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Best Buy Sends Lucky Shoppers Five iPads Instead of One

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:00:45 +0000

An iPad would normally be considered a pretty substantial gift this holiday season. Thanks to a fortunate error by Best Buy, a couple of shoppers can now use the tablet computer for stocking stuffers. Best Buy customer Alexa had ordered one iPad and was shocked when a neatly packed box of five showed up at her [...]

Apple Introduces the iPad Mini, Which Is Like an iPad, Only Smaller

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:14:19 +0000

Just a few short weeks after the successful release of the iPhone 5, Apple unveiled its latest offering in the growing tablet computer market: the iPad Mini. As you might guess, it’s a bit smaller than the standard iPad (which also got an upgrade), but this product is meant to compete with items like Google’s [...]

Tech-Savvy Bear Steals iPad

Donald Deane — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:55:04 +0000

Campers at Jenks Lake in California's San Bernardino National Forest got an unexpected visitor over the weekend when a bear sauntered into camp and stole a backpack containing an iPad. Not that we blame him, of course. Those things are expensive!

Amazon's Kindle Fire Takes Some Heat From Early Adopters

Rick Andrews — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:34:38 +0000

It's still too early to tell where Amazon's Kindle Fire will end up in the tablet wars, but some early adopters have weighed in their complaints and some have even gone back to the stores to return them.

With that being said, you have to keep in mind that this is version 1.0 and like anything that is brand new, the bugs need to be worked out.

Top Electronic Gadgets Of 2011 – Rick's Top 5 Picks

Rick Andrews — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:53:52 +0000

This year rang in a lot of electronics for the 'gadget' lover, but if your doing your Christmas shopping for someone on your 'nice' list, it can be a slick road to travel on.

To help you on your shopping quest this year, here is a look at some of the top pics for electronics. By no

iPads Survive 1,300-Feet Drop With Heavy-Duty G-Form Cases [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:59 +0000

One of the first things most people do when they get a smartphone or iPad is buy a case to protect it from accidental drops. Cases themselves range from purely decorative to nearly hardhat-industrial — and now one iPad case manufacturer, G-Form, has put its products to the ultimate test.

5 Great Educational Apps for Kids

Paula Kashtan — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:12:22 +0000

Ever given a five-year-old with an iPad a dirty look? Silently tsk tsk-ed in your head? Hold onto your judgment for a minute – they're not all playing Angry Birds. In fact, there are tons of apps out there that are all about learning. Here, we round up the best in a variety of categories. [...]

Two-Year-Old Learns Reading, Speech on iPad

Billy Goforth — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:13:44 +0000

There have been a number of strange tactics employed when it comes to teaching babies and toddlers all there is to know about numbers, shapes and letters. So when Utah dad Mike Wilson decided to purchase an iPad for his two-year-old son Bridger to assist with that very job, it was only a little strange.

He later admitted that the purchase was primarily an excuse to splurge on a pricey iPad he'd probably end up using for himself, but the teaching tactic actually worked.

iPad-Only Newspaper

Billy Goforth — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:00:47 +0000

On Wednesday, News Corporation announced the launch of The Daily — the first-ever newspaper designed exclusively for the Apple iPad. News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch unveiled the new periodical for journalists early in the day. The move will likely prove momentous for digital media and journalism as publishers look to e-readers as exclusive news delivery [...]