What Does The Volcano, iPad And...

...Norway Have In Common?

Norway Prime Minister governs with the iPad (Cnet)


The iPad might be a fine alternative to a laptop for simple tasks, but can it really be relied upon to run an entire country? Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg certainly thinks so.
Stoltenberg--stranded in New York City because of a volcanic eruption in Iceland entering European airspace and disrupting travel--has been using the iPad to get his daily work done, according to a CNN report. The network said that it spoke with the prime minister, who said it's business as usual for his government.
"It's very normal for a prime minister to travel abroad, so this is not different from the other travels, it's just lasts some days more than expected," Stoltenberg told CNN. "We have the Internet, the mobile phone. I also use an iPad, which is excellent."
Stoltenberg plans to get back to his country on Saturday, but he will be forced to travel in a roundabout way to do so. Until then, it seems that his iPad could be his best friend as he attempts to keep his government running amid an unlikely roadblock.
For Apple's part, the company could use Stoltenberg's iPad use for its own gain. What better way for Apple to promote the iPad as a mobile companion than to say that it can help a prime minister run his country?

Work, work, work...

He must have bought it in the States since the iPad is not yet available in Europe… and maybe he didn’t want to pay the (most certain) high Norwegian price!!!

Update: just read this article: Jens Stoltenberg you might be in trouble!

Illegal to use iPad in Norway if it is not approved for use in Europe, warns Post and Telecommunications Authority.


iPad has to be CE-marked
Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT) is reminiscent in a statement that the iPad on an equal basis with other electronic radio equipment to be used in Norway, must be approved for use in this country.
It means that the product has to have the CE mark. An EU approval also applies to the EEA country Norway.
Label is a guarantee that all directives that have to do with security, are met.
PT encourage anyone who is traveling outside of Europe, to look for the CE mark when buying an iPad or similar electronic equipment.
Illegal for private individuals
It is illegal for individuals to use products not approved for the Norwegian and European market, and such equipment may be withheld in customs. Imports for the resale of such equipment is not allowed, “says PT.
“The problem is that non CE-approved radio and telecommunications terminal equipment can cause interference to other equipment, as we have a different type of regulation that limit transmission power in Europe than in the U.S., explains the head of the NPT, Tor Bringsverd.
PT is not, however, does not know if the first iPad-one that is released in the U.S. market are CE-approved or not.
Feedback from our readers suggests rather that all iPad are CE marked, and in this sense fully valid to use here at home. Something that is supported by a report from the U.S. Postal and Telecommunications Authority FCC.
Aftenposten.no has asked Apple about the status of CE marking on iPad-one that have so far been sold, but as late as this evening it is not confirmed whether all the iPad devices are CE marked.
“We are still working to bring the facts is clear,” said press spokesman for Apple, Petter Ahrnstedt.