Something's changed since I was last a tourist. We're in Paris this week, and the defining feature for me is that loads of sightseers are looking at everything through an iPad. Is it because their cameras and video functions are spectacular, or is it some sophisticated way of keeping them out of the reach of the famous pickpockets? Or is it because at least they get to see a larger version of the thing they could be looking at for real if only they put the bloody thing down?
I'm a fan of the iPad generally, but I can't imagine that Apple ever envisaged them obscuring the wonders of the world when they thought them up.