June 24, 2010

The StickUp - Ultra-portable iPad stand

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June 11, 2010

Crumpler debuts iPad cases

Crumpler, purveyors of ultra-cool bags for the discerning geek, have dipped a toe into the iPad market with two new iPad cases.

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June 6, 2010

David Mitchell asks if smug Apple users are losing their cachet?

In his Guardian column this week, David Mitchell, himself a long-time Mac user and star of Apple's 'I'm a PC/I'm a Mac' advertising campaign in the UK, muses over the less-expected effects of Apple's recent success.

June 2, 2010

iPad helps dolphins and humans communicate

A press release from researcher Jack Kassewitz at SpeakDolphin explains how the Apple iPad is being used to further experiments in inter-species communication between humans and dolphins:

"Last week, a young bottlenose dolphin called Merlin became the first of his species to join the growing number of enthusiasts using the Apple iPad."

What would Howard say? The full press release is below.

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May 25, 2010

International iPad orders are starting to ship...

TiPb is reporting that early iPad international pre-orders have started shipping already - one lucky Italian customer even seems to have received his already... And Apple retail stores are set to open early at 08.00 on Friday 28 May, iPad international launch day.

May 23, 2010

The Mongoliad - Neal Stephenson's experiment in 'post-book publishing and storytelling'

The Mongoliad is an intriguing new venture created by author Neal Stephenson in which he, Greg Bear, Nicole Galland, Mark Teppo and other authors will be telling 'a sort of serialized story' via custom apps on the iPad, iPhone, Kindle and Android.

An alpha version is due to be demoed at the SF App Show on Tuesday 25 May, and there are Facebook pages for both the alpha demo event and for The Mongoliad itself.