Inkling
This is what the technology industry have coined the next product they need to create in order to compete in the touch-tablet arena. In a market segment that has been almost completely ignored for more than a decade, suddenly every manufacturer is trying to play catch-up with Apple's iPad. It seems the race to build the iPad killer is on.
Something is brewing over at the Apple labs. It looks like Apple is testing a new iPod, iPad and an unknown device. Appleinsider is reporting that Apple is testing these three iDevices with iOS 4.1. This is based on new configuration descriptors in the iOS's USB configuration files.
I've found an interesting article in the Canadian news paper, The National Post, that outlines how the elderly are opting in for the iPad. It's very forgiving and not as complicated as a regular computer. They can use it for reading, and with the accessibility features it's easy on older eyes.
It seems that the publishers of People magazine may be experiencing some challenges in porting their tree-based publication over to the iPad. In the rush to get issue one out-the-door they may have forgotten about compensating some of the content creation people - aka the photographers.
Hey, it looks like we didn't have to wait too long for someone else to make an iPad arcade cabinet. A UK company, Freekade.com builds small desktop/tabletop arcade cabinets and put one together for the iPad. It's up for auction right now on ebay UK.
One of the awesome things we iPad owners love to do with our iPad is reading. Everything looks great on the big beautiful screen, especially full colour magazines. Esquire has put together a tongue-in-cheek list of things a magazine can do that your iPad can't.
As a new product in a closed ecosystem of development just how well will the iPad be embraced by big business? What are the obstacles and challenges that an IT department must face when it comes to brand new technologies.
This is the coolest iPad dock I've seen in a while. What's even more amazing is that the iPad actually fits in there!
Considering the high cost of the iPad it only makes sense that you may need to share your precious iPad with others in your household. Apple certainly does not make it easy. The device seems to be intentionally designed for single user use. If you do share the iPad than you know all the personal stuff that you can't help but share when you pass it around. I've found an article with some useful tips on sharing.
I know this is old news, but I wanted to post this up here. Back in April, the 1st to be exact, Think Geek advertised this iCade for the iPad. It blew everyone away! It was a hoax, but too bad. I would love one, and so would quite a few other people. I want to share with you all that I am going to build one for myself! Check the side menu for the follow-up.
A while back someone release the circuit layout for a USB charger for the iPad. It seems that Apple made a few adjustments to the standard USB port power requirements that stops almost all, save Apples own computers, from charging the iPad correctly. As usual some enterprising individuals are now producing an adapter that regulates a standard USB ports power so that it will charge your iPad. And hey, it's only $4.95!
If you've been frustrated trying to watch video from Vimeo that was supposed to work on the iPad but just never did, you're in luck. It seems that Vimeo has built in a work-around that will now let iPad viewers watch video form their iDevice. Nice :)
Toodledo
Wired magazine is offering 4 short films for this months issue just for iPad owners who buy the $3.99 app. This is an interesting marketing ploy to encourage the tech savvy to "get with the times" while also bolstering sales of the online edition. Actor and comedian Will Ferrell stars in the shorts.
Duck Hunt: The Game
