All Things D reports this morning that Apple’s iPad is an incredible success. And why wouldn’t it be? Amongst the continuing criticism, people are genuinely interested in the slate form factor. So interested in fact, that 200,000 iPads are flying off the shelf each week. This honestly seems like a high number to me, but with Mac sales already surpassed, the iPad is reported to now be closing in on the iPhone 3GS. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky suggests that since sales are so strong, Apple will sell 8 million iPads by the time 2010 is done with. That’s a strong number sir, and only time will tell.
iPads Selling Like Hotcakes
New Apple TV Functions Patented
Though a new model isn’t in sight, Patently Apple reports that Apple’s little hobby could be getting some new software functions. Apple may be opening the Apple TV up for use by third party controllers, in which your Sony remote could be paired with the Apple TV after a learning session. Some other interesting notes include that Apple may be considering allowing users to run iPhone applications on their big screen TV, either for answering calls, playing games, or interacting with applications like Mobile Safari. Though we know how (poorly) scaling apps worked on the iPad, would you want to use iPhone applications on your HD TV? Make sure to check the screen after the break.
iFixit’s Latest Macbook Teardown
That didn’t take long. The guys over at iFixit have already torn apart the new Macbook, with some interesting results revealing a slightly larger battery:
“The battery looks very similar to the previous one. So similar, in fact, that it’s identical in size and shape, and has the same model number (A1331).
The battery in the A1342 Mid 2010 is 65 watt-hours and weighs 355 grams.
In contrast, the earlier A1342 has a battery of 60 watt-hours and weighs 347.5 grams.”
Check out the photos of the teardown after the break.
iPad Stands, Mounts, Coming Soon
TUAW has come across a couple new interesting products to supplement our iPads, with the first being a stand. A four pound solid steel stand that is. Starting at $59.99, the Stabile iPad stand promises to turn your iPad into a wee little iMac.
The second product, the Pad Bracket, wants to mount your iPad directly to the wall . I don’t know if I want to use my iPad nailed to the wall all day (for $24.95), but it would be a great for quickly storing your iPad out of the way as you enter the office.
Check out the links to see if any of these suit your fancy. Else, maybe you like to find an iPad Case from our friends at iPad Case Finder.
Will AT&T Bring Tethering to the Next iPhone?
Mac|Life has discovered a feature in the newest iPhone Beta that may be revealing AT&T’s plans to enable tethering. With the next Android update posed to allow Wi-Fi tethering built in (no more rooting), it’d be smart for Apple to do the same. While we don’t know what networks will allow tethering (or whether they’ll charge extra for it) on the Android side of things, AT&T’s reputation would be substantially improved if they set the standard by giving us free tethering. I do have dreams ya know.
[via Mac|Life]
CourseNotes 1.1 for iPad Brings Sketching
We’ve reviewed CourseNotes in the past, but the new 1.1 update for the iPad gives you the option to sketch to your heart’s content. While I feel it’s a little convoluted in execution, at least you can jot down all those smiley faces you’ve been dreaming up. Screenshot after the break.
Apple Files Trademark For…The Apple Store Design
Ok, so Apple has been filing a lot of trademarks lately. I guess that’s good news, they have a lot of stuff coming up and they want to protect it. We’ve seen icons, trackpads, devices, multitouch technologies - today Slashgear has found out that Apple filed a trademark for the “stinctive design and layout” of Apple retail stores.
Display Recorder for iPhone, Perfect for Screencasts
Ryan Petrich (developer of many Cydia apps like ProSwitcher, Inspell and Action Menu) has released a new utility called Display Recorder which allows you to capture high quality video of your iPhone.
iPad apps: Get Ready for the Second Wave
Andy Ihnatko over at Macworld:
“The iPad has been available for a few weeks now and I’m disappointed to find that one of my predictions seems to be coming true: the iPad won’t truly be “out” for another few months, when developers have finally had enough time with a real iPad in their hands to design true iPad-focused apps. Most of the freshman class seem to be either embiggened editions of iPhone hits or apps that bear the fingerprints of mouse-and-keyboard user interface design.
The brilliance of the iPad is the understanding that many notebook features aren’t relevant in a slate computer. I’m likely to use external hard drives and printers with a notebook. Not so with a slate. So why bother cutting three USB ports into it, and adding all kinds of troublesome third-party device drivers to the OS? And why bother adding all kinds of features to an app that will only be used 1% of the time, and which ruin the clean lines of the interface every time the app is launched?”