[Pikachu_Dad]

VIDEO CALL on it:
My dad loves to call his relatives in England on it.

WEATHER:
Wundermap is his favorite weather application.

SPACE SITES:
Plenty of NASA updates available.

VIDEOS:
Yes, it is great for taking videos of stuff for quick use.

PHOTOS:
Got a nice camera on it. Great for showing the pics.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Watching ‘TV’ (well NetFlix) on it. Prefer it to a big TV.

[cynwoody]

All of those are legitimate use cases. Just because nature calls, is no reason to stop reading that article! You want light-weight access to the world's information, seamless and convenient.

But when it comes time to get it together, you still need a proper computing platform!