Updating iPad to the latest iOS without computer

Friend of mine bought an iPad 6 months ago, he does not own ANY computer (iPad is the only device). He is still running the original iOS on it, how can update his iPad without a computer to the latest iOS 4.2?
If he syncs his iPad with my iTunes on my MacBook Pro will lose any content? Will stuff get transfered over to my MacBook Pro? We just want to update his iPad iOS ONLY without making ANY changes to my iTunes or his iPad. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...

A computer is needed to update the iOS. If the iPad has never been synced to to another computer it should be easy to backup the iPad to your computer and transfer purchases (you need to authorize your computer to his account) and do the update and it should automatically restore and sync after the update. A backup is supposed to be made before an update but to be sure, when the iPad is connected to the computer right click on the iPad in iTunes and select backup. I would also save a copy of the backup in another location and backup the iTunes library (with his transfered apps and other stuff) also to make sure they are not lost. You can find the location of the backup here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4079

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