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Paws vs. Pads: Pets tackle the iPad
While the verdict may still be out about the iPad in the human world, pets across the country are unanimous in their confusion.
Wed, Apr 21 2010 at 3:46 AM
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With the advent of the iPad, YouTube has sprouted an entirely new genre of home videos — pets interfacing with technology. And while many humans have formed strong opinions about the would-be everything-killer, the iPad remains a total mystery to the pet community.
Here are three of my fav iPad versus Pet videos currently circulating around the Net. The most well-known features Chloe, a very clever Corgy who after a brief inspection determines that she does not want the iPad anywhere near her territory.
The feline set seem to take more kindly to the iPad, though the device continues to illicit confusion. Here are two totally cute depictions of some smart animals trying to make sense of their owner's latest gadget. This cat really can't figure out why her paws aren't wet.
And another cat, named Iggy, has become a YouTube celebrity after 4 million+ views, by beginning to develop his musical abilities thanks to Apple:
Maybe there is a client base for the iPad after all!
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And here I thought the iPad only existed to download boring apps for humans with nothing better to do in their spare time. It's actually a learning tool for pets! Interesting that the cats figured it out sooner than the dog. I'm thinking the corgi was frustrated because she thought the moving bits were little critters she could hunt, and couldn't figure out why they weren't underneath the gadget!
Funny, my cats' favorite toy is unopened tampons ferretd out from under the sink and ripped open to release the mouse-ish looking bit inside (which is always left on the living room floor the day I am bringing some new friend home--my old friends know my cats are nuts). Maybe the iTampon really would have been the appropriate name for the iPad after all.