Archive | iPad

27 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

iPad can now double as a TV. Why do I still not have one?

I’m convinced that with each passing day, a team of programmers are working around the clock to create new features and cool applications for the iPad with the sole purpose of “rubbing it in my face” that I still don’t have one. Seriously. I mean, Elgato has just announced a device that will stream live [...]

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12 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

At this rate, there may be no point in waiting for a Hulu iPad app.

CBS has slowly begun to roll out an HTML5 version of it’s site to cater to mobile devices lacking Flash support. More specifically, the iPad. This is great news for iPad users and hopefully a trend that the other networks continue to follow. While ABC does not have an HTML5 version of it’s site, it [...]

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07 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

I went to see it again. Want it even more now. Going to review iPad stands to pass the time.

Well, that was a mistake. I went to the Apple store again. This time they had the ABC app installed as a demo and I was able to watch Lost. It was amazing. I tried out typing on the iPad and was impressed how quickly I got the hang of it. It got me thinking. [...]

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06 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Case turns iPad into Iron Man 2/ACDC netbook

The only thing surprising about this case is how soon it came out. I fully expected all of the “case designers” to come out of the woodwork when the iPad was announced with their crazy ideas on what consumers want to protect their iPad but figured it would take some time for all of the [...]

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30 April 2010 ~ 4 Comments

It’s the Crappy iPad Giveaway That Will Probably Never Happen!

It’s iPad 3G release day and guess what? I seem to be stalled at $13.02 worth of donations. Yay! The thought that this is actually going to work is starting to fade. Granted, my strategy of “begging for money for a luxury gadget during a recession” probably isn’t the most well thought out plan. But [...]

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22 April 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Oh cool. Now I can pay for Hulu. (ugh) Does this mean we at least get an iPad app?

With the announcement that Hulu will launch a paid subscription service on May 24th, analyts are speculating that this means the rumored iPad Hulu app is on it’s way as well. The $9.95/month service is being called “Hulu Plus” and will give users access to additional episodes and a more comprehensive selection.
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21 April 2010 ~ 2 Comments

New possibility in continuing quest to not pay for another data plan

One thing that has been nagging me about the iPad is how I will get a connection for it (assuming I ever get one). At home it’s no issue. I’ll have WiFi always on. However, I live in the “so desperately wants to be a real city” called Orlando where ever-present WiFi is but a [...]

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16 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

iPad gets ability to play ANY video codec (sorta)

One of the common complaints about the iPad (and any Apple product in their ecosystem) is the lack of video codec support. Apple restricts all their devices to various flavors of H.264 encoding and not much else. Numerous hacks are floating around the internets to allow devices like the Apple TV and iPhone to play [...]

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16 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Someone’s about to lose their iPad.

A reader from TechCrunch has asked his girlfriend of almost 3 years to marry him using his newly purchased iPad. Zach took his girlfriend to the spot where they first met two and a half years ago and gave her headphones to listen to a slideshow he created. The slideshow was photos of them set [...]

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15 April 2010 ~ 2 Comments

New plan. Figure out how to fly to China for free. Spend $130 for this. Explain to my wife it’s technically not an iPad.

Engadget has a great write up on a fantastic piece of hardware from China. Moonse (you like how I reference them as if you’ve heard of the brand?) has a new tablet called the E-7001. It sports a 7-inch touchscreen, runs Android 1.5, an SD card slot, built in Wi-Fi, a front-facing camera and a [...]

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