Fat Fingered Sumo Wrestlers Given iPads

The Japan Sumo Association is handing out about 60 iPads to training stables to help the wrestlers communicate because their fingers are too fat to use a regular mobile phone. From the article: "The iPad was chosen because the sumo association believed the device was big enough to cater to wrestler's fat fingers, unlike the smaller keys on mobile phones, according to reports."

Re:iPads are not phones

[DarthVain]

I think what the parent is trying to say that it isn't a "Phone".

Sure you could put Skype or I guess now the new Google service, but strictly speaking it isn't a cell phone.

Re:iPads are not phones

[saboola]

You know, on top of all the basics you mentioned, I do a lot of Remote Desktop/VNC/SSH from my iPad. Works great. The device is hardly useless.

Re:Did I read that right

[Ogive17]

Yep, they are called stables. And the "rookies" have to wipe the asses of the "vets" since they are usually too fat to reach around themselves.

Re:Why not?

[Carewolf]

how is that not a phone?

Because it lacks the phone parts! It isn't an enlarged iPhone. It is a huge iTouch, it doesn't have the phone hard- or software.