Amazon would like you to think that it’s pretty much impossible to use the iPad outdoors (compared to the Kindle).  This new ad from Verizon Wireless goes a little way to dispel that notion.
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Since I first got my iPad about 2 months ago, I’ve been looking for a suitable “man bag” to carry it around in. I decided on the Switch Satchel bag from Brenthaven.  I bought mine from a seller on eBay,  and was quite happy to receive it within a week.
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Ah, analysts. They get paid a lot of money to predict and speculate, and write reports on those predictions and speculations that cost a few thousand dollars. Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb has compiled several different analyst reports on iPad sales, and they all look promising.
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It’s taken years to materialize, but the mythical Apple Tablet computer is finally here. Along the way, Apple started (and is on the way to winning) a smartphone business, and sold more Macs and iPods than ever before. Over the last few months, weeks and days, the speculation and rumours came thick and fast. The result? Meet the Apple iPad. It has a funny name and it’s priced cheaper than you think. I think that we probably have equal number of people who are excited and disappointed by it.

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