Really, iPad or iPhone 4. How does the old iPad hold up in this comparison? This article will not make a decision for you, but it will shed some light on the differences. Size Both iPad 1 and iPad 2 are about 4-6 times heavier than the iPhone 4, yet still very light when compared to even the most feather-weight of netbooks. At 5 inches taller and 5 inches wider,…

I’m just as much a freebie surfer as the next guy, but this little app made me fork the $0.99 out like nothing else. Let’s see what it is that turns your iPad into a radio receiver. It’s nothing else than the app that’s able to pick up any of an alleged 40,000 radio stations: TuneIn Radio. As you might have noticed, your iPad does not come with an AM/FM…

IPad Thursday is a bit late this week due to an unforeseeable combination of an HDD failure in my Mac and Linux’s unwilling attitude towards my scanner on the secondary laptop I often snatch from my fiancée. Nonetheless, iPads don’t go without their dedicated day, even though technology has not been kind to the blog the last couple of days. The failure of the system hard drive on my Mac…

This friday I’d like to present you with the concept netbook I drafted. It’s a netbook that converts to a tablet (that is not touch-enabled) and is powered by an Android phone. It’s a design many of you would love to see in reality, unfortunately none of you will. With the Lid Open First of all, the general idea. It’s made of two separate parts, connected by two straps of…

Alright, I give in right before starting out; music was meant to be enjoyed amongst friends, sitting around a campfire with an acoustic guitar, singing. Music is personal and interpersonal and should be enjoyed with others. Let’s just assume for a second that you’re a bit further away from finding the time and a suitable campfire on a daily basis to do that. Let’s assume you listen to music at…

Weekly iPad column reports on gaming on iPad today. While the experience gamers have when they play on iPad is closer to how children are having fun, it’s still possible to be competitive. Fiercest of fights erupt on top of Fruit Ninja ladders, and you just can’t leave a Frisbee Forever map at silver medal, can you? Fruit Ninja One of the best games, if not the best game for…

Have you ever tried to work while your girlfriend/fiancèe/wife kept distracting you to the point where your work output was rendered virtually non-existent? Well, in case you’ve got another computer, an iPad is exactly what you need. Ever since Steve Jobs announced the iPad, and it went to production, it’s been an endless source of low-level activity based fun. Doodle fart apps, paint with your fingers apps, Angry Birds, the…

It’s Thursday, which is iPad day. I’ve had my iPad for about a month now, and to my surprise, I’m finding new things to do with it day after day. I took some time to look into ways of controlling my MacBook Pro with it, and the results have been spectacular so far. This article will be more useful to Mac users, because Snow Leopard has built-in screen sharing that…