Computerworld compares the iPad against an earlier Apple tablet–one I remember fooling around with at a computer store when I was in high school.
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Notion Ink Swears the Adam Tablet is Real, and Priced
In a nice addendum to Harry’s definitive iPad alternative guide, Notion Ink is divulging price and launch details about its Adam Android tablet, as if to suggest it’s not vaporware.
There’s still a fair amount of throat-clearing in a blog post by Rohan Shravan, Notion Ink’s founder and chief executive, but the bottom line is that the Adam will supposedly cost between $399 and $498, depending on whether you want 3G coverage and the PixelQi screen that can switch to an outdoor-friendly reflective mode. Slashgear’s inside source gets more specific: $399 for Wi-Fi and an LCD screen, $449 for 3G and LCD, or Wi-Fi and PixelQi, and $498 for 3G and PixelQi. Shravan says he’s aiming for FCC certification in November.
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iPadversaries! 32 Tablets, Slates, Pads, and More
Why are iPads selling as fast as Apple’s Chinese subcontractors can crank them out? In part, it’s because the iPad has a suddenly-hot product category pretty much to itself. Before scuttlebutt that Apple was working on a tablet started to heat up, no major PC manufacturer seemed to think that consumers wanted a general-purpose, touchscreen-only computing device. Now almost all the big names–and lots of little ones–are furiously playing catch up.
End result: Starting later this year, the iPad will be confronted by an army of other touchscreen machines, from potentially worthy opponents to shameless wannabees. Call ’em iPadversaries, and read on for my first stab at accounting for (most of) them.
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Why Can't US Dell Streak Buyers Pay Like UK Dell Streak Buyers?
If you live in the UK and are willing to sign a two-year contract for a data plan that costs 35 pounds a month–that’s about $55 to us yanks–you can get Dell’s Streak superphone/tiny tablet for free. (The wireless carrier is O2, which seems to specialize in free phones: It’ll even give you an iPhone if you commit to a pricey enough plan.)
Assuming the Streak appeals to you, it’s a tempting offer; I first heard about it a few weeks ago, when I asked a Dell representative what the device might cost in the US. He mentioned the UK deal and said that the Streak was a hit.
Dell finally announced stateside availability and pricing for the Streak today. It’ll go on sale on Thursday. AT&T is the carrier. And if you sign up for a two-year contract, you’ll pay $299.99. Sans contract, the Streak will be $549.99.
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My 5 Favorite iPad Music Creation Apps
As a lapsed musician, I find no comment about the iPad more off-base than “it’s a device for consumption, not creation.” Thanks to the App Store’s low price barriers, the ingenuity of app developers and the jumbo touchscreen, I’ve had a blast creating all kinds of music on the iPad, from instrumental compositions to far-out noise experiments.
I haven’t sifted through every musical offering on the iPad, but over time I’ve accumulated a handful of iPad music creation apps that satisfy the occasional urge to be creative. Read on for my favorites (click on the images for a larger view).
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FlipBoard Reviewed
Slate’s Farhad Manjoo really likes FlipBoard’s “social magazine” for the iPad. So do I: It had a bumpy launch, but seems to be working well for me. It’s fun right now–I spent part of my flight from New York to San Francisco yesterday relaxing with it–and the basic concept has infinite possibilities if the app gets smarter and smarter at figuring out what content is most important to you.)
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Hello From My iPad on a Plane
Pay no attention to this post– okay, a little attention if you want, but it doesn’t merit much. I’m on board a Virgin America flight to New York (where I’ll cover RIM’s BlackBerry event tomorrow). And since I have Internet access via Gogo but no laptop–it ran out of juice–I’m trying blogging on my iPad.
Verdict: Doable, but slow and not terribly pleasant. Biggest problem: I’m in a middle seat…
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Whither Winpads?
ZDnet’s Mary Jo Foley tries her hand at translating from Ballmerese into English: She thinks the Windows-based slates that are due this year are a stopgap measure while Microsoft gets a serious response to the iPad together for release next year. Sounds logical…
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The Blackpad Cometh?
Bloomberg says that RIM will release an iPad-like tablet called the Blackpad in November, with a price similar to the iPad’s and integration with BlackBerry phones.
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iPad Magazines? Sure. Subscriptions? Not Yet!
Apple’s App Store is jam-packed with digital magazines for the iPad, some of which are pretty darn slick. But they all have something in common: For reasons that aren’t clear, Apple isn’t permitting their publishers to offer subscriptions to them.