Find my iPad turns up English rugby legend's missing tablet

Former England rugby captain Will Carling has been reunited with his stolen iPad after tracking it down with Apple's free Find My iPhone app. The best part is that he live-tweeted his hunt for the thief.

Carling noticed his iPad was missing after leaving it on a train. He then used Find My iPhone to pinpoint its location and was off. While the chase was no doubt a harrowing experience for Carling, some of his tweets are amusing in hindsight: "breaking news! My Ipad has moved! It is now at the station! This is like Enemy of the State !!"

He eventually pushed a message to the iPad telling its handler that s/he was being tracked, "followed" it (virtually) to a police station and rejoiced at its recovery. Well done.

This isn't the first time we've heard of a successful recovery via Find My iPhone, but it is the first time we've seen the victim live tweet the process.

[Via Computer World]