Comments on: Apple iPad Thumbs-Up: Brain Fitness Value, and Limitations http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/02/11/apple-ipad-thums-up-brain-fitness-value-and-limitations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-ipad-thums-up-brain-fitness-value-and-limitations Neuroplasticity, Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alvaro Fernandez http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/02/11/apple-ipad-thums-up-brain-fitness-value-and-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-295232 Alvaro Fernandez Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:02:48 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/?p=2821#comment-295232 Franck, thank you very much for very thoughtful comment. Franck, thank you very much for very thoughtful comment.

]]> By: Franck Tarpin-Bernard http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/02/11/apple-ipad-thums-up-brain-fitness-value-and-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-294834 Franck Tarpin-Bernard Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:23:14 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/?p=2821#comment-294834 I definitely agree that touch screen tablets are ideal for brain training activity. At Happyneuron, we have been experiencing brain fitness with touch screens in retirement homes for 5 years in Europe with very positive results. Even elderly people above 100 years, who never used computers, succeed in using our software thanks to these natural interfaces. About the conflict between Apple and Adobe, I think the reasons for not supporting Flash contents are more strategic than technical. See Kevin Lynch answer to Steve Jobs for instance: http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2010/02/open_access_to_content_and_app.html Finally don't forget that with the massive multiplication of competitive tablets (using Android, Windows 7, etc.) we will have plenty of touch devices which will support Flash Player 10.1 So, not sure how long Apple will continue to exclude Flash from its ipad. I definitely agree that touch screen tablets are ideal for brain training activity. At Happyneuron, we have been experiencing brain fitness with touch screens in retirement homes for 5 years in Europe with very positive results.
Even elderly people above 100 years, who never used computers, succeed in using our software thanks to these natural interfaces.
About the conflict between Apple and Adobe, I think the reasons for not supporting Flash contents are more strategic than technical. See Kevin Lynch answer to Steve Jobs for instance: http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2010/02/open_access_to_content_and_app.html
Finally don’t forget that with the massive multiplication of competitive tablets (using Android, Windows 7, etc.) we will have plenty of touch devices which will support Flash Player 10.1
So, not sure how long Apple will continue to exclude Flash from its ipad.

]]> By: Alvaro Fernandez http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/02/11/apple-ipad-thums-up-brain-fitness-value-and-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-294826 Alvaro Fernandez Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:32:54 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/?p=2821#comment-294826 Hello Martin, yes, it'll be very interesting to track what the most popular iPad apps will be - same or different than iPhone. Hello Martin, yes, it’ll be very interesting to track what the most popular iPad apps will be — same or different than iPhone.

]]> By: Martin Walker http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2010/02/11/apple-ipad-thums-up-brain-fitness-value-and-limitations/comment-page-1/#comment-294754 Martin Walker Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:29:13 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/?p=2821#comment-294754 The ability for the iPad to run existing iPhone applications and to facilitate new applications seems very important to its success in general and as a brain fitness platform in particular. Users who convert to the iPad as a primary computer interface will want their brain training applications available on the device (or on-line through the device). The iPad becomes another platform for brain training software publishers to support. Some produce Mac versions of their software while some don't or take a while to get there. The same is doubly true for the iPhone and now the iPad. We should also remember that customers expect iPhone apps to be less expensive. Will these conditions put pressure on the publishers of more expensive brain training software to reduce their prices? At MindSparke we began with PC software but released Mac and iPhone versions within a year. We're already working on an expanded app for the iPad. Platform independence is a challenging commitment, and one that may be critical to the matter of which brain training companies adapt and survive. The ability for the iPad to run existing iPhone applications and to facilitate new applications seems very important to its success in general and as a brain fitness platform in particular. Users who convert to the iPad as a primary computer interface will want their brain training applications available on the device (or on-line through the device).

The iPad becomes another platform for brain training software publishers to support. Some produce Mac versions of their software while some don’t or take a while to get there. The same is doubly true for the iPhone and now the iPad. We should also remember that customers expect iPhone apps to be less expensive. Will these conditions put pressure on the publishers of more expensive brain training software to reduce their prices?

At MindSparke we began with PC software but released Mac and iPhone versions within a year. We’re already working on an expanded app for the iPad. Platform independence is a challenging commitment, and one that may be critical to the matter of which brain training companies adapt and survive.

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