what the hell does an IPad 2 do?

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Hi,
tonight i took my 3 year old out to timezone to play a few games and while i was there i played a game called stacker if anyone knows it,anyway i managed to get all the way to the top and won an IPad 2 16gb which cost me $6 all up.
so,even though im only 25,i never really got into the whole iphone/ipod/ipad thing which means i know sweet F.A about them so im just wondering what the hell an IPad 2 does exactly? what can they be used for?

[Krisp]

like a mini laptop

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They are basically an oversized iphone without the ability to make phone calls.

[NV-MY-VT]

You can use apps on them, which can be used for accomplishing various tasks.

I use them (other peoples, I'm in IT support) for office productivity related tasks. Planning, alarms, reminders, emails ect.

The boss uses his heavily for taking minutes and presentations.