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It’s funny — a lot of the big news at the annual CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) hits before the show opens, which in 2011 is today, January 6. But Jonathan’s got to Las Vegas early, meeting people, attending press events and (apparently) battling other journalists for boxed lunches. But in between, he had the chance to see one of his favorite gizmos from last year, Lenovo’s hybrid computer.
Why would a person spend $1,000 for an Apple laptop when he or she can get more features for $500 by buying a laptop from HP, Dell, Asus, etc? To an Apple loyalist, I imagine this is a silly question. But to anyone else, it makes little sense. Case in point is the iPad, as [...]
People respond to the iPad with humor: – Steve Jobs shown with iPad prototype – Dear Apple, we wanted this… – Google quickly rolls out its iPad competitor – iPad Nano – iPad vs. Stone – Evolution of the iPad – More iPad humor You may also want to search for “Hitler responds to the [...]
It’s official, there is an Apple tablet, and it’s named the iPad. Note the similarity in name to the iPod. And actually, it looks like a bit of an overgrown iPod Touch, the hottest seller in the iPod line. I’ve been following Erica Ogg’s live blog of Steve Jobs’ announcement from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif.
The new Apple iPad tablet computer – What do you get?
by Marshall Brain | January 27, 2010
Here is Apple’s view of its new iPad tablet computer: So what do you get? Apple iPad with 16GB of flash memory for $499. Up to 64 GB available ($699). 9.7 inch multi-touch screen with 1024 by 768 pixels (786K pixels). Since the iPhone has 480 by 320 (153K pixels), the iPad has about 5 [...]
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