President Obama’s not the only world leader to be a big iPad fan. According to a new report, Apple’s tablet also has a devotee in the world’s most famous royal toddler and future King of England, Prince George.
The revelation was made by the U.K.’s Prince William during his trip to the United States, while meeting with tech company littleBits, which is responsible for manufacturing electronic modules and magnets for kids.
“He told me that his son George has been playing iPad games and loves them, and that this was a good way to teach him the inner workings of electronics,” CEO Ayah Bdeir told reporters.
Sadly Prince William didn’t elaborate, so we don’t know whether George prefers the iPad Air 2 to the iPad mini 3, or whether he opts for Monument Valley over Threes!.
However, if reports are to be believed, his family certainly has a history of buying Apple products. Dad Prince William was recently filmed playing Angry Birds on an iPad, while Queen Elizabeth reportedly shuttles off her manservants to the Regent Street Apple Store to pick up the latest iOS devices.
The wedding of Prince George’s parents was even met with a commemorative (albeit unofficial) iPhone variant — complete with platinum, 18 ct. gold and rose gold exteriors, and enhanced with VS1 8.50 ct. diamonds, sapphire bezels and an embellished Apple logo.
With that being said, the decision to hand over an iPod to the future monarch isn’t totally without controversy. A 2011 report from the Academy of American Pediatrics suggests that children under the age of two should spend as little time as possible with screens.
Steve Jobs himself extended this ruling to his much older children — once telling a journalist that his kids hadn’t had the opportunity to use an iPad yet, because Jobs chose to limit the amount of technology he kept at home.
Who’s going to a future king, however? Who knows, Tim Cook could join Jony Ive on the knighted list before all is said and done.
Source: Daily Mail
