The Apple iPad in its current form is not ideal for assisting with newspaper home deliveries. The GPS is not accurate enough nor the update speed fast enough for what would be needed in a suburban newspaper distribution situation.
Also, the only sat nav facilities in the iPad are for Google maps, not Melway or other maps.
The other barrier is cost. Would newsagents be prepared to put around $1,000 of technology in a vehicle for deliveries?
I think the iPad has many applications of interest to newsagents and other business operators – just not in the home delivery area at this stage.
If you haven’t seen this yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZ7VdwY5cQ
That is how you would use it right 😉