Solar Powered Transforming Robot Teaches Your Kids the Important Stuff [Toys]
Namely: the awesomeness of robots. Secondarily: the joys of sustainable energy. The £13.00 T3 Solar Robot/Tank/Scorpion will help impart both of these lessons, guiding your child to a promising future as a sun-harnessing super-scientist (or a robot army-commanding supervillain.) [ Red5 ] More
Velcro + iPad = Awesome
Well folks, it looks like we might be out of the iPad accessory reviewing business. We’ve reviewed lots of car mounts, stands, frames and other iPad holding contraptions to make sure you have the best accessories for your iPad. But based on this video, it looks like all we needed to do was use Velcro. With this great gift from NASA, there will be no need to review another iPad dock, cradle, wall or car mount ever again. Enjoy!
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Are You For or Against Apple and the iPad?
I spend countless hours online every day reading and writing about Apple’s iPad, and everything related to it. No matter which side of the fence you’re on, you can find someone somewhere that shares your opinion. I’ve read numerous articles validating the iPad, and frankly based on the numbers , things seem to be going well. To be fair, I must admit, I’ve also read plenty of comments bashing the iPad and everything Apple. The thing I really can’t get over is the number of people that, in my opinion, waste their energy (and sometimes money) destroying the iPad . Don’t you have anything better to do with your time? One great example is the guy who stood in front of us in line waiting to get his new iPad on launch day. He bitched and moaned the entire time about Apple, its products, the things the iPad couldn’t do, blah, blah, blah. I’m thinking to myself, “Really? Why are you here then?” While searching the net for iPad related information this morning, I ran across “Your Mom Wants an iPad” written by Andy Boothe at theAppleBlog . As I sat and read, I found myself saying, “You’re right, that’s exactly what I think.” In so many words, Boothe says the iPad isn’t for everyone. …the most common criticism of the iPad by far is still its perceived lack of features. It’s true: the iPad lacks Flash support and HDMI output, and is not widescreen. But the people who have bought or are going to buy the iPad don’t care . If these features are important to you, then the iPad isn’t for you. Don’t buy it. But it’s important to understand that these features aren’t important to everybody, even if they’re important to you. I’ve had several friends, and some people I don’t know, ask me about the iPad when they see me using it. One of the most common questions is – Should I get one? I always say, “It depends.” The iPad does everything I need it to and maybe even more, but if you’re someone that can’t live without HDMI output and a USB port, then no, the iPad is not for you. First and foremost, determine your needs. If you want a user friendly device to send email, surf the net, read books, watch movies, create presentations and reports, run a variety of apps and more, then the iPad might be for you. Head on over to the local Apple Store and check it out. You might love it and you might hate it, but it’s your decision. Tags : hate , is the iPad right for you? , love , Mom Category : iPad News Powered by WizardRSS | Full Text RSS Feeds
iPad On The Road
In a previous post, we took the iPad on a plane to check how well it travels. This time, we took it on the road. The trip – from Dallas, Texas to Broken Bow Lake, Oklahoma – was a little experiment to see how useful the iPad could be while in the car. Note that I was the co-pilot, as using an iPad while driving is a no-go! The first thing we did while fueling up the car in Dallas was to download a GPS app. We thought MotionX GPS would do the trick, but quickly realized that the app was not really suited for turn by turn navigation – the app is really geared toward hikers and campers. So we quickly switched back to Google Maps, which was more than enough for what we needed. Given the limited choices on the radio while on the highway in the middle of nowhere, we quickly hooked the iPad to the car stereo via the headphone jack, and it instantly became the “music hub” for the whole trip. Since I was not the driver, I had the privilege to hog the iPad for the majority of the trip, and thanks to Angry Birds and Flight Control HD , boredom never was an issue. Even Words With Friends was fun to play, despite the fact that Edge or 3G were not available all the time. I also used the iPad to catch up with Fringe, since I missed the last two episodes. I also had to finish a presentation for work, a small price to pay for taking a day off from work. Keynote did the trick just fine, however finding a location with WiFi to send the file to my co-workers was painful. Broken Bow Lake may be a beautiful place, but it is in the middle of nowhere and only offers Edge connectivity, a big no-go for large files like a Keynote presentation. Long story short, if you plan to go to a remote location with your iPad, expect to only be able to send your work documents at the end of your trip. At the end of the trip to Oklahoma, when we got close to the lake, the iPad became vital, as the cabin we were staying at is in the woods, and was impossible to find without a solid map. I was a little hesitant leaving my computer at home, but after this trip I have to admit that the iPad lets me do everything I need to while traveling. Granted, I could have accomplished all the tasks described above with other tools, such as a GPS navigation system, a laptop, and real maps (for the woods). But having all these tools in one single device makes a huge difference. Oh, and I forgot to mention: this post was written entirely from an iPad, and uploaded to our site from the shores of the lake, via Edge connectivity. Not bad, right? Tags : directions , Entertainment , Navigation , road , roadtrip Category : iPad News Powered by WizardRSS | Full Text RSS Feeds
The InfoLadies of Bangladesh, Armed With Bicycle and Netbook [Brightideas]
Many people living in Bangladesh's impoverished villages haven't yet been reached by technology. But a determined band of InfoLadies—young women equipped with netbooks, phones, and medical equipment—are delivering technology's benefits to those people, one village at a time. More
Android 2.2 Already Sneaking Onto Some Nexus Ones [Android22]
What a pleasant surprise. TechCrunch's MG Siegler went to plug in his Nexus One last night and, lo and behold, he found an unexpected Froyo treat waiting for him. Not all Nexus One users are seeing the bump yet, but it does seem that Google's starting to roll out the Android 2.2 update on its own phone first. Figures. More
Teclast K5 e-Book Reader Shipped
Teclast has begun shipping their newest e-Book reader, the K5. Announced a week ago, the K5 sports a 5-inch color LCD display, a 4GB of internal memory, an SD card slot, a music/video player, a photo viewer, a voice recorder, 720p HD video playback support and a rechargeable battery that can last up to 12 hours of e-Book playback. The Teclast K5 retails for 699 Yuan (about $102). [Teclast via iMP3]
App Store Passes the 7,000 iPad Apps Mark
Last night, Apple’s app store surpassed the 7,000 mark for available iPad apps. Apple exceeded adding 7,000 iPad apps in less than 7 weeks, averaging out to 1,000 apps per week which were uploaded by developers and approved by Apple since the iPad’s launch on April 3rd. When the iPhone app store was first launched on July 11, 2008, it took nearly two months for 3,000 apps to be available. Developers have managed to create more than double this number for the iPad and in half the time. We have been tracking iPad apps via our App Tracker and have seen an average of 150 apps added per day to the app store. This pace has been steady over the past several weeks without any signs of slowing. The iPad has seen a variety of top apps across a range of categories. Productivity apps and Games have been two of the most popular categories with such hits as Apple’s iWork suite of apps ( Pages , Keynote and Numbers ), GoodReader for iPad , Real Racing HD , Scrabble for iPad and Pinball HD all placing in the Top 10 for paid apps. On the free side, we’ve seen iBooks , USA Today , Netflix , ABC Player and Pocket Pond HD all rank within the Top 10 for several weeks. Both the number of apps and pace of growth indicates the high interest by developers and consumers for the iPad. Based on the current rate we’re tracking, we should see the Apps Store hit 10,000 iPad apps sometime this June. Tags : Apps , featured , free , paid , top Category : iPad News Powered by WizardRSS | Full Text RSS Feeds
