$toffz 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 Never really wanted an Ipad, but i suppose its more to do with disposable income than anything else, until now. My father showed my this on his one and being an weekend warrior with my telescope I was absolutely blown away. Basically you hold up the Ipad and point the back of it to the part of the sky you want to look at, it then very quickly shows you compiled images from various telescopes as sky map. You can move as quickly or as slowly as you like across the sky and it will tell everything you need to know from names to certain facts of stars, constellations planets etc, its like holding window frame that just spits info at you. You can zoom in and out way past our own solar system too. From what I understand the app uses gps as well as the accelerometers (if thats what they are) in the device to know what part of the sky you're looking at. Its really slick and for US $4.99 its well worth it if you enjoy a bit of star gazing. *Reading the comments on Itunes is definitely not what i experienced, worked perfect and was spot on according to my telescope software* http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-walk-f...d363486802?mt=8 Any of you folks come across killer apps you'd buy an Ipad for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) you can also get the app on android. Edited October 27, 2010 by Jamez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
$toffz 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 Mint, gonna try load this onto the milestone tonight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fuzyfrog 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 Got it on the Droid and the iPad Sure is good fun. As for Killer apps on the iPad , Im loving Flipboard and Bump if you have an iPhone or Droid phone and want to transfer files Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmarco 56 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 That is pretty damn cool. I have not actually wanted an iPad until now when I am looking at replacing the laptop that may as well have pteradactyl sh*t on it it is that old and slow. I never really understood what they were trying to be or do. But now as I only do a bit of surfing the net and check the occasional email at home I reckon it would be a pretty good solution. And I wouldn't end up spending sh*t loads on freight for books from Amazon.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
