The first digitally-connected president, Barack Obama, who was known to use his BarackBerry for communicating with his family, has a new digital friend: an iPad. He also understands mobile political protocol because he shuts off his BlackBerry during television interviews.
Obama, during the recording of a town hall meeting for Univision, discussed his mobile devices."I took my BlackBerry off for this show, because I didn't want it going off, and that would be really embarrassing. But usually I carry a BlackBerry around," Obama told anchor Jorge Ramos.
"Do you have an iPad?" Ramos asked.
"I do have an iPad," Obama answered and also noted that he owns his own computer too.
"I mean, Jorge, I'm the president of the United States," president BarackBerry Obama said. "You think I've got to go borrow somebody's computer?...Hey, man, can I borrow your computer? How about you? You've got one?"
To be fair to wimonewsistas, Ramos should have asked Obama if he has an HTC ThunderBolt, Motorola Xoom, HTC Inspire or any Android smartphones or tablets.
The iPad 2 received great reviews but may be in limited supply due to popularity and limited resources from Japan.
Formerly, we thought that when the presidential family got their dog Bo, the smartphone would be called the BarackBoBerry when he showed photos of the presidential pup.