When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad last month, one notable potential partner absent from the stage was Hulu, now the second-largest video site on the Web. The launch event focussed more on the iPad as aneBook reader to rival the Kindle, but watching videos on it will be just as important. The TV shows on Hulu would be perfect on the iPad. There is just one hitch: the iPad doesn’t support Flash, and all of Hulu’s videos currently run inside a Flash player.
Asus Eee Pad Tablet: Potential iPad Killer?
Asus may have a chance at running with the iPad if it can manage to exploit the device’s weaknesses and build on what Apple has done right.
Disappointed with Apple’s iPad? You’re not alone, which is why Asus’ announcement of a “killer product” coming in June raised so many eyebrows. While Apple’s iPhone represents a perfect cocktail that few competitors have been able to match, the iPad’s many shortcomings make it ripe for competition. Here are five things we think Asus will have to do to get some traction against Apple’s class-defining iPad.
iPad costs give Apple room to cut prices, says researcher
February 11, 2010 (Computerworld) The iPad runs Apple between $229 and $346 in materials and manufacturing costs, giving the company plenty of room to cut prices, a research analyst said today.
Insanely great, or underwhelming? Blogosphere reacts to iPad
(CNN) — Within hours of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s breathless iPad presentation — he called the device “extraordinary,” “unbelievable” and “a dream” — the independent reviews from techie types began rolling in.
Some shared Jobs’ rapturous delight. Others snidely slammed the machine on counts ranging from its lack of features to its name. Many adopted a more cautious, wait-and-see approach. We rounded up some of the best commentary from tech bloggers to provide a sampling of what’s being said about the most highly anticipated gadget in months, if not years.
iPad Helping Book Publishers Gain More Control Over eBook Pricing
Last weekend, book publisher Macmillan won out over Amazon in a battle over eBook pricing, switching to an “agency model” in which book prices are set by the publisher with retailers receiving a percentage (30% in Amazon’s case) of the sales price. The move effectively eliminated Amazon’s standard $9.99 eBook price for new releases, with Macmillan targeting a range of $12.99-$14.99 for new releases.
No iPad Jokes Get The iDrift?
While the video here explains exactly how to use an iPad, lemme tell you more about how you can accessorize it. If you’re into car-games, then rest assured you’re going to need add-ons like the iDrift. Unlike the hype of the Wii Mario Kart Wheel, this one is an easy to use peripheral; it has no mechanical or electronic parts whatsoever, making it cheap to manufacture and durable.
First peripheral I could find, check it out.
Nice iPad GUI design resources
If you’re interested in iPad design or development, the internet is already offering up resources for you, including interface recommendations, icon templates, and galleries of Apple examples. And why not? The same people who love every pixel of interface on the iPhone are finding 1024×768 reasons to pour over the iPad’s beefy new canvas as well.
Editorial design by Pentagram on the iPad
The new iPad from Apple, presented in typical Steve Jobs fashion as game-changing, will, in fact, revolutionize the way we read magazines. Combining the rich visual content of a print publication, the ever-changing immediacy of a website, and the portability of an e-book reader, the iPad is something new.
Pentagram’s Luke Hayman, designer of, among others, Time, New York, and Travel + Leisure, was asked how this new format would change the world of magazines and came up with five ways off the top of his head.
Read about it right here.
Five fundamental flaws of Apple’s new iPad
It’s always good to hear both sides of a story.
I do not intend to spend too much time on this point, but when it comes to the name of this new Apple tablet, am I missing something or is it just a really dumb name? Seems the Web community as a whole agrees, judging by the attention the name has received, and so the jokes begin. On a more substantial note though, the big question to which we will not know any answers soon, is how will the iPad affect our lives and will it be widely adopted by the public?
Read the whole article here, interesting.
Apple accused of stealing iPad design from China
Apple, a company renowned for its product designs, has apparently fallen short with the iPad. Maybe Steve Jobs was tired of coming up with new ideas as apparently he stole the iPad design.