Tag Archives: iPad

Turn Off All Electronic Devices

But not because you’ll crash the plane. “The power coming off a Kindle is completely minuscule and can’t do anything to interfere with a plane,” said Jay Gandhi, chief executive of EMT Labs, after going over the results of the test. “It’s so low that it just isn’t sending out any real interference.” But one Kindle isn’t sending out a …

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iBle – The New Bible

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Magazines: iPads That Don’t Work

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Amazon Launches iPad-ish Kindle

Via Atlantic: Tomorrow Amazon will unveil its answer to the iPad, reports TechCrunch’s MG Seigler. “On Wednesday morning in New York City, Amazon will unveil the Kindle Fire. Yes, this is the name Amazon has settled on, to help differentiate the product from the e-ink Kindles, which will still be very much alive and for sale.” With Amazon’s online retail …

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Today In Mildly Interesting Trivia

Approximately 25% of this week’s JMG readers arrived via mobile devices. Amazing. That is three times the percentage of one year ago. iPhone users lead by far with 14%, Android-based phones are at 5%, iPad users are at 3%, various other systems (Palm, Blackberry, etc) comprise about 3%. And as always, Mac-owning JMG readers are highly over-represented compared to Apple’s …

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JMG Mobile Change

Thanks to a tip from JMG reader Mike, I’ve make a slight template change that should speed things up for those who read this here website thingy on a mobile device. If the changes cause any new problems, please email me. UPDATE: It appears that if you comment from a mobile device, your message evaporates into Blogger’s default comment system …

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The Pope Has An iPad

And a Twitter account. Almost 1300 tweets in the first couple of days.

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CHINA: Teen Sells Kidney For iPad

A teenager in China reportedly sold one of his kidneys on the black market in order to buy himself an iPad. The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet.The story only came to light after the teenager’s mother became suspicious. The case highlights China’s black …

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Today In Useless Trivia

This here website thingy is presently running at about 1.7M – 2M pageviews per month. As you can see above, Mac owners are highly overrepresented among JMG readers, which I’m sure has something to do with y’all being all artsy and shit. Pageviews via iPad have gone up tenfold in the last couple of months, a trend I expect to …

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It’s A Tablet World

“Just another ‘solution’ in search of a need.” (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

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Steve Jobs Unveils iPad 2

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Tweet It

Weird Al is sobbing….

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MenuPad

Not very cost-effective, but whatevs. (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

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Apple Censors Gay Graphic Novels (But Not The Straight Ones)

If you want to download a graphic novelization of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance Of Being Earnest to your iPad, you get the above blacked out images of men kissing. And that’s only after you tell Apple that you are over the age of 17. Gizmodo has the story, as well as some screenshots of non-censored straight graphic novels. (Tipped by …

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AT&T Kills Unlimited iPhone Data Plan

Beginning Monday, new customers of AT&T will no longer be able to purchased unlimited data plans for their iPhone and iPad. AT&T hopes to ease congestion on its network, which has drawn complaints, particularly in big cities. But the approach could confuse customers unfamiliar with how much data it takes to watch a YouTube video or fire up a favorite …

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Family Research Council Applauds Steve Jobs For Porn-Free iPad

The Family Research Council would like you to know that they are VERY appreciative of Steve Jobs’ attempts to keep Apple devices free of nasty porn. The new Apple iPad offers consumers plenty of things–including “freedom from porn,” according to chief executive Steve Jobs. In an exchange with blogger Ryan Tate, who disagreed with the suggestion that the iPad is …

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us how technology has changed your reading habits. Kindle? iPad? Internet-only? Dead trees? What are you reading right now and how are you reading it?

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The iPad DJ

JMG reader Mikey tips us to this gal who says she’s the world’s first iPad DJ. (This might be interesting to clubheads and fanboys only.) Jump ahead to the 10:00 mark for a demo of Daft Punk’s amusing iDaft program. I still miss vinyl.

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Where The Fanboys Live

According to a survey of the 206 top metropolitan areas in the U.S., the #1 market for owning any Apple product is, surprise, the Bay Area. Fortune reports: In a report issued Friday, Experian Simmons surveyed 206 so-called DMAs (designated market areas, or what we used to call “cities”) and identified those that have the highest concentration of Apple (AAPL) …

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Ipad Banned In Israel

The Israeli government has banned Apple’s iPad, saying its wireless signal is too strong and could interfere with devices that operate at a lower power. The Ministry of Communications said the ban was instituted earlier this week because the iPad’s Wi-Fi wireless technology was built to the U.S. standard, which allows stronger signals than those allowed in Europe and Israel. …

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