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Related: About this forumFinally, a tablet simple enough for a woman to use </sarcasm>
At long last, a company has designed a tablet fit for the use of an entire gender that has, thus far, apparently gone unserved. The ePad Femme, designed and distributed by the Eurostar Group, is an eight-inch tablet that comes pre-loaded with apps concerning yoga, grocery shopping, and cooking. Thank the heavens, ladies may never trouble their pretty heads with such difficulties as finding and downloading their own apps ever again.
The tablet was first announced back in October but received a marketing push in February as the perfect Valentines Day gift, noted one site. The tablet runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, or as a woman might call it, the Android screensaver. Eurostar calls the ePad Femme "the first tablet specifically for ladies."
Several sites highlight that the tablet comes in light pink. Despite our best efforts, weve failed to find an image verifying that the actual body of the tablet is pink, so we assume this is in reference to the home screen wallpaper. Just as well, since what woman is going to figure out how to configure that, am I right? Settings, right? What even are they?
Speaking to the Jerusalem Post, Eurostar associate vice president of marketing Mani Nair said that the tablet comes with the preloaded womanly applications so the user can just turn it on and log in to cooking recipes or yoga. He went on to state that the ePad Femme makes a perfect gadget for a woman who might find difficulties in terms of downloading these applications and it is a quick reference.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/03/finally-a-tablet-simple-enough-for-a-woman-to-use-sarcasm/
Heh.
niyad
(113,532 posts)what an insulting product, and an even more insulting marketing campaign
ismnotwasm
(41,999 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Where do they come up with this stuff. I can't imagine any reason for a tablet to not be gender neutral. But, then I don't know a single woman that would find this tablet useful either.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)and we women folk might have trouble right? /sarcasm
Sigh.
We don't need a woman version of everything. For underpants? Sure, I can see that. But for most things, one version will work for everyone.
I hate most how they assume we're too stupid to use something as ridiculously simple as the Apple operating system.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)MadrasT
(7,237 posts)Yoga, grocery shopping, and cooking.
I don't have a single app for anything like that.
Don't even get me started on the pink.
niyad
(113,532 posts)article, you are not.
there was a discussion in a thread earlier in the week about the genderization of objects. I was annoyed with the barbie pink computers and crap for girls, not to mention pink tools, etc. this. . . . .disgusting.
I hope the idiots who thought this up go broke.
ismnotwasm
(41,999 posts)Women I work with. I can hardly wait to show them this article, just so I can hear their reaction. NOT shy women, these friends of mine.
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)You know, the one preloaded with football, weightlifting, and porn?
ismnotwasm
(41,999 posts)Or classically manly dark blue?
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)Or perhaps available in a variety of team colors.
ismnotwasm
(41,999 posts)Or perhaps Seahawks blue and green. The Mariners are similar. Not much diversity when I think of it. Even the Seattle Storm has green in it.
I must think on this.