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The Amazing iPad

August 23, 2010

Technology

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Let’s talk about how ridiculously great the iPad is before we discuss the importance of protecting it. Apple did it again with their ingenious iPad. They revolutionized the technology strip with the iPod, the iPhone, the Macbook, and years later took the leap of faith and created the iPad,a device that people thought would crash and burn. Learn about the iPads awesomeness and ways to keep it protected for you to enjoy for years to come.

Why didn’t the iPad make sense? Duh! Technology is supposed to get smaller not bigger. Most dummy consumers like me (at first) looked at this thing and thought “Honey, I Blew Up The iPod”. It’s just an iPod but bigger, right? In a way, yes, but in another way Apple has managed to somehow revolutionize the technology strip once again on this little planet we live on.

So why has a bigger iPod, called the iPad, gone from a ZERO to HERO almost overnight. While idiowads like me internalized the skepticism of most nonsensical people, others techies embraced Apple’s “cause” to rid the world of bulky laptops and netbooks while combining all of the wonderful features of the iPod, which by the way, no other company has ever come close to Apple’s genius technology. Apple has already taken the mp3 market with the iPod. When most people make reference to an mp3 player they call it an iPod, no matter what brand it is. It’s the owner of the mp3 player that often has to correct the accuser, “Uh, it’s a Zune”, or “it’s a watcha-ma-thing store brand”.

Just as another example, take a look at reviews of the iPhone. There are 3 types of people who own cell phones. Those who enjoy all the rewarding benefits of an iPhone and love it to death. Those who have a cell phone but wish they had the iPhone but doesn’t want to make the switch to AT&T to get it, and finally, those who are completely against the iPhone ONLY because they are ignorant and have never tried one. Let’s just wait and see what happens when the iPhone comes over to a service provider like Verizon Wireless, Apple may have over two thirds of the market.

Apple has torn the competition with mp3 players, blew the roof off with their cell phone technology, have proven their computers are the most durable and virus resistant, and have now created the mega of all mega products, the iPad. The Amazon Kindle was one of the coolest inventions and was pretty revolutionary but it has been surpassed.

While the Kindle is really awesome and is great for people who read a lot of books that can be stored on a small digital pad it is still limited. It can’t surf the web, check emails, organize your life, play movies, games, rock out with mp3′s, hold photos, process documents, and the funny part is the iPad has an Amazon App to do what the Kindle can do. The owner of the iPad also has access to thousands of applications that can help you do just about anything you need. I don’t think it can make coffee yet.

The number once reason why it may be seen everywhere and other companies will be trying to duplicate the design is that it could potentially replace the bulky laptop in the near future. The iPad is thin, light, has an enormous 10 hour battery life, has an on screen keyboard (optional external), can be stored easily, full time internet capabilities (optional 3G), taken almost anywhere, and can do most of what a regular laptop can do.

If you don’t own an iPad yet, and you are technologically savvy, you may want to consider getting one. They are a bit pricey right now but prices will come down as other technology catches up with it. If you have one or are getting one, it is important that you also know how to care for it. Because they are so light and a bit larger, they are easier to damage if not treated properly. Ensure maximum protection for your iPad by investing in a iPad case and an iPad screen protector. You’ll find that you are taking you iPad out almost as much as your cell phone and introducing it to many possible damaging situations.

For reviews on iPad screen protectors and cases, visit http://www.ipadprotector.blogspot.com. Enjoy your iPad and may you use it to add much excitement and joy into your life!

My home site is http://www.ipadfullprotection.com and provides valuable reviews and recommendations on keeping the iPad protected. I am a person of many interests. Besides being a teacher and entrepreneur I also have a big interest in technology. The iPad is my new favorite toy and have created blogs about the device and ways to keep this precious device protected.

Author: John J Peterson
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The evolution of iPods from their appearance to the iPod video

January 10, 2010

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The newest and most popular innovation in iPod technology is, for sure, the iPod video. Still, getting to this innovative device is just the result of a long research through the history of the iPod making.  The appearance of the iPod was owed to an increased marketing request: the lack of quality of the digital music players was noticeable to the interested consumers, as opposed to the growing number of digital devices, such as cameras, camcorders and organizers. Due to this fact, the Apple industries established a team of qualified engineers in order to develop the mechanism and design of the soon to be first iPod, which resulted in less than a year of technical and practical research. The launching of the new and exiting product was held on the 23rd of October 2001 and soon, the market embraced the new product. The evolution from the first iPod, which was revealed almost 5 years ago, till the iPod video reveals the intense and permanent research of the specialized engineers. The next significant step in the evolution of this device was the release of the 2 versions iPod, for both Mac and Windows users, which highly increased the sales and the number of potential customers. Actually, the iPod sold at such a high rate, that the permanent improvement of the product, in order to maintain the leading position on the market, was a necessary request (the selling rate recorded over 42 million units since the release of the product).  In 2005, the new and better iPod was revealed, when celebrating the 4th generation of these devices; the new model introduced, for the first time, the color screen. In the spring of 2006, the Samsung company announced that they were about to provide the media processor for a new iPod model, an improved version of the Appleís device. Soon after, the 5th generation of iPods introduced the iPod video, meaning it has video playback capacities, video playing and better organization features. The launching was celebrated together with the innovative new models of iPods: the iPod nano, with color screen and the iPod shuffle, which were the best sellers of 2005.   The 5th generation of the iPod was about to reveal many new and exiting features of the small device, all under the slogan One more thing… Basically, the iPod video or the video iPod was available on the market in both 30 GB and 60 GB capacity models, had ability to play both MPEG-4 and H.264and much higher resolution, up to 480/480. Having a 16-bit color screen and being able to display all kinds of videos on a TV set, the new product was a market hit since its appearance. Regarding the design, the new iPod comes, as the previous iPod (the nano model of the 4th generation) in 2 colors, white and black, but it has a multitude of applications and improved features: World Clock, Stopwatch, and Screen Lock applications, a smaller earphone, a thin slipcase, AC adapter and FireWire cable. Regarding the dimensions, the new iPod is 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43†inches for the 30†GB version and 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.55†inches for the 60†GB version (which, in the case of the new model, are marketed at the same price). The screen size was modified to 2.5†inches (6.35†cm) diagonally, 0.5†inches (12.7†mm), meaning that the video iPod screen is larger than the previous one. Even more, the product is thinner than the last model, iPod nano, and the battery life increased from 16 hours to 20 hours. Still, being a video device, watching movies reduces the life of the battery to around 2 to 3 hours.  With an exiting and evolving history, the iPod manages to be one of the most innovative products on the digital devices` market, with millions of customers all around the world and increasing sells.