Track iPad Sales in Real-Time [Apps]
Apple announced that it sold 300,000 iPads on day one, but if you want to get a real-time update of iPad sales — to turn a marketing slogan — there’s a website for that! The Chitka advertising network has set up a page that attempts to estimate the number of iPads sold based on unique […]
First iPad Car Installation [VIDEO]
It was one of those “waiting to happen” customizations from the get-go: The iPad has been installed in a car dashboard. A project of Sound Man Car Audio in Santa Clarita, CA, the installation video below shows the dock connector hook into an Onkyo ND-S1 Digital Media Transport, Audison Bit One D/A converter and, appropriately […]
iPad Peek: See How Your Website Looks on the iPad
The iPad is finally available, and it’s already residing in the hands of some 700,000 people who bought it. In a couple of months, the iPad user base will become big enough for web developers to start paying attention to how their website looks on the iPad. iPad Peek is a nifty tool that lets […]
Can You Blog From an iPad? I Just Did
Disclaimer: I wrote and published this post, in its entirety, from my iPad. Apple’s “magical and revolutionary device” is supposed to be the ultimate content consumption tool. You can play music, watch movies, and surf the web, all from a device that is meant to be smaller, more focused, and more elegant than a netbook […]
HOW TO: Get Started with the iPad
The iPad has landed and although you’ve likely been reading about it for weeks — if not months — now we can finally explore what Apple’s new device is capable of doing. Given that the device is new to all of us, we thought it appropriate to walk you through the steps to set up […]
Magic Piano for iPad Is Music to Our Ears [Video Review]
Magic Piano by Smule was one of the iPad apps we couldn’t wait to try; now we’ve tried it and we’re in love. While many view the iPad as a device to consume content, if Magic Piano is any indication it’s also going to be a device to help create music. I got to speak […]
Coke Zero to Stream Final Four Concert Live on Facebook Walls
Hey, the iPad isn’t the only big event on April 3 — the two semifinal games in the NCAA Final Four tournament are also taking place! Before the games begin, Coke Zero will kick off a huge concert at 1:45pm ET that will stream live on Facebook. This is the first time that a live […]
Waiting in Line for the iPad [VIDEO]
Today, the mythical iPad finally saw the light of day (for common folk — dudes like Stephen Colbert and Letterman have had one for a while now), and being the dutiful journos that we are, we were there, camera in hand. We talked to folks who had been on line since Thursday, iPad revelers and […]
FRIDAY POLL: Which iPad Apps are You Most Excited About?
Yes, it’s that time once again, folks — time for the Weekly Poll! So… Have you heard about this thing called the iPad? I think it’s coming out… tomorrow? Yeah, with Steve Jobs’s shiny baby popping up all over TV, pre-orders rolling in and folks already in line to snag one (even if they are […]
Marvel Comics Arrive on the iPad
When people talk about content on the iPad, they mostly mention books, video, TV, and games. But there are many other niches which fit the iPad’s 9.7” screen perfectly, and one of the more important ones is comics. It wasn’t hard to predict that big comic publishing houses will jump on the opportunity; you never […]
Amazon Halts Sales of Some eBooks in Publisher Pricing War
The Amazon vs. Apple digital book pricing war wages on as Amazon halts sales of certain electronic titles from publishers Penguin and Hachette. The war began shortly after the iPad was first announced, when Amazon halted sales of Macmillan books in response to collapsed pricing negotiations. Whereas Amazon had previously dealt with publishers under a […]
Hulu iPad App on the Way, Possibly Subscription Model? [RUMOR]
It comes as a shock to no one that Hulu is most probably working on an iPad app, as four different sources have told the New York Times. Those sources also say the company is interested in testing out a subscription model in the iPad version. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, who has been traditionally tight-lipped […]
Adobe Flash Now Officially a Part of Google Chrome
Although Adobe Flash is already installed on virtually every computer, Google has announced that all downloads of its Chrome web browser will now include the plug-in. Rumored since Monday, Google’s blog post on the partnership adds a few details about what we can expect from the integration. One of the key benefits to Chrome users […]
Who Will Buy the iPad? [STATS]
Wondering just who put in a pre-order for the coveted iPad? The NPD Group just released a new market research report assessing consumer awareness and interest in Apple’s iPad. Unsurprisingly, current Apple owners are most excited about the product — 24% of Apple owners said they were very interested or extremely interested in buying an […]
iPad to be Sold at Best Buy on Day One? [PIC]
Apple appears to have run out of iPads for shipping on launch day, but iPad buyers might have another option: a leaked image (above) from Best Buy appears to show that the retailer will stock iPads at 675 of its stores on Saturday, April 3. Apple had already announced that iPads would be available at […]