When Will 1 Million iPads Sold be Announced?
Recently, Apple hasn’t been that shy about announcing sales figures to the world. Apple announced that they sold 300,000 iPads on the first day of availability (combined with pre-orders). Just a few days after that announcement, Apple stated that more than 500,00 were sold. That was more than two weeks away and didn’t take into account the surprisingly large demand for... Read More
Google’s Getting into the Tablet Market: Videos and Concepts Galore
Recently, it appears as though Google is trying to be the new Microsoft. The company originally created a search engine to compete with Yahoo and similar companies, yet now it feels as though it is better suited at creating tablets and operating systems, which is the same market Microsoft is in. While Apple may also be seen as an opponent (at this point) of Google, there are some... Read More
Apple Issues Firmware Update for 27-inch iMacs
Late on Monday, Apple issued a 294KB update for all 27-inch iMacs, which were introduced in October. The first firmware update came in December, and didn’t solve any of the problems. Apple claims that the displays aren’t suffering from a hardware issue, but rather one on the software side. Therefore, they aren’t suggesting you to return the displays, but instead... Read More
New Report Indicates 90% of $1,000+ PCs Sold in Fourth Quarter Were Macs
Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system was expected to help boost the profits of the PC giants Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc., and others, but the end result is that the OS has only increased the profits of the Redmond-based giant. Laptop prices fell more than 23% year-over-year compared to the same quarter, resulting in an average price of $581. The increased sale of netbooks... Read More
Unordinary Speak-ers: Use These to Make a Statement
The Speak-er is a set of high-quality multimedia speakers that are compatible with your MP3 player or computer. They are designed to hep you make a statement, and will look good on any desk or environment. Just imagine using these to play one of your recorded speeches with! They are constructed of polished white ABS plastic with a matte black steel grille. Each speaker is 4″x6″x2″,... Read More
What Others Fail to Grasp About the iPad
Sometimes I feel as though people try to repeat trends to be popular. The iPad brought a backlash from people on Twitter and respected news outlets, claiming the name was similar to a feminine hygiene product, although it is meant to represent a notepad, or a pad for consuming information on. Initial reaction surrounded around the device being a large iPod touch or a device meant... Read More
LaCie Introduces New Enterprise-Class Storage Solutions
On Tuesday, LaCie introduced a lineup of new hard drives with data protection in a new enterprise-class storage solutions format. When you add “enterprise” to any hard drive, the price usually doubles, but with this package, you get a complete solution from LaCie, a leader in the design and manufacture of hard drives. Each enclosure contains enterprise-class SATA disks... Read More
The iPad Jokes Continue, Now with a Cartoon Template
The iPad/feminine hygiene jokes and references need to stop. This reaction is honestly quite similar to what we saw when the Wii was released and the limitations addressed are the same as what we saw when the original 5GB iPod was released. We’ll take a look nearly ten years down memory lane to see what reaction was to the first iPod. At the time, there were some devices available... Read More
Official Photos of the New iPad Released, Plus What it Lacks
If you haven’t already had enough of the news surrounding the latest product from Apple, here are some more photos as well as some much-reequested information about the device. We want to hear from you what you think about the iPad – will you buy one, why do you personally think it is just a larger iPod touch, and what could Apple do to improve it come the second generation... Read More
iPad Overview and Why it Beats the Kindle, Netbook, and iPod Touch
Apple entered a whole new market with the release of the iPad, and all the specs are now available on their website. The device will become available within 60 or 90 days, depending on whether you want the 3G+WiFi or simple the WiFi version. Some have said that this is simply a larger iPhone or iPod touch, although I have some reasons listed below to indicate that it isn’t.... Read More
