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What the townfolk think of the iPad [Video]
Katie Boehret of the Wall Street Journal recently took to the streets to get spontaneous iPad impressions from random passerbys on the street. Overall, it seems to be a hit, save for one chick who said she wasn’t impressed and noted, “I’m a PC.”
Continue reading...Time Magazine profiles Steve Jobs and the iPad
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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In furtherance of Apple’s marketing blitz for the iPad, Steve Jobs appears on this weeks issue of Time Magazine where Stephen Fry profiles Apple’s iPad. Fry was also able to spend a rare hour interviewing Jobs, with one of the more notable exchanges being: In five years, Jobs has emerged from two serious health scares. […]
Continue reading...PC Mag video review of the iPad
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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PC Mag has a solid video review of the iPad.
Continue reading...Apple highlights websites with iPad ready video content
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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Apple today unveiled a new page on its website highlighting a list of prominent websites who are making video content available for the Flash-less iPad via HTML 5. The listed sites include CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, Vimeo, Time, Major League Baseball, Sports Illustrated, and TED. Earlier this week, online video provider Brightcove also […]
Continue reading...Free Netflix streaming app coming to the iPad
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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It’s a match made in heaven. A free Netflix app for the iPad will be available on April 3rd, allowing Netflix subscribers to instantly stream TV Shows and movies from Netflix’s large library of content just as you would from a computer. In a nice touch, users will be able to manage and adjust their […]
Continue reading...Andy Ihnatko on Apple’s dedication to “invention”
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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Andy Ihnatko makes a telling and insightful point about Apple’s efforts to constantly push the envelope. In fact, after a week with the iPad, I’m suddenly wondering if any other company is as committed to invention as Apple. Has any other company ever demonstrated a restlessness to stray from the safe and proven, and actually […]
Continue reading...iPad battery life impresses, lives up to Apple’s hype
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Promises of long battery life on tech devices tend to be looked at with skepticism. And rightly so. Often times, when a manufacturer says that such and such a product can run for ‘x’ amount of hours between charges, the fine print typically mentions a few caveats, such as screen brightness turned half way down […]
Continue reading...Andy Ihnatko unboxes the iPad
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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For all you uber dorks out there, peep this video of an iPad unboxing courtesy of Chicago Sun-Times journalist and MacBreak Weekly regular Andy Ihnatko.
Continue reading...“Modern Family” uses iPad as key plot point
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Apple pulled off a product placement coup on tonight’s episode of Modern Family. If you’ve seen the show and not the episode, the plot revolved on Claire’s husband Phil wanting the iPad for his birthday, and his family’s ensuing trouble in actually acquiring Apple’s latest new toy. At the end of the episode, Luke told […]
Continue reading...43 iPads for the same cost as the original Apple Lisa
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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The original cost of the Apple Lisa was $9,995. Adjusting for inflation, that figure morphs into $21,744.85. With that kind of dough, a user today could purchase 43 iPads. via Voucher Codes
Continue reading...Impress the King with “Air Harp” on the iPad
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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Air Harp for the iPad. Nice. Melodic. Kingly. via TechCrunch
Continue reading...iPad to launch in Canada on April 24th?
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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Apple Sore employees in Canada were reportedly told that the weekend of April 24th has been designated as a “black out period” for staff, meaning that no one will be allowed to take days off during that time period. If true, this all but confirms that the iPad will hit Canadian Apple Stores on April […]
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Friday, April 2, 2010
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