iPad

All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct.” — George Bernard Shaw During Apple’s Financial Results Conference Call on Tuesday, Tim Cook dismissed the idea of a hybrid device, the convergence of the MacBook and an iPad. He clearly stated, “We’re not going to that party.” I think the…

In stop motion animation, the magic happens in between the movie’s frames: It’s what you can not see — namely the animator’s hands — that makes seemingly inanimate objects spring to life. A silly coffee cup captured with iStopMotion (iPad 2 rear camera, 120 frames at 12 fps)

Brunei Croatia Cyprus Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Malaysia Panama St Maarten Uruguay Venezuela Apple’s third generation iPad The April 27 launch list includes: Colombia Estonia India Israel Latvia Lithuania Montenegro South Africa Thailand   The third generation iPad has been Apple’s largest to date. Sales during the first three days of availability in March…

Here are the significant changes in version 1.7. Support for the new iPad Retina display Support for external hyperlinks in ePUB and PDF titles New on-screen swipe (up/down) for brightness control Improved side-loading Improved support for editing metadata Support for multiple Adobe IDs Unlike other e-book readers, Bluefire uses a bitmap for the display. With…

Mr. Wu’s research note came in response to clients asking about rumors that demand for the iPad has been soft. Mr. Wu said that demand remains strong for the device, and that any hint of a decrease in production coming out of Asia is due to supply constraints on the supply of retina displays, rather…

With spring upon us and the constellation Orion hanging gloriously in the western sky at sunset, it’s a great time to explore the night sky with a telescope or binoculars and a personal guide to the sky on your iPad. SkySafari 3 is a dynamic star chart that will help you identify stars, planets, nebulae…

Specializing in bright colors and made from high-grade silicone, the new XtremeMac Tuffwrap is designed to provide form-fitting, wrap around protection for the iPad 3rd generation. The MSRP is US$34.95, and it will soon be available from the company website.

Photos will obviously look great on the new iPad, but more apps are coming out daily that have been updated to take advantage of that eye-candy display. One of the first apps I downloaded when I got my iPhone 4 was Wild West Pinball, which had be updated for the smaller Retina Display. On the…

Internal Apple document obtained by 9to5Mac. Owners of the newest Wi-Fi-only iPad have reported numerous connectivity issues since the product’s launch, including the inability to see wireless networks, frequent connection drops, and slow upload and download speeds. Interesting examples of the issue as identified by 9to5Mac include:  I am in a hotel with my laptop…

This attractive iPad case, the Zip Folio Case, from ExtremeMac includes a sturdy, three sided, one piece zipper closure and the iPad is completely enclosed when zipped. When opened, there is full access to switches, jack outlets and the rear camera for either the iPad 2 or the new iPad. ExtremeMac Zip Folio CaseInside the…

Star Chart is a universal app for iOS that charts the sky for any date from the ancient past well into the future. It’s a beautiful app, always being improved, a great introduction to the night sky, but suffers from a few astronomical errors and has limited settings. The most important thing to know about…

The aura2 for the new iPad and the iPad 2 is an extremely elegant, attractive, and well built leather folio. The packaging exudes class and professionalism, which is well aligned with the product. Inside you’ll find a small micro-fiber cloth, an anti-static cleaning wipe in a pouch, a few iSkin stickers, a card asking you…

Overall satisfaction with the device is the highest yet recorded of the three iPad models to date, with 82 percent responding “very satisfied” and 16 percent responding “somewhat satisfied,” for a staggering total of 98 percent classifying themselves as “satisfied” with the device. Two percent were “somewhat unsatisfied,” and, in a number that perhaps speaks…

Google Tablets – Now With More Unicorn! The move would edge Google a tad closer to Apple’s whole widget business model, and it would also signal that the company is dissatisfied with its Android licensees when it comes to the tablet market. For instance, Google briefly sold its own Android smartphone, the Google Nexus One,…

Have you ever wanted a grand tour of the universe, with an astrophysicist as your tour guide, all wrapped up with text explanations, diagrams and awesome videos? This is it, and you’ll love it. Brian Cox is a particle physicist* and professor at the University of Manchester, UK. He’s written several popular books, such as…

My pre-ordered iPad arrived on launch day, March 16. After setting it up, I was immediately struck by how yellow the display appeared. It was especially noticeable with white backgrounds, which had a faded yellow parchment-like look. Even photographs seemed to be lacking the eye-popping saturation I had expected. I next compared the new iPad…

The issue in question, first reported late last week by video diagnostic and testing firm DisplayMate, is that the new iPad continues to draw a full 10 watts of power for over two hours following an indication by the on-screen battery meter the the device’s battery is at “100 percent.”  “At 2:00 hours after reporting…

The evolution of our science fiction technology, the dramatic visions of people who dream the future for a living, have steadily percolated into our lives. These days, we take for granted synchronous orbit communication satellites, wireless personal communications, and Dick Tracy watches. Then, we dreamed of a personal tablet, and now we have it. What…

Think about that for a bit. Let’s say you want to stand up and walk. Anyone from an 11-month old baby to a 91 year old yoga instructor knows how to do that, right? The difference is that the babe does not understand the mechanics of standing and walking, he just does it because he…

If you’re only interested in Apple’s iBooks and Amazon’s Kindle reader for the iPad, you can do a lot. But if you want an alternative e-book reader from a third party and want to focus on books in EPUB or PDF format, generally without DRM, the Bluefire reader is an excellent alternative. (However, as I…

Image via Tweakers.net.As translated by Engadget, Tweakers.net compared an iPad 2 with a 2012 iPad while running the GLBenchmark, which tests both the device’s CPU and GPU. After running the benchmark for five minutes, the iPads were examined with an infrared camera which showed the iPad 2 running at 28.3 degrees Celsius (82.9 degrees Fahrenheit)…

When signing up for cellular data for the first time, Verizon customers are presented with 2GB and 5GB monthly data plans for $30 and $50, respectively. We here at TMO thought that was strange, as Verizon had previously announced that four tiers of data would be available for iPad customers, including a 1GB plan at…

SMK-link took the look and feel of Apple’s desktop computer line and created an iPad 2 tabletop stand that shares that look and feel with the added bonus of versatility. The PadDock 10v2, which works equally well with the new iPad 3rd generation, features, a docking/charging station, a speaker system, and 360 degree rotation. PadDock for iPadThe…