Here are some uses for your 1st-generation iPad.

And let’s not forget looking up that familiar face onIMDB.

Your old 1st-generation iPad can handle all of this quite easily, if not as quickly as current-gen devices.

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Reading in Bed

The iPad has always been a great e-reader.

you’re free to use the Kindle app to read ebooks you bought from Amazon.

Barnes & Noble, Google, and other companies have iOS apps as well.

Woman using digital tablet on bed

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Want to load your 1st-generation iPad up with apps?

Learn to Play Music

YouTubegoes a long way toward filling the role of music teacher.

Plus, the iPad fits on a music stand, so you might play along with the video.

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A Handy Recipe Book

The iPad also can help out in the kitchen.

There are also cooking apps from websites like AllRecipes and Epicurious.

This setup effectively allows you to multitask, and it saves you the price of an extra monitor.

Guitars

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Coffee Table Photo Album

Photo albums have entered the digital era.

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Woman with digital tablet cooking in kitchen

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Digital tablet on coffee table

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Kids using an iPad

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Digital tablet and twenty dollar bills

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