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Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - Numo - 04-17-2010
(CNN) -- Running a country? There's an app for that.
When Norway's prime minister found himself stuck in New York as a volcanic cloud grounded flights to Europe, he fired up his new Apple iPad and did the job remotely.
In what could be a first for the new gadget, Jens Stoltenberg told CNN he used the iPad to manage the situation at home as Norway closed its airspace under threat from the ash.
A photograph of Stoltenberg using the device was posted on the Internet by Norwegian officials under the title "The prime minister is working at the airport.
"There are good means of communication, I have close contacts with my office all the times, and there are a lot of activities in Norway where we try to reduce the consequences of the volcano in Norway," Stoltenberg told CNN.
"It's very normal for a PM to travel abroad so this is not different from the other travels, it's just lasts some days more than expected. We have the internet, the mobile phone.
"I also use an iPad, which is excellent."
Like many other travelers grounded by the volcanic ash cloud, Stoltenberg has sought alternative routes to reach home, catching a flight to Madrid, Spain before completing the journey overland.
"I am afraid we won't be back before Saturday because I think most of our travel is going to be by car because the most of the airports in the Northern part of Europe are now closed," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/ptech/04/16/volcano.ash.norway.ipad/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - pRICE cUBE - 04-17-2010
So if it is not shipping internationally then I assume he got a favor from the Leader?
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - Black - 04-17-2010
That's nothing-- did you see someone made a Steve Jobs head out of cheese?!?!
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - jdc - 04-17-2010
Black wrote:
That's nothing-- did you see someone made a Steve Jobs head out of cheese?!?!
LOL, yeah.
this is getting ridiculous =)
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - Mac1337 - 04-17-2010
Exactly how did he "manage" the situation? Did he redirect air traffic on his iPad? Locked up nuclear codes? or may be just sent email telling wife he is stranded at some air port? What did we do before iPad?
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - OWC Jamie - 04-17-2010
Probably just playing shithead. (Idioten)
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - Black - 04-17-2010
Dakota wrote:
Exactly how did he "manage" the situation? Did he redirect air traffic on his iPad? Locked up nuclear codes? or may be just sent email telling wife he is stranded at some air port? What did we do before iPad?
Your questions might be answered on this cool thing they've got now called "the internet." It's like this sort of "information superhighway." Check it out.
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - WHiiP - 04-17-2010
OK, we need to start a poll and see who comes closest to how many times this SPECIFIC topic will be posted.
I'm going with 23... :repost: (but, I will spare y'all the 23 repost smileys! ! ! ! !)
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - voodoopenguin - 04-17-2010
What's the latest on Franco?
Paul
Re: Just a Toy? Stranded leader runs country by iPad - Paul F. - 04-17-2010
Does Frano have an iPad too?