Recently I've seen some ads for a new Hyundai car that uses an iPad in place of the glove box manual. I also recall a restaurant that replaced its menus with iPads. So I'm wondering what other unusual uses for the iPad people have seen out there.
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iPads in unusual use scenarios
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certain airlines use them in place of the pilots traditional flight charts. U. S. Navy and Marines do the same. The Army uses them to call in artillery and air support.
Harris is developing iPad (and Android) apps to control US Army UAVs.
The idea is that you see what the UAV camera sees, and you can just point on the screen at what you're interested in... the camera rotates and zooms in.
The idea is that you see what the UAV camera sees, and you can just point on the screen at what you're interested in... the camera rotates and zooms in.
This is already the way it works, minus finger input, but I would argue in this case physical controls are more accurate and quicker. I can see using an iPad as a secondary input in an area where traditionally set top boxes can't be used to control the UAV for better CAS support or BDA, but not to replace the original control node.
