From streaming movies to playing great games, there seems to be no end to the things you can do with an iPad. With thousands of apps available in the Apple App Store, the iPad offers many great uses.

A common use for the iPad is instant access to the Internet without the need for a computer. If you’re watching TV and wondering where you’ve seen an actor before, or you want to do a quick Internet search, it’s handy to have IMDb, Wikipedia, and the rest of the Web at your fingertips from the comfort of your couch.

The iPad is a great way to stay in touch with your friends. Log in to Facebook to share comments, photos and interesting websites. Do you love Instagram? And what about the plethora of other social media sites? All of these things are easy to use from an iPad, either through a dedicated app or by visiting the website.

With each generation of the iPad, the tablet's gaming capabilities have gotten better. From the addition of cameras in the iPad 2 that enabled augmented reality gaming to subsequent iPads that enabled higher-resolution graphics, expanded storage, and faster hardware, the tablet has undoubtedly become a solid gaming machine.