iPad

About a year ago, I decided, perhaps like many others, to go all digital with my magazine subscriptions. All the paper magazines my wife and I subscribed to were cluttering up the house and becoming a pain to dispose of in plastic trash bags. It was a grand experiment, and eco-friendly, to convert almost all…

Absolute Software has introduced Computrace Mobile Theft Management (MTM) an iOS loss management and theft recovery solution. Currently, the service is limited to iPad and iPad mini in K-12 education. Computrace MTM goes beyond the built-in iOS features to initiate rapid response service, start the investigation process to obtain evidence for police and prepare court…

Want to hang your iPad from a tree limb?  Too far out? How about on your microphone so you can see your play list, or on the tripod of your camera? Otca has created the Monkey Kit, a unique product that lets you safely hang your iPad anywhere you can wrap a heavy duty “tail” to…

Apple will start up production on the Retina Display version of the iPad mini in June or July, according to NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim. He also said the displays for the new iPad mini will come from LG and not Samsung. “Samsung is currently not in the iPad Mini and they won't be in…

What if you could just swipe sideways to switch between apps on your iPad? Well, you can! Here's how to perform this most innocent of finger gestures. If you have Multitasking Gestures turned on with your iPad or iPad mini, you can use a four finger swipe to switch sideways between apps. Like a sideways…

You have a Mac and an Apple TV, but sometimes you want to watch your movies and TV shows on your iPad. How do you do that without syncing videos to your iPad? It's pretty easy once you enable Home Sharing. To enable Home Sharing on your computer, launch iTunes, the go to File >…

Panic's Status Board for the iPad lets you see all kinds of information at a glance, but its real power comes into play when you start building your own modules to see your own customized information. Sure, that opens up opportunities for coders to design custom modules, but the Panic team also made it fairly…

One would think that with more than 300,000 native iPad apps out there, everything that could be thought of has been thought of. Not quite. Status Board from Panic, Inc. creates a customizable display and platform in the form of a status board that's amazingly easy easy to use and will likely have all kinds…

If you've kept up with these Free on iTunes articles then you'll know that I've talked much about e-zines and how much or how little they've changed the buying and reading habits of the average Joe or Jill. The promises of paying for a transient collection of organized electrical impulses instead of ink and paper…

The iPad Golden Parachute Former Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti has reached a settlement with the university, and the good news is that he gets an iPad. Oh, and US$1.2 million, some insurance, and a car allowance, but when the AP found details of the settlement, it was the money and the iPad that made…

Recent rumors suggest that the second-generation iPad mini will adopt a Retina resolution display that exceeds the pixel density of its larger sibling, but doing so could raise the production cost of the device by more than 30 percent, according to sources speaking with DigiTimes Monday. The iPad mini launched in October with what many…

Occasionally, it may be desirable to convert a PDF file to the MOBI for EPUB format for use on an iPad (or even an iPhone) with, say, the Kindle Reader or iBooks. Here's how to do the conversion on a Mac and load the document onto your iPad or iPhone. First, why might one want…

When Booq designed the Agenda iPad mini case, they took into account the fact that sometimes one needs more than just an iPad. Sometimes you just need quick access to paper and pen. This functional case provides both in an attractive package. This iPad mini case is available in black leatherette or gray jute. The gray…

Newer Technology has just introduced (5 Jan 2013) a full leather folio case for the iPad mini. There is no inner plastic shell that needs to be clipped on; instead, a small flap keeps the iPad in place. A magnet enables sleep/wake, and there are two landscape orientations. A screen protector is included. This case…

Apple may soon add a 128 GB capacity option to its iPad tablet line, according to information found in a beta version of iOS released Saturday and reported by iDownloadBlog. As first discovered by Twitter user iNeal, the fifth and latest beta of iOS 6.1 contains a new reference to a 128 GB partition size.…

Apparent’s new Doxie One scanner is small, portable, and works independent of any computer. With the addition of the appropriate  SD card reader (30-pin or Lightning), it can transfer scans directly to an iPad or iPad mini. Doxie One scanner The Doxie One scanner is 10.5 x 1.7 x 2.2-in (267 x 43 x 56 mm) and…

Sharp, a key Apple supplier for iDevice displays, has “nearly halted production” of the 9.7-inch display found in Apple’s full-sized iPad, according to two sources speaking with Reuters Friday. It is not yet known if the cuts are due to shifting demand to the smaller iPad mini, or a result of an excess in supply…

Actually we're only guessing that's what's going on because the presentation is being made in German. The reality, however, is that you don't need to speak a word of German to see the brilliance in this show and find it to be awesomely entertaining. What we find particularly interesting is that a magician has found…

Cellular-enabled models of the iPad mini will be available in China later this month, according to statements reportedly made by Apple CEO Tim Cook to Chinese reporters Thursday. Wi-Fi-only versions of the iPad mini launched in early December in the country, but stricter regulations delayed a cellular-enabled version while the company sought licenses from the…

UPDATE [7:55 PM EST]: TMO has received confirmation from a Daily Post representative that the newspaper clipping, and the story, are indeed true. The article's author, Angela Ruggiero, has also taken to Twitter confirm the story's authenticity. A scanned newspaper clipping purporting to be from the January 4th edition of Palo Alto’s Daily Post appeared online…

Many Android-based devices were unwrapped on Christmas Day, causing a surge in Android tablet web traffic that knocked the iPad down over 7 percent, according to web advertising research firm Chitika on Wednesday. The iPad, which dominates overall web traffic among tablet devices, saw its share of traffic fall 7.14 percent after the holiday, while…

I find that folks always get frustrated with moving images between events in iPhoto. Of course, there are tons of ways you could do that, but the method I use is pretty simple. To try it out, first you'll go through your iPhoto Library and flag pictures that you want to add to a particular…

You've just dropped a small fortune on iPad minis as gifts for friends and family and now your discretionary spending account is as bare as Mother Hubbard's cupboard. While getting a mini is enough to get a squeal of delight even from Aunt Prudence, you'd like to do something more. After all, without great apps,…

As the iPad has evolved and grown more capable, it becomes possible to think about ditching your Mac (or PC) and living solely with an iPad. Here are some of the considerations, techniques and apps to help you decide if that's something you can do … now or very soon. Key Considerations The first thing…