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- Steve pays a visit to Palo Alto store
Filed under: iPad
Imagine that you're an Apple Store employee -- at the University Avenue store in Palo Alto, for instance -- and that iPad Saturday is one of the busiest, highest-pressure work experiences you've ever had. It's been hectic, customers are streaming through the store, there's media and onlookers everywhere, and of course you're demoing and selling a product that you hadn't ever touched until minutes before the store opened. You're cool as a cucumber, though; you've got things going right on track, dialed in and solid.
Now imagine that Steve Jobs just showed up to casually check out how things were going. So much for your equilibrium, right?
I dearly wish we had some spy video or behind-the-scenes profane exclamations, but unfortunately all we've got is the Mercury News' story that Steve, plus his wife and daughter, dropped by the store around noon Pacific time to observe the festivities and deliver an unexpected thrill to iPad shoppers. He reportedly chatted with several iPad buyers while visiting the store, but we cannot confirm at this time whether Mr. Jobs was called upon to autograph any body parts or demonstrate his ability to say 'boom!'
Personally, I spent about four hours total today in three iPad-selling venues (two Apple Stores and a Best Buy), and I'm not sure if a drop-in visit from Steve himself could have added any more hype or excitement to the situation. Well, maybe at Best Buy.TUAWSteve pays a visit to Palo Alto store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Happy Easter from TUAW
Filed under: TUAW Business
Reader Chad C. sent us the above picture of the iEgg he and his wife made to wish us a Happy Easter. All of us at TUAW would like to extend that wish onto you and your families. If you can tear yourself away from that new iPad long enough to find some eggs, feel free to send some our way! If not, then you may want to check out these Easter-related iPad/iPhone apps with your kids:
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Special Easter Edition (free) -- a narrated version of Beatrix Potter's classic story with musical accompanyment. Be sure to keep an eye out for concealed hidden objects in each of the early 20th Century illustrations.
Dress Eggy (free) -- paint and decorate virtual Easter eggs and send them to your friends as e-postcards.
Flip Eggs Easter Edition (free) -- a memory matching game with an Easter theme.
Happy Easter!TUAWHappy Easter from TUAW originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch giveaway: custom TUAW StealthArmor for iPad
Filed under: iPad
In what will probably be the first of a lot of giveaways here on TUAW for iPad owners, we're giving away three custom StealthArmor protective shields.
These are perfect for those of you who don't want to use something like the Apple iPad Case, but also don't want that nice new iPad to go sliding out of your hands.
StealthArmor is a product from Fusion of Ideas in Orange County, CA, and the company has been making their shields for iPhones and Macs for a while. Now they've taken this technology to the iPad, and from the photos they sent us, they look great.
The shields include a protective cover for the screen as well as the film for the back of the iPad. The three winners of our giveaway will have their choice of any of the following finishes for the back (with a TUAW logo on board as well!):
To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment below with your choice of finish. We'll select the winners from a random drawing, and StealthArmor will send your custom iPad armor shortly thereafter. If you don't have an iPad, but you DO have an iPhone, please enter anyway (just tell us you have an iPhone) and we'll give away two carbon fiber StealthArmor shields for iPhones as well. Here are the rules:
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
- To enter, leave a comment with your choice of StealthArmor finish or tell us that you have an iPhone instead
- The comment must be left before Monday, April 5, 2010, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: Three winners will win a custom StealthArmor for iPad (Value US$45 for clear, $65 for the other finishes), two will win StealthArmor for iPhone with the carbon fiber finish (Value US$45)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
TUAWiPad launch giveaway: custom TUAW StealthArmor for iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch first look: Things for iPad
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Cultured Code has released the iPad version of their classic iPhone task list app, Things. The new Things for iPad (US$19.99), as you can see in the video above, is absolutely gorgeous on the new Apple platform, and benefits greatly from the larger layout. I've personally downloaded the iPad version, synced my tasks, and the app seems like it's a natural part of the iPad.
We'll be publishing a full review of Things for iPad soon. In the meanwhile, feast your eyes on this 34 second video showing everything you'll be doing to keep yourself up to date on your work and personal tasks.TUAWiPad launch first look: Things for iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Popular Science magazine comes to the iPad
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Mag+ live with Popular Science+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.
The Mag+ digital magazine concept was first previewed in December, six weeks before Apple announced the iPad. Looks like their awesome concept just needed the right tech. Now Bonnier has released Popular Science+, the iPad edition of Popular Science magazine. Not content with just porting an issue's pages over to the iPad, Bonnier collaborated with BERG, a London-based design studio, and created Popular Science+ based on six design principles that rule their Mag+ philosophy.
Their rules do a terrific job at explaining the difference between a magazine and a web page and what readers expect from a magazine that they don't expect from the web (magazines have a defined beginning and end, they have fewer distractions than the web, and are delivered on an issue-basis). The video above does a good job in showing how art directors are going to have to think outside the box to successfully transfer a print magazines to devices like the iPad.
Popular Science+ for iPad is available now for $4.99.TUAWPopular Science magazine comes to the iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad teardown posted at iFixit
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As they always do with any bit of new Apple tech, iFixit has posted a full teardown of the iPad on their site. Some things of note from their teardown:
-- iFixit broke some of the plastic tabs when pulling the display assembly away from the back case, so if you're looking into DIY repair of the iPad, keep that in mind.
-- The display assembly and rear case both weigh 350 grams each, meaning weight distribution front-to-back is exactly 50/50.
-- There is a large void in the upper right corner of the WiFi-only iPad. This is where the 3G chipset will live in the 3G-enabled iPads.
-- The battery (actually two batteries hooked in parallel) takes up most of the iPad's internal volume. It's a 3.75 Volt, 24.8 Watt-hour battery; by comparison, the iPhone 3GS has a 4.51 Watt-hour battery, while the MacBook Air's battery is 40 Watt-hours. The battery weighs 148 grams -- 13 grams more than the entire iPhone 3GS.
-- The display data cable connector is the same style as that used on Unibody MacBooks
-- The logic board itself takes up very little of the iPad's volume. Based on iFixit's screenshots, the entire logic board seems only slightly larger than the average adult's palm.
-- The iPad has 512 MB of RAM.
-- The Broadcom WiFi 802.11n + Bluetooth chip appears to be significantly larger than the chipset used in the iPhone. This possibly explains the lengthened bottom portion from the leaked photos of what's supposedly the next-gen iPhone's display.
-- The WiFi antenna, located behind the Apple logo on the rear case, is either similar or identical to the antenna used in the iMac.
-- That compartment on top that everyone thought would be perfect for an iSight? It turns out that compartment houses the iPad's ambient light sensor. iFixit suspects the compartment was intended for the light sensor all along, and that rumors of a camera were "overzealous."
Overall, the iPad's interior, much like the device itself, seems halfway between an iPod touch and a MacBook, drawing design influences from both ends of Apple's portable line. The iPad has an extremely tiny logic board given the size of the device itself, which is reminiscent of the iPod touch and iPhone's construction. However, the iPad's interior is nowhere near as cramped as either of those devices, with rather large void spaces that you'd be more likely to find in a MacBook. While the interior layout is very simplistic and clean, as we've come to expect of Apple's products, the iPad doesn't look at all like something the average person will want to take apart and fix.TUAWiPad teardown posted at iFixit originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The next iPad, iPod touch, and two new iPhones hinted at in iPad OS
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It hasn't even been out for a day, but there are already hints of the next iPad in the current iPad's OS. BoyGeniusReport did some digging around in the iPad OS file system and found some interesting seeds burried pretty deep. They found references to "iPhone3,2," "iPhone3,3," "iPod4,1," and "iProd2,1."
iProd 1,1 was the original reference to the current iPad. The current model of the iPhone is 3,1, while the current iPod Touch is 3,1, and the current iPad is 1,1. What the new references reveal is that not only is Apple working on the next iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (no shock there), but that there will be two versions of the next iPhone.
Products with different storage capacities do not get differing referal numbers, so its anyone guess how the next iPhones may differ. One possibility could be that the differing iPhones may be an AT&T-specific iPhone while the other could be a T-Mobile or Verizon-specific iPhone. The only thing these product reference numbers tell us for sure is that in today's day and age, the newest piece of tech you buy is virtually already outdated.TUAWThe next iPad, iPod touch, and two new iPhones hinted at in iPad OS originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The story behind the iPad's home screen photo
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When Steve Jobs revealed the iPad back in January, viewers stared in breathless amazement, none more so than Richard Misrach, the artist whose photo is the default home screen image.
He was sitting at home watching a movie when his phone rang. It was his agent, and he couldn't believe what was happening. Soon, Richard's family and friends were all calling. Needless to say, Apple's decision to use his photo for this "magical revolutionary device" was a surprise.
Misrach had submitted 10 photos for Apple to consider for "wallpaper" some time ago, but they had all been rejected, he told Art Info. There was no mention of the iPad at the time, but they eventually called back to say yes, they'd like to use his "Pyramid Lake (at Night)" photo.
He describes the image as "...a long night exposure where the moon is lighting up the mountains in the distance. I shot it on an 8x10 camera, so the quality is really beautiful and you can see star trails going through the sky." Those trails have startled some users, but I think they look great. The photo itself was taken at a Native American Indian reservation in Nevada.
Richard notes that this is the first time in his 40-year career that he's commercially licensed an image. He explains why with tongue-in-cheek style: "What's funny is that for years I actually used the photo as my own screensaver. So I guess they know what they're doing."TUAWThe story behind the iPad's home screen photo originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch: the view from Southern Arizona
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Here in Arizona one thing you see is a lot of trucks in the Apple Store parking areas. A few gun racks too. Not really the ambiance of Silicon Valley or Chicago or New York.
There was a lot of enthusiasm about the iPad, especially at our one local Apple Store at the La Encantada Mall. My first stop was at the Best Buy in Oro Valley. I drove by just before 8 A.M. and 7 people were outside. They explained to me that the Best Buy had 15 to sell, and the manager would be out with claim checks. Hmmm. Only 7 people. I wasn't planning on getting an iPad just yet. No camera, no printing. What the hell. It was easy to raise my hand. They gave my my claim check, and said they would call later today when UPS arrives with the iPads.
Then it was off to the Apple Store. It's the only one in Tucson. As I expected, things were hopping about 30 minutes before the doors opened. The lines were longer than the 3GS iPhone rollout and that should be encouraging for Apple. Like everywhere else there were 2 lines. One for pre-orders, the others for the hopeful hoping to bag an iPad today. The Apple Store manager told me they had a lot in stock, but didn't think the stash would hold out for everyone who wanted one. I expect that's right, as the purchase line was growing visibly longer in just the few minutes I was there.
There was a big round of applause when an iPad showed up in the store window. My informal survey of line denizens indicated the 32GB version would be the top seller. It will be interesting if that holds up around the country.
All in all, a good iPad day. 63 degrees, sunny, and 20% humidity. Certainly those good looking iPad screens won't be fogging up. Were you at any of the Tucson Best Buys or Apple Store? What was your experience?
Photos below:
TUAWiPad launch: the view from Southern Arizona originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch: Boston's Boylston Street store
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The crystal-clear facade of Boston's Boylston Street Apple Store* beckoned and a slew of customers heeded the call this morning to greet the iPad. By the time I arrived at 8am, a line had formed down the street and around the corner -- a few hundred people at least. A second line for pre-order customers formed later in the morning, and by 9am was just as long as the first line. The store's interior was hidden by a black curtain that ran the length of the building.
The mood was jovial, with everyone discussing their plans for the new device. Apple Store employees were moving up and down the line, making chit-chat and offering candy, water and coffee. The weather was fine (unlike the rainy iPhone launch), if not a little cold.
TUAWiPad launch: Boston's Boylston Street store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - More live Q&A on iPad
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Stream videos at Ustream
We're back for another round of Q&A and demos on the iPad. Leave questions below and watch the live fun up top. Hope everyone is enjoying iPad day!
TUAWMore live Q&A on iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Square payment system launches on iPad
Filed under: iPad
The wait is over. The app that blew us away at Macworld Expo, Square, has finally launched...on the iPad.
Originally developed and advertised as an iPhone app, Square hit shelves this morning as a fully-optimized iPad app. Now customers can install Square on their iPads, effectively turning them into flat black cash registers.
While we loved the preview of Square on the iPhone, it's another ball of wax on the iPad. The extra room and gorgeous UI make it look more professional, plus there's plenty of room for signatures, images and more. The "receipt" itself is much more legible. I can easily see this sitting on a dock or being carried around by a merchant.
The free app includes a dongle that plugs into the iPad's headphone jack, which means you can still use the app while the iPad is docked.
This speaks directly to what I said about the iPad yesterday: Its "killer app" is potential, the blank slate it offers to developers. For many customers, this app will be a game-changer.TUAWSquare payment system launches on iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Men's Health magazine comes to the iPad
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Men's Health, the world's largest men's magazine with editions in 40 countries across the globe, has released the Men's Health iPad Edition. With each issue you get everything you'd get in the pages of the regular magazine, but the iPad edition gives you extra benefits including an "Enhanced View" interface that overlays icons on any given page to highlight a page's multimedia features including video of exercises, real-time Snap Polls, bookmarking, and Twitter and Facebook integration.
In addition to a Table of Contents pop-up, there's also a Scrub pane feature that allows readers to quickly flip through the entire issue via a film-strip view. Interestingly enough, Men's Health say they will start making enhanced back issues available on the iPad.
The iPad is creating a new market for digital magazines and publishers are going to go through a trial-and-error period for a few months to find out what readers want. Right now Men's Health is not offering a bundled print magazine and iPad edition. They do note that the iPad edition will be identical to the print edition, with the exception of adding the interactive features discussed above.
If you are a current subscriber to the Men's Health print edition, you will need to purchase the iPad edition separately. What about a subscription for the iPad edition? Men's Health says for now you'll need to purchase each issue à la carte, but they hope to make digital subscriptions to the iPad edition available soon. Men's Health Magazine for iPad is a free app that gives you a 10-page preview of the April issue. Additional issues can be purchased for $4.99.TUAWMen's Health magazine comes to the iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Consumer Reports discovers iPad charging issues
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Consumer Reports has discovered that thus far, iPads can not be recharged using the USB ports on any non-Apple computer.
The places where the iPad did charge, in their tests, included an iMac and a MacBook Pro. The iPad would not charge using any USB ports on several Windows machines, nor through the USB port on an Apple wired keyboard connected to the iMac.
They're not the only ones to notice it. Our own Steve Sande just noticed that his iPad, which is linked to a USB hub connected to his iMac, is not charging through the hub. Apple's tech note for iPad charging covers some of these contingencies.
Apple Tech Support told Consumer Reports that the iPad was designed to be powered using the wall charger. Dave Caolo also was informed by Apple retail staff that using the iPad charger to charge your iPhone is not recommended.
If you don't have a Mac, for now you're better off using the wall charger to power the device. Have you found other places where the iPad is not charging? Talk about it in the comments, or click through and let Consumer Reports know as well.TUAWConsumer Reports discovers iPad charging issues originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch: Buying at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station, NY
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I got to the Apple Store at Walt Whitman Mall at about 8:30 AM and the mall doors were open. There were already about 150 people waiting for their iPad, and the Apple Store folks had two lines set up: one for advance reservations and one for walk-ins.
As a pre-order customer, I gave my name to a blue-shirted Apple person and was told to wait on the reservation line. For each 10 people with a reservation they would let in one person without, so perhaps they had something of a handle on inventory. There was coffee and water to be had while waiting and a quick look inside the store showed so many Apple workers that I couldn't imagine how any customers would fit. At ten minutes to opening, a huge crowd of blue shirts ran up and down the mall screaming at the top of their lungs to pump up the crowd, but we didn't need pumping up. Everyone was really psyched already.
I talked to a few people while waiting to get in, and I met someone named Theo who had a real reason for buying an iPad: He's a DJ and wanted to use it to kick off videos while performing. Most everyone else had vague answers about why they were there, ranging from, "it just seems really cool," to "I don't know what I'm going to do with it, but I need one."TUAWiPad launch: Buying at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station, NY originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch: Santa Monica Apple Store
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It was actually a low-key affair at the Santa Monica Apple Store on the Third Street Promenade this morning. About an hour before the store opened for business at 9am PST, there were only about 100 people in line, and by the time all of the Apple employees moved outside, clapping and trying to get the sedate crowd to show a little excitement about emptying their wallets for the Church of Jobs, there were probably at most 500 people. But the gathered took the launch in stride -- the mood was cordial, the media were few, and most everybody just walked in, grabbed their iPad, and headed out without fanfare.
You can see pictures of the goings-on in the gallery below. This store is usually frequented by at least a few celebrities, but we didn't recognize anybody specific, so see if you can catch one we missed in the pictures. All in all, it was about as smooth a launch as you could ask for -- aside from the folks who walked by asking what the line was about, and then turned away in an eye-rolling huff when they were told about "some iPad doohickey," everybody had a pretty good time.
TUAWiPad launch: Santa Monica Apple Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch day, Broadway/UWS store
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The sun-dappled temple of Apple just north of Lincoln Center was quite a bit more laid-back than the 5th Ave. store, at least by the time I arrived in the late morning. Reservations were being handled downstairs (no line to speak of) and walk-in sales up on the show floor. Stock of all three models was "fine," according to overheard chatter between salesfolk and would-be buyers. (They also seem to be pushing the MobileMe, for what it's worth.)
I did swing by the Best Buy that's conveniently located between the two uptown NYC Apple Stores, and indeed they also had iPads in stock. No line there either, but a nice little crowd chatting with the Apple Specialist. Note to whoever put the laserprinted sign on the front door: it's "iPads," not "Ipads."
TUAWiPad launch day, Broadway/UWS store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad launch: Boston's first in line
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We're were on the ground in Boston this morning (and New York, and Colorado, and ... ) waiting for the Apple Store to open. Here at the Boylston Street store the line started very early. At 12:00 am, in fact.
Meet Miles. He's a New Yorker currently attending school in nearby Beverly, MA and was Boston's 1st customer. He arrived at just after midnight to grab the coveted spot. He told me that others began arriving after 12:30 and the stream was steady after then.
The mood in the line was optimistic and people are chatty, as typically happens at Apple line-ups. Miles told me that he had a conversation with one customer about the benefits of the Blackberry, but it didn't last long.
Apple employees are occasionally peering down from behind the store's glass facade and shouting "Miles!" and waving.
This isn't the first time he's waited in line. A few years ago he lined up in New York for the first iPhone and waited out Leopard's release as well.
As for what he's most anticipating? "The Netflix app for sure. And I hope there's a Hulu app as well" (so do we).
Congratulations, Miles! Enjoy your new iPad. We at TUAW admire your resolve.TUAWiPad launch: Boston's first in line originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW TV Live -- Unboxing the iPad
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If you were watching TUAW this morning, you probably saw blogger Steve Sande doing live video from the Aspen Grove Apple Store in Littleton, CO. He's home now, and will be doing live streaming video of the unboxing!
TUAWTUAW TV Live -- Unboxing the iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Check-in from an Apple Store on Gowalla, get entered to win an Ollie
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Iconfactory have a long history of lovely Mac things, including the spectacular Twitterrific iPhone app. When they created Twitterrific, they gave it an adorable icon of a little blue birdie. His name is Ollie. His popularity is always increasing. Of course, he is super cute, which helps. So super cute in fact, that the fellows at the Iconfactory have created a vinyl figure of Ollie.
Gowalla is a location-based service; you use it to check in at places and you can collect badges and see if your friends are in the same place too. Sometimes they do promotions where you can pick up a physical version of an item, not just a badge, when you check in someplace.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
From now until April 6th, when you check in at an Apple Store on Gowalla, you will be able to pick up a digital Ollie as part of your Gowalla booty. As an added bonus, a hundred exceptionally lucky folks will also receive an actual Ollie figure. If it turns out I am not among the winners, they will also receive the bonus of a bit of my jealousy.
No, I don't know what prizes or surprises are in store for people who check in from the line outside the store, but I'm guessing if you aren't in line already, you won't be the person who gets bonus points for adding the venue. On the upside, this contest is open to anyone using Gowalla, so even if you aren't in the market for new hardware this weekend there's still a chance for you to win, provided you are wiling to brave the hordes who are in the market for new hardware this weekend...TUAWCheck-in from an Apple Store on Gowalla, get entered to win an Ollie originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW answers your iPad questions live
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Stream videos at Ustream
For the next 30-45 minutes I'm taking your questions using the Voices Heard Q&A widget below. Watch the answers live on the video and check it out as we test drive a few iPad (and iPhone) apps.TUAWTUAW answers your iPad questions live originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW TV Live from the Aspen Grove Apple Store
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Those of us in the flyover states have been watching the photos and video coming in from the Eastern seaboard as the Apple Stores open their doors to a new era in personal computing. TUAW Editor Steve Sande is live at the Aspen Grove Apple Store in Littleton, Colorado, and will be streaming the action to you via Ustream at around 11 AM EDT (8 AM PDT).
In case you want to know the mechanics of how this is being done, Steve's using an iPhone 3GS running Ustream Broadcaster, connected through Wi-Fi to a Sprint MiFi. The iPhone is encased in an OWLE Bubo with a wide-angle lens, and has a SIMA LED Camcorder Light attached to it as well as a small directional mic. All of this is standing atop a Manfrotto monopod. Enjoy the video, and if you're at the store or in a line somewhere else, remember that you can watch this on the Ustream app.
One more thing -- due to the nature of this broadcast, we won't have the traditional chat this morning. Oh, and one MORE thing -- until we go live, you'll be watching Dave Caolo's previously recorded video stream from Boston.
TUAWTUAW TV Live from the Aspen Grove Apple Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Inside the 5th Ave Store & some retail tidbits
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We're inside the 5th Avenue store and the fun continues, with stacks of iPad boxes on the counters, plenty of cases and accessories... and customers, customers, more customers. Gallery below.
Some things we know now re. the retail situation:
- Yes, there was an all-hands call this morning, at least here at 5th Ave.
- No, there wasn't a ban on employees bringing their iPhones with them, as far as we can tell.
- Yes, the retail staff didn't get to touch iPads until this morning, so for the first couple of hours they will be catching up.
- Yes, they are carrying small blue chamois cloths to polish fingerprints off of the display units. Frequently.
TUAWInside the 5th Ave Store & some retail tidbits originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Gmail HTML5-optimized for the iPad
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Google announced yesterday that they've optimized the Gmail web app for the iPad. The new user interface for the iPad is built on the Gmail for mobile HTML5 web application and brings Gmail a two-pane view with your list of conversations on the left and your messages to the right.
While the two-pane view is nothing groundbreaking, it is a welcome improvement -- and something MobileMe has had on the desktop since it launched. One can only hope they bring this two-pane functionality to the standard desktop-based Gmail web app.
An interesting note: in the screen shot above (seen larger here) the email account displayed is i.love.html5@gmail.com. Don't we all?TUAWGmail HTML5-optimized for the iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Do the words "mob scene" mean anything to you? No, in fairness the walk-in and cheering was handled with the usual Apple retail aplomb, and buyers are merrily checking out now. Pictures from the launch below. We're also tweeting updates through the day.
TUAWiPad launch at Apple Store 5th Ave originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Images from the iPad line in Knoxville, TN
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About 60 people in line. We'll be streaming live on Ustream a little today, plus a Q&A later this morning. Stay tuned!
TUAWImages from the iPad line in Knoxville, TN originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The lines are up, the barricades are ready, and we're just a couple of hours away from the first cash transaction that will end with someone walking out the door with an iPad. That's just too long to wait, however, to give you this unboxing and introductory walkthrough -- we were fortunate enough to sit down with a demo unit and we've got several videos for your viewing pleasure.
Video number one appears above, and the other videos appear in the posts linked below. We are deeply appreciative of the opportunity to get our grubby palms on the iPad early enough to get these clips to you now. They may not have the smooth production values of Apple's walkthroughs, but they were made with love.
Special thanks to IPEVO for their P2V camera, which was used to shoot the iPad demo.
Switched to YouTube versions to get around Brightcove issues.
- TUAW Video: iPad Accessories
- TUAW Video: iPad Keyboard Dock
- TUAW Video: More iPad Applications
- TUAW Video: Safari & Games on iPad
TUAWTUAW Video: Unboxing the iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- Rainbow MacBook decal is pretty colorful
Filed under: Retro Mac
I apologize. This post would have gone up sooner but I was busy buying one of these!
I have two stickers on my car, and they aren't really even stickers, they're static clings: TiVo, and an old style rainbow Apple logo. Yeah, I have stacks of those pretty white ones, but they aren't the same as the adorable old one. You know, the logo in the corner of all those "Think Different" posters.
I miss that logo. I understand the evolution toward the clean, modern (boring), white one, and it is lovely, but I miss the logo of the company I started with, the one that put apple-flavored adhesive on the seal of the registration card (you had to mail registrations back in the day kids, there was no internet). That was the company that put their logo (bless their hearts) upside down on their laptops for awhile.
Now you have the option of "updating" your laptop to that old look, courtesy of Etsy seller happyhe. For $3.50 (plus $5 shipping from Hong Kong), you too can rock a mind bendingly old school AND new school look at the same time. Previously, this sort of paradox was only available via TARDIS technology. I am very excited that it is now available via the postal service.
(/via iPhone Savior)TUAWRainbow MacBook decal is pretty colorful originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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