This Week's Sponsor:

TRMNL

The E-ink Companion For Your Favorite Tools

Posts tagged with "iPad"

2011: The Year Of Two iPads?

The next-generation iPad, dubbed “iPad 2” so far, is likely to be released between March and April. According to recent speculation, it will include a faster processor, more RAM, a thinner and lighter design and a front-facing camera for FaceTime. At this point, with even the Wall Street Journal weighing in to confirm the iPad 2 existence and release in the next few months, it seems pretty much obvious that we’ll see an iPad 2 within 10 weeks from today.

Still, two posts published by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber today open up to a new possibility: that Apple will release two new iPads in 2011, with a second one – let’s call it iPad 3 – due for a September release. Read more

iPad Vs. Other Tablets Comparison

With today’s announcement of the HP TouchPad, we have a new tablet on the horizon. Even though HP says the device has “planned availability this summer”, the un-announced release date and pricing info don’t make the TouchPad any less interesting than it is. Personally, I think webOS was meant for tablets: beautiful and elegant multitasking interface, attention to details, sweet notification system, great photos app with full Facebook integration. And we’ve only seen a demo today. Overall, the TouchPad is promising and - this is the best part in my opinion - it could be the device not from Apple the Apple geeks will love.

In the comparison chart above, Engadget takes a look at the various tablets coming our way soon and the current generation iPad. The original iPad (which at this point should be refreshed very soon) still holds up pretty well, although the Motorola Xoom will sport a higher resolution screen (with 0.3 inches more, though) and the BlackBerry Playbook will have a dual core Cortex A9 processor. The iPad doesn’t have cameras, lacks a gyroscope and has only 256 MB of RAM.

The problem most of these tablets will have to face is the upcoming iPad 2 which is rumored to be faster, lighter, thinner and camera equipped. With iOS 5 also on the horizon for a June release, HP will have to consider both the new Apple hardware and software if they’re really pushing for a mid-summer release of the TouchPad.

MacStories Product Review: Ten One Design Pogo Stylus

Many people would tell you that you don’t need a pen to enjoy touchscreen devices. For the most part it’s true: the iPad shines as fingers flick photos into sharing bins and users check off another todo item in Things. Pen input is old fashioned, and quite frankly there isn’t a successful way to do it on a capacitive touchscreen. Though what would happen if we took the pen away from a poet, or a brush away from a canvas painter? Ten One Design defies finger philosophy with an elegant solution for the iPhone 4, iPod touch, and iPad with the popular Pogo Stylus.

Read more

#MacStoriesDeals - HUGE Wednesday

Another great day for app savings! Today Gameloft, Capcom & Sega have started their 99¢ sale. Here’s today’s deals on iOS, Mac, and Mac App Store apps that are on sale for a limited time, so get ‘em while they’re hot!

Read more

What Happens When Twitter for iPad Meets Youtube? YouPad

Call it a ripoff or “design inspiration”, an iPad app called YouPad, available in the App Store at $1.99, takes the experience and design elements seen in Twitter’s official iPad client and mixes them with Youtube. The result, as you can see from the screenshots, is quite…curious.

The FalconsApp developers claim that the app has been featured in Apple’s “New & Awesome” category, and while we still have to see such a section show up in the App Store, we do believe them when they say YouPad provides a revolutionary way to browse Youtube. Twitter for iPad was very innovative, too. The app seems to feature the same stacking panels navigation, the same background, the same sidebar with icons to browse different sections of Loren Brichter’s application. We can’t judge on stability and animations, but these developers sure have a thing for this kind of interface.

But hey – perhaps it really is a revolutionary app. If you dare to go ahead and purchase YouPad, it’s only $1.99 in the App Store. If you, however, don’t like Twitter for iPad at all, then you should stay away from this one.

Penultimate for iPad Adds AirPrint Support, Multi-Page Actions

Penultimate is one of the most popular productivity apps for the iPad that was featured by Apple several times in the past (it still holds the #3 position in the Top Paid chart) and we covered as well during its update cycle. When the iPad was released last year, Penultimate was one of the first apps to become really, really popular among early adopters and grant the developers thousands of dollars in revenue.

The latest update to Penultimate, version 2.3, adds full support for AirPrint (iOS 4.2 or later required) and multiple page actions that allow users to email, print or delete different sets of pages within a single notebook. Together with other stability and performance improvements, Penultimate really stands out in the handwriting / sketching panorama of apps for iPad.

Penultimate is available at $0.99 in the App Store.

iPad Run Over By Chrysler PT Cruiser, Still Works

See the iPad above? That’s what happens when a Chrysler PT Cruiser, this lovely car, runs over it with its front and rear wheels. The “problem”, or perhaps the most surprising thing in this accident, is that the iPad still works. The glass is shattered, but the Home button / multitouch / accelerometer are all working.

As reported by our friends at TUAW, the iPad was inside a standard Apple Case when the PT Cruiser ran over it and as you can see in the video after the break the device is completely functional. Sure, it might not be a wise move to keep using that iPad with all that broken glass on screen, but this says a lot about the build quality and durability of Apple’s products over time and against the most serious accidents.

At least that poor iPad didn’t get shot like this MacBook. Read more

World Of Goo Sells 125K In First Month: 2D Boy Talks Sales, Strategies, And Consoles

World of Goo has had incredible sales as it launched on the iPad, eventually reaching the #2 spot after a $5 price drop from $10 and lots of press coverage. In its first month of sales, the Mac famous strategy slash flubber-venture sold approximately 125,000 copies in the iPad’s App Store, having been exalted by the media on numerous occasions as well as by Apple, deservedly featuring World of Goo on the store’s front page. 2D Boy has published a rather lengthy analysis on their indie title, and we encourage you to click past the break for an overview of some of the finer points.

Read more

MacStories Product Review: Sena Folio Case for iPad

It is no secret Sena makes beautiful products. From travel cases to sleeves and integrated keyboard folio designs, Sena’s leather quality and manufacturing process is top notch. In fact, I don’t think any other company I know of makes better leather accessories than Sena’s. Over the past weeks I’ve been able to test a Folio Case for the iPad, an elegant case with a portfolio book design that adds a very “sophisticated” tone to the device. Read more