A 20 months old toddler and the Ipad

This is an interesting video about a 20 months old toddler discovering the Ipad.
She played with her parent's Iphone in the past so she is not totally surprise with the Ipad.

Amazing !
Clementine, 20 months, discovering the Ipad

She just needs to know her parent's credit card numbers and the cycle is complete.

yup the brainwashing machines are working perfectly... yay tech.

as a UI designer (user interface) it's a really fun time right now because we're inventing how you interact with these appliances on a daily basis.. it's a fine art making something work in an intuitive way that make sense to people.

the child shows us that we're on the right track by creating an evironment that's simple to understand, but an effective form of navigation.

on another note, it could just be the primate toy lover that is in us all. the action vs reaction.
press a button, get a reward, -- a new screen or app, or keyboard. we are so high and lo tech.

That kid is more proficient on an i-pad than I am.
Mind you my 20 month old has unlocked features on my mobile phone I never knew existed.
Never underestimate how smart the little ones can actually be.

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I happen to watch Superman last night, the one with Christopher Reeves, where he travels in that star vehicle across the cosmos, learning about all these things. Watching the video with the child reminded me of that for some reason ... witnessing a child actually do something with a "tool," learning. From a psychological standpoint, really fascinating.