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Vers have created another wooden case. This time the case is built for the Apple iPad that will be launching next month on April 3.
The casing costs $80 and is set to be launched soon and aims to protect your iPad from general knocks and scrapes from carrying it around. The Vers Wooden iPad case is top loading. Inside it’s soft allowing protection for the iPad while the outside is made from wood and bamboo. [Read more…]
Now that the official shipping date is set for the Apple iPad in the US with rough dates set for end of April in the UK amongst other countries, we are now hearing of reasons why Apple [AAPL] delayed the launch.
John Gruber of Daring Fireball claims to have heard the software is the problem with the device rather than a hardware issue (or lack of certain parts). Apple, as do all companies, need to get the software just right to make a successful launch. If software is the reason (and we’ll probably never know for sure) then the extra time will hopefully allow them to get the final version on the iPad. Worst case scenario (other than a bunch of bricked devices) is that a large scale patch launch will need to happen to correct the software issues afterwards. [Read more…]
Now that we know the launch date of the Apple iPad (ie, April 3 in the US), we now have the first official iPad advert that was first spotted during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards that were held yesterday. Steve Jobs was in attendance at the event.
The video doesn’t really confirm anything new from what we can see after watching it several times. Applications seen in the video include the ebook reader, email, video, pictures, facebook, web browsing etc… to just name a few.
The advert is 30 seconds long and can be seen below… [Read more…]
It’s not often we mention shares and financial type stuff on gadgetvenue other than prices of products, but we found this particular news quite interesting so thought we’d share.
Apple [AAPL] announced the official launch dates of the Apple iPad in the US yesterday along with the official pre-order date which isn’t far away. When this happened AAPL stock soured to the highest level that Apple has seen up to $219.36. This took prices up about 4% which is quite a jump. [Read more…]
Official word is out about the Apple iPad launch. Apple [AAPL] have announced that the iPad will ship in the US on the 3rd April with pre-orders starting on March 12 (wi-fi only version).
Apple stores will also put the Apple iPad on sale the same day as well as authorised resellers. The version that you can pre-order is the Wi-Fi only model on the 12th March in the US with the 3G version shipping later in April.
In addition to launching the iPad early in April with the 3G version launching late April, the late April launch will also include Wi-Fi and 3G models in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK with other countries following later on in the year. [Read more…]
When Apple created the iPhone it seemed to be the benchmark for what other phones should at least be like. Each time a new smartphone was launched people asked if it would be an “iPhone Killer”.
Of course with the launch of the Apple iPad in a few weeks it seems companies are now wanting to create “iPad Killers”. ASUS are said to be pretty confident with their ASUS Eee Pad creation and believe that the iPad from Apple [AAPL] offers nothing that the Eee Pad cannot achieve. Eric Chen, the VP of ASUS Systems Business Group has said that the iPad is nothing but a big iPhone and due to that, the iPad won’t be able to command the same market share that the iPhone has achieved. [Read more…]
Confirmation of the WSJ heading to the Apple iPad has been given by Rupert Murdoch. An Apple iPhone application is already available and with the scaling that the iPad can do, that particular application should be able to run full screen. However, an iPad version is also being worked on so that the company can utilise the full resolution of the large screen. The app is currently under development.
The developers have managed to get hold of an Apple [AAPL] iPad although funnily enough it is locked down at night by lock and key, and to make things even crazier, the key is turned by an employee of Apple to make sure nobody sneaks the device home with them. [Read more…]
Since the SDK launched allowing developers to see what’s available in the Apple iPad a number of functions have been found. The latest finding indicates that emergency calls can be made from the device… how? we are not sure just yet.
The emergency call function was spotted when trying the passcode lock and entering the password incorrectly 5 times. On the fifth attempt it gives the option to make an emergency call.
The first thoughts I had which are in-line with many others is that it’s a simple mistake/bug that the Apple [AAPL] developers have left when modifying the iPhone OS. [Read more…]
The Chief Executive of AT&T has said that those who buy the Apple iPad will probably not use a subscription service from AT&T due to not wanting to be tied in to any sort of monthly payment and that the iPad will be a Wi-Fi driven product. It isn’t clear if the CEO means that only the Wi-Fi model will be the popular one, or if iPad users will potentially buy a 3G model but not keep their subscriptions active (which are arranged on a month to month basis).
“My expectation is that there’s not going to be a lot of people out there looking for another subscription,” he said during a webcast of an investor conference, adding that the device would be a mainly “Wi-Fi driven product.”
We are hearing rumours about the release date of the Apple iPad being March 26. No official data has been provided by Apple [AAPL] just yet although people close to sources have heard that it goes on sale at 6pm Friday evening (March 26). The rumour also goes on to say that those lining up for the iPad (ie, those who camp out) will also receive a special gift.
When the iPhone launched it followed a similar pattern in that it became available at 6pm on Friday June 29 in 2007 although no free gifts were handed out at this time.
The rumoured date is for the Wi-Fi version of the iPad as the 3G version won’t be shipping for another 30 days after March 26, so if you want the fully fledged model you’ll have to wait a little longer. [Read more…]
Confirmation has arrived from Apple [AAPL] that says the iPad uses the same family of graphics chips found in the iPad and iPhone.
Confirmation didn’t arrive in an official document, but instead it was tracked down in the iPad SDK Beta 3 documentation. At the moment it doesn’t specify which chip out of the family that it is, but just indicates that a particular chip is there.
Using OpenGL ES on iPad is identical to using OpenGL ES on other iPhone OS devices. An iPad is a PowerVR SGX device and supports the same basic capabilities as other SGX devices. However, because the processor, memory architecture, and screen dimensions are different for iPad, you should always test your code on an iPad device before shipping to ensure performance meets your requirements.
Tim Cook of Apple [AAPL] has been heard to have said recently that the Apple iPad will not only go on sale in Apple stores, but also it is to be found at various locations such as Best Buy as well as other partner stores.
From what we hear, the exclusive first sales will be at Apple Stores for a period of time after which the iPad will go on sale at other stores.
At the moment the details on this are not set in stone or even official. Although it came from an Apple person, it hasn’t been published as an official announcement just yet. [Read more…]
