Norwegian Prime Minister gets his hands on an iPad

While Apple has pushed the international launch of the iPad back by a month, from its original late April launch date to late May, it hasn't stopped some overseas customers from getting their hands on one. For example, Don McAllister, host of the resourceful ScreenCastOnline, picked up a couple of iPads during a vacation to New York that 'just so happened' to coincide with the iPad launch. If he intends on bringing home the iPad he's using in this picture, you can also count Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as an international shopper.

The picture belongs to flickr member Statsministerens kontor, which translates to "Prime Minister's office." Prime Minister Stoltenberg was in Washington DC this week attending the Nuclear Security Summit 2010, and is now in NYC.

He may have plenty of time to explore the iPad, since his flight home -- along with hundreds of others bound for Europe -- has been cancelled due to the Icelandic volcano explosion. He told the Dagbladet newspaper that he's working remotely after an extended airport wait. The newspaper's headline translates as "Jens manages the land with iPad from New York."

For the less patient who may be considering making the trek over to the U.S. for an iPad, do so with caution. Customs agents may prevent you from bringing the iPad home, depending on local regulations. For example, Israeli officials are blocking iPad imports over supposed WiFi concerns.

"Tusen takk" to Nils & everyone who sent this in.

View Tags

Source: http://apple.com/ipad

Categories

iPad

While Apple has pushed the international launch of the iPad back by a month, from its original late April launch date to late May, it...

Add a Comment

Sign in »

10 Comments

Filter by:

Dan Mosqueda

I chatted with the new US Ambassador to Nepal in Hawaii last week. He and his wife both had iPads to take along on their new posting in Kathmandu.

They were both pretty happy with their purchases from the Apple Store at the Royal Hawaiian.

April 15 2010 at 7:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

georgmolau

Angela Merkel was getting an iPad today from Mr. Schwarzenegger as well. ( http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/amerika/Schwarzenegger-schenkt-Merkel-einen-iPad/story/15786498 )

April 15 2010 at 3:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

alex

Was so lucky to get my hands on a iPad 64GB as well shipped over seas in the first week to Denmark..
Sadly here is no AppStore yet so its a bit complicated but i got all the apps down so far that i wanted.. Love this thing and yes im a long time fanboy and user.. :)

April 15 2010 at 2:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ziggybopper

Trouble getting past the Customs Officials?

Time to get a Diplomatic Pouch for your new iPad.

April 15 2010 at 11:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike

Very large market for imported iPads here in Hong Kong. Went to one mall today and people were buying like crazy. Overpriced, but cheaper than day after launch here.

April 15 2010 at 10:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

parkds

That looks like the Continental lounge at Newark Airport.

April 15 2010 at 9:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

1 reply to parkds's comment

Marius Myklebust

That makes sense, since Continental is the only airline with a direct flight between Oslo and New York :)

April 16 2010 at 4:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

The part about "local regulations" has been blown out of all proportions. The Israeli story is probably hyperbole, and the unit is CE marked - meaning it is certified for use in all European countries.

Any customer official trying to confiscate this unit would be out of order ...

April 15 2010 at 8:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David Fell

I think that's actually Dr. Gregory House.

April 15 2010 at 8:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

1 reply to David Fell's comment

Andrew

Hehe, our Prime Minister is widely known for his good looks.
I believe women also find Hugh Laurie attractive, don't they?

Anyway, Mr. Stoltenberg is a seriously boring family man, politician and economist, he's not exactly like "Dr. House" :)

We'll never have any spicy scandals in Norway with our kind of politicians. They're just too serious and boring, more like Professors than anything else.

April 15 2010 at 9:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply