)
Weight	1.5 lb (680 g)	1.6 lb (730 g)
Dimensions	9.56 in (24.3 cm) × 7.47 in (19.0 cm) × 0.5 in (1.3 cm)
Controls	Home, sleep, screen rotation lock, volume, multi-touch screen

My thoughts

It seems that the iPad is going to be a top seller because of all the neat features. It does seem like a helpful device to have around but in reality, If you are paying over $500, why not got a nice netbook. Now I might just be starting to sound like one of those Apple haters but really, think about it. The downside of buying one right away is that like every product, the first ‘generation’ (version) is always going to have a few bugs and glitches. I’ve been thinking about getting one when they come out but maybe I’ll wait a bit, buy a new MacBook first.

What are your thoughts on this new and exciting Apple product? Going to go get one on April 2nd? Or maybe wait a while?

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