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Sep 30, 2010

Here is Why a $200 iPad Price Drop Makes Sense | TechJaws.com

http://www.techjaws.com/here-is-why-a-200-ipad-price-drop-makes-sense/

What you are about to read is pure speculation - prediction based on rumors (and Apple’s track record over the years). If you are still interested, read on

Insuring iPads and iPods with a "Personal Articles Floater"

http://www.trustsig.com/blog/iphone-ipad-mobile-device-insurance/

Everybody's heard of auto and homeowners insurance, and even of insuring other items like jewerly or fine arts in some cases. But what about insuring that expensive iPhone, iPad, or laptop?

The Ultimate Tablet Comparison: iPad vs. Slate vs. Playbook vs. Galaxy Tab

http://www.techxilla.com/2010/09/28/the-ultimate-tablet-comparison-ipad-vs-slate-vs-playbook-vs-galaxy-tab/

Enough time enjoying supremacy, its time for some hardcore competition, yeah you guessed it right, i am talking about The Mighty iPad.

Sep 29, 2010

BlackBerry PlayBook vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Tab vs. Streak: the tale of the tape

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/blackberry-playbook-vs-ipad-vs-galaxy-tab-vs-streak-the-tale/

What a day -- yesterday, that is. Research in Motion finally announced its long-awaited BlackBerry tablet, the 7-inch PlayBook (thankfully not named the BlackPad). While there's still quite a few missing details, and nary an unit in site for us to try first-hand, we've still got a sampling of specs for this little guy to go tte--tte on the quantitative field of proverbial battle, at least as it can be seen so far (that early 2011 release date is still a ways off). Looks very promising so far, lined up against Apple's iPad, Samsung's Galaxy Tab, and the Dell Streak, but our known unknowns -- i.e. price, app support, and overall feel of using the QNX-built operating system -- are what will really make or break the slate. Until that time, enjoy our number-crunching below:

BlackBerry
PlayBook

Apple
iPad

Samsung
Galaxy Tab

Dell
Streak

Screen size
7 inches
9.7 inches
7 inches
5 inches

Resolution
1024 x 600
1024 x 768
1024 x 600
800 x 480

Pixel density (approx.)
170
133
170
187

Platform
BB Tablet OS
iOS 3.2.2 (4.2 in November)
Android 2.2
Android 1.6 (2.1 / 2.2 in future)

Adobe Flash support
10.1
Not Supported
10.1
Not supported

Processor
1GHz dual-core Cortex A9
1GHz Apple A4 (ARMv7)
1GHz Cortex A8
1GHz Snapdragon

Graphics
Unknown
PowerVR SGX 535
PowerVR SGX 540
Adreno 200

RAM
1GB
256MB
512MB
512MB

Internal Storage
16GB / 32GB (unconfirmed)
16GB / 32GB / 64GB
16GB / 32GB
512MB

Expansion
Unknown
None
microSD
microSD

Connectivity
802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0
802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Cellular data
3G and 4G promised for future
3G optional (AT&T)
3G (all carriers)
3G (AT&T)

GPS
None
3G models only
Yes
Yes

Camera
3MP front,
5MP rear
None

1.3MP front,
3MP rear

VGA front,
5MP rear

Weight
0.9 lbs
1.5 - 1.6 lbs

0.84 lbs

0.49 lbs

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The First iPad Street Musician? on Vimeo

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Kindle owners rich, iPad owners young and male

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/092810-ipad-kindle-owners-nielsen.html

Kindle owners tend to be wealthier and more educated than Apple iPad and iPhone owners, while iPads are attracting a largely young, male following.

Apple releases major upgrade to Remote app for iPhone, iPad

http://business2press.com/2010/09/28/apple-remote-app-upgraded-iphone-ipad/

Apple has released a new version of its Remote app, which is free, for iOS, brings new features, retina display support

BlackBerry Playbook vs. Apple iPad

http://www.newgadget.org/gadget-comparisons/blackberry-playbook-vs-apple-ipad/

Apple iPad is one of the best selling gadgets of the year 2010. Many people who were in need of a portable PC selected iPad as their mate. When the Apple iPad was announced many companies started planning a tablet for their own brand and the iPad Killers were born.

Sep 28, 2010

Jason Schwartzman introduces The New Yorker iPad App

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/09/jason-schwartzman-ipad-video.html

Jason Schwartzman demonstrates The New Yorker iPad app. Directed by Roman Coppola.

RIM unveils BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to challenge iPad

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/09/27/rim.blackberry.playbook.takes.on.ipad/

RIM today unveiled the PlayBook, its first shot at the tablet space. The PlayBook has a seven-inch, multi-touch display and is just 9.7mm thick. It's designed as a high-powered browsing device with both a WebKit browser as well as Flash 10.1 and AIR support. The slate is billed as a media-heavy device with full 1080p video output over HDMI -- including entirely different content on each screen -- and has both three- and five-megapixel cameras on both the front and back.