In my estimation, Wired is one of the beacons in today’s technology and gadget blogosphere dominated by tabloid sensationalism and quick-hit news posts without much substance. Wired has concentrated on analysis and regularly publishes insightful articles. Most surfers are probably too ADD to appreciate a lengthy and well conceived column, but I encourage people to read Wired for enlightenment. In April’s issue of the site’s magazine during calender year 1999, it predicted that Apple was going to make the “iPad.” More »

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£999 is a great price for a number of gadgets, such as a high-end LED television, a workstation desktop, or an antique Rolex Datejust in decent shape, but a thousand quid for a gold-plated 16Gb iPad is extravagant. What does Amosu Couture think the iPad is, an iPhone 4? More »

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Already available for computers and the iPhone, Sonos‘ remote control feature is coming in August for the iPad. The iPad version takes full advantage of the tablet’s 1024×768 display, and the video promotion (see below) is slick. More »

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Google has released version 3.0.0 of its adored Google Earth app for the iPad. The update includes native iPad support, with full resolution and “iPad-specific look and feel.” More »

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Using a Verizon MiFi card to replace the iPad’s AT&T 3G one, someone at Dish Network has successfully modified Apple’s tablet as a Wi-Fi hotspot and for 3G usage with Verizon. He vows that his iPhone is next (but he will leave that mod to Steve)! More »

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Revealed last month, the promising 10-Inch Zenithink tablet that apes the iPad in form is on sale and looks like it could be a good deal, sporting many features that the iPad lacks and at 40% of the price. More »

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On April Fool’s Day, ThinkGeek owned us when it teased everyone with the fake iCade, which is an arcade cabinet into which an iPad slides. A Japanese gamers has constructed a rough prototype - from cardboard! - of the same concept. While the contraption looks unseemly, it demonstrates that ThinkGeek was onto something with the iCade. More »

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It turns out, Steve Jobs was not being hyperbolic when he called the iPad “magical.” After all, the revolutionary Apple tablet can walk. More »

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Notion Ink’s very promising Adam tablets have been pushed back to November. In February, when the company enthusiastically showed off the slate, the targeted release was June/July. Alas, because of Adobe Flash 10.1 issues and production/hardware supply problems (lots of tablets are being manufactured by other big firms), the Google Android based Adam is arriving late 2010. More »

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Apple’s iPad has ruled the lands, so the next frontiers are the air and the sea. Beginning mid-June Australian airline Jetstar is offering to loan an iPad to fliers for $10 AUD per flight. The tablets will be loaded with music, movies, TV shows, games, and books. More »

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In a public relations promotion for eduction, Apple gave 13 5th grade students of Watergrass Elementary in Tampa Bay free iPads. More »

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Projections are through the roof for iPad sales after Apple announced that it has sold more than 2 million units globally. While the iPad has been on sale for almost 2 months in the States, it hit retailers before this weekend in Canada, much of Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia, where it was welcomed with open arms. More »

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Like most of Stuart Hughes‘ extravagant items, the solid platinum £299,995 iPad SUPREME Edition may exist only in his mind, but it is a fun conversation piece. More »

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On July 6th, champagne corks will fly, as restaurant 4Food opens its doors on New York’s famous Madison Avenue. The establishment’s hook is that it is modeled after an Apple Store, dispenses free Wi-Fi, equips its waiters with an iPad, and features a 240-square-foot screen that streams Tweets. Also, 4Food is giving away 4 iPads to lucky winners. More »

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Apple’s international (for the most part) launch of the iPad has been met with unbridled enthusiasm, as over a thousand lined up (some overnight) outside Ginza’s Japanese Apple store, and many sizable crowds across Europe and Australia cued in single file for a chance to buy an iPad. More »

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