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Using an iPad in bed?
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the KISS principle at its best. luv it.
LMAO about the 'fat part' though.
ps. and why did someone post a '-1' on your post. musta have been a pissed off fat person.
the KISS principle at its best. luv it.
LMAO about the 'fat part' though.
ps. and why did someone post a '-1' on your post. musta have been a pissed off fat person.
It wasn't my intent to upset the fatties.
That's interesting. One of the biggest reasons I love my iPad is because it's a pleasure to read off of it in bed. Like others, I just prop it up using the smart cover. Not exactly heavy or difficult to do.
You have to fold the smart cover with the soft side showing in order for it to stand up in bed. I usually just hold it one of the reasons I like the iPad so much is the feel when I'm holding it
That's next Christmas sorted! My SO has been talking about this very idea for months!
There is no way an iPad2 can be held in your hands for hours its much too heavy, I also like the original poster have been smashed in the head by my iPad, sometimes to the extent of needing hospital treatment.
If I want to read it bed, I have my wife hold the iPad.
or prop it on her head.
in all seriousness, I guess I have put my knees up and feet closer to my buttocks and leaned the iPad there, or used my hands and held it in place. I have a child and am used to picking up things heavier than 2 pounds for long periods of time. I used to curl the baby seat as I wait in lines sometime.
or prop it on her head.
in all seriousness, I guess I have put my knees up and feet closer to my buttocks and leaned the iPad there, or used my hands and held it in place. I have a child and am used to picking up things heavier than 2 pounds for long periods of time. I used to curl the baby seat as I wait in lines sometime.
LOL this thread made me think of that as well. I use my iPad in bed all the time to read, and I've never had a problem. I either hold it or use my case as a stand.
For some reason, I don't want to believe you actually had an iPad, but if it is true, then the problem you were having goes beyond holding it.
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Then, the guy falls asleep watching a movie, wakes up in the middle of the night, and bumps his head on the iPad. Curses at it, and next morning he sells it.
I use my iPad every night, for reading and sometimes to watch a movie, and never had any issues regarding placement or holding it. I just don't understand how some people drown in a glass of water so easily.
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It wasn't my intent to upset the fatties.
Hey, you just posted a clip from the movie. Whoever got upset or offended should complain to Disney-Pixar. They were just predicting the future.
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$34 for a weird looking pillow... heheh! Great idea.
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I've tried that before, and it works well. That's how I fell asleep the other night...
A thread that manages to be amusing; informative; and more than a little sad.
According to the CDC, every year more than 30,000 Americans suffer injuries requiring medical attention as a result of incidents involving "beds and bedding." When I read that I didn't believe it, but this thread has made me reconsider my skepticism.
I don't keep a TV set in my bedroom. I'm a subscriber to that whole "sleep hygiene" thing. But I'll admit I like to use the iPad while lying in bed. A Sunday New York Times Crossword without having to worry about ink stains or crackling newsprint? Sold.
If you are watching a movie or TV show in bed on your iPad, and you find you are having difficulty holding it up - then thats just nature's little way of telling you to turn it off, put it on the nightstand, and go to sleep.
According to the CDC, every year more than 30,000 Americans suffer injuries requiring medical attention as a result of incidents involving "beds and bedding." When I read that I didn't believe it, but this thread has made me reconsider my skepticism.
I don't keep a TV set in my bedroom. I'm a subscriber to that whole "sleep hygiene" thing. But I'll admit I like to use the iPad while lying in bed. A Sunday New York Times Crossword without having to worry about ink stains or crackling newsprint? Sold.
If you are watching a movie or TV show in bed on your iPad, and you find you are having difficulty holding it up - then thats just nature's little way of telling you to turn it off, put it on the nightstand, and go to sleep.
Get one of those trays that you serve breakfast in bed, and either use the cover flipped to hold the iPad in upright position, or get one of the older Griffon ring holders, it is pretty heavy duty. I have the original iPad and this thing keeps it pretty solid and upright on my mattress even though I have a heavy feather duvet cover.
I don't need to use the TV tray, but I watch it on my side. If you want it face on, get a Bed brekkie tray imo.
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I don't need to use the TV tray, but I watch it on my side. If you want it face on, get a Bed brekkie tray imo.
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I use my iPad in bed with an STM Kicker. I watch a little TV before falling asleep at night, and a little morning news before getting out of bed in the morning. Never had it fall and smack me in the face, even when I have dozed off.
The comment a few posts ups about not being able to hold the iPad 2 in your hands for hours because it is much too heavy. It weighs 1.34 pounds. I have yet to find holding it in my hands for hours an issue.
The comment a few posts ups about not being able to hold the iPad 2 in your hands for hours because it is much too heavy. It weighs 1.34 pounds. I have yet to find holding it in my hands for hours an issue.
I wonder if the people complaining they can't hold the iPad for hours are trying to hold it up in the air? That will never work. I rest the iPad edge on something -- my lap, a pillow, the mattress -- then support it with a hand. I can read for hours like that. When reading in bed while lying down, just make sure you hold the iPad out far enough so that if it falls down, it plops down on your chest instead of hitting you in the nose. Seems all common sense to me.
I am really not too sure. I didn't quote the whole post the gist was "There is no way an iPad2 can be held in your hands for hours its much too heavy."
Well the average paperback weighs 15oz and the average hard cover book about 1.5lbs. So while the iPad 2 is a little heavier than your average paperback, it is also a little lighter than your average hard cover. Nothing impossible about holding it for hours. Heck. My DSLR weighs more than the iPad 2 without a lens attached, and I hold that in my hands for hours too. Maybe the point just wasn't made clear, but I didn't understand what made it "impossible."
@everybody who disliked this comment
cmon people, dont you have a bit sense of humor? I almost pissed my pants after reading this
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@everybody who disliked this comment
cmon people, dont you have a bit sense of humor? I almost pissed my pants after reading this
That's one of the reasons I sold all my pants