iPad

We’ve talked about this topic before: the pleasure of having our iPads right in front of our noses for easy reading without the need to actually hold them. The Akron TAB802 deserves serious consideration from anyone looking for a table mount, clamp model holder. It doesn’t have the arm lengths of some models, but it offers…

Inside the World of Dinosaurs is a massive and glorious app for the iPad. It’s far from perfect, and at the price of US$14.95 it is pricey, but M5859 Studios has done a terrific job of creating a compelling and engaging overview of 60 dinosaurs and the world in which they lived. I would consider it a showpiece…

How’s it going? Not bad, actually. I’m finding that I’m more open to impromptu outings to places that I likely would not have gone to before. An example of these new extemporaneous expeditions of mine occurred two weeks ago. Some friends suggested we take a day off in the middle of the week and take…

Jumsoft’s Cookbook template for iBooks AuthorThe package includes ten templates with editable layouts, chapter and text pages, covers, table of contents, glossary pages, and more. Template styles are included for business and textbook layouts.Book Palette 1.0 is priced at US$2.99 and is available at Apple’s Mac App Store. The templates require iBooks Author, which is…

Mediadevil has made a believer out of me when it comes to screen savers for my iPad 2. Their screen saver is called Easyscreen and the unique feature is the Easyscreen uses no adhesive to stick to the viewable area of the iPad screen. The adhesive is used around the Easyscreen border, which is colored to…

Alice for the iPad is an iPad app that provides a both abridged and full text version of Lewis Carroll’s beloved book, Alice in Wonderland, for children. It’s solid, well done and has sold over 500,000 copies. What’s interesting here is that this is an app, not an eBook file. What that allows is a…

There are a plethora of iPad cases available today, and just as many use cases for the iPad itself. For some, it is a multimedia device primarily used to watch video. For others, an on-the-go email and productivity device. Some users type furiously and others almost never.  This reviewer falls into the latter of that…

The Air Force Special Operations Command stated (PDF) in a December 29, 2011 notice that, following three months of product evaluation, it planed to purchase over 2,800 iPad 2s to act as electronic flight bags for its crews. The Air Force felt that, of all the tablets they tested, only the iPad 2 “outmatched all…

As we know, Amazon has been reluctant to sell ebooks inside the Kindle app because Apple will then take 30 percent of the purchase price. That’s no good for Amazon’s business. As a result, Amazon has offered customers the ability to purchase ebooks at Amazon.com, the Kindle edition, and then the purchased item is placed…

My reasoning at the time was simple. A 7-in. iPad would be too big to function as a mobile alternative to an iPhone or iPod touch. At the other end, it would be too small to adequately function as general purpose tablet computer. Many people see the iPad as ultimately replacing laptops such as the…

A rumor is just a rumor and should be taken with a grain of salt. But if the rumor leads to some considered analysis, then it’s the analysis that’s interesting, not the rumor. So while I don’t claim to have any inside information, I’d like to analyze the above rumor. Apple got caught with its…

NPD considers companies with fewer than 1,000 employees as small or mid-size, according to Fortune.Businesses ready to buy iPads in 2012In the under 50 employees range, 54 percent of companies surveyed said they plan on buying tablets in 2012, although they’ll spend on average $1,912. Jumping up to the 510-999 employee range, however, some 89…

Much fun was had playing Diablo. Much fun. There are installments in the Diablo franchise and fans eagerly await Diablo III, which promises to provide a more immersive, interactive environment. While waiting, many iOS users have sated their dungeon rooting desires in the Diablo-esque game, Dungeon Hunter. The original Dungeon Hunter lacked the sophistication and…

Camera Boost for the iPad 2 is a replacement camera app that allows realtime enhancements to photos or videos. It adds HDR to videos, dynamic noise reduction, and improves on the default app in low light conditions. The very first thing you should know about this app is that it allows more photographic control over…

“Amazon and Barnes & Noble are shaking up the media tablet market, and their success helps prove that there is an appetite for media tablets beyond Apple’s iPad,” Tom Mainelli, research director, Mobile Connected Devices, said in a statement. Accordingly IDC believes “Android” will claim 40.3 percent of the tablet market this quarter, up from…

There are a number of products on the market today that allow users to safely hold an iPad or an iPad 2 in one hand. Grablet has built on that concept by creating one that does that while also working with the Apple Smart Covers. It is available in 12 colors from the Grablet web site.…

The Apple certified Gum Max™ backup battery from Just Mobile will recharge iPads, iPods, and iPhones. The unit is aluminum-clad and measured 3.3 by 4.3 by 1-in (8.3 by 11 by 2.6-cm). the output is 2.1 amps and the capacity is 10,400 mAh*. An Apple dock connector cable, USB-to-micro USB cable, and travel pouch are included.…

According to Reuters, Apple brought the suit against a Shenzen company called Proview Technology in the Intermediate People’s Court in that district. Proview Technology had registered the mark for use in China, and the court found that its trademark was legal. What ramifications this will have for Apple remain to be seen, and the company…

The Folio iPad2 Case from booq bags  seems, on first glance, to be a simple folio iPad case. Look again and you can see some nice features included in this US$39.95 case. booq Folio for iPad 2It is very lightweight at 0.8 pounds (0.36 kg). The exterior is leatherette and the interior is suede. It is…

Mr. Shim also relayed the fact that Apple has chosen three different companies to make the IPS (In-plane switching) display: Samsung, Sharp and LGD. Particularly interesting is the selection of Samsung, a company Apple has seen a lot of in court lately. By selecting Samsung, Apple seems to be saying that they’ll do business with…

Faces iMake – Right Brain Creativity (US$1.99) from iMagine machine is a terrific app for the iPad that taps the creativity of both young and old artists by using everyday objects to make whimsical collages. The whole vibe of the app is upbeat and happy, making great use of sound and color. A canvas is…

The first thing anyone notices about a Just Mobile product is the sleek aluminum design, and the Horizon wall mount for iPads is no exception. This product which works with both the original iPad and the iPad 2 is constructed from high-grade aluminum. It comes with rubber inserts that hold both versions of the iPad…

The iPad is not being used to submit the vote — election workers will print the ballot from the iPad after the voter has tapped out his or her selections — but it is the first time that Apple’s digital device has played a prominent role in an election for national office.  Oregon election officials…

Since she is a close friend I will, sometimes grudgingly, review the “beautiful” photos, then nuke the note. The photos tend to be the typical vistas, flowers, and kittens that seem to be so popular in such things. The last note she sent me was a bit different, however, and not in a good way.…