There’s not too many right triangles I’d love to nuzzle against my chubby cheeks, but if my peach fuzz were to caress any iPad stand, the Wedgepad beanbag would be a solid first choice.

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It’s been a while since I first reviewed Pulse for iPad. For those who don’t know, Pulse was one of the first “visual news readers” to come out on the tablet: it allows you to browse news from your favorite sources in an innovative interface that makes it easy to read, check out pictures, share and like posts.

In these past months (and after a pretty controversial removal from the App Store), the developers have focused on fixes (the app is very smooth now), readability, Google Reader integration (nice, Flipboard needs this) and, with the latest update, news curation.

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I love when iTunes asks me to update apps like Reeder by Silvio Rizzi. Reeder for iPad, possibly the best RSS reader app for iPad out there, has just been updated to version 1.1. The new version introduces an improved article layout, image zooming, better video handling and lots of bug fixes and performance improvements. Oh, and the app will now use the apple-touch-icon even if the file is smaller than 120 x 120.

You can find the app here at $4.99. Be sure to check out our review if you missed it. Again, must-have.

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With Things and OmniFocus obviously being the best contenders for getting things done on the iPad, you may be forgetting about the simple things in life – mainly those basic checklists you used to keep on your night table. While someone like me could certainly put the workhorse that is OmniFocus through its paces, I realize that not all of you need such a solution for your daily reminders. When Chicken Studios contacted us about Tisk Task, I thought you’d be interested.

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There never seems to be an absence of really great reference applications landing on the iPad’s doorstep. Just as we begin to beg for the next cool thing, some slick company pushes out their latest discovery service which allows us to further interact with our favorite content. Discover by Cooliris, like Flipboard, transforms Wikipedia into a unique magazine experience that’s irresistible  to touch.

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Gadgets gone wrong, or must-have thing of this holiday season? I’m pretty confident a zillion of crazy iPad users will buy it, and love it.

Wired talks about a new product, the FridgePad:

“Made of aluminum with a big old magnet on the back to keep it firmly stuck to the fridge, the FridgePad holds the iPad with four plastic corner clips. Once secured to the door of the smallest and coldest room in the house, you can use the iPad to play music, podcasts or audiobooks, show you recipes or, well, anything the iPad can do. The more I think about it, the more it is clear how perfect the iPad is as a kitchen computer. And if you’re really messy when you cook, you could even slip the whole rig, magnet and all, into the ziploc bag and just slap that onto the refrigerator.”

You know what? Give me a great calendar app and I’m gonna stick my baby to the fridge. Maybe. But only if it comes with additional Ballmer stickers.

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Currently the 10th Top Grossing iPad application on the App Store, LogMeIn Ignition always seems to spark a bit of curiosity with iPad owners. For $30, what exactly are you getting with your remote application? I spent some time at home and in the real world testing LogMeIn Ignition for the past couple of weeks, and I have to say I’m pleasantly impressed with the quality of LogMeIn’s application, and I think it’s just about perfect for anyone who needs to access their desktop computer while mobile.

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OmniFocus for iPad is out, but I’m sure many of you iPad owners out there don’t need all the features of OmniGroup’s huge software to get things done. Maybe you just need to remember what to do every single day, you don’t need contexts, tags, OTA sync and insert another must-have GTD feature here.

Your only concern is that you always forget what to do. If so, take a look at Random Accident’s first iPad app, Today’s List.

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