Using iPads to bridge communication gap with dolphins

Re:Using iPads to bridge communication gap with dolphins by Batsu on Friday June 04, 2010 @02:08PM (#1405081)

> Kassewitz searched for nearly two years to find a touchscreen device that dolphins could reliably activate with their rostrum (or beak), while still being powerful enough to record or play back the high frequency sounds associated with dolphin language and durable enough to work in underwater environments.

If someone had faith in this area of research, you'd think they would have been able to find funding for the construction of a specialized device in that time frame.

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Re:Using iPads to bridge communication gap with dolphins by MWinther on Friday June 04, 2010 @03:24PM (#1405344)

Isn't it cool that you won't have to anymore, though? The Objective-C requirement for native apps might still be a problem in a lot of places, but other than that, I can see the iPad being a relatively cheap platform that could work well for various kinds of experiments going forward.

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Re:Using iPads to bridge communication gap with dolphins by timknauf on Friday June 04, 2010 @06:50PM (#1405872)

IIRC, the Objective-C (plus C and C++) limitation is only for apps distributed through the App Store. Presumably ad-hoc distribution is just fine for this type of project. :^)

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Re:Using iPads to bridge communication gap with dolphins by stcredzero on Friday June 04, 2010 @05:33PM (#1405733)

Only a matter of time before someone comes up with a way to install Linux on it. (There's already someone who's put Android on an iPhone 2G.)

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