gizmodo.com: The brand-new Apple iPad packs a 9.7-inch IPS display (a type of TFT LCD that according to Stevesy has a "great angle of view.") with a full capacitive multitouch screen like the iPhone, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+, an accelerometer, compass, speaker, and mic, as well as the standard 30-pin connector, and rated at 10 hours of battery life. It starts at $499 for 16GB, 32GB for $599, and $699 64GB. Adding 3G costs a $130 per model, so the most expensive model (64GB / 3G) is $829. The WiFi-only model will ship in 60 days, and the 3G models will come in 90. [Video snippet]
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@ Jan 11 2010: Upcycled Laptop-Key Bling
ecouterre.com: You wear your heart on your sleeve, and you just happen to love your Mac, so why not express yourself with these blingtastic rings and necklaces made from upcycled laptop computer keys? Crafted by metalsmith Lauren Anabela Beaudoin, founder of Creative Dexterity, this line of upcycled jewelry is sure to win the heart of any self-professed Mac addict.
@ Jan 10 2010: Wired.com’s Sexy Geeks 2009
wired.com: Hundreds of thousands of votes were cast in this year’s edition of the annual competition. More than 500 nominees made the list before submissions were closed at the appointed hour, including many geeks with sexy brains to go with their fetching photos — scientists, coders, mathematicians and the like.
@ Jan 09 2010: Congratulations Crunchies Winners!
techcrunch.com: This year’s third annual Crunchies Awards have just concluded, and we’re happy to say that it was an overwhelming success. For those that weren’t watching, we’ve included the list of nominees and winners below.
@ Jan 08 2010: Macworld at CES: Products catching our eye
macworld.com: The International Consumer Electronics Show is a massive event—showcasing tens of thousands of products—making it difficult for the press to cover. Thankfully, events such as Wednesday night’s Digital Experience, a marketing event presented by Pepcom, provide journalists with a peek at some of the show’s more interesting products
@ Jan 07 2010: L5 Remote turns your iPhone into a universal remote
engadget.com: Making its official debut at CES, the L5 is a $50 IR dongle / app bundle that promises to do more or less everything that a dedicated universal remote does, and plenty of things that many of those don't -- like let you create your own customized interface.
@ Jan 01 2010: Our Favorite Apps
tuaw.com: As the year draws to a close, we thought we'd shine a spotlight on some of the favorite apps we used this year. These are the "sticky" apps, the ones that lingered on our iPhones after we gave them a preliminary spin. There's so much on the App Store, good, bad and indifferent; here are a few suggestions for items that deserve your attention.
@ Dec 31 2k9: 2009 in review: The year in digital photo
macworld.com: Cameras got smaller, photos got mapped, and people started turning their iPhones into image editors: it’s time to say goodbye to 2009. If you haven’t been following along at home, here are a few photo-related highlights from the past year...
@ Dec 30 2k9: ‘Welcome to Macintosh’ hits CNBC Jan 4
9to5mac.com: ‘Welcome to Macintosh’, the independent documentary highlighting Apple Inc.’s history and following, is to make its exclusive North American television premiere on CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, on Monday, January 4 at 9:30PM ET.
@ Dec 29 2k9: Gunman for iPhone is virtual Lasertag
9to5mac.com: Gunman ($.99 app store) is the most exciting use of an iPhone game we've seen in quite awhile. Basically, it turns your iPhone into an augmented Lasertag device.
@ Dec 25 2k9: 10 obsolete technologies to kill in 2010
macworld.com: Some old-and-busted technologies die gracefully of natural causes. Pagers, PDAs, floppy disks—they’re gone, and good riddance. But other obsolete tech lingers on, even though better alternatives abound that are easier, cheaper, higher quality and much more efficient.
@ Dec 24 2k9: 2010: The Year of the Tablet
nytimes.com: Publishers made 2009 the year of the concept newspaper and magazine. Time Inc. teamed up with a design company, the Wonder Factory, to create a fun concept video of the Sports Illustrated of the future. Then there was another concept video from the Bonnier Group, a Swedish media company, which went a step further and moved the words and images off a screen and onto a table, allowing you to flick, drag and scroll in thin air.
@ Dec 23 2k9: Gifts for the iPhone lover
macworld.com: Add another item to the list of ways the iPhone can improve your daily life—it makes gift-giving a heck of a lot easier. After all, if someone on your list happens to be an iPhone user, you’ve got a wide array of add-ons for your holiday-shopping needs.
@ Dec 20 2k9: LG 42LH50YR Television
lge.com: The new LH50 boasts the world's fastest motion picture response time (2ms.) Whether it's sports or video games LG's TruMotion 200Hz with Scanning Backlight technology will reward you with razor sharp image detail in every frame without any judder or blur.
@ Dec 19 2k9: Mr. Skin's Top 10 Nude Scenes of the Decade
mrskin.com: From Jessica Biel to Halle Berry, it's been a hot ten years for celebs stripping down, and Mr. Skin counts down the 10 sexiest screen moments of the past decade!
@ Dec 18 2k9: Latest Apple iPhone ad: '12 Apps of Christmas'
9to5mac.com: Tired of reading? Take a video break with Apple’s latest iPhone commercial, the ‘12 Apps of Christmas’.
@ Dec 17 2k9: Avatar, the Film
autodesk.com: James Cameron’s production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, developed a new motion picture production process to create the groundbreaking sci-fi epic, Avatar. They combined live action 3D and computer-generated, photo-real visual effects to set an immersive story of heroism against a pallet of extraterrestrial landscapes.
@ Dec 17 2k9: 3D camera breaks world record with 158 lenses
engadget.com: Associate Professor Ishino Youzirou and company developed the camera at the Nagoya Institute of Technology sporting 158 lenses arranged on an 18.5-inch aluminum arc frame. The school's combustion engineers will use it to study irregular flames -- all the while content in the knowledge that they've entered the Guinness Book of World Records for building the camera with the most lenses.
@ Dec 12 2k9:
iTunes Holiday Sampler by Various Artists
iTunes link: Preview and download songs from iTunes Holiday Sampler by Various Artists on iTunes. Buy iTunes Holiday Sampler for Free.
@ Dec 11 2k9:
The Top 100 Holiday Gift Tips 2009
i4u.com: Our huge Top 100 Gift Guide 2009 is finally complete and published. If you follow I4U News you have sure already come across one or more gift tips in our top 100 selection. Now all 100 tips are here and below you can explore either one of the 10 top 10 gift guides or browse through all 100 tech gift ideas we selected for you.
@ Dec 11 2k9:
2009 Pop Awards: Our 30 Top Gear Picks
popphoto.com: Our editors pick the top photo products they've tried this past year.
@ Dec 11 2k9:
Futuristic 48-Core Intel Chip
physorg.com: Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approaches used in today's designs for laptops, PCs and servers.
@ Dec 10 2k9:
The Top 10 Everything of 2009
time.com: It's not every day that we get to write about fans. After all, Schuyler Skaats Wheeler's original two-blade design has seen little to no innovation in the past 127 years...
@ Dec 07 2k9:
Geek Gifts: UFOs, robots and mutants
coventrytelegraph.net: Try the Alien Abduction Lamp from Firebox. Shaped like a UFO, with aliens peering out of the windows, it can be switched off via the antenna. You can also activate the pulsing perspex 'beam' which is levitating a cow into the craft.
@ Dec 04 2k9:
How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell
theoatmeal.com: Everything is cool in the beginning. The client communicates their needs. You set expectations. Enthusiasm and excitement all 'round...
@ Dec 03 2k9:
Men's Fitness Jan/Feb 2010 cover options
mensfitness.co.uk: Here are two Jan/Feb 2010 cover options we're mulling over in the office. We want your input, too. Here's your chance to have a say in how the next MF cover will look.
@ Nov 18 2k9:
80+ Creative Geek T-Shirts
hongkiat.com: When was the last time we you walked down the street and people start checking out your attire? It doesn’t have to be something branded, a creative and catchy t-shirt will do, really. Here’s a collection of creative t-shirts you can buy and add to your wardrobe this holiday season.