Should I buy an Ipad for my cats?

Here's what gave me the idea: http://gizmodo.com/5516758/ipad-proves-ideal-cat-plaything

How scratch resistant is the screen? What about biting? If they both wanted to use it and were fighting over it and it got pushed off a table, could it survive? If one of them took a long nap on it would it overheat? How easy is it to get cat hair off of? What are some good apps? Thanks.

 

maybe a declawed cat.. but not with those nails

 

Declawing is evil. It's like cutting off half their finger.

 

A cat without claws is like a bird without wings.

Back to the topic.... Now i have an excuse to have an ipad along with my ipod touch.

 

Cats are evil.

 

No, we are just to small minded to understand their motives.

 

Or strange people like cats.

 

That made me smile, He actually seemed to know where to hit to make sounds. But his screen is probably scratched :|, You could always get a invisible shield if you really wanted to let your cat use it.

 

How ironic that you couldn't watch that video on an iPad.

 

It would be ironic if you couldn't watch it on the iPad.

 

I guess if you don't have an iPad... anyone with an iPad would be able to watch it fine.

 

There's always gotta be one in the crowd.

 

One? Surely you jest.

 

I was being polite.

 

I meant the YouTube video! The biggest thing that irritates me about the iPhone and iPad is lack of flash playing ability. Just makes me have to wait for the HP or Microsoft competition. That's all I'm sayin'.

 

The iPad plays YouTube videos just fine, embedded in websites or through the app. It's just like the iPhone/Touch, the browser knows it's a YouTube video and pulls up the built-in YouTube player.

 

This...

If it had an invisibleSHIELD on it then it'd be 100% safe for your cat to use. And it definetely seems like a very fun toy for it (if an expensive one).

 

Hmmm, I was messing with one and went to youtube and a couple other places, even the Apple rep says it can't play youtube videos.

 

That Apple rep is a moron then and should be fired immediately!

 

LOL CUTE xD

 

Feel free to watch the videos on apple's website since they have one specifically about the youtube videos. There is no way you could have used an iPad and think that it cannot view youtube video.

 

Wasn't there that Windows screensaver, Aquarium or something... Instead of a cat floating around in a real aquarium you'll get a dead iPad

 

Well, all the youtube videos were black screens and clicked on it and it never played anything, just a big black box. Also doing a search "can ipad play youtube" you get a lot of "no" answers and a lot of conflicting information.

And not really only YouTube, but flash video sites like Hulu, and a number of of other places. See my other post here asking about the iPad there's already debate on whether it plays or not...

 

OMG I want a cat so bad!

 

I wonder what my dog would do to one

 

There isn't much to debate about YouTube. Here's a link to apple's site explaining the youtube app for iPad. http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/youtube.html

Flash video is not supported and Apple has been straight forward about that. A search on the internet only shows that there is a lot of misinformation and people who would rather ask questions on a forum than to just go to the source for an answer.

 

Well I went to youtube.com and it didn't work. The Apple rep said that you couldn't play youtube videos. He mentioned nothing about an app (which is ridiculous to have an app for a website btw), so, yes I went to the source. I thought Apple reps would be knowledgable, I guess I was wrong.

 

Poop on it, then eat the poop off of it. Dogs are stupid.

 

Are you being serious?

I honestly have no words to respond to this...

 

If its true then its got to be the worst trained employee in Apple's history. The youtube app has been around since the iPhone.

 

100% honest truth. It was at Best Buy's Apple section but the guy was wearing apple clothing, hovering around the apple section, so assumed he wasn't just some BB lackey. I just started toying with it because I was curious about one for my mom, and so visited a few sites,played with a few apps, and went to youtube and hulu and nothing. That's about the time the apple rep started breathing down my neck and asked him about it.

Is this the proper Apple issued apparel?

 

Lol on the picture. The story makes more sense now but doesn't put best buy in a good light. Maybe he's a Microsoft plant. ;p

 

Dang Bill Gates. IMO, Stephen Jobs is cooler, put PC's are better. Apple should stick to things like the Iphone, Ipod, etc and stay away fro computers.

 

Dog plays with iPad, Yup, dogs are stupid.

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Also @HTWingNut If you talked to a actual Apple rep at Apple or on the phone, you wouldn't of gotten wrong answers, 99% of people that work at best buy don't know anything.

 

Yes you should....

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http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93582?fp=1

 

It was an Apple rep at Best Buy, not a BB employee. They have an Apple section with Apple stuff laid out in their own little area and usually there is an Apple rep there.

 

I would tend to disagree about PC's being better but to each their own. This thread is bad enough without adding the Mac vs PC stuff.

 

the video is very cute

 

OK, I'll buy one for them. A few more questions. How much storage do you think they need? Do they need 3g? They rarely leave the range of our wi-fi, but what if we go on a trip?

 

get a 3G then.. they need to have the latest up-to-date technology.. Are ur cats into music? and Apps? if yes, then how about 64GB ? making it future proof until the next-gen iPad

 

LOL... now it's getting ridiculous...

If this iPad is really going to be for you, just say so. And if you feel you want 3G and will use it on a trip go for it. The cats will not be checking their email or browsing the web, or will they...?

 

No, mainly just hacking. Stuff like the CIA mainframe, Microsoft headquarters, and The Matrix.

 

LOL... funny video...

enjoyed this comment " that dog can obviously sense the fail"

 

Hey, uh, can I be one of your cats?

 

Not often you see a Cop ask to be a pu$$y.....cat!

 

Maybe, how good is your meow? Do you have soft fur? A strong purr?

 

this thread is getting a little bit creepy

 

I enjoy reading this thread so much

 

Isn't doesn't the iPad use the same glass that you know, take forks, knives and keys without lasting damage? I don't think cat claws will do any lasting damage.

 

You could always get these for your cat.....



Essentially vinyl nail covers that go over their claws.......although I can't see them lasting too long before being chewed off.