Everything iPad

Canada & Australia get iPad pricing for May 28th

It’s not just the UK and European pricing for the iPad that has been confirmed; Apple has also announced Canadian and Australian figures.  The two countries will, like Europe, get their hands on the iPad WiFi and iPad WiFi + 3G on May 28th, after preorders open from Monday May 10th.

Canadian pricing:

iPad WiFi 16GB CA$549
iPad [...]

European iPad pricing revealed

Apple have announced pricing for the European iPad in both its WiFi and WiFi + 3G flavors.  The iPad – which will arrive in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland on May 28th, having gone up for pre-order on May 10th – will be priced from €479 for the WiFi only model.

The iPad WiFi and [...]

Apple UK iPad prices confirmed

Apple UK has confirmed pricing for the iPad WiFi and the iPad WiFi + 3G.  The six tablets will begin at £429 for the WiFi-only version and at £529 for the WiFi + 3G model.

The iPad WiFi and iPad WiFi + 3G models will be priced as follows:

iPad WiFi 16GB £429 (inc. VAT)
iPad WiFi 32GB [...]

iPad set for May 28th international debut

Apple have confirmed that the international release of the iPad will take place on May 28th, after preorders for the 9.7-inch tablet kick off on May 10th.  Buyers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK will have first dabs on the iPad, though Apple expect to broaden availability in June [...]

iPad SNES emulator hack uses Wiimote [Video]

Gaming on the iPad is already pretty impressive – titles like PadRacer make interesting use of the iPhone or iPod touch as a controller for the Apple tablet – but one thing better is using a Wiimote for some classic SNES play.  Thanks to jailbreaking, snes4iphone and some Bluetooth connectivity, you too can play titles [...]

Make the US Version of the 3G iPad Work on International Carriers

Well, apparently making a regular old SIM card into a MicroSIM is just about the coolest thing to do to a SIM card since the inception of SIM cards. And now everyone is doing it. Of course, it takes some know-how, and we don’t recommend that you go out there and start chopping up SIM [...]

Exploded iPad t-shirt: is this too geeky?

There comes a time when you have to decide whether you’ve crossed over to the too-geeky side of life: is pulling out your iPad on public transport too geeky?  Surely not at Starbucks, though?  For the times when you’d like to share your love for Apple’s tablet but don’t want to look too Cupertino-obsessed, Garry [...]

Apple’s iPad Gets Used as a Skateboard

Yes, we did show you what would happen if the iPad got blended, but this video definitely goes to the next level. And, we’re not necessarily sure we’re fans of the destruction, but that could be just because we are in love with our iPad, and wouldn’t wish this treatment on our least-enjoyed piece of [...]

Griffin Jumper iPad Sleeve Review

Apple’s official iPad case is great if you want a multifunctional folio and stand, but if all you’re concerned with is protecting your tablet from scrapes and scratches while it travels in your bag, a sleeve-style case might be an easier, cheaper alternative. Griffin sent over their Jumper sleeve, a low-cost neoprene case, so [...]

Pulse reader promises good looks as well as good content [Video]

We’re all for new ways to read content on the iPad, especially when they look as great as they work, and so Alphonse Labs’ Pulse reader has definitely caught our eye.  Designed, they tell us, to be “as beautiful as your iPad”, Pulse borrows the panning story bars we’ve seen on several standalone news apps [...]

Apple sell 1,000,000 iPads in 28 days

Apple have confirmed that their iPad tablet has broken its first major sales milestone: it sold its one millionth iPad on Friday, April 30th 2010.  That means it took less than a calendar month to ship 1m of the touchscreen slates, a feat which Apple CEO Steve Jobs contrasts to the 74 days which it [...]