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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful

iPad Training while Potty Training? Yes, It’s Really True

By
Bryan Carey “Bryan Carey”
, May 1, 2013

Adults often like to occupy time when they head to the bathroom throne, and they usually accomplish this by bringing along a magazine or book. Given that the commode can double as a quiet reading place, it makes sense that someone, somewhere would get the bright idea to extend this convenience to children, and that is exactly what has happened with CTA’s invention of the 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad. The way it works is simple. Little John or Jane sits down on the potty for some quick relief and places an iPad in the holder for some fun and entertainment. While slowly waiting for the pressure to release, junior can have a little fun playing games or partaking in educational learning on mom and dad’s prized possession, the iPad. The idea is that youngsters will be so entertained and have so much fun, they won’t fuss about toilet training any longer. They will look forward, in fact, to taking a whiz high atop their own plastic thrones as they enjoy the endless entertainment that only an iPad can bring. If this all sounds a little silly, that’s because it is a little silly. When I heard about this product, I thought it was a joke, but a quick check online and it turned out to be a perfectly legitimate product. When it arrived in my home, my disbelief was officially put to rest because, well, there it was, sporting its urine-and-fecal-matter cup, ready for use. Seeing was believing, and knowing how much my girls love their iPad, I was anxious to see how this device would work and how they would like it. I must confess that my kids are past the potty training stage, but this device has a cover so it can be used with or without toilet paper. That meant it did have practical use in my household and might prove to be more popular than I expected. So, how was the 2-in-1 iPotty for iPad received by my young ones? Well, they love their iPad, and that was reason enough for them to find it fun. They liked the fact that the part that holds the iPad can be twisted at different angles, and since they had no desire to use the potty, the cup underneath them made for a nice storage space for small items. It even has a touchscreen cover to keep the iPad screen safe from accidents—no, not that type of accident, but I suppose anything is possible. After all, this device does double as a potty trainer, so anything that could happen might happen. iPads are popular with kids and adults, and I appreciate a creative way to display an iPad and protect it from the elements. The idea of a potty chair created for iPad usage is certainly silly, and for that reason, many will consider this a novelty item more than a serious potty training tool. It could actually be used either way, and while it does have practical use, it is bound to produce more chuckles and snickers than anything. I’m going to give it a middle rating of three stars, but I can understand fully why some rate it lower. The overall ridiculousness of something like this makes it difficult to take seriously, regardless of the manufacturer’s intent.

627 of 703 people found the following review helpful

Works great for smaller adults, but then
…

By
Laura Hattaway
, March 13, 2013

I bought this for myself because, let’s face it, I’m a busy lady on the “go” (pun intended!), and I don’t always have time to properly do my business when there is so much Internetting to be done. Fortunately, I was blessed with a pretty minuscule frame and some freakish flexibility, so I am able to mount this sucker like a barely oversized toddler. At first, I found myself only using time-wasting apps like Flow or Fruit Ninja. Then, as my restroom visits lengthened (Thank you, iPotty! My rushed toiletings had led to some pretty serious lower G/I issues.), I realized that we had some serious multitasking opportunities here. In the past week, I have edited my NaNoWriMo novel, stalked my ex-boyfriend (whose new wife, by the way, is hideous…but at least she’s tall, right, Rich?!), filled out my passport application—AND PRINTED IT! FROM MY BATHROOM!—and completed an online mobile app development class. And I’ve never been more regular! The only downside I can see is that now, every time I try to use my iPad in a non-water-closeted venue, I experience the sudden and undeniable urge to eliminate waste. It makes my normal bedtime routine pretty uncomfortable and makes me feel weak for my Pavlovian response. I’m trying to taper off using this, but now a regular toilet just feels so high. There is a reason most of the world squats, people! It’s better for you! My next plan is to use this to toilet train my cats. I have tried those cat apps, but they don’t like them. They LOVE the keyboard app, and one of my cats wrote a pretty incredible song the other night when I was drinking and watching
House
, but by the time I came out of that wine stupor, the other cat had apparently deleted the recording out of jealousy. Neither of them has successfully mastered the potty yet, but I have high hopes! And I guess I’ll just start reading before bed or something. I don’t know what people who read on the toilet do to unwind, though…

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4.4 out of 5 stars

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