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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 iPad, Hulu Plus, 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-million Apple 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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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)…

But 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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2 Million iPads Sold

May 31, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, iPad Sales

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With the international launch on May 28, Apple has sold a total of 2,000,000 iPads to date. That’s a lot of iPads.

Let’s take a look at that iPad Sales Timeline 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

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced that iPad™ sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.

“Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone.”

iPad allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

iBookstore to sell books directly from Authors

May 28, 2010 by Ben Hainsworth in iBooks, iPad

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Apple will begin to distribute material from self-published authors in their iBookstore on the iPad and when the iPhone O.S 4.0 is released, the iPhone and iPod Touch as well.

Self-publishing has been steadily moving away from it’s stigmatized beginnings as being the route to authorship for the talentless and vain to the point where it is commanding respect from the big publishing companies. Many of whom use the self-publishing market as a cost-free testing ground for the best authors, looking for those who sell and then signing them up. This is obviously a huge incentive for those looking to publish. Up to this point, the route for those looking to self-publish would be to use a print-on-demand service (which is becoming increasingly prevalent), enlisting the help of a self-publishing company who command fees of around $1000 or to self-publish an ebook. Now there is a fourth option, to publish an iBook.

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Authors will be able to have their books published on the iBookstore without the need for an agent or publisher. It appears as if Apple is following on from it’s successful App Store model in which virtually anyone with an idea can be successful. Apple is allowing authors near total control with writers being able to set prices and global distribution locations for their work, much like they do with developers for the App Store. What isn’t clear at this point is whether Apple will carry over the model of taking 30% of the profits as they use in the App Store. Another point of uncertainty is whether there will be a reviewal process of any kind and if so, how strict will it be? Apple has come under pressure due to it’s app reviewal process, some describing it as totalitarian in nature. The guidelines set out by Apple stipulate the book be in EPUB 1.0.5 format and have an ISBN. They also state that payments will only be made once an author has sold a certain amount of books; Apple has not stated what this amount is as of yet.

It is hard to know at this point how this move will pan out. Will the iBookstore be filled with the half-hearted attempts of those with a slow Saturday afternoon? Will Apple operate a stringent reviewal process? Or will those who are genuinely talented who have been given a chance to shine be successful and championed? I for one hope so.

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WoW on the iPad?

May 3, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, WoW on iPad

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To the iPad users whom are also WoW players, how does playing WoW on your iPad sound? No, Blizzard isn’t making a native WoW client for the iPad. But another company called Gaikai is developing an app that would stream WoW to your iPad via Gaikai servers. We have not seen the app in action yet, but this definitely sounds promising. Of course, this upcoming game streaming app (if it gets approved by Apple that is) won’t be limited to just WoW, pretty much any computer games. Starcraft 2 on the iPad would be nice.

I’m sure UI tweaks will be made to make WoW playable on the iPad.

[via Dperry]

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1 Million iPads Sold in First Month

May 3, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad

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iPad Sold Sales Statistics

Apple has been releasing iPad sales stats numerous times since its launch. Today, it was revealed that the iPad has hit 1 million units sold, a whooping 12 million iPad apps and 1.5 million ibooks downloaded. As noted in the press release, the iPad took just 28 days to reach the 1 million milestone, whereas the 1st gen iPhone sold as much in 74 days.

iPad Sales Statistics Timeline, so far:

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

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iPad Spirit Jailbreak Available for Download

May 3, 2010 by Philip Lam in iPad, iPad Jailbreak, iPad Spirit Jailbreak

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The iPhone/iPad Spirit Jailbreak is finally out for download for both Mac and PC! Do beware that it’s sorta still in beta, so use at your own risk.

What’s Spirit?

Spirit is an untethered jailbreak for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch on the latest firmwares.
Spirit is not a carrier unlock.
If you currently are using a tethered jailbreak, you have to restore to use Spirit. Do not upgrade if you use an unlock on an iPhone 3G or 3GS. (You can, however, restore to 3.1.2 if you have SHSH blobs for that version.)

Requirements

Any iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch on firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2.
An activated device: one not stuck on the Connect to iTunes or Emergency Call screen.
Any version of iTunes 9 (including 9.1.1).
Syncing with iTunes before trying this highly recommended.

Note: On iPad, all this is still sort of beta. Some packages in Cydia, not designed for iPad, might screw up your system and require you to restore. Be careful. (And no, Cydia’s appearance is not final.)