Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Apple iPad Torn Apart by FCC



Normally, when we get a hold of some images released by the FCC, they’re these black and white “outlines” of what we should expect to see when the product officially hits the shelves. They’re just fine for the normal phone or laptop, but apparently someone at the FCC thought that the iPad, Apple’s tablet, deserved better. So, instead, the dismantled piece of gadgetry got live color shots of the whole thing.



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Unfortunately, all the important pieces got covered up. Although, considering the iPad launches tomorrow, we’re pretty sure that we won’t have to wait long before someone out there goes a bit crazy, and tears apart their own iPad (or two). When that happens, we’ll definitely know for sure the full details of what’s powering the tablet along (not that we don’t already have a pretty good idea right now).

If you’re one of the people out there that’s just crazy enough to take apart your iPad, let us know in the comments. We’d love to hear from you, especially after you get that shiny case off the back of the tablet. And, we do have to comment on the fact that, as shiny as the iPad is on the outside, it’s almost ridiculous that Apple managed to make the inside just as shiny. It’s like they’re tying to get us addicted


Friday, March 12, 2010

Apple iPad up for preorder



The Apple Store is back, and as expected the iPad is available for preorder. Apple’s touchscreen tablet is currently available to order in its WiFi-only form, priced from $499 with 16GB of flash storage. Orders placed today are expected to ship on April 3rd in the US.



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However, while Apple Stores worldwide went down, only the US one is actually accepting preorders. In fact the updated store is still to confirm pricing for the iPad outside of the US, something which Apple have proved reluctant to tell us about.



Of course, if you want a 3G-enabled version of the iPad – which uses an unlocked GSM modem (with AT&T compatible bands, though not T-Mobile USA) and a microSIM card – you’ll have to wait a little longer. Those models are set to arrive in late-April 2010, priced at $629, $729 and $829 respectively for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. So, who’s preordering today? Let us know in the comments.


iPad with a Samsung

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