Virginia's new iPad

[martn3755]

haha so awesomee. i, ove this

[xXxequisxXx]

That is so sweet! ^_^ I hope that if I live that long that I won't be afraid to try new technologies like this lady. :)

[ilsuso]

marketing... is a spot

[Eumenorrhea]

She is so sweet lol. I'll get my mother one when she turns 90.

[X2JEDIFETT33]

She knows more than my 70 year old grandpa

[steinway1901]

Beautiful music.  Who is the pianist?

[CloudySunrise]

Wow..if I live to be that old (which will be in the 2090s), I wonder what new technology I will be introduced to.

[RodolfoNeugebauer]

I will bye one to my mother. She is 81.

[ipodhackstutorial]

That's awesome

[hanrinch]

@yarialice1995

you can not representing the majority of female population.....but you're welcome to join the world of geekness!

[awesomeness8233]

Wow. I knew the iPad was a savior!!XD

[solinchi]

Awesome and motivational.

She could have done this on a windows tablet, but she likes apple...so...what´s the matter? She is 99, she can choose whatever she wants, doesn´t she?????????????

She is so concentrated that she doesn´t realize her "children" are still there!!! Cheers!!!

[hodoboc]

What - she couldn't have done this on a windows tablet...? Like the HP Slate or the Asus Eee Slate...

[oluseyidotinfo]

@hodoboc Theoretically, she could have. Practically, maintaining a desktop OS - *ANY* desktop OS - is a layer of responsibility that gets between her and her aims. For her needs, a simplified computer like the iPad (it doesn't even have filesystem access) is perfect.

But... HP Slate? Seriously? $799 of fail, dude.

[zeta2099]

@hodoboc No.. oh you want me to elaborate? Well no because a windows tablet is made from geeks for geeks so she should of first had to learn how to even turn it on...(yes i know I'm just talking out my butt) read other's comments

I'm a geek or was one for what it matters but as soon as you start getting things done and not just "tweaking" them you notice you want things for "just to work". I can build a computer from scrap and tweak the OS all I want but why any other person would like to do it?

[hcvang]

@hodoboc why bother with windoes when iOS is here, man? honestly.

[spencerdev91]

Winning

[bicz67]

pad pra entrar !

[CanalRagazzi]

@bicz67 idiota.. hehe :)

[railwaystationmaster]

Oh my, that is so uplifting and should be all the encouragement anyone will ever need that has said i'm too old for computers , and further proof if proof were needed that Apple has made this device for everyone, get well soon SJ.

[hanrinch]

technology had divide menkind to 2 different world. male/geek/enthusiast/tech pro, are representing windows/linux/bsd platform supporter, while female/elder are representing of mac and ipad who doesn't even have basic knowledge of machinism.

[patachu666]

grannies : typical ipad users.

[MrAlexB59]

That is so cute)))

[Billmyerz]

Thank you SO much for posting this! I got my 84 year old grandma an iPad for Christmas after watching this video. She was a little nervous at first but I showed her the video as well and it gave her some inspiration. Thanks again!

[Computerfreakgeek]

Thank you for the video! I can't wait to teach my great grandma how to use the ipad. She is now in her 80's. Thanks again for posting the video. =]

[megadetroyer100]

omg.. 0:20 she don´t know how to use an ipad.

[Adilshit]

one year later her ipad is buried with her.

[sasantarom]

@Adilshit Lets see if u reach around her age kid!

Why not trying to be nice?

Christmas is coming!

[MrGameplayer32]

@Adilshit just mean

[MrAlexB59]

@Adilshit Well, that's mean thing to say, asshole......

[HomeGypsy]

thank you! i'm buying one for my 90-year-old mom for christmas this year and i love this video you made!

[derrylwc]

Whatever, give her a week and she'll be using it exclusively for Angry Birds

[wendy2212]

shes's going to get neck problems by holding her head hunched over like that

[jamesromuald]

ask for free Ip@d here ipad 2 go dot info

[paolobts27]

Wow, is great i ma still trying to see how it works and I got it for free

[intrimazz]

She needs a good stand for the iPad now so she isn't slouched over trying to read it or afraid it will slip and fall like the one from luxa2store. com

I am not an Apple product fan, but this just goes to show even an iPad can help kids and Seniors and those with limited motor functions or poor eyesight. very cool.My only wish is they use Gorilla Glass on tablets (made by corning. com/gorillaglass)

[flenzy]

I met you yesterday, Virginia- you are a dream and a joy! Thanks for sharing your wonderful limericks with me.

[moreirapri]

Muitoooo fofaa !!

[trippio]

This is a great video. My mother is about this frail and we got her an iPad. My major complaint is that the titles under the icons are too small even for me, let alone those with impaired vision like Virginia or my mother. It would be nice if Apple realized that some don't need 20+ icons per page but 12 would be great if they were much, much bigger. Meanwhile, keep it up, Virginia. I loved the poem!

[joeyc2410]

All the way through, everyone was like "DON'T DROP THE iPAD"!!!!!

[LunaG]

whats the name of the music?

[MsDeath]

Just darling :)

[satanspy]

still cant run Crysis tho..

[ynhu997]

so sweet.....

[x1MissWorld1x]

awww.. this is sweet!

[johannahaiz]

I liked that limerick, twas catchy

[Robscrob1]

But will it blend?

[vidmc]

@Robscrob1 Haha that is the question

[thaifaq]

Technology moves so fast these days that it's hard to comprehend the changes that this woman must have experienced in her life. Think about the fact that when she was born the crossword puzzle hadn't been invented yet, WWI was still 4 years away, radio was only just coming online. I hope to live to be a 100 and can't wait to see what technologies I'll get to see.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

What a pitty, that this nice 99 year old woman can't see this Youtube-Video on her i-Pad because it doesn't know how to play Flash-Videos !

[deruudster]

@cyberOwwwOecho YouTube app...

[ultimazer1]

@cyberOwwwOecho: you obviously havn't used apple devices, ey? There is a dedicated app for youtube made by apple, so no worries there ;)

Flash is one of the number one things that make computers and mobile devices crash...so they have a point there. It's no big loss of any sort really.

[cyberOwwwOecho]

@deruudster - @ultimazer1

Thanks for the information. I didn't know it just heard about a "flash-problem". But if it is like this I think my grand-ma might receive an i-Pad soone !

[natogandalf]

@cyberOwwwOecho How fortunate then, that YouTube supply H.264 video that both the iPhone and the iPad can play without any trouble at all! She'll be watching herself before you know it.

I think this video is adorable, and even though people in general don't think people like this buy technology at all, this is kinda why Apple go for a simple approach to most things.

[henrikklamer]

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[239micheal]

lol

[RAPKING186]

wow even on news good for her :)

[MajorTechFan]

This is such a sweet video! I especially loved the limerick she wrote about the iPad at the end :)

[kevincswong]

even someone this old can use an ipad : D

that's the magic of apple : D

[murdoch201]

@kevincswong It's just veceause Apple created it for stupid people.

[DJRD4465]

I don't particularily love the iPad because in my opinion it's just an expensive thin piece of glass which doesn't really have much purpose when we have laptops and computers and iPod's and iPhone's but I like how the operating system is SO simple. it's in intuitive piece of kit but then again I think that if other companies stopped faffing about with stupid menus then the iPad would not really have been as anticipated as it was. for example stephen Fry said" I will takeit home and stroke it!"

[kareliabear]

Fantasic, I don't think Steve would have predicted it. Really great opportunity for the "silversurfer" generation.

[mauridallas]

OMG look a this idiots "how she is going to update it?" "how is she going to activate it?" or " her back is gonna get worse". she is finally enjoying her passion again which is reading I'm sure she don't care about downloading media or anything like that. So happy about her ( reminds me of my granny) : ( Te extraño Ague.....

[SuaveLlaveBlog]

the way she is sitting will make her back worst. =[

anywhoo... if this was a Microsoft based product it will just frustrate her and drive her crazy.

[donfritzo]

her first computer? How did she activate it...and how will she update it?

^^

[Mikeint0sh]

@donfritzo using someone elses computer?

like her daughters (the woman showing her how to use it)

[linkrazr]

@donfritzo Most likely the family computer already has itunes, and they set it up for her. I doubt this woman lives alone now that shes 100.

[Touhou1990]

@linkrazr She lives in a nursing home.



[julianshield1]

Wow.

[takada55]

緑内障を患った老人の方でもまた趣味をつかめてとてもよかったで­すね。また、iPadはとても素晴らしい製品であるのですね。

[Bethiipoo930]

I Love How You Can See The Persons Finger In Most Of The Video.. lol

[carldchurch]

Come on people get real. my 85 yo mother uses a computer regularly as does her sister. The iPad is an odd device and it's sales are being driven by apple fanboys. Anything you can do with it you can already do better with an iPhone or netbook. It's too heavy to sit in a chair and hold to read a book, will not sit on a table without some sort of stand, costs extra for 3g access. If you like a small device like this you'd be much better served with a small netbook running Linux,

[abkalmo]

@carldchurch Haha, you amused me there. The bigger screen makes it a wonderful reading device (web and ebooks). Trust me when I say it's NOT too heavy to hold, it also fits perfectly on my lap/stomach for longer reading sessions. I own one, use it and know it - how about you, naysayer?

Netbooks are a waste of good money, why do you want a lap heater and [slight] fan noise? Linux is just an also-ran, go for certified UNIX (Mac OS X).

[g0rsk13g4n9st4]

@carldchurch 1.5 lbs is too heavy for you? Looks like you've gotta work out more. As a person who owns just about every computing device out there I'd say that iPad (and the likes of it) is the easiest way to go around doing basic tasks. Anything else you'd just use your main pc to do it anyway. It is magnitudes better than the iPhone in just about every functionality they share. Anyway, I think you should use the iPad before going around thrashing it.

[luckygirl9973]

Esta chido.. Buen video . !

[WilliamWarner123]

I find this incredible, but almost cute at the same time. She's an old fashioned grandmother playing with the latest technology. ^_^

Have fun with your new iPad, gramma Virginia! :)

[sid350350]

I wish all the old people here could have an opportunity to buy an iPad.

[castro2041]

thats awsome

[diegoarriaga123]

Advertisement waiting to happen

[flowjo25]

very cool very nice enjoy miss

[vprice509]

This shows the true power of such a device. My iPhone has been used by people younger than 2 years.

[DjSkrull]

You know, ive always been against apple because of their walled in garden approach to technology...basically cutting off alot of functionality for us tech geeks who like to get down and dirty with tweeks and overclocking and custom programming...but now i see how they can be beneficial to society as a whole.

It's still not for me, but i can no longer say i'm anti-apple.

[a01087483]

@DjSkrull Finally :D

Thank you :D

lol

[hcvang]

@DjSkrull I am getting a mac soon after being a PC person for 15 years... i'm looking forward to a life without troubles, crashes and error messages.

[redsoxarerockin]

while i'm not such a big fan of the iPad, it is fabulous to see how technology can change people's lives :)

[superpeople]

Well I think someone should of bought it for her, it was her birthday after all.

[tecnocato]

Wow! From three to one hundred and three years of age. When will we see the commercial? Steven has got to love this video.

[yeapsystar]

UNBELIEVABLE !!! She really enjoys it! ;-)

[adwkiwi]

That's a little bit adorable :)

[crippetycrappity]

It brought tears to my eyes... this is so cool!

[musback]

... Because it was designed for grandmas and children to spend their money in the easiest way.

[TheAbc45678]

The iPad isn't going to be a success based on a single video clip like this one. So relax, everyone.

[karausu]

@TheAbc45678 It's outselling the iPhone.

[EcuaBoi984]

Aww how cute if grandmas can do it that's good to know

[YouCuntProductions]

I'd do her...

[MrCARC]

LOL people actually fall for this shit, i mean the old lady is just holding the damn thing, and the lady next to her is doing everything, and just touches it randomly (with the camera far way from the ipad) and voila! she's an expert using the ipad come on dont be fooled by this propaganda, you cant see when she writes the text its just a photo, dont get me wrong i want an ipad but this shit is LAME

[4N0NYM0U557]

the ipad is turning to be an awesome machine! =]

[DeweyTeeVee]

This is delightful....

..."Where's the comma?"

[IlioHae]

That's amazing. Good for her.

[jin37uk]

this is great

[DBadvocate]

Oh this is so wonderful and inspiring for me as a DeafBlind! Hat tip goes out to @bbdqsony for letting me know about this.

[genericvideo1]

This warms my heart!

[ryanhayn]

What a waste of a perfectly good iPad. We all know she's just gonna leave it sitting on a shelf collecting dust, or wake up one morning wondering who stole the picture out of her picture frame.

[amaranthos3]

@ryanhayn

based on your comment, let me tell you that she looks smarter than you.

[TarroYoko]

@ryanhayn the ipad is a tool for everyone's use, not just for teenagers or the younger generation, if you don't like it then go buy one for yourself or your parents.

[Marquitox]

lovely.

[falkerhard]

Very sweet.

[thafubu]

is she on chatroulett ?

[dmccalldds]

I think she was searching for "lesbian tongue" in the YouTube app.

[amaranthos3]

@dmccalldds

oh, you are very very funny. You have just demonstrated you are less smart then her.

[trentemol]

She's amazing!

[hoangha810]

amazing

[MrTaredanna]

すげぇな　このおばあちゃんには長生きして欲しい。

[Beccar217]

Aw man thats awesome :)

[ericvollnogel]

Good for her!

[PsychedelicZealot]

and?

[bminnemann]

this is the so called espontanous (is that right? espontaneous?) marketing. amazing

[cshcrazy]

See how the old grandma is bending her back its going to break in a few days...

[Kevo216666]

I'd like to be like her when I'm 99!

Except I'd have to chop off my penis and grow tits.

[radtwelve]

i will buy an iPad in a month! :D so exciting

[Gannondalf]

she wont use it outside of this video.

its fun watching her. for the kids these days, something like this isnt too spectacular... but imagine... something like this was unthinkable in her time... even when she was considered "old," it was still a pipe dream.

she must be so amazed... i can only imagine.

i figure its going to be the same for me... when im 100 (if i get there), and im using some teleportation thing or something...

[TheWTFers]

wow, this is cool. A woman who has seen it all, she lived during ww2, the great depression. Witnessed worlds first television, and not the I-PAD. Yet she wonders why dint Sarah Palin like the I-PAD? Apparently its not very absorbent.

[AlienMagi]

nice commercialism

[unartfuldodger]

I hope I'm as awesome a Reedie as you at 99.

Keep reading, Virginia!

[amitav2]

Do not want to disappoint anyone, but this device is not designed for 'healthy' use. Look at this woman's spine, neck and shoulders position, any doctor will confirm that it does not benefit her health. I mean she can use it but no longer than 5 minutes in that position.

[dbalieiro]

[repost] @[[MayasNet|dbalieiro]]

[da1hobo1988]

Well this has convinced me. I'm still not buying an iPad.

[formattester6]

this is fantastic!

[granniefromky]

Lovely video. The piano music ruined the effect, it is ear-splitting!

[OrganicAct]

This is a GREAT vid! It shows that tech can benefit all of us. This video should get as many hits if not more as the one with the idiots smashing the iPad with a bat did.

[mrjonangel]

Lovely woman, I love my ipad too!

[zushizushizushizushi]

is this apple's new commercial? I like it. Very non-fictional.

[Lightstrikers]

i wonder what her first youtube upload will be.

[BlakByte]

@Lightstrikers

You cant use YouTube on the thing, fuckwit.

Its not a computer.

[joaksle]

@BlakByte ofcourse you can use youtube. a youtube app comes standard with it and you can watch youtube on safari if you dont wanna use the app.. f****** tard..

[Geo877]

@BlakByte ?...

[Wheatley]

@BlakByte Your an fuckwit, it actually is a computer... maybe you should learn about something before you call people names you fucking idiot.

[Lightstrikers]

@BlakByte Your just complete asshole. Lets sing it! aassswwhhooole....

[registrationannoys]

I don't just like this video, I adore it!

[registrationannoys]

@registrationannoys Read that Ms.Virginia writes poetry, sent her a download coupon for the iPad app PortaPoet.

[ALXVid101]

Wonderful. Congratulations. Favorited.

[DrLifeCoaching]

This is so wonderful, I hope she has as much fun with her iPad as I have had with mine. Congratulations! I love this video will share on facebook and twitter.

[isabellarogats]

É isso aí!!! Parabéns!!!

[boognish1975]

Go granny!

[dpaanlka]

How can anyone dislike this video? It's so heartwarming!

[TitoIsTheGreatest]

hundred year olds, cats, dogs, infants and chimps...they all loved iPad----I hate it, but my IQ is 140, so wtf do i know...

[curveytolkienb]

@TitoIsTheGreatest

With an IQ of 140, it's a pity you don't know how to use it!!

[jonyboy10000]

@TitoIsTheGreatest Fair enough to be honest. Each to their own.

[BattlingTube]

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[amalgamation25]

there's a finger on the camera lens toward the end

[ohyeahilovegirlz]

HAHA She seems to type very quickly for a first time "computer" user?

[JuniorInvestigator]

@ohyeahilovegirlz I guess you've never heard of a typewriter?

[grentch]

@JuniorInvestigator :D yep clearly they haven't. It's not as if typewriters were a flash in the pan idea either. My 80 year old mother is a much faster typist on a computer than I am and I would be pretty fast for a two finger typist.