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3.27 Million iPads Sold Since Launch

Jul 21, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad
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Apple reported in their earnings for the previous quarter that a total of 3.27 million iPads has been sold.

The Company began selling iPads during the quarter, with total sales of 3.27 million.

  • April 3rd – 300,000 WiFi iPads sold on launch day
  • April 8th – 450,000 iPads Sold total 5 days after launch, 3.5 Million iPad Apps and 600,000 iBooks downloaded
  • April 10th – 500,000 iPad Units sold in its first week
  • May 3rd – 1,000,000 iPad Users in 28 days since launch
  • May 31st – 2,000,000 iPad Owners after its International Launch
  • June 21 – 3,000,000 iPads in 80 days
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iPad Hits Nine More Countries This Friday

Jul 19, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad
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iPad-discount-Teachers-StudentsWith 3 million units sold in just 80 days, the international expansion of  9 more countries will only contribute to the massively growing iPad sales number. In a press release today, Apple announced that the iPad will hit these nine countries this friday including Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore. With many more in later this year.

Customers will be able to purchase an iPad through Apple’s own retail stores and authorized resellers.

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StealthArmor for iPad Review

Jul 11, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, iPad Accessories, iPad Accessories Review
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If you’re looking for a skin for your iPad that has a good balance between protection and beauty, StealthArmor may be your best bet. The StealthArmor for iPad from Fusion of Ideas is a really thin adhesive cover that comes in a wide range of variety of finishes for the back of the iPad including carbon, leather, wood, brushed metal. You can also opt to pay extra to add an additional screen protector or laser etching service for the armor.

We received one of the skin (Brushed Metal) for review and the company was generous enough to laser engrave our logo on it.

Included in the box is a squeegee, actual armor, application spray, instructions, and optional screen protector if you purchased it.

Installation of the back armor was surprisingly a breeze compared to other similar application process like the  invisibleSHIELD™ that requires the squeegeeing of bubbles. Simply spray the adhesive side of the armor with the fluid getting it wet enough to align/fix and squeegee out the bubbles. The entire installation of the armor took less than 10 minutes and the outcome is pretty darn good I must say.

Price point for the armor ranges from $45 to $75 for different finsishes, with the screen protector being $25. You can find more details and purchase info here.

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Quick Review: Brenthaven Bill-Fold iPad Sleeve

Jun 30, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad Accessories, iPad Accessories Review, iPad Case, iPad Cases
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This environmentally friendly iPad protective sleeve here is made of recycled billboard material on the outside and the inside a soft material. It’s not the best looking iPad sleeve out there, but it features this unique system that when empty the sleeve is flat and with a simple fold of 2 Velcro strips it fits the iPad (See what I mean below in the photos). The iPad fits snuggly inside but this one is not a looker.

You can get the Brenthaven Bill-Fold iPad Sleeve for $35 here.

Features

  • Folds for excellent corner protection
  • No two sleeves are the same design
  • 100% recycled Billboard materials on external shell
  • 100% recycled marketing materials
  • 100% manufactured in America (Seattle actually)
  • 100% lifetime guarantee

Tech Spec

  • Name: Bill-Fold iPad Sleeve – Variating Colors
  • Model #: 2262
  • Weight: 0 lb.
  • External Dimensions: 11.75″w x 9.5″h x 1.25″d
  • Internal Dimensions: 9.5″w x 8″h x 1″d
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Review: Amzer Soft Case for the iPad

Jun 30, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, iPad Accessories, iPad Accessories Review, iPad Case
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Sent our way a while ago for review is the Amzer iPad Soft Case, it’s a pretty standard rubber case that fits the iPad tightly and has cutouts for all the ports and access to the buttons. It even has a viewing window on the back for the apple logo. The texture of the case is just like any other rubber cases out there, which is great if your iPad is always slipping off your hand and shock absorption from drops of course. All around an affordable case that does what the other more expensive cases offer.

This case is available in Purple, Baby Pink, Black, Blue, Green, Grey, Hot Pink, White, Maroon Red and Orange.

Price point: $19.95 + shipping will get you one of these cases from our iPad Accessories Store

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Hulu Plus: Hulu on the iPad

Jun 29, 2010 by Philip Lam in Hulu Plus, Hulu iPad, iPad, iPhone 4
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Remember the rumor on Hulu possibly coming to mobile devices such as the iPad in subscription form? Well, it’s true. Hulu just announced Hulu Plus, a $10/Month service that lets subscribers stream current seasons of shows in its entirety in HD. Hulu Plus are supported on your PC, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and even your TV. With PS3 support coming soon and Xbox 360 in early 2011.

Hulu are accepting invites to the Hulu Plus Preview now, with official release in July.

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3,000,000 iPads in 80 Days

Jun 22, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, iPad Sales
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ipad-sales-3-millionApple just loves to boast about its iPad sales every once in a while. 3,000,000 units in just  80 days is indeed impressive.

Update to the iPad Sales Timeline, once again:

  • April 3rd – 300,000 WiFi iPads sold on launch day
  • April 8th – 450,000 iPads Sold total 5 days after launch, 3.5 Million iPad Apps and 600,000 iBooks downloaded
  • April 10th – 500,000 iPad Units sold in its first week
  • May 3rd – 1,000,000 iPad Users in 28 days since launch
  • May 31st – 2,000,000 iPad Owners after its International Launch
  • June 21 – 3,000,000 iPads in 80 days
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How to: Open and Sync PDF files on iBooks for iPad

Jun 21, 2010 by Philip Lam in Sync PDF iBooks, iBooks, iBooks PDF, iBooks PDF Sync, iPad iBooks PDF
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For those that are having trouble getting the new iBooks (Version 1.1+) to mix with PDFs, here’s 2 really simple ways to activate the “PDFs” tab and sync PDF files in iBooks on the iPad.

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Sync PDFs as iBooks on iTunes

  1. Update iBooks to 1.1 if you haven’t done so yet
  2. Open iTunes and click on the “Books” tab under Library section
  3. Drag & Drop your PDFs right in iTunes while you’re in the Books tab
  4. Connect your iPad to your computer, click on “Books” within the iPad data sync window
  5. You’ll see the PDFs you just dragged and just simply Sync ‘em to your iPad

PDF via Email Method

  1. Send yourself an email with the PDF(s) attached
  2. Go to the Mail app (Not the browser) on the iPad and open the email you just sent
  3. Tap the PDF file listed to download
  4. Tap on it again to view the PDF
  5. Tap on the “Open In…” button on the top right and choose iBooks
  6. You now have the “PDFs” tab in iBooks

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to put them in the comments below or feel free to shoot me an email about it. And if you liked the the guide, please bookmark us or subscribe to our RSS feed (Or do it via Pulse News Reader) for future iPad news, guides, accessories review, giveaways and more!

Here’s a picture guide if you’re having trouble following:

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iBooks 1.1 Update for iPad Available Now

Jun 21, 2010 by Philip Lam in iBooks, iOS 4, iPad
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While the iPhones and iPod Touches are enjoying the highly anticipated iOS 4 that was released earlier this afternoon, iPad users that wishes for native Multitasking, Folders, etc, features that comes with iOS 4, will have to do with Jailbreaks a couple of more months(iOS 4 for iPad hits this Fall)…

iBooks-1.1-app-iconBut one good news for iPad users today is that an update for iBooks is available for download now in the app store.

Here’s the change log for iBooks 1.1 for iPad:

  • Open and read PDF documents from Mail. PDF documents will be added to your library and appear on the PDF bookshelf. You can even search PDFs for words or phrases and bookmark your favorite pages.
  • Take advantage of new ways to bookmark. In addition to highlighting a word or a passage, you can now also add notes or bookmark an entire page with the new page ribbon.
  • Keep your bookmarks, notes, and your current page wirelessly in sync between iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with the new automatic bookmark syncing feature.
  • See your book pages in a new font, called Georgia.
  • Read your books on white or sepia colored pages.
  • Choose left or fully justified text layout from Settings.
  • Read pages with greater ease by increasing to even larger font sizes.
  • Enjoy greater stability and better performance.
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iPad Accessories Review: Speck PixelShield

Jun 20, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, iPad Accessories, iPad Accessories Review, iPad Sleeve
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Known for their high quality cases and sleeves, Speck is offering several stylish accessories available now for the iPad. One of the iPad Speck accessory we had the pleasure of reviewing is the PixelShield.

It’s both a carry case and protective sleeve if you will. It’s made specially for the iPad, making it a snap to slide in the iPad. Like the name suggests there are pixel squares covering all over the exterior of the sleeve which is comfortable to the touch. And the interior is “lined with really soft micro-fleece.”

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