Dr. Z has been using the iPad2 for the past month or so….the device is growing on me–it is such a beautiful unit–it can do almost anything and on top of it, it is a full-blown videophone when you install the Z4 Mobile on it.

Phone Book?  Your My Contacts is downloaded from your profile on zvrs.com! And you can make VP calls to deaf/hard of hearing and hearing people from the contacts list!

Answering Machine? You got it–people who call you can leave a message–both your deaf/hard of hearing and your hearing callers!

Missed Calls?  You have Call History right on the device to call back!

Battery Life?  The iPad2 runs on 10 hours of battery before you recharge it.  But with the cover, everytime you cover the screen, it turns off the unit automatically–extending battery life to a few days!

Books?  With iBooks and Kindle software installed, you can read books!

Magazines? With Zinio, you can download magazines with a paid subscription!

Newspapers?  You got it–NY Times, Washington Post, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal!

Movies?  Download Netflix or iTunes which has a growing library of captioned shows!

Games?  Scrabble, Monopoly, Solitaire, Sudoku and more!

Want to know which TV shows to watch?  Download the TV Guide App!

Want to talk via video anywhere in the house?  In your living room, in your den, in your kitchen, in your bedroom, in your garage, in your backyard (within wifi range)–you got it, you can do it with the iPad2 wirelessly all over your house witha good wifi connection!

Want to talk on video on the plane, on the train?  Dr. Z has done it both, as long as there is wifi on the plane and the train!

At McDonalds, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble and want to talk to someone while sipping coffee–you got it with the iPad2 with wifi!

Convinced? You bet Dr. Z is convinced and he is sure you will be, after you put your hands on one! (and get one for your Mom?)

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z is a employee with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Marketing.