What to put on my ipad

Aerozord · 02-09-2014, 10:34 PM

I got an ipad for christmas (ipad air if you were curious) but haven't used it much mostly because my smartphone while smaller gets internet anywhere and while at home I usually just use my computer.

So I'm looking for suggestions of things that dont require constant internet access and good to take on the go, or something for at home where a tablet is more convenient than a desktop. This goes for games, books, magazines, tv shows, movies, utility, ect.

Lately I've been using it to read shonen jump (abit annoyed I need internet access to read it), and watching netflix on those rare occasions I dont feel like sitting at a desk.

I am also fine with buying apps or subscribing to get content as long as its worth it. Don't want to go crazy but an extra 5-10 bucks out of my paycheck a month wont kill me.

Shyria Dracnoir · 02-10-2014, 02:25 PM

Similar position to you, I got a Visual Land Prestige 7D tablet for Christmas that I've mostly been using as an e-reader. Currently I've been catching up on a backlog of DC's Batman '66 series. I'm a little annoyed since my Mental Floss print subscription comes with a free iPad version, but nothing similar for Android tablets (or at least nothing similar that doesn't run like garbage).

Anyways, in general if you have any existing magazine subscriptions, see if your current print sub gets you access to a digital version.

Bells · 02-10-2014, 03:18 PM

My tablet is pretty much a mobile media service. Since it's portable and the screen is just big enough to run a decent movie in good quality. So i tend to go with that. There are several players you can add (usually better than the native ones on Android AND IOS) which are also free.

So, unless you ave some practical need for a tablet, like, for work or Table top RPG companion and the such, with a phone and a PC readily avaliable, the Tablet really is more suitable for reading and watching stuff on the go.

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 02-10-2014, 06:01 PM

a hammer.

Hatake Kakashi · 02-11-2014, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Grandmaster_Skweeb

a hammer.

Damn! Skweeb beat me to it. I was going to suggest a brick. At high velocity.

Don't mind me, though. I hate on Apple every chance I get for reasons that are my own, and which may not be entirely logical to others.

Magus · 02-12-2014, 10:17 AM

Pinball Arcade has one free table with the download (which is free) and one free trial table per month which they swap out each month. You can also buy more tables but dunno if you want to put the money into it when you (eventually) get to play every table anyway. I did but I'm pretty into pinball. Also that was on PS3, not iPad, but I've played the iPad version and liked it well enough.

The interesting thing about Pinball Arcade are the physics which are probably the best physics at the moment in pinball, and the fact that they attempt to emulate real tables with gameplay as close as possible to the original.

The free table that stays the same is Tales of the Arabian Nights which is one of the best pinball tables of all time, so there's that.

http://www.pinballarcade.com/

Azisien · 02-13-2014, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatake Kakashi

Damn! Skweeb beat me to it. I was going to suggest a brick. At high velocity.

Don't mind me, though. I hate on Apple every chance I get for reasons that are my own, and which may not be entirely logical to others.

No no! No hammer! No brick!

Sell it.

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 02-13-2014, 04:45 PM

shame you didn't put flappy birds on it ahead of time before it was nixxed.

Could've probly made a cool few grand.

Aerozord · 02-13-2014, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Grandmaster_Skweeb

shame you didn't put flappy birds on it ahead of time before it was nixxed.

Could've probly made a cool few grand.

that bubble burst within a day, when people realized what devices were selling for the market flooded with people attempting to sell devices with the game. Now its about the same as without.

Magus · 02-14-2014, 08:17 PM

Can someone explain the difference between Flappy Bird and Machine Gun Jetpack?

02-09-2014, 10:34 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	What to put on my ipad I got an ipad for christmas (ipad air if you were curious) but haven't used it much mostly because my smartphone while smaller gets internet anywhere and while at home I usually just use my computer. So I'm looking for suggestions of things that dont require constant internet access and good to take on the go, or something for at home where a tablet is more convenient than a desktop. This goes for games, books, magazines, tv shows, movies, utility, ect. Lately I've been using it to read shonen jump (abit annoyed I need internet access to read it), and watching netflix on those rare occasions I dont feel like sitting at a desk. I am also fine with buying apps or subscribing to get content as long as its worth it. Don't want to go crazy but an extra 5-10 bucks out of my paycheck a month wont kill me. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

02-10-2014, 02:25 PM	#2
Shyria Dracnoir Kawaii-ju Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Monster Island Posts: 4,240	Similar position to you, I got a Visual Land Prestige 7D tablet for Christmas that I've mostly been using as an e-reader. Currently I've been catching up on a backlog of DC's Batman '66 series. I'm a little annoyed since my Mental Floss print subscription comes with a free iPad version, but nothing similar for Android tablets (or at least nothing similar that doesn't run like garbage). Anyways, in general if you have any existing magazine subscriptions, see if your current print sub gets you access to a digital version. __________________ Godzilla vs. Gamera (1994)

02-10-2014, 03:18 PM	#3
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	My tablet is pretty much a mobile media service. Since it's portable and the screen is just big enough to run a decent movie in good quality. So i tend to go with that. There are several players you can add (usually better than the native ones on Android AND IOS) which are also free. So, unless you ave some practical need for a tablet, like, for work or Table top RPG companion and the such, with a phone and a PC readily avaliable, the Tablet really is more suitable for reading and watching stuff on the go. __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

02-12-2014, 10:17 AM	#6
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Pinball Arcade has one free table with the download (which is free) and one free trial table per month which they swap out each month. You can also buy more tables but dunno if you want to put the money into it when you (eventually) get to play every table anyway. I did but I'm pretty into pinball. Also that was on PS3, not iPad, but I've played the iPad version and liked it well enough. The interesting thing about Pinball Arcade are the physics which are probably the best physics at the moment in pinball, and the fact that they attempt to emulate real tables with gameplay as close as possible to the original. The free table that stays the same is Tales of the Arabian Nights which is one of the best pinball tables of all time, so there's that. http://www.pinballarcade.com/ Last edited by Magus; 02-12-2014 at 10:24 AM.

02-10-2014, 06:01 PM	#4
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	a hammer.

02-13-2014, 04:45 PM	#8
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	shame you didn't put flappy birds on it ahead of time before it was nixxed. Could've probly made a cool few grand.

02-14-2014, 08:17 PM	#10
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Can someone explain the difference between Flappy Bird and Machine Gun Jetpack?