iPad

The caption posted by the White House reads, “President Barack Obama salutes as he walks to Marine One following a town hall meeting in Fairless Hills, Pa., April 6, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza).” In March, President Obama acknowledged having an iPad during an interview with Univision. Today’s photograph suggests that it’s…

Back in February, 2011, I found that a Wi-Fi only iPad 1 was not invoking an NTP daemon to check with an external time standard over that Wi-Fi connection. Apple seems to have determined that this is not necessary, even though, without constant calibration, the iPad 1 clock can drift by a second per day,…

Previously, my own estimate was that Apple would report sales of 9+ million iPads for the last quarter. That was based on Christmas momentum and the popularity of the iPad 1. I used Apple’s own aggressive goal of selling 40 millon iPads in 2011. That’s 3.33 million per month. However, it appears that Apple customers, right…

iPad 2 lands at Toys R UsSo far, Toys R Us is offering the iPad 2 in about 30 states, and only in select stores. The company is also selling cases and other accessories for the iPad 2.Apple sells the iPad through its own stores and online, as well as at other retailers such as…

This is the third in a series of reviews of iPad 2 cases that wrap around the back and sides. Some also come with a screen protector, but the Macally SNAP2-MR does not. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Differences when compared to the previously reviewed Scosche glosSEE and snapSHIELD are immediately obvious. The SNAP2-MR…

This is the second in a series of reviews of iPad 2 cases that wrap around the back and sides. Some also come with a screen protector, and the Scosche glosSEE p2 is one of those. The product is very similar to its sister product, the polycarbonate snapSHIELD reviewed previously, and much of what I said…

This is the first in a series of reviews of iPad 2 cases that wrap around the back and sides. Some also come with a screen protector, and the Scosche snapSHIELD p2 is one of those. The Scosche snapSHIELD p2 iPad 2 case is made of polycarbonate, and is fairly stiff. The case I received…

Bloomberg Businessweek+ for the iPad includes the same content as the printed edition, behind the scenes videos for feature stories, the ability to manage individual issues and search for content across multiple issues, support for sharing articles via Facebook and Twitter, and more.In-app readers will pay US$2.99 for four issues, as opposed to the $4.99…

The training materials include a fact sheet and a page from an employee test about the device. The fact sheet also lists Apple’s Smart Cover, the iPad Camera Connection Kit, and VGA Connector as accessories that will be available at the toy store. Since the introduction of the iPod, and then the iPhone, Apple has…

In a research note to clients covered by AppleInsider, Mr. Whitmore wrote, “We remain skeptical whether the likes of (HP), Dell, Motorola, Samsung and RIMM etc can close the competitive gap on iPad 2. Specifically, iPad challengers must either undercut on price (negative margin implications) and/or offer a superior user experience.” He added, “In aggregate,…

iSkin has introduced the Summit messenger bag style iPad case and it won’t go unnoticed. It is deeply padded in a quilted pattern, made from Italian nylon, very lightweight, and very bright and shiny. Both the original iPad and the iPad 2 with the Apple Smart Cover fit comfortably inside the bag. iSkin Summit Messenger BagThe…

While the idea of a front facing camera makes a lot of sense for FaceTime, many have had a hard time visualizing how to exploit the rear facing camera of an iPad. Here are just a few of the applications I’ve run across or thought of recently, and I’m sure I haven’t thought of everything.…

The biggest change, according to iSupply, is in the batter subsystem, where Apple went from a two-cell battery to a three-cell battery. Doing so allowed Apple to eliminate an injection-molded frame used to support the old battery, and the change resulted in a battery subsytem that is a mere 2.5mm thick, a 59% decrease from…

Many of my friends have asked me if I have bought, or intend to buy an iPad 2, and whether I think they should get one. I’ve read about as much as a body can about Apple’s new baby, but to render any reasonable opinion, I had to get up close and personal with one.…

iPad 2 ship times: Five weeksThe iPad 2 was first available for online orders at 4AM eastern time on Friday, March 11, and within hours was already showing up to three week shipping delays. Customers lined up hundreds deep at stores for the 5PM launch, and many were turned away as inventories were depleted after…

The Smart Cover is Apple’s own iPad 2 cover. It attaches via to the iPad via a magnetic hinge and locks in place with a magnetic latch. It also includes a sensor component that sleeps the iPad when closed, and wakes it back up again when open — much like a laptop lid.Apple’s Smart Cover:…

Opening the iPad 2 is even more difficult than getting inside the original. The front glass is glued down and has to be removed to access the internal components, and there’s a good chance of cracking that glass sheet in the process.iPad 2: From the insideInside, the iPad 2 sports what’s labeled as a 3.8V…

Across town at The Domain Apple Store several hundred more got their iPad 2 fix.  I wandered up and down the line at the Barton Creek Mall Apple Store, talking to people to see why they were there, why they wanted the iPad 2, and why it was worth it to them to wait in…

Apple StoreApple’s own U.S. retail locations will all have iPad 2 inventory available on March 11, which gives potential customers 236 stores around the country to line up at. Employees will need to set up for the launch event, so don’t be surprised when they ask shoppers to step outside about an hour ahead of…

Customers lined up early for an Apple product launchDespite his short line prediction, Mr. Munster expects the iPad 2 will sell out faster than the original iPad model, and that the company will get over a million units into customer’s hands in less than 28 days, according to Business Insider.While Apple will have more locations…

View for iPad supports Wi-Fi and 3G data connections, includes gestures for actions such as clicking, dragging and selecting items, supports Bluetooth and docked keyboards, and includes iPad VGA adapter support for using external monitors and projectors.View for iPad is free and available at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.

So what’s the problem? The problem is that — after the smoke clears and every iPad 2 owner has a copy of iMovie installed and its novelty has worn off — I expect very few people will actually use it. Home gamesIf you have a Mac, you almost certainly own some version of iMovie for…