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Posts Tagged ‘ipad’

iOS 4.3: I think we’re done here

In Computing on 9 March 2011 tagged Computing, ios, ipad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Music, Software with no comments

Almost 3 years + 1 month later, the last item on my iPod wishlist can be checked off: iTunes connectivity – it already hooks into the iTunes Music Store via wifi, why not allow it to browse and playback music from shared iTunes libraries on the LAN? I would love to be able to access [...]

iOS 4.2

In Computing on 4 December 2010 tagged Apple, audio, Computing, ios, ipad, iPod, iTunes, media, Music, streaming with 2 comments

A couple of years ago when I got my first iPod touch, I wrote up a small wishlist of things I’d like to see it be able to do. That was back in 2008 and I’m happy to report that 3 out of 5 things have been done. Not bad, but the number one thing [...]

the iPad experience

In Technology on 6 June 2010 tagged Apple, gadgets, gear, Hardware, ipad with 1 comment

I got an iPad. Shocking! I’d like to say that deb (who has some good app recommendations here) made me get an iPad, or that it was forced on me but that’s not really the case. I wanted one despite my efforts to not want one. The iPad represents a shift towards a kind of [...]

iPod fat = iPad

In Technology on 27 January 2010 tagged Apple, fat, ipad, iPhone, iPod, Technology with 3 comments

Watched some of the live stream from Engadget on the iPad announcement today. It was, as expected, a tablet shaped like a big iPod. It comes with wireless and it can hook up to a 3G network if you buy the big one. Notably, for me, were the things it didn’t do: No camera (!) [...]