Tablet Navigation?

[endoftheroad]

Keep in mind that a tablet doesn't necessarily have to be in the cockpit to be exposed to sunshine.
My iPads shut down a couple times sitting on the nav table in the sun.
Changing courses and keeping tract of the suns entry through the companionway could be a real challenge therefore tablets with overheat protection is a great feature.
I make it a habit to cover my iPad with a towel for protection from the sun or throw it in a drawer.
You chose well.

[jtsailjt]

Originally Posted by endoftheroad

Keep in mind that a tablet doesn't necessarily have to be in the cockpit to be exposed to sunshine.
My iPads shut down a couple times sitting on the nav table in the sun.
Changing courses and keeping tract of the suns entry through the companionway could be a real challenge therefore tablets with overheat protection is a great feature.
I make it a habit to cover my iPad with a towel for protection from the sun or throw it in a drawer.
You chose well.

My iphone seems to be terribly sensitive to cold as well. When I go snowmobiling, if I forget to put it in an inner pocket where it can benefit from body heat, the battery can go from nearly full to shut down just because it's cold. I've learned to deal with it and doing things like keeping it shaded with a towel on hot days sound like a good idea for the iPad too, but doesn't it seem odd that a little box of microscopic printed circuits could be so sensitive to both hot and cold temps?!

[endoftheroad]

Originally Posted by jtsailjt

My iphone seems to be terribly sensitive to cold as well. When I go snowmobiling, if I forget to put it in an inner pocket where it can benefit from body heat, the battery can go from nearly full to shut down just because it's cold. I've learned to deal with it and doing things like keeping it shaded with a towel on hot days sound like a good idea for the iPad too, but doesn't it seem odd that a little box of microscopic printed circuits could be so sensitive to both hot and cold temps?!

Oh....well.....cold is something I haven't experienced in 15 years.
Been there done that.
50 degrees Fahrenheit is the coldest I've been and it's only been a couple times.

I definately have no cold weather experience with tablets to offer.