The iPod revolutionized the way we consume music. The iPhone made us crazy for apps. And now the iPad is getting ready to rock our love lives—or at least help improve our search for someone to communicate with. In late May, Skout.com will become the first dating site to launch an iPad application. The free app will be similar to the version that’s already available to phone users: members can enter search criteria, such as age range, gender and physical preferences, and a HotMap will show in real time the locations of active Skout users who fit those criteria. The idea is to help members meet up and see if magic happens. The cool thing about the iPad adaptation, says CEO Christian Wiklund, is that its screen is large enough to let the user view the map while simultaneously chatting and searching through another member’s photos.
David Evans, editor of onlinedatingpost.com, says we can expect to see more innovative technology in a few months after companies get acquainted with the capabilities of the iPad. "What I’m looking for are dating sites that are optimized for the iPad, with features native to the sleek computing device like (touch screen motions such as) pinch, twist, zoom and shake," he says. "It’s the iPad that’s going to enable developers to create entirely new ways to browse, discover and connect with singles."
Steve Odom, CEO and founder of dating site Gelato, which launched last year and includes a live feed of members’ social-media profiles, is redesigning his entire website based on the iPad’s appearance. Profile pictures play a key role in online dating, Odom says, and the iPad gives sites an opportunity to play up the presentation of their clientele. "It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’s perfect for dating sites," says Odom, who plans to unveil the redesign in June.
Evans predicts that online dating sites will begin to display their content like a magazine, letting users flip through pages of profiles and enlarge photos while simultaneously texting with one or more others. He says there’s also been talk of adding a facial-coding and eye-tracking function that would use a webcam on the iPad to refine suggested matches based on a member’s responses to certain profiles. If you grimace, the profile will fade away; if you smile or if your pupils dilate, similar profiles will be suggested. In other words, some day there could be an iPad app for love at first sight.
It is stated in Paragraph 1 that iPad is unique in______.

A:its efficiency in searching for ideal friends or lovers B:its ability to show all the users on a certain dating website simultaneously C:its large screen contributing to better realizing its functions D:its ability to change our attitude towards our love lives

The iPod revolutionized the way we consume music. The iPhone made us crazy for apps. And now the iPad is getting ready to rock our love lives—or at least help improve our search for someone to communicate with. In late May, Skout.com will become the first dating site to launch an iPad application. The free app will be similar to the version that’s already available to phone users: members can enter search criteria, such as age range, gender and physical preferences, and a HotMap will show in real time the locations of active Skout users who fit those criteria. The idea is to help members meet up and see if magic happens. The cool thing about the iPad adaptation, says CEO Christian Wiklund, is that its screen is large enough to let the user view the map while simultaneously chatting and searching through another member’s photos.
David Evans, editor of onlinedatingpost.com, says we can expect to see more innovative technology in a few months after companies get acquainted with the capabilities of the iPad. "What I’m looking for are dating sites that are optimized for the iPad, with features native to the sleek computing device like (touch screen motions such as) pinch, twist, zoom and shake," he says. "It’s the iPad that’s going to enable developers to create entirely new ways to browse, discover and connect with singles."
Steve Odom, CEO and founder of dating site Gelato, which launched last year and includes a live feed of members’ social-media profiles, is redesigning his entire website based on the iPad’s appearance. Profile pictures play a key role in online dating, Odom says, and the iPad gives sites an opportunity to play up the presentation of their clientele. "It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’s perfect for dating sites," says Odom, who plans to unveil the redesign in June.
Evans predicts that online dating sites will begin to display their content like a magazine, letting users flip through pages of profiles and enlarge photos while simultaneously texting with one or more others. He says there’s also been talk of adding a facial-coding and eye-tracking function that would use a webcam on the iPad to refine suggested matches based on a member’s responses to certain profiles. If you grimace, the profile will fade away; if you smile or if your pupils dilate, similar profiles will be suggested. In other words, some day there could be an iPad app for love at first sight.

A:its efficiency in searching for ideal friends or lovers B:its ability to show all the users on a certain dating website simultaneously C:its large screen contributing to better realizing its functions D:its ability to change our attitude towards our love lives

One of the greatest features of a home ______ is the ability to share one Internet connection simultaneously over two or more computers.

A:computer B:device C:network D:work

One feature of ______ is that it is possible to arrange for a single message to be sent to a large number of other users simultaneously.

A:Fax B:IP telephone C:Data Processing D:E-mail

All modern ______ are multitasking and can support running several processes simultaneously.

A:database B:operating system C:MIS D:DOS

All modern ( ) are multitasking and can support running several processes simultaneously.

A:database B:operating system C:MIS D:DOS

One feature of （） is that it is possible to arrange for a single message to be sent to a large number of other users simultaneously.

A:Fax B:IP telephone C:Data Processing D:E-mail