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The Fisher-Price Activity Center Was Our iPad

John Riggs — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:22:19 +0000

I found one of these bad boys at an estate sale and knew I had to get it. This was my iPad when I was a baby. You can spin the dial for a while. When you bore yourself of that, push the button to make the bell ring. It was full of sounds and [...]

Many Casperites Own Apple Technology

Jon Michaels — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:48:57 +0000

Last Monday Apple became the most valuable company in American History with a worth valued at 623 billion dollars.Many of the products offered by the technology giant is a must have for all that love new gadgets to help make business, life, and entertainment (social interaction) unforgettable. The iPad, iPhone and iPod are the favorite [...]

How Bad Are Your Smartphones and iPads Making Your Handwriting?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:18:14 +0000

Many of us do a lot of typing on computers and smartphones, but when’s the last time you actually used your own handwriting to communicate? According to a new survey, it’s probably been a long time — and our scrawls are suffering because of it.

Will You Buy the iPad 3?

Tom McCarthy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:29:48 +0000

Order today and you might just get it in time for Christmas...

AC/DC Has An App For Your Apple Device [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:45:39 +0000

Technology is providing new avenues of enjoyment on multiple platforms powered by Apple. AC/DC is the latest band to unveil an app for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.AC/DC Pinball Rocks has a killer soundtrack that features ‘Highway to Hell,” ‘Thunderstruck,” Whole Lotta Rosie” and other classics. The game features high-definition graphics and camera [...]

Pink Floyd, There's An App For That [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:30:54 +0000

There's a new Pink Floyd Apple app available for the iPad, iPod, and iPod Touch. This Day in Pink Floyd offers trivia questions, background information on all the songs and historic information about the band.

Conman Tricks iPad Buyer Into Purchasing Bag of iSpuds

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:50 +0000

A man in Batley, England who thought he was buying an iPad ended up with a dirty sack of potatoes instead. If we had a nickel for every time we’ve fallen for that old trick… The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that an unidentified 31-year-old man gave the purported conman 200 pounds for the transaction. The [...]

Fun With Your Floppy Disk [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:30:28 +0000

Computers are so engrained in our daily lives now and thank goodness for the innovations that have spring boarded us from the dark ages to iPads (now the iPad5), iPods, Tablets, Androids, Facebook and whatever else is soon to come into fruition.

Chinese Teen Sells Kidney for iPad 2

Jon Michaels — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:00:51 +0000

Xiao Zheng, a 17-year-old living in China, wanted an iPad 2 so badly that he was willing to sell one of his vital organs to get it.

Zheng didn't have the money for the tablet computer so he responded to an online ad that offered cash for healthy

Playboy for iPad Has Arrived

Jon Michaels — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:45:21 +0000

Playboy has come to the iPad. The website for the iPad, which had been announced back in January, is up and running as of today, founder Hugh Hefner revealed on his Twitter feed.

The app allows people to access all past issues of the magazine, as well as new ones.

Apple Announces iPad 2

Tom McCarthy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:25:06 +0000

Apple made more news today as they announced the all new iPad 2. The announcement opened with Steve Jobs, looking "good", relaying sales figures that Apple has seen over the past year. Then Jobs rolled into the big unveiling of iPad Part Deux. The iPad 2 ships March 11th!