The iPad can’t do work?

February 22, 2011

We’ve already written about our iPad serving as a Mac replacement for most tasks, but there’s still a misconception out there that the iPad can’t do work, which is akin to the iPad not being a suitable device for creating content. The latest perpetuation of this myth comes courtesy of TUAW. What the iPad does [...]

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More toe shoes!

January 19, 2011

The 2011 autumn lineup for Vibram’s FiveFinger’s line looks good. Birthday Shoes, the de facto outlet for Vibram FiveFingers news, reports on several intriguing new models which are much more fashion-friendly than previous designs (at least, as fashion-friendly as toe-shoes can be). Previously, the most covert FiveFingers model was the original Trek, sporting a one-colour [...]

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iDevices to lose their home [buttons].

January 14, 2011

iDevice evolution may be headed in the direction of deprecating the “home” button, which to date is an integral part of the iOS experience. It’s really no surprise, however, seeing as Apple previously removed physical controls from the iPod too, moving to a touch-based interface even long before the release of the iPhone. Removing the [...]

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Batman is not a regular dude turned superhero.

January 3, 2011

Let’s address this little myth before it continues to perpetuate. Yes, Batman is cool because he doesn’t have any inherent super-powers and still manages to hang with the superhero ilk, but let’s not confuse that with Batman being born out of sheer will. We’ll disregard the purpose of the article that prompted this rant, and [...]

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Stuck in sync when updating to iOS 4.2.1?

November 23, 2010

When we sat down to upgrade our iPad last night to iOS 4.2.1, we thought the process would be quick and easy. It turns out, after the iOS firmware download and install, iTunes froze up and our iPad got stuck around 90% done; the iPad’s display bore the Apple logo and a process bar that [...]

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Our iPad use experiment.

November 18, 2010

Lately, all the Apple talk has been around the MacBook Air’s ability to serve as one’s primary computer, but we say that’s not going far enough. When the iPad was released, we embarked on a revolutionary experiment: replace our 17″ MacBook Pro with a 3G iPad, and see if the much smaller, sleeker device had [...]

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