iPad

According to Apple, iPad owners averaged about three app downloads and one ebook download within the first few hours of unwrapping their iPad boxes.Apple unveiled the iPad at a special media event in January, and began taking pre-orders and reservations on March 12. The company began selling the iPad on April 3rd.The iPad is a…

Twitter user MuscleNerd sprung the news that an iPad had been jailbroken by Twitter user comex on Sunday. Since the iPad runs a version of the iPhone OS, hackers assumed they would be able to jailbreak the iPad to install and run apps that aren’t available at Apple’s App Store. Since the hack isn’t publicly available…

In episode 1.19, “Game Changer,” Phil is planning on waiting in line to get a new iPad on his birthday, both of which take place on the same day in the episode. Phil’s wife, Claire, wanting to do something nice on his birthday, volunteers to do the line-sitting for him. And zany hijinks ensue -…

Like last time, Mr. Packer is out on the sidewalk in front of the store sitting in a folding chair patiently waiting for the doors to open on Saturday morning. A Hungarian tourist interviewed Mr. Packer while he waits alone in his line of one and posted the video on YouTube, too. [Thanks to TechCrunch…

Apparently the security company has guards stationed at UPS facilities around the clock to make sure that none of the iPad packages slip away into the night, and it seems likely that they’ll show up at Apple’s retail locations when iPad shipments arrive. Apple stationed guards at its own stores ahead of iPhone launches, too.The…

Mr. Marshall expects that when the iPad launches this Saturday, most titles from the major book publishers will be available, along with a growing list of magazines and newspapers from publishers such as Condé Nast and Time. Apple’s iTunes Store already offers over 12 million songs that are iPad compatible, over 8,500 movies and 55,000…

The app was developed by the same company that developed “Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac“ and “Learn the iPhone 3G.” “We all want to have multiple apps open at once on the iPad. Now you can with our widget-like apps,” said Saied Ghaffari, CEO of It’s About Time Products. Mini apps 1.0 ships with a…

Companies such as MyUS, Shipito, Borderlinx specialize in ordering from U.S.-based retailers that don’t ship outside the country, handling the transaction, and then shipping the product to its final destination. In that vein, several of these companies had offered iPad shipments outside the U.S., where the iPad won’t be offered until a month or more…

The confirmation email states “When you come in to pick up your iPad, you’ll be directed to a line for those with reservations. We’ll have Specialists ready to help you set up your iPad, free workshops, and more. We look forward to seeing you at the store.”The confirmation also lists which Apple Store location the…

Unnamed sources with close ties to Apple’s retail activities claim both April 24 and 25 have been tagged as blackout dates, meaning employees can’t request those days off. Blackout dates typically indicate Apple anticipates extremely high traffic, which goes along with new product launches.Apple is launching the iPad in the United States on April 3,…

iPad Camera Connection KitThe kit includes a USB camera cable adapter and SD card reader that connect to the iPad’s Dock port, and Apple says the iPad supports importing standard photo formats such as JPEG and RAW.The iPad is Apple’s new multimedia tablet computer device. It includes a 9.7-inch multitouch display, supports most iPhone apps,…

Fujitsu filed its own trademark claim on the iPad name in 2003, and after Apple introduced its own iPad product in January, expressed interest in keeping the name for itself. “It’s our understanding that the name is ours,” commented Masahiro Yamane, Fujitsu’s director of public relations.The company, however, let the trademark filing expire, but reactivated its…

Yesterday, we reported that Apple had signed The Perseus Group to the iPad, a company described as the largest independent publisher, and the sixth major publishing house to sign up for Apple’s iBooks Store. Workman brings the number of known publishers to have signed a deal to seven. Workman reportedly agreed to the same terms…

The Magic Sleeve is shipping now, and is priced at US$32.90. Apple’s iPad goes on sale April 3rd, 2010. The Magic Sleeve comes in a variety of designs, as desmonstrated in the image below. Magic Sleeve from Fabrix

Prior to Apple’s announcement that iPad pre-orders would begin on March 12 and that the multimedia tablet and ebook reader would ship on April 3, reports surfaced claiming that parts suppliers were causing delays in the product launch. Canaccord Adams analyst, Peter Misek, said at the beginning of March that production problems would delay the…

“If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee. The service costs $99, plus $6.95 shipping.” In other words, when your iPad needs a new battery, Apple will replace the entire iPad for about $100 rather than install a…

The description says: “This gorgeous diamond studded iPad features 11.43 carats of diamonds, hand-set in a micro-pave styling. The diamonds are graded G/H in color and VS2/SI1 in clarity.” Now you know what to get the tech geek who has everything.

The replacement process will take about a week, and doesn’t include transferring data from your original iPad to your replacement. The iPad battery replacement process is handled by Apple’s own retail stores, Apple Technical Support, and Apple Authorized Service Providers.The iPad is a multimedia tablet device with a 9.7-inch touch screen interface. It includes Bluetooth…

Apple introduced the iPad at a special media event in January, and began taking pre-orders on Friday. The multimedia tablet will be available in stores on April 3.The iPad is a multimedia tablet that supports movie and music playback, includes an ebook reader and ebook store, supports most iPhone apps, and sports a 9.7-inch multitouch…

The iPad Web page states “So if you have a business trip or vacation approaching, just sign up for the month you’ll be traveling and cancel when you get back. You don’t need to visit a store to get 3G service. You can sign up, check your data usage, manage your account, or cancel your…

Adding fuel to the original fire was a revelation by the company Mission:Repair, which received iPad repair parts on February 1 and posted a photo of an iPad frame that shows a spot where the iSight from a MacBook Pro fit perfectly.So why cut those videoconferencing icons from the SDK, if the first-generation iPad doesn’t…

The web page also describes AT&T’s 3G service as “an overloaded network with limited coverage.” The latter is something that Verizon has repeatedly attacked AT&T on with its successful maps ads, showing much wider 3G coverage across the United States. After AT&T was unable to halt those ads in court, the company retorted with ads…

Apparently Jezper Soderlund of Sweden emailed Mr. Jobs asking whether or not the iPad offers tethering support. Mr. Jobs’s response was a simple “No,” according to Gizmodo.Tethering is the process of sharing your mobile phone’s wireless data connection with another device, such as a laptop, or in the the case of many hopeful consumers, the…

Since Apple’s App Store is already in full swing, and the iPad will be able to run almost all of the apps that are currently available for the iPhone, the iPad will ship with a long list of software titles ready to go. As developers release iPad-specific versions of their apps, the potential usefulness of…