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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/15/2010 06:46:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Based on a sampling of 48 orders (for 54 iPads), and not counting units that were reserved but not ordered, the Sanity team estimates:
• Nearly 120,000 iPads sold
• Wi-Fi-only models (avail. Apr. 3) outpaced Wi-Fi + 3G (avila. "late April") orders 69% to 31%, respectively.
• Storage capacity breakdown: 16GB - 40%, 32GB - 28%, 64GB - 33%
Via MacDailyNews .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/13/2010 02:22:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"The folks who hang out at Investor Village's AAPL Sanity Board are too impatient to wait for Appl to announce sales figures; they much prefer to work them out on their own — in real time," Elmer-DeWitt reports.
"Entering the order numbers associated with their own purchases on a Google spreadsheet, they think they've cracked the code. As of 11:05 a.m. ET — two and a half hours after Apple's online store began taking pre-orders — the group had received 15 confirmations with order numbers as high as 74,000 (the numbers don't necessarily start at 0)," Elmer-DeWitt reports. "'51,000 orders in two hours,' announced Victor Castroll shortly after noon. He's an analyst with Valcent Financial Group and an AAPL Sanity member." Via MacDailyNews .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 03:44:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Remember the days of waiting in lines for days to get the latest Apple gadget? I never did the waiting in line for days, but I have spent hours in line for Apple's "must have" product of the moment. I never added up the hours I've spent, so here it goes.
February 20, 2004 Rocco and I waited in line for 2 hours for the iPod mini. Rocco didn't get an iPod mini, but bought his first iMac 2 days later.
April 29, 2005 Rocco and I waited an hour for Mac OS X Tiger.
June 29, 2007 Rocco and I waited in line 6 hours for the 1st generation iPhone.
July 11, 2008 I waited in line for 3 hours for the iPhone 3G.
June 19, 2009 Apple had introduced reservations for the iPhone 3GS, no need to wait in line.
I've spent 12 hours waiting in line for Apple's latest and greatest. Was it worth it? Definitely.
You gotta love being able to reserve Apple's latest "must have" product, the iPad. I definitely did as evidenced by the above picture.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 11:50:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
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The Apple Store is currently down. Maybe it has something to do with iPad pre-orders beginning @ 8:30 am ;)
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/12/2010 07:08:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Via TUAW
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Via TUAW .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/07/2010 10:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
You would think that if any phone was going to be able to tether to the iPad it would be an iPhone. Thankfully people with a Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi Plus will in fact be able to tether their smartphones to the iPad. I use an app called My Tether and as you can see below, both my iPhone 3GS and my 1st generation iPhone (now a glorified iPod touch) can easily tether and allow my iPhone 3GS and 1st generation iPhone to use my Pre's WiFi to connect to the web anywhere. No 3G iPad necessary :)
Labels: iPad, iphone, pixi plus, pre, pre plus, wifi
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/06/2010 12:12:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Crum reports, "Before the market opened, Apple said the iPad will go on sale in the U.S. on April 3, with pre-orders being taken beginning March 12."
"The daily gain was the biggest one-day move since Apple shares gained 4% on Jan. 19, according to FactSet," Crum reports. "With Apple in the lead, tech stocks rose across the board. The gains were helped by positive reaction to the latest jobless-rate report, which said the U.S. unemployment rate in February held steady at 9.7%."
James Rogers reports for TheStreet, "The consumer technology giant said that Wi-Fi models will be available on April 3 and Wi-Fi + 3G will be available later in the month. U.S. consumers will be able to pre-order the devices a week from today, on March 12, or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up at an Apple retail store on April 3."
"Apple's shares surged $7.40, or 3.51%, to $218.11 by late morning on Friday, as investors responded to the iPad news," Rogers reports. "The company's stock easily outpaced the broader technology market, as the Nasdaq gained just 1.12% over the same period."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/05/2010 11:30:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple's online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.
"iPad is something completely new," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We're excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before."
Starting at just $499, iPad lets users browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and delivers battery life of up to 10 hours.*
iPad's revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface makes surfing the web an entirely new experience, dramatically more interactive and intimate than on a computer. You can read and send email on iPad's large screen and almost full-size "soft" keyboard or import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad's elegant slideshows. iPad makes it easy to watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD, or flip through the pages of an ebook you downloaded from Apple's new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.
The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world's largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 150,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®. Developers are already creating exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.
The new iBooks app for iPad includes Apple's new iBookstore, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile product. The iBookstore will feature books from the New York Times Best Seller list from both major and independent publishers, including Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group and Simon & Schuster.
The iTunes® Store gives iPad users access to the world's most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 films including over 2,500 in stunning high definition. All the apps and content you download on iPad from the App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore will be automatically synced to your iTunes library the next time you connect with your computer.
Pricing & Availability
iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
iPad will be available in both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models in late April in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. International pricing will be announced in April. iPad will ship in additional countries later this year.
The iBooks app for iPad including Apple's iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store in the US on April 3, with additional countries added later this year.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/05/2010 07:51:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
In response to reports that initial volumes of Apple's iPad in late March will be lower than originally planned and the launch will be only in the US market because production by Foxconn Electronics has been delayed, Foxconn's component suppliers have said their supplies are on schedule and Foxconn should be able to ship 600,000-700,000 iPads in March and one million units in April.
While Foxconn refused to comment on the reports, supplier sources also confirmed that there should be no launch delay for the device."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2010 09:57:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Here are some other interesting roots from the grapevine:
* The actual release date hasn't been set, but March 26 is very likely.
* The 3G versions won't be available until April or May.
* Commercials will start airing on March 15. E-book capabilities will be emphasized.
* People who camp out for the iPad lauch will receive a "special gift." Via
Examiner.com
Citing an unnamed Apple store manager in Souther California, Daryl Deino of The Examiner reported Tuesday evening that the definitive release date has not yet been determined, but the March 26 date is "very likely." As was announced at its unveiling, the 3G-enabled models will arrive about a month later.
And while employees will be trained starting March 10, commercials will allegedly begin to air on TV starting March 15. Those TV spots are expected to emphasize the e-book capabilities of the device." Via AppleInsider .
MacRumors is now reporting that the iPad release will mirror the launch of the 1st iPhone with Apple Retail Stores beginning to sell the device @ 6 p.m. on Friday March 26th.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2010 12:05:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
When Apple announced the MacBook Air Steve Jobs pulled it out of a manila envelope. Accessory makers followed, creating cases for the MacBook Air that resembled the manila envelope. An accessory maker has created the "iMaxi", a case for the iPad that resembles a different kind of "pad". The accessory maker is also offering
"With its durable vinyl outer layer and plush, quilted-cotton sleeve, the iMaxi helps keep your iPad clean and dry. Plus, the iMaxi's Velcro-latched, advanced wing design wraps snugly around your device, so your iPad always stays where it should. Best of all, it shields it from all those unsightly and embarrassing data leaks that would make any motherboard worry!"
The company will also offer red threading for the "lived in look".
Labels: accessories, iPad
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/02/2010 09:13:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
RBC recently conducted a survey of 3,200 people and found that 13% are likely to buy the US$499 iPad. Initial interest in the iPhone was at 9% prior to launch in 2007. Perceived value for the cost is probably the deciding factor. Remember, the original iPhone was also $499. The iPad has obvious differences like size, resolution, a huge existing library of 3rd party apps and 16GB of memory (the $499 iPhone had only 4GB of storage). The iPad is also contract-free, something the iPhone can't (officially) do in the US." Via TUAW .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/23/2010 03:09:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
PreCentral is reporting that a "tipster" has told them webOS 1.4 will be released on February 25th.
Stay tuned.
Labels: iPad, palm webos, rumors
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/21/2010 09:07:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/17/2010 12:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
This means the official UK version of the iPad will first land in late March, and barely days later will be followed by the better specified but more expensive 3G iteration.
Jobs said at the time of launch that the iPad data plans internationally would be announced in June or July, so it must mean that a deal to provide data in the UK has been struck sooner than expected." Via TechRadar .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/03/2010 03:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
• On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there’s no getting Jobs off this rant. I want to go back to that other question first and say one more thing, he says. This don’t be evil mantra: “It’s bullshit.” Audience roars.
• About Adobe: They are lazy, Jobs says. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy, he says. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash, he says. The world is moving to HTML5.
Via MacDailyNews .
Labels: adobe, apple, google, iPad
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/01/2010 11:25:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The above picture from the iPad announcement was supposed to have McGraw-Hill's logo included as a publisher for iPad content. It got removed because the CEO of McGraw-Hill went on CNBC the day before the iPad announcement and spoke about it before Steve Jobs officially announced the iPad. You don't speak about an unannounced Apple product, especially on TV the day before Steve Jobs is going to announce it to the world and you've signed a NDA. If you do, Steve and company will punish you.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/28/2010 03:49:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"On the plus side, the device is handsome, feels comfortable and solid to hold, and has all that beautiful software built in," Mossberg writes. "Oh, and it’s amazingly low-priced for an Apple product, with that modest $499 price tag for a base version... It also boasts a decent 10 hours of battery life, and Mr, Jobs told me after the event that, for some functions, like playing video and music, the battery should last even longer... iPad will run most of the current 140,000 iPhone apps, either in a small window on the screen, or in a full-screen mode. That’s a huge plus for a new device."
"But there are minuses. First, since it’s too big to go in a pocket, people might perceive it as just another thing to carry around, despite the fact that it’s only a half inch thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds. It also lacks a common and popular laptop feature–a web cam. So, it can’t be used for video chats or for the creation of web videos," Mossberg writes. "Also, the carrier for the iPad’s 3G plan is the deeply unpopular AT&T."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/27/2010 11:03:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/27/2010 03:41:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Picture via Engadget .
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/27/2010 03:26:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: accessories, iPad
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/27/2010 03:21:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
The iPad Wi-Fi will be available world wide in 60 days.
The iPad Wi-Fi + 3G will be available worldwide in 90 days.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/27/2010 02:55:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/27/2010 01:05:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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